Police officer wearing a bullet vest. 1 minute The Bellville South police have requested the help of the public to identify a man who was hit and killed by a train in Bellville, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says the incident happened on Wednesday. He says the man was declared dead on the scene….
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. Live proceedings below:
A doctor wearing a stethoscope. 1 minute The unemployment of qualified doctors has become a serious concern as over 1 500 of them remain jobless in South Africa. A group of unemployed doctors in KwaZulu-Natal have now taken a stand, as they prepare to march from the UNISA Pietermaritzburg campus on Monday morning to highlight…
A lecture room at a campus 3 minutes The Civil Organization, Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), wants private student accommodation to be managed by tertiary academic institutions like before. This comes after a string of concerns relating to the delays in NSFAS funding, affecting students and financially crippling service providers. The Private Student Housing Association is…
A dry tap. 2 minutes The mayors of some municipalities within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District in the North West are calling for more support from both the provincial and national governments, to resolve service delivery challenges. They include water shortages, poor revenue collection and financial mismanagement. They made these remarks during an oversight visit…
Learners in a classroom. 1 minute The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has denied allegations of only cutting contract teacher’s posts from schools in poor areas. This after research and education consultant, Dr Seelan Naidoo claimed that over 400 public schools in the wealthy suburbs of Cape Town were spared from teacher job cuts. He…
A school building. 1 minute More than 1,600 learners are yet to be placed at Limpopo schools. The most affected areas are Polokwane, Mokopane, Tzaneen and Lephalale. The provincial education department says placements will be finalised by the end of this month. In a statement, the department says the Pietersburg circuit in Polokwane has the…
Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng speaking at a SAPS event. 2 minutes Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng says there are concerns that police officers are complicit in the escape of alleged illegal mining kingpin James Tshoaeli. Police are still searching for him. Tshoaeli, who was arrested in Stilfontein near…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 17, 2025. 3 minutes Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo, has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal tasked with probing sexual harassment allegations against Judge President Selby Mbenenge that she did not have the courage to…
Healthcare workers assist patients. 3 minutes The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng has expressed concern about the declining number of nurses entering the profession. This comes as the province is facing a shortage of nurses and a dwindling number of student intake at nursing colleges and universities. The union is currently…
