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Only three out of 10 pupils in Grades 1 to 3 can read at their grade level in their home languages.
MONDAY, 02 MARCH 2026, 18:37
Only three out of 10 pupils in Grades 1 to 3 can read at their grade level in their home languages.

Five workers at Ekapa Mine have been trapped underground since last Thursday, with Minister Gwede Mantashe saying a thorough investigation will be conducted.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 24 February 2026.
A US judge permanently barred the Justice Department from releasing a prosecutor’s report on the criminal case accusing US President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following his first term in office.

Acknowledging that BEE is not fulfilling its transformation mandate, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition is implementing new laws and a new R100 billion fund for BEE compliance.
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is unlikely to formally adopt a fiscal anchor in this week’s Budget.

At least 73 people are dead in Mexican cartel violence after the killing of El Mencho, raising urgent questions about security four months before the 2026 World Cup.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Tuessday, 23 January 2026.
Police in the Western Cape have made another breakthrough in the investigation into the mass shooting that left seven people dead in Kanana informal settlement, Gugulethu, in June last year.

Kurt Abrahams will play in the Belgian top flight next season following the promotion of SV Beveren this past weekend.

The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation

A lot of casino products ask your phone to behave like a small cinema. They load a themed lobby, a soundtrack, a set of reels, a bonus map, and enough animation to heat a modest pocket. Aviator works in the opposite direction. It gives you a rising line, a multiplier, one decision, and a timer […]

The 2026 municipal elections will decide whether South Africa democratic accountability works beyond the national level.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhidze, will remain behind bars until 3 March

Most South African traders spend years refining entries, indicators, and risk rules, but they often ignore the one decision that can quietly reshape everything: who they trade through. In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Durban, it is common to see traders blame the market for poor fills or frustrating spreads, when the real issue is […]

While President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrates the end of loadshedding, the plan to fix a new electricity crisis, load reduction, is falling behind schedule and proving more difficult.

Users can project a life-sized Temminck’s ground pangolin, ask questions about its ecology and threats and learn about conservation challenges such as illegal poaching, habitat loss and dangers from electric fencing. The app is free to download and supports pangolin rescue and rehabilitation

Deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya said that when he found out the impalas were from Cat Matlala, he stopped the delivery

Ian Cameron, Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, said South Africa needs more than the army deployment to win the war on crime.

EFF leader Julius Malema said he does not hate white people. However, he hates the system and capitalism, which have taken from black people.

The British-Nigerian drama claimed the prize for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, with brothers Akinola Davies Jr and Wale Davies taking home one of the ceremony’s most closely watched honours