[FILE IMAGE]: Learners in class. 1 minute The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) is calling on the South African Council for Educators (SACE) to investigate an alleged rise in unqualified teachers working at schools. This comes after an alarming number of reports of unqualified educators, including students hired to teach at some…
Picture depicting insurance fraud Three nurses from a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) hospital allegedly cashed in over R160 000 from a number of fraudulent policies they took out on a patient in a wheelchair. Three of the four policies, which were taken out over a period of time, paid out after the 24-year-old Nduduzo Mbatha suddenly died…
File Image: A shopper looks at grocery items in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile says that government remains committed to bringing the cost of living under control. His comments come amidst the country’s high unemployment rate and low economic growth. In addition, the consumer price inflation (CPI) has…
The report states that more males (26%) than females (4%) above 18 years in urban domains reported to have ever consumed alcohol. HARARE and Matabeleland South provinces have been rated as having high levels of alcohol consumption, ranking at 29% and 28%, respectively, while Mashonaland Central tops in cigarette smoking. This is revealed in the…
SANDF soldiers. 1 minute The first group of South African troops deployed to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission is expected back in the country today. The soldiers will arrive at Air Force Base Bloemspruit in Bloemfontein around midday. Members of the Military Command Council will accompany Defence…
Mike Tyson 1 minute Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul held public workouts in Irving, Texas on Tuesday ahead of their highly anticipated Friday bout. Now 58, Tyson will step into the ring at the 80 000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington against a man 31 years his younger but with…
Dumisani Khumalo at the Madlanga Commission Security expert Professor Kholofelo Rakubu says the testimony from Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo has helped the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry make progress by shifting the focus from isolated incidents to systemic corruption. Khumalo appeared before the commission earlier Tuesday after being unable to continue his testimony last month…
[FILE IMAGE]: Kittens. Limpopo’s Agriculture department says three people have died from rabies in the Thohoyandou area in the past three months. Member of the Executive Council (MEC), Nakedi Kekana, has started a campaign to vaccinate dogs and cats in Sibasa and Thohoyandou in the Vhembe District. Kekana says they’ve already vaccinated 11,000 dogs and…
Drops of water running from a tap. 1 minute Access to clean drinking water is still a major challenge in the Eastern Cape. In some areas, dams have been built but taps are still dry. One of the projects that aims to eradicate water scarcity is the construction of the Umzimvubu dam in the OR…
Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae addressing a Public Service Commission delegation. 1 minute Over 200 survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide from across the Free State are expected to gather at the official residence of Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae to celebrate Christmas. The event aims to offer support and relief to survivors who have endured traumatic experiences….
