Children inside a classroom. 2 minutes With days to go before the reopening of both inland and coastal schools, the National Association of School Governing Bodies has raised concerns about anticipated overcrowding. The organisation says overcrowding has become a nightmare and requires urgent intervention. Association General Secretary Matakanye Matakanye says, ”Overcrowding is a nightmare, particularly,…
The vehicle that claimed the life of Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa’s driver. 1 minute The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has confirmed that Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is safe and at home with his family after his security team’s vehicle was involved in a fatal crash on the N2. The crash occurred in the northbound…
Police officers seen checking a car at a traffic stop. 1 minute Traffic volumes are expected to peak from 800 to at least 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles per hour for motorists exiting Durban and travelling towards Van Reenen’s Pass. This comes as the remaining festive season travellers head to various destinations. KwaZulu-Natal Traffic Spokesperson Collen…
Nurse on duty 2 minutes Civil society organisation, The Eyes of the Nation and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have condemned the rape and kidnapping of two nurses at Ga-Chuene clinic outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Both organisations say the incident that took place when the two nurses worked a night shift is shocking. The Eyes…
Children on the first day of school 2 minutes As the 2025 school year resumes on Wednesday, some shops in Polokwane, Limpopo, are inundated with parents and guardians shopping for stationery and uniforms. Some parents say that they have to dig deeper as buying uniforms, stationery and other school supplies has become pricey. Unemployed mother…
City of Joburg housing units 1 minute A group of social housing applicants in Fleurhof, Johannesburg, have threatened to occupy low-cost rental apartments owned by the City of Johannesburg amid the housing backlog that has persisted for over three decades. More than a hundred people gathered at the Fleurhof affordable housing precinct, demanding that the…
2 minutes Lawyers for Human Rights is demanding that the government provide R7.8 million to fund the retrieval of illegal miners still trapped at Stilfontein’s Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in the North West. The matter awaits a Constitutional Court ruling to determine whether the responsibility lies with the state or the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine. On Thursday,…
Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute Police are searching for 24-year-old Thembinkosi Gift Mabunda, who escaped from custody yesterday after appearing at the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Mabunda, from Hasani Mbalati village, was with four other inmates but did not board the bus transporting them back to detention. Police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng confirmed that authorities…
Crime scene tape 1 minute Another person has succumbed to his injuries following the alleged tavern shoot-out in Pienaar, Mpumalanga. The death toll has risen to eight. Initially six people were shot and killed outside the Levisa Bar also known as kaDludlu earlier this morning. Six others were wounded and rushed to hospital. Two of…
Matric question paper 2 minutes The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is reporting a significant increase in calls from matriculants experiencing anxiety ahead of the release of their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results on Monday, 13 January. The organisation says it is handling about 2 000 calls daily, many from learners struggling…
