[FILE IMAGE]: Students were demanding among others that students with historical debt be allowed to register and for the institutions to help provide students with accommodation. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has welcomed the decision by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to withdraw the draft regulations that would have…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has appointed BMIT Knowledge Group to develop a funding model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). BMIT is an IT and telecoms research house located in Johannesburg. In a statement, the department says…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has appointed BMIT Knowledge Group to develop a funding model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). BMIT is an IT and telecoms research house located in Johannesburg. In a statement, the department says…
AmaZulu maidens hold up their reeds during a traditional ceremony. Virginity testing is a crucial component ahead of the Reed Dance and is conducted by respected maiden minders. However, the practice is viewed by some organisations as a violation of human rights. Cultural expert Hlengiwe Ngcongo says maidens are not forced to attend. “I don’t…
Spaza shop. North West Police are investigating the death of two children, aged three and four years old. The children are said to have died after consuming snacks, bought from a local spaza shop in Jouberton near Klerksdorp. Police Spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone has appealed to the enraged residents to not take matters into their…
Taxis queueing at a taxi rank. The Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Isaac Sileku, has announced the closure of six taxi routes following the recent taxi-related violence between two taxi associations, CATA and CODETA. The disputed routes include Mfuleni to Somerset West, Lwandle to Khayelitsha via Somerset West and Nomzamo to Mfuleni. Western Cape Mobility…
The opening session of the Urban20SouthAfrica. City of Tshwane Executive Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya, has bemoaned what she calls municipalities’ lack of capacity that’s necessary to satisfy the needs of their residents. She made the remarks during the official opening of the three-day Urban 20 Mayoral Summit in Sandton, north of Johannesburg. The summit brought…
A board showing the Pretoria High Court. The High Court in Pretoria is expected to deliver its judgment this Friday morning in an urgent application by convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana to halt a Netflix documentary series ‘Beauty and the Bester’. The court also heard that Magudumana entered into an agreement…
DA members protest against sexual abuse by teachers in schools outside the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court on 11 September 2025. The Gauteng education department has confirmed the dismissal of a male teacher from Sunward Park High School in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, following allegations of sexual assault and verbal abuse of learners at the school. He…
A man has been shot and killed and two others injured, at Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town, after they came under attack by a lone gunman last night. Police Spokesperson Wesley Twigg says that the three victims were sitting on the side of the road when the incident happened. He says that the motive…
