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Education lobby group, Equal Education, has taken the Western Cape education department to court over unplaced pupils in the province.

Police have spent over R42.67 million on petrol and diesel for its VIP Protection fleet – the unit that ferries President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ministers.

Chronic kidney disease is damage to the kidney that happens over a period of time – and affects its ability to filter waste products and get rid of fluid properly, Dr Nina Diana tells Spotlight.

The learners who drowned during a discipline camp have been laid to rest.

NPA says there’s a need for a strong political push to accelerate the extradition of the Guptas.

Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday’s tragedy.

In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.

Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.

A number of horses ran amok in London and several people were injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the British capital said on Wednesday.

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?

The World Bank said on Tuesday it has suspended funding for a tourism and conservation project in Tanzania following allegations of human rights abuses.

The Rwandan government says it is safe and ready to receive deportees from Britain, and the passage of the fraught Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is testament to that.

It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park.

An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.

The former Post Office boss was against stopping postmaster prosecutions in 2013, former top lawyer says.

Agricultural investment group Zeder has said it will consider the sale of its Zaad and Pome Investment assets, following the appointment of Rabobank as its special advisor.

John Barnes Media Ltd failed to pay £190,000 in taxes despite a turnover of over £400,000.

The IEC says defacing or illegally removing election posters is a criminal offence.

Dali Tambo has urged the party to ensure a decisive victory in the upcoming elections.

The MPC wants to secure socioeconomic development needed to address inequality, hunger and create a more equitable and resilient society.

President Cyril Ramaphosa leads the 20th anniversary celebrations of the EPWP.

More details and additional highlights have emerged of the local schoolboy who can successfully launch missile-like kicks from inside his own half.

“I was an assistant coach to the previous coach for a very long time and had eight years to try to win the Champions League,” Mokwena.

The agent of an Orlando Pirates top target has confirmed that there is a contract offer on the table for the soon to be free agent star.

A Dunstable school given an inadequate rating by watchdog Ofsted begins a High Court challenge.

President, scheduled to speak at the historically Black campus before the start of the Israel-Gaza war, will give speech on 19 May

Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight at one of the nation’s pre-eminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks re-election against...

MaMkhize – whose ‘Carte Blanche’ interview courted controversy – is estranged from millionaire Durban cop Sbu Mpisane. Where is he now?

Rugby legend Bryan Habana is trending against the backdrop of the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards. Take a look…

Watch this viral pet video that will leave you in “awes” and “lols”. Buckle up, you are not ready for this cuteness overload!

Scotland’s only Taylor Swift asserts that she encounters difficulty finding employment because employers suspect her celebrity name is a prank.

The former co-stars are collaborating on how to appropriately commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Friends finale, which drew in 52.5 million viewers for the event on 6 May 2004.

Ofentse Pitse is the first and youngest black South African woman to conduct and own an all-black orchestra, Anchored Sound.

Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances.

Gaydon firm’s first and so far only SUV has kept the same exterior, but now with a better appointed interior.

Urus becomes the Raging Bull’s third plug-in hybrid after the Revuelto and previously, the limited edition Sián.

Two women describe the life-changing impacts of immunoglobulin in treating their health conditions.

The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.

More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.

Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.

Red Rocket, a South African independent power provider, hired Goldman Sachs Group to advise on the next steps for the closely held business — including a possible sale. Shareholders of the Cape Town-based company “have decided to explore strategic options,” for the business.