Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students’ luggage outside Ekhaya student residence in Cape Town on February 12, 2026. Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says he foresaw the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students’ accommodation protest two weeks ago. Manamela met with CPUT Vice Chancellor Prof Chris Nhlapo for a briefing session outside the…
FILE | SANDF soldiers on patrol Residents of Westbury is Johannesburg have welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help the police tackle gang violence. Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) emphasising that police and the SANDF…
A Sassa card, card machine and a biometric device. According to Social Services Minister, Sisisi Tolashe, they have saved about R300 million since the recent biometric systems implementation. Tolashe says this is despite the digital identification programme operating in only a few pilot offices. The minister visited the Mbekweni South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)…
Yinjongo Yesizwe Foundation Executive Director Nontyatyambo Makapela says they are excited and welcome the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa around the massive rollout of the Lenacapavir injectable drug that has been proven effectively in terms of the HIV prevention options. Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at Parliament on…
CPUT students during a protest outside Parliament in Cape Town. As President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA), about 100 metres down the street, scores of students from the Cape Town University of Technology (CPUT) are staging a protest. Some carrying their luggage, saying, continued evictions from various student residences…
Scholar Transport picking up students The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed that it has paid scholar transport service providers. The department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona says all affected operations are expected to resume next Monday. Mabona further cautioned transport operators to avoid disruptions at all costs, warning that such actions negatively impact the wellbeing of learners…
Residents filling up water bottles. The water challenges that Johannesburg residents are facing have prompted the closure of some guest houses and restaurants. In Melville, businesses and locals haven’t had water for the past 27 days. Since the beginning of the week, angry residents from a number of areas, including Westdene, Melville, Brixton, have been…
SIU spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago Minister of Justice Mamoloko Kubayi has strongly condemned threats against the spokesperson of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Kaizer Kganyago. This follows messages reportedly issued by a representative of Omar’s Motor Den, a dealership at the centre of allegations under investigation by the SIU in relation to the Tembisa Hospital tenders…
An old radio with SABC News logo World Radio Day is celebrated this Friday under the theme “Radio and Artificial Intelligence”. This highlights the impact of radio in informing, educating, and connecting people worldwide and focuses on AI as a tool for innovation in broadcasting. In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a proclamation…
An accident scene Three people have died in a crash on the R573 Moloto Road, which connects Pretoria with Marble Hall through KwaMhlanga and Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga. A minibus-taxi collided with a car in the Friday morning crash. Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane says, “We are appealing to motorists to exercise care in our province…
