Umalusi Senior Manager for Quality Assurance Dr Mary-Antoinette Dliwayo briefs the media in Pretoria on October 15, 2025. Education quality assurance body, Umalusi, says security measures have been tightened ahead of the 2025 matric exams, which are scheduled to start next week Tuesday. The council says printing and storage of papers is underway and that…
UFS entrance at Qwaqwa campus. Students say vacating the University of the Free State Qwa Qwa campus mid-month is inconveniencing those coming from disadvantaged families. They say going back home at this point is financially distressing. The university ordered students to vacate the campus within 24 hours following protests on Monday night which left some…
A gavel used in the court of law. Fourteen people accused of fraud and corruption will be back in the Polokwane Special Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo in January next year. They include former African National Congress (ANC) member of the provincial legislature, Tally Mashamaite and former Mogalakwena mayor, Andrina Matsemela. They are facing 107 fraud and corruption charges…
[FILE IMAGE]: Busses at a depo. Commuter bus services have resumed in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District in the North West. This after an eight-month-long disruption that left thousands of residents without transport. A new service provider Ikhwezi Tasmica Joint Venture started operating on some routes today after a court ruling that cleared the way…
FILE PHOTO: A classroom is seen ahead of reopening. The Department of Basic Education(DBE) has dismissed false social media posts claiming that undocumented learners will be denied access to public schools. The department says no child may be refused admission because of missing documents such as birth certificates or ID cards. Officials have urged schools…
A soccer ball. Bafana Bafana’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have become slimmer after they were held to a goalless draw by a ten-man Zimbabwe in their penultimate qualifier in Durban. And so it ends pic.twitter.com/zSWIWWiz93 — Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) October 10, 2025 Benin beat Rwanda 1-nil in another Group C…
Electricity pylons President of the Minerals Council South Africa Paul Dunne has argued that the high cost of electricity is eroding the competitive advantage of the local mining industry. He says deregulating the electricity grid to allow for the participation of more grid suppliers will help to cut the cost of energy. Addressing delegates at…
Accused number one on Senzo Meyiwa trial, Muzi Sibiya. Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Muzi Sibiya says he still has scars from the tight handcuffs and alleged assault following his arrest in May 2020. Sibiya is the first witness to be called by the defence to testify at the murder trial…
Media houses Daily Maverick and News 24, which are opposing submissions by evidence leaders at the Madlanga Commission to hold this week’s proceedings in-camera, argue that the decision will have an impact on the media and the vast majority of South Africans. The commission is expected to give an outcome to the opposing arguments by…
Benin will play against Nigeria, on Tuesday Benin have solidified their lead in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group C qualifiers. This follows their 1-0 win away against Rwanda in Kigali, yesterday evening. Benin now sit on 17 points with 1 match to go, while South Africa remain second with 15 points from 9 matches…
