The provision of scholar transport in KwaZulu-Natal is on the brink of collapse as the Department of Education removes tens of thousands of learners from the programme due to severe budget cuts. Director for Learner Transport Vukani Khumalo told the portfolio committee that the budget for the service has been cut from R669–million to R366–million. Khumalo said the…
File: An accident scene. Four people have been killed in a collision between a car and a bus in Sekgosese outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. The deceased are three men and a woman who were occupants of a car in the crash which happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. The bus driver who was travelling alone sustained multiple injuries….
File: LGBTQIA+ flag. Activists say the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex Plus (LGBTQI+) community is continuing to face intolerance and exclusion. They say although progress has been made in ensuring that the community reaps the rewards of freedom, more can be done. As the country observes Freedom Day on Monday, the activists are calling on the…
Diepkloof residence protesting. Angry residents of Diepkloof hostel in Soweto have vowed to continue protesting until electricity supply is restored to their area. Earlier, residents clashed with police when their protest intensified, prompting officers to fire rubber bullets. WATCH | SABC News reporter Calvin Dludla is tracking developments at the protest in Diepkloof, Soweto, where…
File: Vehicle seen in rainy conditions The South African Weather Service has forecast persisting heavy rains and cooler temperatures in most of the country this long weekend. The rains could lead to localised flooding. Meanwhile, a cold front will hit the Western Cape. Forecaster, Puseletso Mofokeng. “Temperature conditions could be expected to be cooler in Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West and…
Freedom Day commemoration Some traditional leaders say freedom will remain meaningless to the country’s citizens if they don’t own the land. This emerged during the commemoration of the 217th anniversary of the Makana Freedom Festival, popularly known as the Egazini Battlefield, held in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. It relates to the war that Xhosa…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo gives the captain’s armband to Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes after being substituted. Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes expressed hope that he and his teammates can help crown Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career by winning the 2026 World Cup. The 41-year-old Ronaldo is set to appear in a record sixth World Cup in June, a tournament…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi talks with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir during a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, in this handout picture released on April 25, 2026. U.S. negotiators are scheduled to leave for Pakistan on Saturday, but Iran said its officials did not plan to meet…
File: KZN Premier Thami Ntuli leading a Human Resource Development Council Strategic session, June 2025. The killing of seven members of one family in Newark in KwaZulu-Natal has prompted premier Thami Ntuli to call for more law enforcement in crime spots. More than 2000 members of the South African National Defence Force have already been deployed to crime affected…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) banner. The Special Tribunal has ordered the ISF Shula Joint Venture to pay back all profits derived from a fraudulent contract. The venture is a partnership between ISF Construction Services and Shula Constructions. It had been granted the R85-million contract to build a concrete border wall between KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique….
