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SA’s education system continues to grapple with a deeply troubling reality: sexual offences in schools remain an enduring threat, and very little progress has been made to safeguard pupils from predatory teachers.

Gold price has surged due to geopolitical uncertainty

Why did the EFF deem it fitting to celebrate with a gun salute

Victor Wembanyama stars on his NBA play-off debut as the San Antonio Spurs win, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics both make dominant starts to the post-season.

Bail application of suspended Fannie Nkosi resumes, with the state opposing his release.

Three security companies are under scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission

SAPS concerned over leaking of affidavits in ongoing cases, warning it puts witnesses at risk.

An infant has died in an accident on the M35 in Folweni, South of Durban.

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China’s technological leaps.

U.K. police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies, the latest of which caused minor damage on Saturday night.

Exit polls put his Progressive Bulgaria on 37%, more than double the score of the closest runner-up, but he will likely need to form a coalition to govern.

Tehran has not commented on the incident, which comes as the US prepares for a second round of talks.

The country’s biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe’s borders.

Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

The JSE has hit the Komati Basin Water Authority with a R500,000 fine for failing to timeously announce the appointment of an executive.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 20 April.

A debt charity believes the town’s seasonal job market is in part to blame.

Senior ANC leaders are set to outline progress on the party’s Local Government Action Plan…

Steenberg says his mayoral campaign will be launched ahead of the local government election

The complaint on this matter was submitted to the Public in October 2023.

Shinga was found guilty of misconduct and gross insubordination by the partys disciplinary committee

Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre was a regional arts centre with a polarising reputation before snooker came along, by chance, to make it a globally famous venue. What makes it so special?

With the Sharks looking likely to miss the URC playoffs, there were two controversial moments from their latest loss that deserve scrutiny.

Ex-England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says Arsenal fans “need to be better” in supporting the team in their faltering Premier League title bid.

Big changes coming at Naturena.

Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’

An “exam-obsessed” school system is leaving young people unprepared for work, Alan Milburn has said, as new polling suggests teachers believe pupils are leaving education without the skills they need for adult life.

Milburn, a former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and now...

2026 food prices in South Africa have not taken as big of a knock as many predicted at the start of the Middle East conflict. Here’s why …

Benoni-born actress Charlize Theron opened about the traumatic night her mother killed her father out of self-defense.

A UCT student has dropped the remix of a clip of EFF MP Naledi Chirwa chanting ‘Voetsek’ in support of Julius Malema.

‘Our dignity is not for sale’: Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi has clapped back at Elon Musk’s bid to bring Starlink to South Africa…

Heavy rainfall and gale-force winds battered the Cape Peninsula.

‘Swan Lake’ is more than just a classical ballet. It’s story is as relevant today and could easily be a Netflix thriller. Here’s why.

A caucus member told The Citizen there is also an investigation underway into Breytenbach’s underperformance as a councillor.

Judging by what vandalism and theft have done to the scheme in Clayville, it looks like the skeletons of the houses will have to be bulldozed.

A year after mishaps dominated the race, Chinese humanoids are outrunning professional half-marathon athletes.

First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861

This week, the annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies. Although active since 16 April, the shower peaks during the late evening of Wednesday 22 April and early the next morning.

The chart shows the view looking east from London at 00.01 (BST) on Thursday 23 April. The origin point of...

Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary

Over its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer’s Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne’s naming “Winnie” after resident bear Winnipeg, and Sylvia Plath’s poem Zoo Keeper’s Wife.

Plath’s husband, Ted Hughes, who would become poet...

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South Africa’s car factories built several thousand models for export in the first quarter of 2026.

Besides hybrid options, South African car buyers have several fuel-efficient compact SUVs to choose from.

For the same price of a new and much smaller sedan, you can be large and in charge.

Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

Evie Solomon has started a support group for women due to her experience while being diagnosed.

Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.