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Person with a knife. A 17-year-old male has died after he was stabbed outside the University of Fort Hare Alice Campus in the Eastern Cape. Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana says the incident happened on Saturday evening, and that the stabbing followed a fight. The victim succumbed to his injuries at the Victoria Hospital…

President Cyril Ramaphosa It’s all systems go for Monday’s national Freedom Day commemorations at the Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein where President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address. The theme is “Freedom and the Rule of Law: Thirty Years of Democratic Citizenship.” Government Deputy Spokesperson William Baloyi says the day will be marked…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday, 27 April 2026, lead the national Freedom Day Commemoration to be held in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in Bloemfontein, Free State Province. Freedom Day 2026 marks the 32nd anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections held on 27 April 1994 and stands as a testament to the country’s journey…

The late Xitsonga musician, Kenny Bevhula The late Xitsonga musician, Kenny Bevhula, has been laid to rest at Bevhula village, outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Bevhula died last week at the age of 53 after losing his battle with cancer. Hundreds of mourners, including artists, his followers and the community members, gave Bevhula a befitting send-off….

1976 Youth Activist and Human Rights Activist Seth Mazibuko One of the 1976 student activists, Seth Mazibuko, says although there is little to celebrate since the country attained freedom 32 years ago, things are, however, much better compared to the apartheid era. Mazibuko’s remarks come as Monday marks 32 years since the country held its…

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has withdrawn the country’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after it was found to contain “various fictitious sources in its reference list.” In a statement released on Sunday, the department confirms the irregularities following an internal review. Statement on the…

Women on Farms Project says many women farm workers remain vulnerable due to insecure employment and housing conditions. A group of women farmworkers in the Western Cape say they have little reason to celebrate this Freedom Day. Decades after the advent of democracy, they are raising concerns about evictions, landlessness, and insecure land tenure. They…

High school learners increasingly vape on school grounds, raising health and discipline concerns A new study has raised concerns over rising vaping among South African high school learners. The research led by Professor Richard Van Zyl-Smith, from University of Cape Town found that e-cigarettes are now the most commonly used inhaled substance, often linked to…