Scholars in KwaZulu Natal board a bus to go home. KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has given the assurance that current scholar transport will not be affected by his decision to halt the awarding of a new tender. Speaking at a DA event last week, Rodgers said he had received information about alleged irregularities in…
The trial against four people accused of the kidnapping and killing of six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane is expected to finally get underway next Monday. The trial was recently postponed on several occasions after the prosecutor called in sick. The suspects were arrested in 2022 after the young girl’s mutilated body was discovered in bushes following her…
Protesters attend an anti-immigration demonstration, in Epping, Britain, August 8, 2025. The leader of Britain’s anti-migration Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, announced a plan on Tuesday to repeal human rights laws to allow for mass deportations of asylum seekers, action he said was needed to prevent “major civil disorder”. Farage said his party, which is…
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille addresses media briefing. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has sought to allay fears of a crisis in the tourism sector. This comes as a public spat between her and the now dissolved South Africa Tourism (SAT) board persists. De Lille dissolved the board last week, accusing it of breaching governance…
Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga speaking during an event. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system says its hearing will not start on September 1 as it had initially planned. The Commission says via a statement that the delays are a result of the Department of Justice and…
SAPS Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lt-General Shadrack Sibiya SAPS Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya’s court case in the Pretoria High Court will no longer be heard on Tuesday. This as his counsel has requested a special allocation on the matter and a full bench to preside over the case. …
JMPD conducts a sting operation in Johannesburg on August 26, 2025. Johannesburg’s Public Safety Department is conducting a sting operation in Rosebank and on the M1 road near Killarney Mall. The aim of the operation is to enforce the National Road Traffic Act. Enforcement would ensure that cars operating on the city’s roads are roadworthy…
Three of the five accused in former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria. Arguments in the application to have charges against one of the accused in the former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial dismissed are expected to continue on Tuesday morning at the High Court in…
Teacher’s desk. A Stellenbosch University study has found that South Africa’s education system is at a crossroads with nearly half of public school teachers set to retire in the next decade. A growing shortage of teachers has sparked uncertainty in the sector. Bedfordview’s St Benedict’s College Principal Magarita Nichas says, “Why do young people want…
