Youth Capital calls for equal support for TVET colleges

Students line up outside a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Non-profit organisation Youth Capital is calling for stronger intervention to address systemic challenges affecting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. The organisation says ongoing issues such as underfunding, limited capacity, delayed student allowances and inadequate accommodation are undermining students’ dignity and…

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Bester makes urgent application challenging escape charges

File Image: Thabo Bester consulting with his legal team Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester is expected to appear in the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. This follows his urgent application challenging charges linked to his escape from custody. Bester escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein in May 2022 after faking his…

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Bellarmine Mugabe, co-accused to back in court

Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze. Bellarmine Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, are back in the Alexandra Regional Court on Monday morning. They are accused of shooting a 23-year-old gardener at the Mugabe residence in Hyde Park in February. They face charges of attempted murder, defeating the…

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