An empty classroom. The Department of Higher Education and Training is optimistic that continued vigilance and close monitoring are necessary to clampdown on bogus colleges. The department led by Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, South African Police Service (SAPS) and Umalusi visited some of the colleges operating in East London, in the Eastern Cape to…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni to immediately step down following the revelation that a Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation into her conduct as municipal manager of Ba-Phalaborwa local municipality, involving R2.5 million in tender corruption, is ready for prosecution….
1 minute Three suspected poachers have been arrested at Cape Point following the seizure of more than a thousand abalone during a joint operation by Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) patrol teams. SANParks says teams, including the SANParks Environmental Crime Investigation unit, alerted TMNP’s Sea, Air, and Mountain (SEAM) team and their K-9 unit. They…
Police divers at the Hennops River in Centurion. 1 minute Police have found parts of a vehicle at the Hennops River in Centurion, but it can not be confirmed yet if they belong to the VW Polo car that the three deceased police officers were traveling in. The bodies of the officers were retrieved from…
1 minute Scores of Soweto residents marched to the Orlando Police Station to deliver a memorandum demanding justice for a seven-year-old learner who was allegedly raped at her school in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, last year. The march began at a Mall near the Bara Taxi rank, with women making up the majority of the protesters….
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the Budget Speech 2 minutes Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU) says the tabling of the 2025/2026 budget was a difficult one for the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana. The labour federation says it welcomes the budget despite the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase. Parliamentary coordinator Matthew Parks says, “It…
Empty classroom. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is demanding action against the principal of Madisong High School in Hammanskraal, North of Pretoria, for allegedly using corporal punishment on some students. The party has criticized the Department of Education’s decision to transfer the principal to the district office as punishment, calling it insufficient. …
Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi addressing a Special Operational briefing in Durban on Sunday. The ATM says it has written to the Public Protector, Kholeka Gcaleka requesting her to investigate political interference, executive misconduct and the orchestrated collapse of the Political Killings’ Task Team under the alleged direction of Minister Senzo Mchunu, as a matter of…
2 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has acknowledged that the affordability and upfront capital required for additional nuclear power generation is a challenge. Speaking at the 2nd G20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting in Cape Town earlier this week, Ramokgopa outlined his department’s goals for the expansion of nuclear technology in the country….
Community members watch as a mine is inspected in Stilfontein, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua) says the illegal miners who have emerged from Shaft 12 at the Stilfontein mine, have indicated that there are bodies underground. This as more illegal miners have resurfaced from the shaft in…
