Fresh allegations of racism have surfaced at a Curro School. The group of independent schools has faced similar allegations over the years.

9 508 teachers and staff members have been unable to attend return to school since the start of the strike in the Western Cape.

SANTACO WC claim they are being targeted by police and allege only taxis get impounded. They claim 6000 taxi’s have been impounded this year.

A staff member at St Andrew’s College in Makhanda has been arrested for the alleged rape of a 7-year-old boy. STAFFER SUSPENDED FROM MAKHANDA SCHOOL ALSO READ:ANC councillor charged with statutory rape abandons bail In a statement, headmaster Tom Hamilton says the victim is not a pupil at St Andrew’s Prep and revealed that the […]

The Democratic Alliance has decided to approach the United Nations Human Rights Council to lay a claim against Julius Malema alleging that the Economic Freedom Front leader is inciting ethnic mass murder. This comes off the the back of the EFF’s 10th birthday celebrations at the FNB Stadium, where Malema lead his supporters in singing […]

The eight police officers linked to deputy president Paul Mashatile’s VIP protection Unit have been granted bail by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The officers are facing 12 charges resulting from an assault which occurred on the N1 highway in Johannesburg. CASE AGAINST OFFICERS ‘WEAK’ ALSO READ: VIP Protection Unit in viral video suspended from their duties […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government is planning on fast tracking the purchasing of renewable energy and from Independent Power Producers as part of the Energy Action Plan. This will be enabled by the Eskom debt relief package announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. ALSO READ: Five dead in Joburg shootout between rival illegal mining […]

The Institute for Economic Justice along with the Socio-Economic Rights Institute and #PayTheGrants have taken the Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu and SASSA over the exclusion of eligible beneficiaries. In February, the South African Social Security Agency revealed in Parliament that around 7,5 million people receive the social-relief in distress (SRD) grant every month. […]

Disgruntled Slovo informal settlement residents near Eldorado Park, have taken to the street to vent their frustrations over the lack of service delivery. Residents blocked of part of the N12 to Lenasia between the Golden Highway and Klipspruit Valley Road on Monday. N12 LABELLED A VOLATILE AREA The Johannesburg Metro Police has advised drivers to avoid travelling […]

The body of Snegugu Myeni, a medical student from KwaZulu-Natal who was studying in the Philippines has been returned home. A prayer service was held at a chapel at OR Tambo International Airport, where Myeni’s family finally received her body. MYENI HAD JUST COMPLETE HER MASTER’S IN PSYCHOLOGY Myeni was just a month away from […]

The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has accused the provincial government for dragging their feet, when it comes to addressing matters surrounding illegal mining in the province. The party believes that lives are at risk if the illicit industry is left unabated. The DA says the industry is a big contributor to the increase in tremors, sinkholes, […]

Deputy Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has been shortlisted among seven other candidates for the position of becoming the country’s next Public Protector. The candidates were shortlisted on Wednesday,  by the parliamentary a Ad Hoc Committee, tasked with appointing Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s successor. Mkhwebane is currently facing a Section 194 enquiry over her fitness to hold office […]

The Democratic Alliance in EThekwini says the shooting of a key witness in the R320 million fraud and corruption case against former Mayor Zandile Gumede reeks of criminal syndicates. WITNESS AFRAID TO TESTIFY IN COURT ALSO READ: Zandile Gumede believes corruption charges against her will be dropped The case which has been set down to […]

Next week, SASSA will begin payment for all eligible beneficiaries starting on Wednesday 2 August with the older person’s grant. Recipients are reminded that they do not need to rush and withdraw the money on day it is available as SASSA would not reverse the money. ALSO READ: Struggling with SASSA? Here’s How to Understand […]

The Gauteng Department of Health has put the blame on suppliers and delays at the depot as the reasons for the shortage of medication at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital that occurred in the first five months of the year. PLANS TO PREVENT ANOTHER MEDICINE SHORTAGE AT TEMBISA HOSPITAL ALSO READ:Operation Dudula report foreign lady selling medication […]

The rise in fuel costs and the generally high cost of living has caused someone people to look at other ways to save some money. However, one man’s creative ways has landed three truck drivers behind bars. The drivers were caught red-handed siphoning diesel fuel from their company trucks. BAKKIE DRIVER DESPERATE FOR PETROL ALSO […]

Friends of Deputy President Paul Mashatile have applied for a court interdict to stop News24 from referring to them as the ‘Alex Mafia’ ALSO READ: Paul Mashatile’s ‘jilted lover’ presses criminal charges WHO ARE THE ALEX MAFIA? The term is used to refer to Mashatile and closest friends Mike Maile, Nkenke Kekana and Bridgman Sithole […]

The South African Social Security Agency(SASSA) released all the payment dates for the 2023/24 financial year. Beneficiaries are reminded that grants do not need to be withdrawn on the day they are paid out nor will the beneficiaries forfeit their money if it is not taken out. SASSA. SASSA GRANT PAYOUT DATES Beneficiaries can withdraw […]

ActionSA has decided to take the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to court over the awarding of direct payments contract to the four selected service providers to disburse monthly allowances to beneficiaries on behalf of the scheme. The party believes that the decision to outsource the job to service providers was irrational and seeks […]

The introduction of a new direct payment system by the National Financial Aid Scheme(NSFAS) has not been recieved well by students, institutions NGO’s alike. Stellenbosch University SRC has written to the Public Protector to look into the awarding of the contracts by NSFAS to the different service providers. NSFAS has appointed eZaga, Coinvest, Tenetech and […]

Water is slowly returning to the dams supplying Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality as dam levels improve, but the city is not out of the woods yet. The metro has just under two years of water supply left. DAM LEVELS ARE IMPROVING Since May, overall dam levels have doubled. On the 18 May dams levels were at 16.93% […]

Durban police has seized a large quantity of drugs from a flat on the beachfront. Acting off a tip-off the drugs were said to be earmarked for the streets of Durban. ALSO READ: Petrol tanker caught in crossfire, explosion thwarted MULTIPLE DRUGS SEIZED KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the team identified and raided the […]

Thousands of people have been left homeless after a fire engulfed 1000 shacks at an informal settlement in Kennedy Road in Durban. ALSO READ: WATCH: A manhunt for Kwanobuhle open fire suspects [VIDEO] CAUSE OF FIRE STILL UNKNOWN The fire which which occurred on Sunday morning claimed one life, injuring several others. Humanitarian aid organization Gift of […]

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will be making payment to qualifying beneficiaries within the first week of August 2023. SOCIAL GRANT PAYMENT DATES FOR AUGUST 2023 The elderly(older person’s grant) will receive their money first, followed by the disability grant. The child support grant including all other grants such as war veterans grant, […]

The family of then 10-year-old Elroy van Rooyen is opposed to the release of Norman Afzal Simons, also known as the ‘Station Strangler’, after spending 28 years behind bars. The Department of Correctional Services announced that Simons will be released on Thursday, 20 July. Simons was convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murder of Van […]