FILE | Damaged school in Eastern Cape 1 minute The Department of Basic Education has been criticised for ongoing failures to address deteriorating infrastructure in public schools. This comes after the department presented an update on the state of school facilities to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in Parliament yesterday. According to the department,…
ANC Flag 1 minute The ANC in Mangaung, Free State, says it welcomes the arrest of the suspects caught on camera committing acts of criminality against people of Bloemfontein. Nine people have been arrested following video footage that went viral on social media depicting violent attacks on people in the Bloemfontein CBD. A woman is…
Search in an open field The search for 11 missing young boys at Mahikeng in North West is under way. It is alleged that the boys residing in Ramatlabama and Tsetse villages amongst others were abducted two weeks ago, by people who run illegal initiations schools in the area. Police K9 unit together with some…
2 minutes A woman has died after a tree unexpectedly fell in the Company’s Garden in Cape Town during the 13th annual Slave Route Challenge. She was one of 8,000 participants in the race, which pays tribute to the city’s enslaved past by tracing historic sites tied to slavery. Organizers confirmed that all safety and…
2 minutes Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has attributed the achievement of the matric class of 2024 to the support of teachers and parents. The matric pass rate is the highest in the history of South Africa at 87.3%. The national pass rate for the National Senior Certificate examinations has increased from 82.9% in 2023. All…
A woman crosses a flooded street in Philippi. 1 minute Disaster Risk management officials in the Western Cape are on alert ahead of a series of cold fronts due to make landfall in the province this week. The weather service has issued a level 2 weather warning with expected high waves, rain and strong winds…
Fire on the slopes of the Swartberg Mountains 1 minute The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape says a wildfire high up in the Swartberg Mountains near Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, remains a concern. The fire has been burning for almost a week now. It was started by lightning strikes. Strong, shifting…
Murder investigation Police in Ficksburg, Free State, have launched a manhunt for unknown suspects following the gruesome discovery of a 65-year-old pensioner’s body at his home at Katlehong Location in Meqheleng. Police spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says the deceased’s neighbour noticed that the old man’s door was wide open just after 3am on Saturday which concerned…
1 minute Residents of Quarry Road at Springfield in Durban are threatening to take legal actions against the eThekwini Municipality for what they call failed provision of crucial services. They are accusing the city of failing to maintain its water drainage infrastructure and sewer pipes. Extreme Weather | Heavy rains lead to road closures in…
[File photo] 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has nabbed just over R12 million in donations, the highest followed by its GNU Partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA). This is revealed in the Independent Electoral Commission(IEC)’s third-quarter political funding donations disclosure report for the financial year 2024- 2025. Some notable donors that contributed to the…
