Victoria West Regional court, Northern cape. A Northern Cape man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Victoria West Regional Court for stabbing and killing his girlfriend. 37-year-old Jan Jonkers stabbed 31-year-old Charlene Tieties with a knife at their residence in January. Provincial police spokesperson Sergio Kock says Tieties succumbed to her…
Mapula Mailula’s crime-fighting app will allow users to open and track a case lodged with the police. A 29-year-old woman from Kopermyn village in Ga-Maja outside Polokwane, in Limpopo has created a groundbreaking emergency and crime-fighting App. Mapula Mailula designed the innovative App in 2022 to allow users to instantly send emergency alerts in time…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube. Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, says 58% of children in the country are not registered in pre-schools. Gwarube was addressing the city of Cape Town’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Indaba 2025. The intergovernmental dialogue focuses on municipal planning processes and compliance for ECD centers in Cape Town, particularly in…
FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled “Bird Flu” and eggs are seen in this picture illustration. The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu in farmed ducks near Paarl. It says the ducks and associated chickens were culled to prevent the spread. The department says the virus has also…
A 59-year-old man arrested for the alleged possession of child sexual abuse images is expected to appear in the Standerton Magistrates Court, Mpumalanga on Monday. The suspect was found in possession of over 56 000 child sexual abuse images and videos. He was arrested during the police’s Operation Bad Vibes. He is the 16th suspect…
A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Wits University scientists that have launched anti-rhino poaching project are optimistic that it will alleviate the crisis. The scientists in collaboration with their counterparts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have come up with the Rhisotope project. They are injecting rhino horns with low-level radioactive isotopes…
Blade nzimande The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Blade Nzimande says his department plans to introduce a number of initiatives to improve students’ access to Maths and Science. He says this includes introducing National Science Month in 2026, upscaling Science centers through mobile laboratories to reach schools without labs. [WATCH] “We must not fear…
High Court in Pietermaritzburg The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ordered that more than five hundred workers be paid their salaries for July following the uMkhanyakude district municipality office workers who are striking after the municipality was put under administration SAMWU’s provincial organiser Menzi Luthuli has welcomed the order that the workers be paid before the…
[File Image]: Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. Police say…
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Prof Blade Nzimande launches National Science Week (NSW) at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria. Live stream below:
