SADAG says unrealistic expectations can worsen stress levels and negatively affect pupils’ mental health. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) says it has been inundated with calls from matriculants and parents ahead of the release of the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations results next week. SADAG Project Manager for Education Roshni Parbhoo-Seetha is urging parents to pay attention…
A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Five men and a woman have appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court for illegal rhino poaching. They have been linked to an international fraudulent scheme involving over 960 rhino horns, worth millions of rands, destined for illegal markets in Southeast Asia. It is alleged that the suspects defrauded…
[FILE IMAGE]: Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes…
Pieces on the glass on the after an accident. 2 minutes Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa have expressed their condolences to the families of 14 people who died in a tragic crash on the N9 near Graaff-Reinet early this morning. The accident, which occurred around 5:30 AM, involved a head-on collision…
FILE |Portugal Manager Roberto Martinez. Portugal Manager Roberto Martinez said Cristiano Ronaldo‘s red card against Ireland was harsh after the forward was sent off for the first time in an international match in their 2-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Dublin on Thursday. Ronaldo initially received a yellow card for lashing out with an elbow…
Uncut diamonds from southern Africa and Canada are seen at De Beers headquarters in London, Britain, January 17, 2011. Namibia’s central bank governor Johannes !Gawaxab called on Wednesday for an extension to a royalty discount granted to Namdeb to help the diamond miner through a protracted global market downturn, marked by falling demand and a…
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga speaks at a government event. 1 minute Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga believes that the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) National Dashboard signifies a turning point to hold perpetrators accountable. Chikunga has emphasised the…
Murder accused pig farmer Zacharia Olivier in the dock during one of his court appearance. The double murder trial against a Limpopo pig farmer is expected to resume on Tuesday at the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. The case was postponed on Monday because the lawyer of accused number one, Zacharia Olivier, was unavailable. Olivier…
South Africa’s domestic low cost carrier FlySafair above Cape Town, South Africa. Trade union, Solidarity, has described day one of its two-week strike as successful after FlySafair confirmed several of its planes have been grounded amid a wage dispute. This despite earlier reassurances that operations would not be affected by the start of the strike….
DA Gauteng leader & leader of the opposition in the Gauteng Legislature, Solly Msimanga adressing residents. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is set to picket outside Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s Johannesburg office today, to strengthen crime-fighting measures in the province. The party claims South African Police Service (SAPS) stations are severely under-resourced and understaffed. This,…
