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[…]
A memorial service for activist and unionist, Mike Louw, will be held on Thursday night in Lentegeur in Cape Town. Louw died on New Year’s Day at the age of 60 after a battle with cancer. His supporters have posted various messages of condolences on social media sites. The Congress[…]
Two senior Eskom executives, Matshela Koko and Prish Govender, have been reinstated. According to a letter from the power utility’s CEO Shaun Maritz, a disciplinary process has cleared Koko and Govender of any wrongdoing. Koko will resume his position as Eskom head of generation while Govender has been reinstated as head[…]
The Independent Examinations Board is happy with its 2017 matric exam pass rate of 98.76%. This is a slight adjustment from last year’s 98.7%. Over 11000 matric learners sat for the exam and 88.5% of them obtained a university pass. The results were released at midnight. The Board’s CEO Ann[…]
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says it’s consulting with its lawyers on Tuesday after the City of Cape Town failed to meet last Friday’s deadline to respond to OUTA’s demand to scrap the proposed drought levy. The levy will be based on property value rather than water consumption. The[…]
The National Sea Rescue Institute has urged beachgoers to be extremely cautious this week. This as the first full moon of the new year on Tuesday will result in a spring tide and stronger than normal rip currents. At least seven people have drowned in the Western Cape this festive[…]
It has been a turbulent year in courts for President Jacob Zuma. Three cases related either to his official functions as head of state or personal interests dealt the president a series of body blows during 2017. The latest landed in the final weeks of the year when a full[…]
The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters‚ Julius Malema‚ has encouraged all those who could not attend university because of a lack of money‚ to go back to these institutions in January because education is now free. In his year-end message to South Africans‚ Malema said it must be ensured[…]
Drunk driving has been a core focus for traffic officers patrolling national roads over the festive season, with over 100 000 drivers tested during law enforcement operations. Road Traffic Management Corporation spokesperson, Simon Zwane, said more than 924 000 vehicles have been stopped and checked at various roadblocks throughout the[…]
The EFF is looking forward to its date with “constitutional delinquent” President Jacob Zuma after Friday’s court order that the National Assembly develop rules to hold him to account, which could pave the way for impeachment. “We look forward to the National Assembly reconvening very soon to actually develop the[…]
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