Stock image of a learner in class. The Western Cape education department estimates they will be able to provide over 35,000 teaching posts for 2026, with schools expected to receive their staff establishments tomorrow. It says the Basket of Posts allocation for 2025 will remain unchanged next year after consultations with unions and school governing…
Members of SAPS, Traffic Police. Johannesburg’s Public Safety Department is currently conducting a sting operation on the M1 road near Killarney Mall. The aim is to enforce traffic regulations. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety Mgcini Tshwaku, says their focus is on taxis, buses, and scholar transport. Tshwaku has encouraged motorists to work…
Taxi warfare in Western Cape, sees taxi riddled with bullets. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they’re re-looking at strategies to deal with the ongoing taxi-violence and gang-related shooting incidents in the Western Cape. Masemola was speaking on the second day of the 27th Interpol conference currently underway in Cape Town. He says over 200…
File image of biometric scanning. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is gearing up for a major rollout next Monday, with around 80% of offices expected to implement a new Beneficiary Biometric Enrolment system. It’s designed to curb fraud and strengthen the integrity of the grant system. The initiative marks a significant step in…
Late actor Nandi Nyembe. Creative director and producer Angus Gibson has paid tribute to the late veteran actress Nandi Nyembe at her memorial service at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. The award-winning actress died last week at the age of 75 after her health started deteriorating. Media Statement 23 August 2025 Joint Statement by the…
Empty benches in court. A 40-year-old man from Botshabelo in Free the State is set to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court later today for fraud, extortion, and defeating the course of justice. The suspect is alleged to have made telephone calls to business owners in Botshabelo, Thaba-Nchu, and Bloemfontein alerting them about planned robberies…
Court gavel A drug trafficker who was nabbed by police on the N1 in Beaufort West in the Central Karoo has been handed a 20-year sentence in the local regional court. The man was found with almost R3 million worth of drugs after being stopped at a vehicle checkpoint outside the town in 2018. A…
The KwaZulu-Natal E-hailing Council has blamed the lack of regulation of the e-hailing industry for the recent attacks on the drivers. On Wednesday, two e-hailing drivers were assaulted, and one of the vehicles was shot at in KwaDabeka near Pinetown, allegedly by taxi drivers. Two weeks ago, an e-hailing driver who had just started his…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria.
Residents of Jagersfontein making their way through mine sludge after the local mine dam walls collapse. The Jagersfontein Lerumo Justice Forum has expressed concern over what it calls delayed justice, almost three years after the 2022 Jagersfontein Mine dam wall collapse. The forum has also lamented the discrepancy in the number of people reportedly killed…
