The USAID flag flies outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2025 3 minutes Director of the Ezintsha Research Centre and HIV Clinician, Francois Venter, says accusations of corruption in United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding programmes in the country are unfounded. Earlier this week, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi…
A worker shows the mouth of a cow at a cattle shop in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta in Indonesia. 1 minute The Free State Department of Agriculture says it remains on high alert particularly in towns bordering provinces that are dealing with the outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD). Agriculture MEC Elzabe…
EDUPLEX training institute 4 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the Education Lekgotla today in the east Rand (Birchwood), as concerns over access to education for children with special needs continue to grow in South Africa. While there has been significant progress in ensuring uninhibited access to the constitutional right to basic education, challenges persist that…
Phone displaying social media apps 2 minutes North West police have pleaded with the public to stop reporting criminal activities on social media platforms because that might compromise the safety of the public. They say a recent social media post suggests that the Swartruggens police permitted a group of approximately 80 people to load cattle…
Severe weather conditions in KwaMakhutha township south of Durban. 2 minutes The family of a 60-year-old woman who was washed away by floods in Lamontville in KwaZulu Natal says they are pinning their hopes on search and rescue teams to find her remains. Her daughter, Ntombikhona Mhlongo and her family are among at least 280…
2 minutes An 18-year-old matric learner from Motherwell, Gqeberha, has been unable to return to school following complications from an appendicitis surgery at a public hospital. Her family claims the hospital failed her, leading to two additional surgeries. She has been in and out of the hospital due to persistent illness, experiencing severe pain and…
[File photo] 1 minute A family has expressed distress over a video showing their child being assaulted by learners at Tshidimbini, outside Thohoyandou, Limpopo. A family member says she was sent a video of the bullying, which happened outside a school. The learner was assaulted and stabbed by a group of learners and has been…
A gavel seen on a desk in a court room. 1 minute Thabang Calvin Ndlovu, 25, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud after using fraudulent documents to apply for vehicle finance. The bank approved the application, but Ndlovu failed to make any payments for the vehicle, resulting in a financial loss…
WC High Court 1 minute The Western Cape High Court has blocked a deceased man’s bequest to a white supremacist group, Boerelegioen, citing that it violates constitutional values and is contrary to public policy. This comes after the family of Grantland Michael Bray challenged his desire to leave his estate, reportedly to the tune of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla at Birchwood Hotel. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering a keynote address at the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg. The theme for the annual lekgotla is “Strengthening foundations for learning for a resilient future fit education system”. Deliberations at this…
