People queued outside education department offices in Gauteng on Wednesday morning, January 15, 2025. 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education says it will determine the number of learners who will not return to schools in the province after a ten-day headcount period. Parents and guardians have been queuing at various centres in the province,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa walks past G20 member flags 1 minute As South Africa gears up to host the upcoming G20 foreign ministers meeting later this week, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says that the meeting is an opportunity for the global community, especially foreign ministers to engage on issues relating to current geo-politics….
Teenager with contraceptives 1 minute Free State Human Rights Commission Manager, Thonoko Modise says access to health is a fundamental right to learners. He says learners must be given accurate information on the implications and consequences of taking contraceptives. Provincial Department of Health in partnership with Soul City and Lovelife launched an initiative to reduce…
A 49-year-old man from Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal has been sentenced to four life terms for raping his four biological children. The man was found guilty and sentenced by the Eshowe Regional Court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the abuse occurred while the children and their mother lived with the man. The mother reported the case…
Members of the ANC PEC in the North West gather at the Rustenburg Civic Centre in this picture taken on 26 August 2024. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West says the party is functioning well despite many branches – up to 60% – in the province not being in good…
Graphic showing the fuel price going up 1 minute Motorists are heading for a hefty fuel price increase in February. Preliminary data shows that the price of petrol will go up by between 84 and 90 cents per litre, depending on the grid. Researcher and political analyst Dr Dale McKinley says the reason the world…
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi speaks at a government function. Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says he will act in due course on recommendations contained in a report on medical aid schemes. The Section 59 Investigation Panel into allegations of racial discrimination by medical aid schemes against black healthcare providers concluded that the right of…
NA Speaker Thoko Didiza 2 minutes Several political parties have requested National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to withdraw the Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals report of the Standing Committee on Finance. The report was adopted by the majority of members in the committee last night. It was adopted with recommendations by ActionSA, that Treasury must…
Image source: Leo Arslan from Pexels The EPR regulations, introduced under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008, regulate problematic waste streams resulting from public consumption of certain products. The EPR Scheme for the EEE Sector Notice is one of the several sector notices that informs the EPR laws by identifying the products which produce…
Young pupils in uniforms on the first day of school 4 minutes While parents continue to face the hassle of trying to get their children admitted in nearby schools, they now also have to deal with alleged officials asking them to pay bribes to secure space for their children. Meanwhile, other parents are growing impatient…
