A picture of a damaged school. 1 minute The School Governing Body (SGB) at the Matloding Primary School, outside Mahikeng, North West, has accused the provincial Education Department of failure to renovate the school. It says this has exposed learners to imminent danger. The SGB’s remarks follow the collapse of a ceiling in a classroom…
Tatenda Kombora BULAWAYO-BASED author Tatenda Unika Kombora (24) has penned a book titled, I Loved a Dictator, which sheds light on the dark underbelly of Zimbabwe’s political system, laying bare the devastating consequences of poverty, governance failures and systemic injustices. Written last year and currently being publicised, the book looks at the political system in…
More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. Source: Supplied. Over 1,200 entries were submitted by journalists from across the country, showcasing their best work from the past year. Regional winners The regional winners, who each received R5,000 are: Live…
Hawks vehicle. Two senior Hawks officers accused of interfering with an investigation into the murder case of a Limpopo councillor are expected to appear in the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court today. Police say the accused Captain Virginia Kupa facilitated a meeting between the complainant, a fellow police officer, and Brigadier Mapome Mohajane in 2022. This was…
File: Professor Barney Pityana Former Black Consciousness Movement leader, Professor Barney Pityana, has told delegates the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) 27th National Congress, in Bloemfontein, that they have the duty to transform the country. The organisation has announced its intention to contest the local government elections next year. Pityana says more should be done to…
Initiates 1 minute A 19-year-old from an initiation school near Marquad in the Free State is fighting for his life in a Bloemfontein hospital after he was attacked during a traditional training session. 29-year-old Maine Modise has been remanded in custody after he was charged with attempted murder. He allegedly hit the teenager with a…
South African rands. 1 minute The rand has continued to weaken further against major currencies amid an ongoing selloff in the financial markets triggered by the US tariffs. The currency fell sharply against the US dollar to R19.41. The local unit briefly plummeted to a record low of R25 against the British Pound earlier in…
[File Image]: Three children walk on a street. 2 minutes Non-profit organisation, Save the Children South Africa says societal ills such as poverty have created an opportunity for vulnerable children to be used as a commodity. This comes after the Western Cape High Court delivered its verdict in the case relating to the disappearance of…
The remains of the 14 SANDF members who were killed in the DRC were handed to their families on Thursday. 1 minute The funeral of one of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take place in Nhlaniki village outside Giyani in Limpopo…
[File photo:] An open shaft left by illegal miners. The Rustenburg Magistrate Court in the North West postponed to July 24 the case of three illegal miners Danny Mashaba, Samson Machingera and Raphael Movela who were arrested for trespassing at the Sibanye Stilwater’s Operation Belt 4 in Marikana. Provincial spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh explains that…
