Professor Dumisani Sibiya says children in early grades benefit greatly from learning in their mother tongue. As today marks International Mother Language Day, there’s been an emphasis on the need for mother tongue based education, in South Africa. The day is observed annually on February 21 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism, as…
GNU cabinet meeting 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Executive says it will meet later today, to make a decision on it’s future in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The party expressed its unhappiness following the adoption of the Fiscal Framework report by the Standing Committee on Finance last night. The ANC, IFP,…
Damaged house after heavy rains caused flood damage. The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) says Mpumalanga municipalities will need billions of rand to rehabilitate infrastructure that has been severely damaged by the recent floods. MISA visited the municipalities in the province, which includes City of Mbombela, Nkomazi, and Bushbuckridge, to conduct inspections on the extent…
Action SA’s National Chairperson, Michael Beaumon says the city is not keeping up with its sewage responsibilities ActionSA has criticised the City of Cape Town’s plans to upgrade and expand marine sewage outfalls. It argues that the plans threaten marine life and could negatively impact the tourism sector. Critics warn that the proposal reinforces the…
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has sought to explain under what circumstances he would obey the Police Minister’s instructions. He is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. His explanation relates to the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team. This was after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged…
Cosatu members protests against VAT hike in Johannesburg on March 20, 2025. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was the first organisation at the public hearings on the 2025 budget today to call for the removal of Value-Added Tax (VAT) hikes. Parliament’s Joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance and…
The by-elections would have been the last ahead of the scheduled 27 October local government elections. 1 minute A by-election is under way at ward 18 of the Mandeni Municipality on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. This after an African National Congress (ANC) ward councillor Phendukani Mabhida was gunned down at his home in February this…
A sewerage treatment plant. 2 minutes Security officers stationed at the Biesiesvlei sewer plant outside Lichtenburg in the North West are raising concerns about their health and working environment. They say they have not received their required annual chemical exposure injections for the past three years, leaving them vulnerable to infections and chronic illnesses. Despite…
File photo 3 minutes Angry community members of Ratlou Extension in Thaba Nchu want all foreign-owned spaza shops and warehouses to close down with immediate effect. This follows the death of the eight-year-old, Nkosinathi Modise – after he and his three siblings allegedly consumed snacks bought at a local spaza shop. Last week, Sunday –…
City of Joburg EMS together with CityPowerJhb embarked on door to door risk awareness campaign at the Kaserne Informal Settlement, one of the high risk areas in Region F, where shack fires are drastically on the increase. 1 minute Johannesburg EMS has again urged residents to exercise caution when using heating devices. This comes after…
