School classroom with tables and chairs. Six St Johns’ College teachers in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape have been suspended pending internal investigation by the Provincial Education Department. On Monday, teaching and learning came to a halt at the school, as learners took to the streets over allegations of sexual harassment against some teachers. The…
Dignitaries at the event where 120 teachers and principals were honoured for driving classroom transformation. Funda Wande, in partnership with the Limpopo Department of Education, has announced major improvements in reading and maths among young learners across 30 schools in the province. The results, released in Polokwane, show that Foundation Phase learners (Grades R–3) are…
Hawks and police vehicles outside the municipality’s offices The investigation of corruption allegations against the Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo has intensified. The Hawks have searched and seized documents from municipal offices. There have been allegations by some concerned residents and political parties levelled against Executive Mayor John Mpe and Municipal Manager Thuso Nemugumoni. The duo…
Gutted Usindiso building Alleged arsonist Sthembiso Mdlalose, accused of setting the hijacked Usindiso building on fire that claimed 76 lives, says he was nowhere near the building on that tragic night. Mdlalose faces 76 counts of murder, 86 counts of attempted murder and arson. He says he gave false statements because he wanted to be…
Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala has been denied bail at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. He is facing charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering. He allegedly ordered a hit to have his former partner Tebogo Thobejane killed in October 2023….
Community activists on the Cape Flats say residents of the area are living in fear as gang violence escalates. More than a dozen people have been killed in the violence in the past week. This includes shooting incidents in Kraaifontein. Chairperson of the Mitchell’s Plain Community Police Forum, Norman Jantjes says they have noticed an increase…
The school has over 2,000 learners and has been asking for additional classrooms since 2007. A Grade 11 learner from the Cibeni High School in Libode in the Eastern Cape has allegedly been assaulted by the principal. The learner says fellow learners and the principal were mocking her. The learner then left the classroom crying,…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will be the first to take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when it begins public hearings in Pretoria this Wednesday morning. The commission, which retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseni Madlanga is chairing, will look into Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police…
The Phala Phala farm robbery case proceeding at the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on September 15, 2025. The second state witness in the theft of foreign exchange at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Bela-Bela, has told the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo, that she was not informed about the stolen money. Advocate…
A tap that has run dry Residents of Kokosi township in southern Gauteng are threatening to shut down the entire area if their water supply is not restored by Friday. The Merafong Municipality is currently grappling with severe water shortages after failing to settle a R1.4 billion debt with Rand Water. Last week, frustrated residents…
