As the 2026 school year gets under way, scenes of frustration, disruption and fragile hope are playing out across the country. From unplaced learners and fee disputes in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, to flood-hit schools in Limpopo, overcrowded classrooms and infrastructure backlogs in the Eastern Cape, and smoother starts alongside last-minute pleas in parts of the Western Cape, parents and...
Pupils in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, will have to wait until next week to kick off their 2026 academic year because of the heavy rains that have caused flooding in the province since the weekend.
Former acting SAPS commissioner, Gen Khomotso Phahlane, has requested more time to present his 168-page affidavit before an ad hoc committee investigating allegations of criminality and political interference in the justice system.
South African artist Ciza won the Breakout Artist of the Year award at the 2026 Africa’s Global Music Awards in Nigeria, marking a significant achievement in his career.
The DA has urged international relations minister Ronald Lamola to report Iran to the UN Human Rights Council over alleged human rights abuses during ongoing civil uprisings.
By 2024/25, there were more than 4,000 informal settlements across SA. Though some of these unsightly shacks belong to South Africans, the majority are owned by foreigners.
The bail application for Victor Majola, the man accused of killing media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, is continuing at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Wednesday.
All eyes will be on former teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane when Senegal and Egypt meet in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) semifinal at Grande Stade Ibn-Batouta in Tanger, Morocco, tonight (7pm).
Luyanda Ndlozi, Mpumalanga’s top grade 12 performer, is headed to UCT for mechatronic engineering with a new car, a bursary, and other prizes. Raised by her single mother in Volksrust, she credits her success to prioritising academics and family support.
Retail giant SPAR has denied any involvement after a multidisciplinary operation in the City of Tshwane uncovered a site involved in the alleged illegal production of plastic carrier bags.
South Africa’s government welcomed the approval of a US preferential-trade deal before a key vote in the Senate, where Pretoria has faced opposition to its continued inclusion in the pact.