2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (473+ words) Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, visited Merewent Cheshire Home in Durban, where she met residents and the organisation’s board, highlighting the need for sustained support for disability care services. The…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1707+ words) Dr Naledi Pandor at the University of the Western Cape's honorary doctorate ceremony at the Old Mutual Conference Centre in Kirstenbosch on Friday. Image: Bheki Radebe / ANA Studio In the 1940s, a youngster sat in a mathematics class taught by Oliver…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (607+ words) Two Gauteng EMS officials were forced to flee after armed suspects allegedly spiked their ambulance and opened fire on them while they were transporting a patient on the N1 in the early hours of Saturday. Two Gauteng Emergency Medical Services (EMS)…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago   (336+ words) The City of Cape Town’s proposed Animal Keeping By-law addresses the handling and impounding of stray animals. The City of Cape Town is looking to rewrite the rules around keeping animals in the city, with a new draft covering everything…...

6+ hour, 6+ min ago   (766+ words) The SA men’s hockey side came agonisingly close to securing 11th place at the World Cup before Pakistan prevailed 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out at the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre. Image: Jan van Zyl South Africa’s FIH Hockey World Cup campaign…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (441+ words) As students, we need not only to be taught the basic curriculum, but also to be given a chance to enhance the real-life problem-solving skills needed to prepare for the challenges of the twenty-first century. In my view, the future…...

22+ hour, 6+ min ago   (480+ words) Kidnapping cases increased to 4,638 during the first quarter of the 2026/27 year, with Gauteng recording the highest number of incidents in the country. South Africa recorded 4,638 kidnappings between April and June 2026, an increase of 172 cases compared with the same period last…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (671+ words) Image: File Picture/ Bongiwe Mchunu The Special Tribunal has ordered the architect behind the controversial security upgrades at former President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence to personally repay more than R147 million to the National Treasury after finding that his unlawful conduct…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (936+ words) Johannesburg is increasingly spending on the assumption that money it bills residents and businesses will eventually arrive, even as its mountain of unpaid debt grows and much of it becomes unlikely to ever be collected. Image: Mark Lewis | CDE The…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (619+ words) Couples married under customary law have until 31 August 2026 to register their unions under a special registration period being offered by the Department of Home Affairs. While failing to register does not automatically invalidate a customary marriage, legal experts warn that…...