Western Cape Community Safety Minister Alan Winde said on Wednesday that more funds will be made available this year to improve the safety of learners in the province’s schools. He visited Forest Village Leadership Academy in Eesterivier outside Cape Town to mark the first day of the 2019 school year.[…]
Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang appears in court during an extradition hearing in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 8, 2019. Chang is back at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning. Chang was arrested at O.R Tambo International Airport on December 29th over alleged secret loans to Mozambican state[…]
Two women and three children were killed on Tuesday morning – the day before the start of the school year – in a crash on the N2 between George and Knysna. Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa said the three children, aged 3 to 14, and a female driver in[…]
South Africa’s Minister of Basic Education announced a 2018 matric pass rate of 78.2% in the first week of January as well as a number of other significant achievements. These are academic results of students in their final year of high school. The results are used to gauge the state of the[…]
The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of South Africa (Unisa) has called for a “national shutdown” should certain demands not be met by the institution on January 7 2019. “Today there will be no operations or registration taking place until further notice,” Eastern Cape SRC deputy chairperson Lungile[…]
The man accused of starting a devastating blaze that ripped through the Overstrand area in the Western Cape last week, is expected to appear in the Caledon Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 34-year-old is facing a charge of contravention of the Nature Conservation Act. The fires have affected areas close[…]
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly requested a meeting with Jacob Zuma to raise concerns on the former president’s public comments. The Sunday Times is reporting that Ramaphosa has been advised to engage Zuma on issues including state capture and his court case. According to the newspaper, President Ramaphosa[…]
Undoubtedly, the highlight of South Africa’s political landscape in 2019 will be the sixth national and provincial elections scheduled for sometime in May. Electioneering by political parties will be at an all-time high as the much anticipated elections draw ever closer, with parties attempting to sway voters by all manner[…]
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has stopped communicating with students via SMSes with immediate effect due to fraudulent activities. The scheme says instead students should use my NSFAS Online Self-Service Portal to view the application status or any other information related to funding. NSFAS says in a statement that over[…]
While 59-year-old Cobie Rossouw’s son was fighting a fire that has engulfed the Overstrand area, his mother was at her home, complaining of a tight chest.. Shortly after telling a friend who was visiting that she was struggling to breathe, Rossouw was dead. Her daughter-in-law, Carla, told News24’s sister publication[…]
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