Category: News

While the first day of enrollment for grade one and grade eight in Gauteng was largely stress-free for parents, there have been several reports of the system crashing. The Gauteng Department of Education on Thursday opened school enrollments for the 2025 academic year. Applications are set to close on 12 August at midnight. In previous… Read more

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed the City of Cape Town’s application in the case against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Bulelani Qolani and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), among others. The city had approached the court in a bid to appeal the Western Cape High Court ruling that its removal… Read more

Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow Health MEC in Gauteng Jack Bloom says former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu should be changed with culpable homicide. This comes after the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday found Mahlangu guilty of negligence which led to the deaths of mentally ill patients. The judgement follows a lengthy inquest into the deaths… Read more

From a thorn in the police’s side, Ian Cameron may be hoping to become their greatest asset. Cameron was elected to the head of the Portfolio Committee on Police on Wednesday, and the former activist has immediately identified areas in need of improvement. The committee’s 2024/25 budget allocation and performance meeting revealed a dire shortage… Read more

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the government can no longer “sustain” the gross inequality in the health sector, which he says favours the rich. Motsoaledi presented his department’s budget in parliament on Thursday. The health department budget for the 2024/25 financial year is R62.2 billion − a 3.5% increase from R60.1 billion of the last… Read more

Human rights NGO Citizens for Integrity has challenged Cricket South Africa (CSA) over its decision to strip 18-year-old David Teeger of his captaincy at the U19 Cricket World Cup. CSA initially named Teeger as captain but removed him ahead of the U-19 Cricket World Cup after his comments on the conflict in Gaza. In papers… Read more

As 6,9 million Eskom customers upgrade their prepaid meters before November and the power utility’s meter recording process gains momentum, the utility company is sounding a warning to customers who have opted for illegal connections. The recording process, which affects all Standard Transfer Specification (STS) compliant pre-payment meters, is necessary to avoid disruption to electricity… Read more

African National Congress’ (ANC) Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela has been elected as the new deputy speaker for the seventh administration of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. Mhlakaza-Manamela was elected during a Special House Sitting of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on Thursday. Resignation Her appointment as deputy speaker comes after the resignation of the Democratic Alliances’ (DA) Refiloe Ntsekhe… Read more

Newly-elected chair of parliament’s watchdog Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) Songezo Zibi said the mismanagement of public funds is a big issue than what people give credit for. The leader of Rise Mzansi was elected the chair of Scopa, continuing the tradition of giving the post to an opposition politician. Rise Mzansi said Scopa… Read more

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) made its jurisdiction clear in relation to TotalEnergies’ offshore interests. Nersa was responding to reports stating that it had inside knowledge of the French company’s intentions around its project off the Mossel Bay coast.   The report suggested that TotalEnergies had made a U-turn on abandoning its… Read more