At least 20 dead in horror train crash

The small Free State road next to the railway line is lined with police vehicles‚ ambulances and fire trucks‚ a police cordon separating stranded passengers from the burnt out and mangled wreckage of eight train carriages piled over the tracks. A small child is taken from one of at least[…]

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No cause for panic over tertiary registration: government

Higher Education Deputy Minister Buti Manamela said there won’t be any mayhem at tertiary institutions when registration opens. He was speaking after the announcement of the matric results in Johannesburg. President Jacob Zuma promised free education for most South African students. But only those who have applied online and have[…]

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Iran prosecutor blames CIA, Israel, Saudi for protests

A CIA agent was the “main projector” of deadly demonstrations in Iran with assistance from Israel and Saudi Arabia, the country’s chief prosecutor alleged on Thursday. Planning for the plot – dubbed “Consequential Convergence Doctrine” – was initiated four years ago by an operative from the Central Intelligence Agency, Iran’s[…]

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Hundreds in Gaza protest electricity cuts

Hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip protested on Thursday against electricity cuts and worsening economic conditions in the coastal enclave, an AFP journalist reported. The demonstrators rallying in the Jabaliya refugee camp vented their anger against both the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, which runs Gaza.[…]

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Israel claims Iranian agents working in SA

SA law enforcement authorities must be made aware of any criminal activity by militant groups within the country’s borders, the International Relations Department (Dirco) has said. The warning came after Israel’s Security Agency (ISA) released a statement indicating that it “uncovered and foiled” an “infrastructure” in Judea and Samaria. ISA[…]

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SAHUC road show kicks off in WC

The South African Hajj and Umrah Council has announced the details for its Hajj 2018/1439 road show, which kicks off in the Western Cape this month. This follows confirmation that the first list of accredited hujjaaj for 2018 is set to be announced on January 15, 2018. In a statement[…]

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How to access your matric results

Western Cape matrics, the wait for your results is over! How to get your results​ On 5 January you can visit the Western Cape Education Department’s website (available from 2pm onwards). Go to your high school on 5 January 2018. Results should be available as from 11am (instead of 12pm as originally planned to[…]

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2017 matric results to be announced

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to announce the 2017 National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric results at the SABC’s Auckland Park offices on Thursday afternoon. A “technical briefing” is scheduled to start at 16:00, when the processes surrounding the examinations is expected to be discussed. The official release of[…]

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