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Overcrowding, infrastructure failures and school safety dominate Gauteng education MEC’s agenda — but deeper structural pressures remain unresolved
Lebogang Maile warns that the province’s school system faces growing strain
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Lebogang Maile warns that the province’s school system faces growing strain

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Sunday’s loss extends team’s winless streak in the league to nine games
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As graduation season returns and many celebrate this milestone with family and friends, past graduates face a crisis of unemployment, as highlighted in the recent Stats SA report showing that the unemployment rate for graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher was 10.3% in February 2026.
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Everything we do these days is tracked, measured and compared to optimise and improve. But it is causing us to become unnecessarily fatigued to the point of paralysis, with serious consequences.

South Africa
KZN education department investigates discovery of animal remains at Glenhaven Secondary School.
South Africa
Implicated individuals in Life Esidimeni tragedy to be prosecuted
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will institute legal action against individuals implicated in the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
The tragedy unfolded between 2015 and 2016 when psychiatric patients were moved from licensed care facilities to unregistered and ill-equipped centres, resulting in the death of some 141...

South Africa
Matipandile Sotheni faces charges including murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

South Africa
Nkosi faces charges of theft, defeating the ends of justice and unlawful possession of amunition.
World
A master’s student at North-West University who grew up in a rural community near Ventersdorp is researching the national security risks of artificial intelligence, arguing that African countries must actively shape AI governance rather than simply adapt to frameworks developed elsewhere. Lebogang Marago is pursuing a Master of Arts in political studies in the Department […]
World
Somalia is positioning itself as a key innovator in East Africa’s digital transformation push, presenting a comprehensive artificial intelligence adoption plan at the East Africa Science and Technology Commission summit while simultaneously advancing cybersecurity frameworks and regional digital integration initiatives. Abdiqani Abdullahi Ahmed, communications consultant for Somalia’s...
World
East African Community member states have agreed to establish a Regional AI Technologies Fund and adopted a declaration committing the bloc to coordinated action on artificial intelligence, with a strong emphasis on sovereignty, infrastructure and skills development. The EAC Declaration on Artificial Intelligence was adopted at the fourth EAC Regional Science, Technology and Innovation...
World
Morocco has been selected as the site for a $1.2 billion AI data center described as the first sovereign AI infrastructure platform of its kind in Africa, with the project unveiled at GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech. The Nexus AI Factory will be built by a consortium comprising U.S. AI infrastructure specialist Nexus Core Systems, […]

Africa
The team was returning from a fixture when they were attacked, officials say.

Africa
UK government officials say they are not entirely abandoning the agreement but have run out of time.

Africa
Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.

Africa
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.

Business
Government employees own a 30% chunk of Waterfall City in Johannesburg via the their pensions, which are managed by the Public Investment Corporation.

Business
Fuel costs have soared globally as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran.

Business
There are calls to amend the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 to cap the rate that the Rand municipalities can charge for property rates in South Africa.
Business

Politics
Zuma-Sambudla is on trial, facing charges of inciting violence and sedition linked to the unrest.

Politics
Elvis Chiwawa says they want NSAFAS funding to be extended to include all students.

Politics
The tour is expected to focus on jobs, service delivery and community safety.

Politics
The court has heard testimony from several State witnesses in the Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial

Sport
Italian Jannik Sinner powered through the first set in just 26 minutes, but the second set was a different story.

Sport
Around this time last year, a Varsity Cup star earned a surprise call up to a Springbok training camp. So, where is he now?

Sport
German Alexander Zverev secured his third semi-final at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters after victory over Brazil’s rising star, Joao Fonseca.

Sport
Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs are heading into a big decision window. Seven players are set to see their contracts expire on 30 June.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), University of Nairobi Chapter, has issued a strong warning over what it describes as a deepening leadership and financial crisis at the University of Nairobi (UoN), calling for immediate government intervention.
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] The Chairperson of the Human Resource Development Council, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, will on Tuesday officially launch the Gert Sibande Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) lab and Centre of Specialisation Millwright Workshop in the Mpumalanga Province.
Education
[Nyasa Times] It is a moment of triumph, pride, and proof that results speak louder than promises. Maranatha Academy has once again raised the bar, with a record 431 students now selected to public universities across Malawi–an increase from 405–following the latest release of selections including the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) City Campus.
Education
Recruitment sessions have taken place at hundreds of universities and colleges across the country.

Lifestyle
Unlike his predecessor John Steehuisen, new Democratic federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has an impressive set of tertiary qualifications.

Lifestyle
US pop superstar Britney Spears has checked herself into rehab following her arrest last month on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Elon Musk has been accused of spreading lies about a white cross memorial, he claims represents murdered white South African farmers.

Entertainment
The highly rated midfielder was sent to United on a season-long loan at the beginning of the campaign.

Entertainment
In road running, Gerda Steyn won her seventh Two Oceans title with another emphatic performance.

Entertainment
“The attitude in Pretoria must be even stronger, show more commitment and tactical discipline,” Cardoso said.

Entertainment
The channel introduced a special theme for April titled “AmaSequel Aserious”.

Science/Tech
Social media platforms need to stop young users wasting hours doomscrolling, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

Science/Tech
Fear of job loss is driving some employees quietly to sabotage AI projects, a global study has found.

Science/Tech
The challenge with agentic AI is no longer choosing a model and building agents, but the complexity of managing the infrastructure to run thousands of agents securely.

Science/Tech
As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
The limited edition VW Polo GTI Edition 20 has officially launched in South Africa.
Motoring

Health
NHS figures for England suggest a small increase in admissions and experts say noble false widow spiders could be to blame.

Health
Melle was racially abused by a transgender woman at a hospital after she addressed them as “Mr”.
Health
A psychologist, she urged patients to confront the things that frightened them, revolutionizing her field’s approach to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Health
The support group was set up by a woman who challenged herself to try 50 new things before turning 50.