BMA Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato The Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato, is set to brief the media on Sunday on cross‑border movement during the Easter period. The briefing will focus on traveller volumes, trends and interceptions at South Africa’s ports of entry. The Easter holiday period is traditionally one of the busiest…
FILE | Front bus tyres. A third foreign national bus has been intercepted in the Free State roads since the start of the month. The bus ferrying 55 passengers was travelling from Zimbabwe to Cape Town. The bus was carrying 29 undocumented individuals, including seven minors. The other 26 passengers were documented. The bus was…
File: Members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Deputy Chairperson, Dr. Alex Boraine Chairperson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu (centre) and Commissioner, Rev. Bongani Finca (right), commissioner at the first hearing in East London, Eastern Cape on April 1996. Thirty years ago, South Africa witnessed the first hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The TRC…
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile is expected to provide an update on the state of education in the province. The briefing comes amid ongoing concerns around overcrowded classrooms, infrastructure backlogs and learner placement challenges. Gauteng’s education system continues to face significant pressure due to rapid urbanisation and inward migration, which have placed strain on schools,…
Nine police officers are set to appear in the Bultfontein Magistrate’s Court on murder charges following a fatal 2024 shooting incident Nine police officers are expected to appear in the Bultfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, facing four counts of murder. The officers were arrested at the Bultfontein police station following an investigation by the Independent…
Four family members, who died after the Easter holiday crash outside Modimolle last week, have been laid to rest Four family members, who died after the Easter holiday crash outside Modimolle, last week have been laid to rest at Xikundu, outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Hundreds of community members and government officials attended the funeral at…
FILE| Crime scene tape A man believed to be in his forties has been shot and killed on the M1 Higginson Highway in the Marianhill area, just outside Pinetown, on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services say when they arrived at the scene, they found the driver, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, with multiple…
More than 1200 mineworkers from Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley are still battling to receive salaries and other payments due to them since February this year. That’s after the mine suffered a mud-rush incident in the same month, which claimed the lives of five mineworkers. After the mud-rush incident the mine then applying for liquidation – a…
At the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, The Sky Tonight takes audiences on a live, immersive journey through the stars From the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, The Sky Tonight offers a captivating, live journey through the current night sky. Guided in real time, the interactive show highlights visible planets and seasonal constellations. It turns…
The new AI Policy proposes structures like an AI ethics board and ombud to oversee responsible development beyond just economic goals. Government’s draft National Artificial Intelligence policy indicates a more serious rights conscious and constitutionally grounded approach. This is according to an AI communications expert, Nazareen Ebrahim. The draft, which aims to promote responsible AI…
