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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > comic-con-cape-towns-first-guest-has-a-power-level-of-over-9000

Comic Con Cape Town's first guest has a power level of over 9000

Comic Con Cape Town's first guest has a power level of over 90003+ hour, 18+ min ago   (232+ words) No, we're not ashamed of ourselves for invoking a meme from nearly two decades ago for the headline. It's apt, you'll see. Comic Con Cape Town, sorry, Comic Con Cape Town with Capitec, has announced its first international guest for…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > r5-million-worth-of-trouble-for-biggest-broadcaster-in-south-africa

R5 million worth of trouble for biggest broadcaster in South Africa

R5 million worth of trouble for biggest broadcaster in South Africa4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (358+ words) The South African communication regulator, ICASA, has said that state-owned signal distributor SENTECH is a monopoly, holding "significant market power" due to its dominance in the terrestrial signal distribution space, and it must make changes immediately. In a new gazette,…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > severe-consequences-planned-for-drivers-who-drink-in-south-africa

Severe consequences planned for drivers who drink in South Africa

Severe consequences planned for drivers who drink in South Africa4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (444+ words) Last week, the Minister of Transport of South Africa, Barbara Creecy, indicated that her department is planning to change legislation around how much alcohol locals can legally imbibe before getting behind a steering wheel, with the current legal limit being…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > south-african-heist-game-relooted-launches-next-month

South African heist game Relooted launches next month

South African heist game Relooted launches next month1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (215+ words) Have you ever watched the museum heist scene from Black Panther and thought, "that would make a cool game? Well, now you'll soon get the opportunity to play something similar in the South African game Relooted, which just announced its…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > da-wants-to-know-what-role-eskom-plays-in-all-of-these-massive-fires

DA wants to know what role Eskom plays in all of these massive fires

DA wants to know what role Eskom plays in all of these massive fires1+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) The end and beginning of the year is fire season along South Africa's coastal region, particular in the Western Cape. From Mossel Bay to Sandy Beach, to Kouga, fires have destroyed homes and claimed lives over the last few weeks....

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > matric-results-2025-why-half-a-million-youngsters-never-made-it

Matric Results 2025: Why half a million youngsters never made it

Matric Results 2025: Why half a million youngsters never made it1+ week, 3+ day ago   (736+ words) On Monday evening, the Department of Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, announced that the national pass rate for the National Senior Certificate qualification was 88 percent, the highest in South Africa's history. Despite this achievement, Build One South Africa (BOSA) says…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > learner-from-the-western-cape-earns-top-achiever-for-2025-matric-class

Learner from the Western Cape earns top achiever for 2025 Matric class

Learner from the Western Cape earns top achiever for 2025 Matric class1+ week, 3+ day ago   (375+ words) It is a frantic time for matriculants at the moment, as many will be looking up their 2025 Matric exam results and continuing the process of applying to tertiary institutions for the 2026 academic year. While we wish those students the best…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > university-of-johannesburg-reveals-registration-dates-for-2026

University of Johannesburg reveals registration dates for 2026

University of Johannesburg reveals registration dates for 20261+ week, 3+ day ago   (353+ words) The University of Johannesburg has revealed the registration dates for the 2026 academic year. When it will begin accepting new applicants to begin classes later this year. Importantly, it has set the date for First-Year Registrations to begin from today, 13th January…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > the-2025-matric-class-recorded-an-88-pass-rate

The 2025 Matric class recorded an 88% pass rate

The 2025 Matric class recorded an 88% pass rate1+ week, 3+ day ago   (292+ words) Tomorrow, the matric class of 2025 will find out their individual marks for the most recent November examinations, where an estimated 1 026 000 students wrote across four different assessment bodies. The largest was the National Senior Certificate (NSC), which accounted for roughly 927 00 students…...

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htxt.co.za > 2026 > 01 > south-africa-doesnt-like-the-taste-of-uber-eats-priority

South Africa doesn’t like the taste of Uber Eats Priority

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (419+ words) South Africans are reporting being extremely unhappy with the service of Uber Eats, the food delivery arm of the American ehailing giant. On Hello Peter, Uber Eats has 1.5 Stars, denoting that locals believe the company to be untrustworthy. Uber Eats…...