In an effort to create an inclusive education system in the Eastern Cape, the Department of Education has provided eight minibuses to special needs schools in the province. The department says the buses will be used for daily transport for the learners. The Eastern Cape has 45 schools for learners with special needs, and the…
Of the three properties that make up the Gupta compound in Johannesburg, only one was sold at auction on Thursday for R3.3 million. This sale marks the end of a seven-year legal battle involving business rescue proceedings and unpaid municipal taxes. These mansions, which were once at the centre of the state capture saga, have…
Humpback whale in Gqerberha The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in the Eastern Cape has rescued two whales entangled in fishing gear at two different locations in Gqeberha and St Francis Bay. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says a local fishing vessel was on the scene, between Kini Bay and Bushy Park in Gqeberha, maintaining visuals…
Prison cell A KwaZulu-Natal pastor found guilty of raping young girls at Nquthu has been sentenced to ten terms of life imprisonment and an additional 70 years. 58-year-old Mandlelisa Mabhale faced ten charges of raping young children, sexual assault, and exposing children to pornography. He was arrested in September 2022. The court heard that four…
Over 40 000 Netizens were already waiting in the lobby when the Gauteng Education Department opened its online applications portal for the 2026 academic year for Grade 1 and Grade 8. Education MEC Matome Chiloane officially launched the platform just after 8 o’clock this morning. Chiloane was at one of the 81 walk-in centres in…
The last remaining Knysna elephant in SANPaks managed forest. SANParks has encouraged the public to celebrate the presence of Knysna’s last remaining elephant responsibly, by not revealing her location or trying to track her. SANParks says such actions could harm the elephant as well as those pursuing her. The sighting of Oupoot on farmland in…
The suspect was arrested on Tuesday after applying for a visa at the United States Embassy in Sandton, where his fugitive status was flagged. A 57-year-old Chinese national has been arrested in South Africa by the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) extradition team in Pretoria. The suspect is reportedly linked to a fraud case in…
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says a new TB vaccine could be the biggest game changer in South Africa’s fight against Tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS. Motsoaledi was addressing the TB Vaccine Preparedness Workshop in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, on Thursday. The two-day event has been organised by his department in…
[File photo] Television cameras and recording devices have been barred from the Durban High Court in KwaZulu-Natal, where five men charged with the murder of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes are appearing. Forbes and his friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane were gunned down outside a popular nightlife venue in the province in 2023. The case was remanded…
[FILE IMAGE] High Court in Pretoria. The State in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has wrapped up its case in the High Court in Pretoria. Five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain, who was shot and killed in Vosloorus on Gauteng’s East Rand. Meyiwa was at his former girlfriend…
