People queued outside education department offices in Gauteng on Wednesday morning, January 15, 2025. 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education says it will determine the number of learners who will not return to schools in the province after a ten-day headcount period. Parents and guardians have been queuing at various centres in the province,…
High temperature indicator 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a heatwave advisory for Gauteng. The extremely hot conditions are expected to persist until Saturday. However, the province can still expect scattered thunderstorms over the weekend, with localized flooding predicted in low-lying areas. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says isolated to a scattered chance of…
THE Warriors coach Michael Nees THE Warriors coach Michael Nees is unfazed by Namibia’s decision to shut out fans in their Group J Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, tomorrow. Like Zimbabwe, Namibia do not have a Caf-certified stadium to host international matches and will play the Warriors behind…
Three missing constables, 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female). 2 minutes Free State Premier, Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae has described the day the bodies of the three constables were retrieved from the Hennops River in Gauteng, and the night of the announcement by the National police commissioner…
Attendees seen at an initiation school 1 minute Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called for initiation schools to adhere to safety measures as the winter initiation season gets under way. Hlabisa officially launched the 2025 winter customary initiation season in Bloemfontein, emphasizing a nationwide goal of zero deaths among…
File image: Ebrahim Rasool addresses an event as South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) last year. 1 minute Former South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Ebrahim Rasool says he will soon hand over his report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was expelled from the US after the remarks he made in…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) does not proffer solutions to the country’s multi-faceted crises, with critics saying the statement is uninspiring. Mnangagwa presented Sona in Parliament on Wednesday where he spoke about the country’s socio-economic crisis, hunger and other ills confronting the generality of Zimbabweans. On the currency…
FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says a commission of inquiry will be established to look into the deaths of initiates in the Eastern Cape. 📍Happening Today | Mthatha, Eastern Cape| The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, is today leading…
2 minutes Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa will this week receive vaccines from Botswana as the countries accelerate the fight against the Foot and Mouth Disease. Steenhuisen says the vaccines were procured for R72 million and will be rolled out as part of a mass vaccination programme set to start in KwaZulu-Natal. The…
People from the first group of white South Africans granted refugee status for being deemed victims of racial discrimination under U.S. President Trump’s Refugee plan, attend a meet and greet event, at Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2025. 2 minutes Immigration expert Professor Loren Landau has described the departure of the…
