Chairs and desks in a classroom. The Eastern Cape Department of Education is investigating allegations of sexual abuse against educators at J.S. Skenjana Senior Secondary School in Dutywa. This after social media went abuzz in recent days with users alleging that some teachers have impregnated learners. “I have a friend who was impregnated by the…
A healthcare worker with a medicine vial The backlog in pathology services has reached a breaking point at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, where critical cancer diagnoses are being delayed. More than 1 540 specimens await processing while around 12 756 processed cases await analysis. These results are essential in assisting and guiding healthcare…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has disputed an assertion made by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu that political killings in the country did not occur after 1994. Masemola is testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. He says Mchunu’s statements labelling political killings as just murders post…
High Court sitting in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Hitman Sabelo Phewa has been handed a life sentence at the Durban High Court in KwaZulu-Natal for the murder of former Richmond municipal manager, Sibusiso Sithole. Sithole was killed in 2017 on his way to a council meeting over fraud and corruption he was investigating. Apart from Sithole’s murder,…
Bronze medal winning SA relay team Team South Africa is not down in the dumps following another poor harvest from the World Athletics Championships in Japan Tuesday morning. They ended an eight-year world championships medal drought, but the team of 49 athletes returned with just one medal, a bronze by the men’s four-by-400 metres relay…
FILE | Former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss Johan Booysen after testifying the State Capture Inquiry. The former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss, Johan Booysen, says that conflicts within the South African Police Service (SAPS) leadership are hindering efforts to combat crime. He was commenting on the testimonies of KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkwanazi and National Police Commissioner Fannie…
FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. The man charged with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa has been denied bail. Zweliphansi Sikhosana appeared in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal. Sikhosana applied for bail after his re-arrest in July in connection with…
New Zealand’s Cameron Roigard during training for Autumn International at the Lensbury hotel in London, Britain on November 1, 2024 New Zealand‘s mission to retain the Bledisloe Cup against Australia has helped the All Blacks move on from the pain of their record defeat to South Africa, assistant coach Jason Holland said on Tuesday. The…
Letsile Tebogo wins in men’s 4x400m relays for team Botswana during World Athletics Championships 2025 Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate its team’s gold medal in the men’s 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to become the first African winners of the event. Collen Kebinatshipi, who also won the individual 400 metres,…
A large but loose Asian trade bloc that includes China, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, will consider adding new members and finding ways to boost trade when its leaders meet next month, the Malaysian hosts said on Monday. Malaysia plans to hold a summit of the RCEP, the world’s largest trade bloc, when it hosts the annual gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
