A hand with a message on anti-bullying. The Basic Education Department says its annual anti-bullying campaign highlights calls to protect children from all forms of school-related violence. The Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule will lead a national Anti-Bullying commemoration event later on Wednesday to mark the UNESCO International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School. “The…
Chalkboard with debt written on it The Newcastle Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal, which is owed R2.1 billion by residents for unpaid rates and services, has launched an initiative called the Debt and Revenue Collection campaign to recoup the monies owed. Speaker of the municipality Prince Thengamehlo Zulu says the municipality is targeting areas such as…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi The Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says they hope to draw lessons from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to ensure that there is no political interference in the newly planned political killings task team. On Wednesday, Lesufi announced plans to establish this task team, which will investigate politically motivated murders in the…
SAPS Exhibition at Manenburg High School in Cape Town A recent career exhibition, which took place at Phoenix Secondary School in Manenberg on the Cape Flats, is part of the police’s anti-gang strategy, aimed at ensuring the youth of Manenberg have more choices and opportunities for their future. During the expo, learners were able to…
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), together with the South African Police Service (SAPS), carried out a surprise raid at the Matatshe Correctional Centre in Thohoyandou on Friday evening. The operation involved a thorough search of the facility. National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale, said that inmates often smuggle contraband into their cells after…
File image| The Verulam temple collapse. The search for the men trapped after a temple collapsed in Verulam, north of Durban on Friday has resumed this morning after it was called off last night. One person has been killed and at least eight others were rescued on Friday. It’s believed three people remain trapped beneath…
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Mastercard. 1 minute The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has called on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to resolve payment issues with private residence providers to prevent potential disruptions. An ongoing standoff between the scheme and accommodation providers affiliated with the Private Student Housing Association over…
Paramedics and emergency services on site after a scholar transport crash at Lena Ahrens Road near Rhodes Avenue in Glenwood, Durban on 26 January 2026. Nine children have been injured after a taxi used as scholar transport collided with a bakkie on Lena Ahrens Roads in the Glenwood area of Durban. ALS Paramedics Spokesperson Garrith Jamison says the cause…
Source: www.facebook.com Earlier this year, Wideopen Platform filed papers in the high court in Johannesburg, seeking an order to wind up Drip. It said the company was insolvent and unable to service its debts. The company also intended to file a lawsuit against Drip owner Lekau Sehoana for failing to pay the debt after signing…
A Russian vessel arrives at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa’s, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has defended South Africa’s role in the recent BRICS…
