Matric exams well wish. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department is fully prepared to administer the 2025 matric examinations. Over 900 000 candidates will sit for the examinations which will start on Tuesday. Gwarube briefed the media in Skukuza, Mpumalanga on Monday, on her department’s state of readiness for the exams “All nine…
Students attending school. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has appealed to the public to support matric learners as they start their final exams on Tuesday. More than 188 000 matric learners in Gauteng will started their National Senior Certificate exams. The province aims to maintain its strong performance after achieving an 88.4% pass rate last year….
Western Cape High Court, where the trial of alleged underworld kingpin Jerome Booysen is being held. The murder trial of alleged underworld figure Jerome “Donkie” Booysen is expected to resume in the Western Cape High Court today. Booysen and eleven co-accused face multiple charges, including the murder of alleged steroid smuggler Brian Wainstein in 2017….
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is rooted in the Constitution. He was responding to questions from the media in Soshanguve on Tuesday. Ramaphosa says he has not yet seen the Democratic Alliance’s proposal to scrap Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and replace it with the…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appearing at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 08 July 2025. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal will on Tuesday hear closing arguments in the sexual harassment case involving Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. A court official, Andiswa Mengo, lodged a complaint against Mbenenge in 2021. She claims the Judge President…
Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya. Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has admitted to knowing the father of Constable Sizwe Zungu, however, maintains he did not know the key state witness in 2014. Muzi Sibiya has been under cross examination at the High Court in Pretoria…
The ANC top brass in a bilateral meeting with the leadership of Cosatu in Braamfontein on October 20, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) held its much-anticipated bilateral with Cosatu on Monday. The one-day meeting was attended by some of the party’s top officials, including President Cyril Ramaphosa and Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, and Cosatu…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how the head of organised crime, Major-General Richard Shibiri, tried to interfere in the murder case of Vereeniging engineer, Armand Swart. Witness A has told the commission that General Shibiri called him and witness B to tell them that the suspects arrested for Swart’s murder were very dangerous…
DA Federal Chairperson Ivan Meyer briefs the media at its headquarters in Bruma, East Rand on October 20, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the scrapping of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), saying it has killed jobs, promoted corruption and benefitted politically connected individuals. Briefing the media at its headquarters in Bruma, East Rand,…
Officials from Zimbabwe and Malawi embassies and the Limpopo government meet in Siloam, Limpopo on October 20, 2025. The governments of Zimbabwe and Malawi have pledged to cover all repatriation and medical expenses for victims of the bus accident that killed 44 people on the N1 near Louis Trichardt, Limpopo. The Office of the Premier…
