Gwarube hailed for demanding accountability for textbooks tender

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube addresses the 2030 Reading Panel annual event on February 24, 2026. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has commended Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube for demanding accountability in the awarding of a R285 million textbook tender. Gwarube has written to the National Treasury after reports that publishing company Lighthouse Publishers Limited was…

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SIU recovers over R3 million in stolen lottery funds

Lottery balls The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered over R3 million in stolen lottery funds meant for community development. ​In 2018, Todi Media was granted R1,5 million for a media project, while Zibsiflo received R1,7 million intended for women’s soccer clinics in the Free State. Investigations revealed the funds never reached their intended beneficiaries…

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Allegations against Sefara are serious: Sanef

FILE | Sunday Times Editor Makhudu Sefara. The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has welcomed the decision of its chairperson, Makhudu Sefara, to step aside pending an investigation into allegations of lottery funds misappropriation. This follows the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) revelation that a company linked to Sefara had improperly benefited from stolen lottery…

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Nine accused of killing TUT lecturer return to court

FILE| Outside the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court. The case of nine people accused of the murder of Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) part-time lecturer Sifundo Madasi in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, is set to resume in the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning. The group, which faces a charge of murder, allegedly attacked and killed Madasi…

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Manchester United close in on Champions League spot

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick celebrates after the match against at Crystal Palace, Old Trafford, Manchester in Britain on March 1, 2026. Manchester United‘s 2-1 win over Brentford on Monday put them on the brink of Champions League qualification, but interim manager Michael Carrick said they must keep pushing to finish as high up the…

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