Parents take placement frustration to Western Cape Education Department offices

Lilita Gcwabe|Published

Just one day after schools reopened for the 2026 academic year, parents with children ranging from Grade 1 to high school level stood outside the gates, many visibly ...

LPC, Advocate Dali Mpofu to face off in court over misconduct case

Zelda Venter|Published

In his court papers, Mpofu states that the four professional misconduct charges against him by the LPC were baseless, frivolous, and part of a racist or right-wing ...

Total ban on drinking and driving on the cards, warns transport minister

Rapula Moatshe|Published

The country recorded a 5% drop in road fatalities and crashes during the 2025/2026 festive season, which Transport Minister Barbara Creecy attributed to the hard ...

Crime Intel head adds to Mchunu's woes over PKTT

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo testified that only the national police commissioner has the authority to establish or disband task teams like the PKTT, ...

Corruption, fraud, misuse of state vehicles characterised Crime Intel - Khumalo

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo revealed to a parliamentary inquiry that when he took office in 2022, he found widespread misuse of resources, outdated ...

SA universities unable to accommodate 10,000 qualified students

Theolin Tembo|Published

The public university system is set to offer only 235,000 first-year places for 2026, leaving 10,000 qualified students without a space.

LGBTQIA+ community rallies as Kwakhanya Hlanganisa murder case postponed again

Lilita Gcwabe|Published

The case, which had already been postponed three times, returned to court Thursday after earlier postponements due to a missing docket and a change in the investigating ...

UWC study reveals roots of intimate partner abuse

Published

Through interviews with 20 offenders, the study found that anger, romantic insecurity driven by suspicions of infidelity, exposure to abuse at a young age, and lack ...

Fists fly during NFP's disciplinary hearing against MEC and KZN MPL

Willem Phungula|Published

NFP leader Ivan Barnes and supporters of senior party member Mbali Shinga were involved in a fistfight.

Ex-top cop implicates Mbalula in 'messy' labour dispute

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Updated

Former acting SAPS national commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has testified to Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee that then Police minister Fikile Mbalula unconstitutionally ...

Standard Bank IT operator charged with embezzling R1.9m via overdraft manipulation

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A former Standard Bank IT operator, Vivian Brink, has been granted bail after being accused of embezzling over R1.9 million from the bank.

Political meddling in police intensified after ANC 2007 conference, says ex-top cop

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Ex-acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane said the appointment of former Crime Intelligence divisional commissioner Richard Mdluli that was followed by former ...

City defends baboon sanctuary plan amid growing opposition

Lilita Gcwabe|Published

Animal welfare organisations are raising alarms as Cape Town proceeds with controversial baboon sanctuary plans.

Law Enforcement officers caught demanding R3 000 bribe in SAPS sting operation

Tracy-Lynn Ruiters and Staff Reporter|Published

Two Cape Town law enforcement officers face suspension after being caught red-handed accepting a R3 000 bribe in a SAPS anti-corruption sting operation.

Western Cape wildfires: Stanford big cat sanctuary appeals for urgent aid after evacuation

Staff Reporter|Published

Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary’s top priority is raising the funds needed to cover costs which include essential firefighting equipment, emergency veterinary ...

All 7 500 unplaced learners will be in class, says Education MEC

Lilita Gcwabe|Published

Education MEC David Maynier said the province was ready for the academic year, assuring parents that schools had opened with the necessary resources in place.

Learners embroiled in alleged exam cheating scandal haul officials to court

Zelda Venter|Published

The allegation against the learners was based solely on the similarity of their examination answers. The Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) has not furnished ...

Macpherson guns for parties, individuals behind obstructing reforms at IDT

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Macpherson did not abuse his power or breach the Executive Ethics Code, the public protector found.

Trump's withdrawal from global health agency will make US 'unsafe'

AFP|Published

With the one-year withdrawal process due to reach completion next week, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters he deeply regretted the move.