Chairs and desks inside of a classroom. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says citizenship or immigration status is not a determining factor in the allocation of school spaces. This follows a campaign launched by Operation Dudula in Soweto calling for schools to prioritise South African learners over foreign nationals. GDE Spokesperson Steve Mabona says they’ve made it clear…
Cricket ball hits the stumps 1 minute India will kick off their 2025 home season with a two-match test series against the West Indies in October before taking on South Africa across all three formats of the game, the country’s cricket board announced on Wednesday. Ahmedabad will host the first test against the Caribbean side…
CEO ART chairperson Oswell Binha BUSINESS wants the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency to be scrapped owing to its volatility despite the central bank’s insistence that the six-month-old currency is here to stay. Speaking at the CEO Africa Roundtable (CEO ART) currency review breakfast meeting in Harare yesterday, CEO ART chairperson Oswell Binha said the ZiG…
EFF members in East London to show support to their leader Julius Malema. The pre-sentencing proceedings for Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema have been moved to a bigger courtroom due to capacity challenges at the East London Regional Court. Judge Twanette Olivier is expected to preside over pre-sentencing proceedings on Friday. Scores of…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 21, 2025. 1 minute Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo, has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal tasked with probing sexual harassment allegations against Judge President Selby Mbenenge that the experience has broken her. She has…
Morocco’s Youssef En-Nesyri and teammates celebrate after winning the match in the penalty shootout against Nigeria. Morrocco has advanced to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. The host nation beat the Super Eagles 4-2 in penalties after a goal-less draw in a tense semifinal in Rabat. The team will face Senegal in the final. …
Person transacts with a card machine 1 minute The National Financial Ombud Scheme has asked bank card users to be vigilant as fraudsters may try to use the tap-and-go function on cards and phones to make unauthorized transactions. This as the Scheme has sent out a warning following a spike in fraudulent transactions due to…
Sheep stand together in a group 1 minute A 54-year-old man has been arrested for alleged possession of suspected stolen sheep carcasses at Alldays outside Musina in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the sheep owner had reported that his animals were missing. Ledwaba says the suspect was arrested on Saturday after police traced and…
Brown Mogotsi’s bulletin riddled vehicle. Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says they have been engaging North West businessman and alleged African National Congress (ANC) fixer, Brown Mogotsi, on his safety. This after Mogotsi’s vehicle was involved in a shooting incident in Vosloorus in Gauteng on Monday night. Mogotsi has not yet appeared before…
FILE PHOTO: A shopper looks for goods during an electricity load-shedding blackout in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1 minute Some energy analysts believe President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to announce government’s plans to mitigate load shedding when he delivers the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this evening. Eskom implemented stage three load shedding last Friday…
