City Power CEO, Tshifularo Mashava The board of Johannesburg City Power has cleared its CEO Tshifularo Mashava of allegations of nepotism, unqualified appointments and irregular procurement processes. The entity says investigations conducted by an independent law firm found no facts to substantiate the allegations that the CEO inflated payments to contractors. City Power Spokesperson Isaac…
NSFAS Logo. The Department of Higher Education says it has so far received more than 400 000 Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications for the 2026 academic year. The Student Financial Aid Scheme has called on prospective students to apply before next month’s closing date. Higher Education Department spokesperson Matshepo Seedat says most applications have…
FILE | City of Cape Town Disaster Management’s fire engines. Firefighting crews are battling to contain a blaze which is threatening properties near Glencairn in Cape Town’s Southern Peninsula. The City’s Fire and Rescue Spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, says they responded to the scene earlier on Thursday. “The fire is currently threatening the area near Capri, where…
FILE | Minibus taxis at a road block. The Western Cape Mobility Minister, Isaac Sileku has published a notice of intent in the Provincial Gazette to extend taxi route closures between Somerset West, Mfuleni, Khayelitsha and Strand. The routes were shut down for 30 days last month, following widespread gun violence in which at least…
University of Free State campus entrance. The University of the Free State says its Bloemfontein and South Campus staff have returned to work, while the Qwaqwa campus remains closed, after severe damage sustained on the campus on Monday. Students embarked on a violent protest to show their dissatisfaction over the announcement that the institution is…
SATAWU members marching on the streets of Polokwane demanding that the employer, the Great North Transport pay workers their pension funds, May 28. Scores of disgruntled current and former employees of the government-owned bus company Great North Transport have been protesting outside the Office of the Limpopo Premier for a second day. They are demanding…
Matric learners in an exam room. The Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, will lead the National Senior Certificate Pledge Signing Ceremony at Vorentoe High School in Rossmore, Johannesburg, on Friday. The event comes ahead of the 2025 matric exams that will be written from Monday next week. Gauteng Education Spokesperson Steve Mabona says at the…
The crash scene where the second plane was found. The Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre (ARCC) says a preliminary report into the cause of two plane crashes in KwaZulu-Natal will be released in 30 days’ time. An investigation is under way into the causes of the crashes. The ARCC has confirmed that both pilots have been…
The scene of the bus accident. The Limpopo Government says 34 of the 43 people killed in a bush crash on the N1 near Louis Trichard have been identified by their families. It is believed the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle while driving in the Tshambudzi valley on Sunday evening. The…
SANDF soldiers on patrol The SANDF, Border Management Authority (BMA) and other stakeholders stationed at the Beitbridge Border Post outside Musina in Limpopo are expected to present their challenges to the Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence on Thursday. The committee is on an oversight visit to the border post. It visited numerous spots along…
