Among the issues to be addressed is the cheating scandal in Mpumalanga, and pupils being given early access to matric exam papers. Education quality assurance body, Umalusi, has confirmed that the matric results will be released on Thursday, with pupils able to receive their marks at schools on Friday. This comes after reports that Umalusi […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest apology about the endless blackouts, evidenced by failing electricity supplier Eskom introducing daily stage 6 load shedding, has been received with a pinch of salt. Dr Pali Lehohla, former Statistician General of South Africa, told a broadcaster that there had been a trend of making State entities fail, setting them up […]
During his first presidential briefing for the year on Thursday, Magwenya said the president remained seized with finding a sustainable solution to the current energy crisis. President Cyril Ramaphosa has demanded the national energy crisis committee work with more urgency and speed to implement the national energy plan as a means to end load shedding. […]
Some homes near the scene of the blast were destroyed and infrastructure was damaged. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that government was working with gas tanker company, Innovative Staffing Solutions, to repair the homes damaged by the Boksburg explosion. The gas tanker exploded under a railway bridge on Christmas eve, killing 40 people and injuring […]
The NICD said more than 650 sublineages of Omicron have been identified, of which more than 200 have been detected in South Africa. There was no need for changes to South Africa’s COVID-19 public health response, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said amid concern over the new Omicron subvariant. The country’s first case […]
The Pan South African Language Board, in collaboration with Focal Point, said on Monday the word came in first, beating Phala Phala, gaslighting and Inganekwane. Load shedding has been declared the 2022 South African word of the year. The Pan South African Language Board, in collaboration with Focal Point, said on Monday the word […]
The coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela is prepared to be buried during his funeral ceremony in Qunu, Eastern Cape, December 15, 2013 The defence for the eleven accused in the Nelson Mandela memorial fraud case is accusing the state of withholding crucial evidence. The said evidence relates to cellphone records which the […]
The court appearance of a 30-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of 4-year-old Bokgabo Poo has been abruptly adjourned in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court in East Rand, Gauteng. This is after the father of the girl tried to attack the accused in the dock. The accused is charged with five counts including murder, […]
Researchers also say being stuck in traffic, high social media use, a lack of movement and even slouching are some of the contributing factors to mental illness. As seasons change, some people experience what is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. This is a mental disorder which is associated with increased feelings of loneliness, depression and […]
The Department of Correctional Services says it has released former President Jacob Zuma from its system. This comes after the Constitutional Court sentenced him to 15 months imprisonment in its judgment handed down in June 2021. Zuma was admitted to the Estcourt Correctional Centre in July of the same year and placed on medical parole in September due […]