Children inside a classroom. 2 minutes With days to go before the reopening of both inland and coastal schools, the National Association of School Governing Bodies has raised concerns about anticipated overcrowding. The organisation says overcrowding has become a nightmare and requires urgent intervention. Association General Secretary Matakanye Matakanye says, ”Overcrowding is a nightmare, particularly,…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mamoloko Kubayi 1 minute Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mamoloko Kubayi has requested the Judge President of the North West Division of the High Court to designate a judge to preside over the re-opened inquest into the disappearance of Boiki Tlhapi. Tlhapi was a 26-year-old community activist who had been…
City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero speaks at a briefing in Braamfontein. 2 minutes Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero says that while the city is not experiencing any water shortages, it is facing challenges with its water infrastructure due to leaks. Briefing the media at the Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein, Morero says the city has…
The High Court in Polokwane is expected to hear the Hawks’ urgent application to compel the executive mayor of the Polokwane Municipality John Mpe, to furnish them with documents. This application was previously withdrawn last Thursday, with no indication of the reason for the withdrawal. Mpe is under investigation for alleged corruption, including granting municipal tenders…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola briefing the media in Saulsville, 8 Dec 2025. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the arrest of three suspects is imminent following the murder of 12 people at a tavern in Saulsville, Pretoria. Thirteen others were injured. One of the three suspects is a parolee who was released in…
SA Airlink aircraft. The Competition Tribunal has heard fresh evidence in the excessive and predatory pricing case against SA Airlink. Economic expert for the Competition Commission, Jason Aproskie, testified that the airline overstated the value of its assets by using a method known as gross replacement value. It is the full cost required to replace…
The DA Flag. Isak Fritz has been elected uncontested as Democratic Alliance (DA) Northern Cape Leader at a conference held in Upington. Fritz has committed to work with humility and integrity to better serve inhabitants of the province. 💙 Our province. Our people. Our future. 📌 Today, the DA in the Northern Cape lays the…
The committee has since expanded to include all affected stakeholders. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT), in partnership with public transport operators has established a Public Transport Crisis Committee to address the long-standing operating license backlog. Chaired by MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, the committee was initially formed to facilitate collaboration with the…
StatsSA release the Poverty Trends in SA Report Government welcomes the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics South Africa, which shows a significant decline in poverty levels over the past 17 years. The findings mark an important step forward in the country’s ongoing efforts to reduce poverty, improve living conditions, and…
Shaft 11 of a disused mine at Stilfontein. 3 minutes Only 12 bodies of illegal mine workers, who had died in abandoned mines in Stilfontein in North West, have been positively identified by their families. Seventy-eight bodies were brought to the surface in a combined effort by the community and a government led retrieval operation….
