SADAG says unrealistic expectations can worsen stress levels and negatively affect pupils’ mental health. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) says it has been inundated with calls from matriculants and parents ahead of the release of the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations results next week. SADAG Project Manager for Education Roshni Parbhoo-Seetha is urging parents to pay attention…
Court gavel. The Nelspruit District Court in Mpumalanga has postponed the murder case of Sidwell Khosa to next Tuesday for the continuation of his bail application. Khosa is accused of being involved in the killing of Road Accident Fund (RAF) beneficiaries, Xihlamariso Sambo and Kenneth Nkuna in Bushbuckridge last year. The state says he connected…
Firefighters seen at the scene of a raging wildfire. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a red veldfire warning for several areas in the Eastern Cape. These include Nelson Mandela Bay, Sundays River, Ndlambe, Kouga and Kou-Kamma municipalities. The Weather Service has indicated that this is a high threat of fire conditions caused…
FILE | Fire extinguishers seen on the ground as shacks burn. The City of Cape Town’s Risk Disaster Management Centre has established an onsite joint operation centre in Du Noon to co-ordinate recovery efforts from the fire. A fire broke out at the Site 5 informal settlement earlier Friday destroying a number of structures. Spokesperson…
FILE| Lehlohonolo Chauke also known as Shebe Maburna appearing before a Limpopo court, Dec 2025. The urgent application by artist Lehlohonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, to appeal the decision to deny him bail has been dismissed at the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. Maburna was denied bail by the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court last…
Social media influencer and comedian Livhuwani Madadzhe seen in court The Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo has postponed the case of fraud against social media influencer and comedian, Livhuwani Madadzhe to the 13th of February. The case was postponed pending the outcome of Madadzhe’s application to the Constitutional Court, where he is challenging Judge Thongomelani…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has announced that the Interim Report by the National Investigative Task Team (NITT) into the recent matric examination breach, has found that the leak was in-fact a department employee. The NITT was setup after 40 matric candidates from eight schools in Tshwane were found to…
FILE | Mathematics exam paper Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the results of the 40 matric learners who were caught cheating during their final examinations last year, will be withheld pending the outcome of an independent hearing. Earlier, the Minister announced that the Interim Report by the National Investigative Task Team (NITT) into the…
Bozell being sworn in by Republican US Senator Ted Cruz in Washington. Leo Brent Bozell III has been sworn in as US Ambassador-Designate to South Africa. The US Embassy shared an image of Bozell being sworn in by Republican US Senator Ted Cruz in Washington. Bozell is expected to arrive in South Africa later this…
Graphic illustrating a SAPS investigation. Gauteng police are looking for suspects in connection with the murder of two women whose bodies were dumped on the R28 road in Randfontein. The bodies are believed to be that of Nontokozo Mazibuko and Andiswa Sontangane. The women were reported missing on New Year’s Eve and were last seen in Evaton in the Vaal….
