Sizwe Kupelo. Director of Communications in the Eastern Cape Health Department, Siyanda Manana, says he got the confirmation from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in South Africa, Umalusi, that his Deputy Director, Sizwe Kupelo, does not possess a legitimate matric certificate. The trial against Kupelo commenced on Wednesday…
Stop GBV awareness. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an end to the scourge of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and femicide that continues to plague the country. In delivering his New Year’s message, he says society has continued to focus attention on the fight against this scourge. Ramaphosa says while progress has been…
Memorial service held for the 14 learners who died in scholar transport accident in Vanderbijlpark, January 23, 2026. A joint funeral for three of the 14 learners who died following the tragic Vanderbijlpark crash will be held in Sebokeng in the Vaal this Sunday. Nine funerals were held on Saturday, seven in Gauteng and two…
National Assembly MP Molapi Lekganyane addresses the Ad Hoc Committee on allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi after election as chairperson on August 5, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) has suggested that the deadline of Parliament’s ad hoc committee to submit its report must be extended by a month. The committee was established…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy during a scholar transport inspection operation in Potchefstroom, North West Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says over 290 private scholar transport vehicles have been impounded across the country. This is in efforts to re-establish regulation and professionalism in the scholar transport sector. Speaking during the Department of Transport scholar transport inspection operation in Potchefstroom…
File Image The Cape Safety Forum has welcomed the launch of the Mitchells Plain Safety Plan, which seeks to reduce violent crime through intervention programmes and community engagement. Chairperson, Abie Isaacs, says the plan signals a strong need for a multifaceted approach where NGO’s and government commit themselves to a safety process. The engagement follows…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola 3 minutes Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said it had sunk in during his team’s shocking run of results, the worst stretch in his mostly glittering managerial career, how good they were after winning an unprecedented four straight Premier League titles. City’s 1-1 home draw with Everton on Boxing Day left them…
Street vendors wait for customers at an open market, 1 minute The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has welcomed South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey results but remains concerned about the plight of the working poor on the continent. The working poor are employed people who live in households that fall below an accepted poverty…
Court gavel. 3 minutes The Mankweng Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has postponed the case of a former teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old learner to next Tuesday for a decision on his bail application. The accused resigned from his position as a teacher after his arrest last month. He faces counts of rape and child…
A person holding a FMD vaccine that will help to prevent the spread of this disease. South Africa needs 28-million doses of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine this year, in order to take a major step in breaking the back of the countrywide outbreak. That’s according to Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen who is visiting the KwaZulu-Natal…
