The matric pass rate is the highest in the history of South Africa at 87%. 1 minute The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) says learners who fail resort to extreme measures including suicide. The group is reacting to Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s announcement of the 2024 matric results on Monday. The Class…
File image: Classroom with desks and chairs. 2 minutes Solidarity says the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) agreement on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act is binding. Today marks the final deadline for parties to iron out their differences over clauses four and five of the BELA Act as set by President…
[File photo] British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves 2 minutes British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves says no British companies have complained to her about South Africa’s recently signed expropriation bill. This, as South Africa faces possible sanctions from the United States over the legislation and claims by US President Donald Trump that certain people are being…
Names of the fallen heroes of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) who died in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 2 minutes One of the 14 South African National Defence (SANDF) soldiers killed in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic Congo (DRC), Corporal Matome Malesa, has been finally laid to rest at Mashishimale…
Loeries has announced this year’s international jury presidents (Image supplied) Along with five international jury presidents, 189 judges and 17 panels across 12 countries across Africa & the Middle East will judge the Loeries this please. The judging takes place from 7 to 9 October at the Cape Town City Hall. Loereis Creative Week takes…
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila 3 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) says its 5th Special National Conference starting in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni metro on Wednesday, will review its relationship with the ANC and assert its independence in the alliance. The four-day gathering comes at a time when the ANC-led alliance, also comprising COSATU, the…
Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 1 minute The family of Chief Albert Luthuli says it’s still struggling to deal with his unresolved cause of death. The family’s statement comes after the Justice Department announced the reopening of the inquests into the deaths of Chief Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge. Chief…
Flooded powerlines in an area 2 minutes Eskom has nearly restored all electricity supply that was disrupted by the deadly storm that swept across the Eastern Cape. Three hundred thousand Eskom customers were cut off but of those, 274 000 have been reconnected. Eskom’s General Manager in the Cape coastal cluster, Mbulelo Yedwa says their…
Nafiz Modack in the dock 2 minutes Alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack says he is not behind the murders and attempted murders he has been charged with. Modack is on trial in the Western Cape High Court along with 14 others and is charged with the murder of Nico Heerschap, the father of a former…
Learners in a classroom 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to fully implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA). This follows a decision by Parliament’s clearing house where all parties agreed that the BELA Bill should not be sent back to Parliament to make changes to the sections…
