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…
Illustration of a fatal crash. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has confirmed that the learners who were involved in a crash that claimed five lives and injured nine Pietermaritzburg are from several schools in the Umgungundlovu District. The pupils were all passengers in the taxi, which was being used as a scholar transport. [WATCH] Three…
Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition, Parks Tau. The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has announced the withdrawal of the National Credit Act amendment regulations after more than 20 000 submissions opposing the amendment were received before yesterdays deadline. The proposed regulation, which would have allowed educational institutions to submit student debt…
Newly trained police officers at a pass out parade in SAPS Academy Mthatha, 15 Aug 2025. Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says despite a modest increase in personnel numbers in the South African Police Service (SAPS) over the past three years, SAPS staffing remains far from achieving optimum levels. Cachalia says in a written Parliamentary reply…
Medical laboratory. The University of Pretoria has developed a novel skin replacement product that paves the way for 3D bioprinting of natural skin, offering a promising alternative to traditional skin grafts. The acellular dermal scaffold (ADS), which mimics human skin, has shown accelerated healing in animal models, addressing a critical need for treating complex secondary…
The High Court in Pretoria delivers judgment on the application by Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana to stop Netflix from releasing the documentary series “Beauty and the Bester”, amid questions about convicted individuals’ rights to control their public portrayal. LIVE STREAM:
Fed up residents protest poor service delivery, dilapidated infrastructure and incomplete projects as just some of the ills in Matjhabeng Municipality. A group of residents in the Matjhabeng local municipality, Free State, are picketing outside the municipality’s headquarters in Welkom. Leader of Matjhabeng Concerned Residents, Paballo Nhlapo says they are demonstrating to highlight poor service…
