Lesedi Semenya from Progressive Secondary School. Some learners at the Maseala Progressive Secondary School in Seshego outside Polokwane in Limpopo, are optimistic that they have performed well. Over 17 000 candidates sat for the Independent Examination Board-administered exams in the province last year. The school has been consistently achieving good results, with a 100% pass…
Suspended SAPS Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri. The Madlanga Commission has heard how suspended Organised Crime Head, Major-General Richard Shibiri, was in consistent communication with attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, a week before his arrest. This is despite Shibiri previously testifying that his communication with Matlala was minimal. General Shibiri is currently facing…
Court proceedings inside the VhaVenda Royal court case The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, has heard that Princess Masindi Mphephu would not have been automatically eligible to ascend the throne even if she was a male person. Princess Mphephu is battling it out in court with her uncle and former VhaVenda King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at an event. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape says preparations have been finalised for holding its tenth provincial elective conference. The gathering, which will start today, follows the completion of branch and regional elective conferences whose processes some members…
Five suspected robbers shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at Ntuzuma. 1 minute Five suspected robbers have been killed in a shootout with police in Ntuzuma, north of Durban. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says information indicated the suspects were planning to commit a business robbery in KwaMashu. When police arrived, they found…
Bus accident on the N1 north outside Louis Trichardt Traffic authorities in Limpopo are yet to confirm the number of people killed when the bus they were travelling in overturned on the N1 north outside Louis Trichardt. They say the crash happened Thursday morning. The affected stretch of the road has been closed as the…
[File image] George building collapse 1 minute Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says several system failures on the side of the National Home Builders Registration Council led to the collapse of the building in George in May last year. The collapse, which took place during construction, caused 34 deaths and dozens of injuries. Briefing Parliament’s…
MK Party President Jacob Zuma and newly appointed SG Floyd Shivambu 2 minutes Newly appointed uMkhonto weSizwe Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu has clarified his recent U-turn on former President Jacob Zuma. This comes as Shivambu and many others were at the forefront of Zuma’s removal following Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s investigation into the multi-million-rand upgrade…
Alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala gives evidence before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria on November 26, 2025. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed that alleged cartel member and attempted murder-accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has been moved to a super maximum correctional centre in Kokstad,…
A Rea Vaya bus in Johannesburg. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero will launch the new phase of the Rea Vaya service in Alexandra during October Transport Month. This will expand the city’s bus rapid transit systems to areas in the north of the city including Berea, Yeoville, Alexandra and Sandton. City of Joburg spokesperson Virgil James…
