A tertiary student’s room 2 minutes The National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has vowed to conduct a full-scale probe against some student accommodation service providers. This follows allegations of exploitation and sexual harassment of vulnerable students stranded to secure accommodation. Mainstream news and social media platforms have shown some returning students at various campuses…
FILE | Bafana Bafana versus Egypt at AFCON The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture has wished Bafana Bafana success for their game on Sunday night. Bafana Bafana take on Cameroon at the El Barid Stadium in their last 16 knockout encounter. Committee chairperson Joe McGluwa has described the game as a big moment…
Civil society movement Defend Our Democracy is demanding clarity from the Ekurhuleni Metro on the circumstances surrounding the murder of senior auditor Mpho Mafole. Mafole, who was head of forensic audits at the Ekurhuleni Metro, was gunned down while driving on the R23 in Kempton Park on Monday evening. Police found Mafole’s body inside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. The organisation’s executive…
2 minutes The South African Police Union (SAPU) in the Free State has described the loss of three constables as a sad day for the union. Speaking at the official memorial service in Bloemfontein, SAPU second vice president Peter Ntsime says the death of constables Boipelo Senoge, Keamogetswe Buys and Cebekhulue Linda is still hard…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, February 13, 2026. Political parties have expressed mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered at Cape Town City Hall last night. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party criticised the speech, describing it as a complete waste of…
Some of the Proteas team in action. Proteas captain Temba Bavuma elected to bat after winning the toss in the second test against India in Guwahati on Saturday. Proteas, who are 1-0 ahead in the two-test series, replaced seamer Corbin Bosch with spinner Senuran Muthusamy in the lone change to their squad. “The wicket looks…
Anti-bullying campaign at Knysna Secondary School 1 minute The Knysna Secondary school in Hornlee in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape has embarked on an anti-bullying campaign. This after videos of two separate incidents involving violence among learners were shared on social media. Along with the Departments of Education, Social Development, SAPS and concerned…
[FILE IMAGE]: Potholes seen on the road. A group of residents from the Umngeni local municipality at Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, have marched to the local provincial Transport Department office, protesting against the neglect of roads in the area. Democratic Alliance (DA) Deputy Mayor, Sandile Mnikathi, has handed over a petition signed by 700 residents, farmers…
Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli celebrates scoring their third goal with Arsenal’s Noni Madueke. Noni Madueke scored two goals and Gabriel Martinelli netted another as Arsenal kept up their 100% run in the Champions League to stay top of the standings with a comfortable 3-0 triumph at Belgium’s Club Brugge on Wednesday. Arsenal’s sixth win in as…
Person transacts with a card machine 1 minute With the Easter holidays upon us, bank card fraud syndicates are on the rise, targeting unsuspecting consumers. Criminals are using cyber-crime to download the victims’ personal and private information to access their bank apps. The head of Fraud Risk Management at Standard Bank, Athaly Khan says the…
