Here are South Africa’s matric results for 2021
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has published the matric results for the 2021 cohort, with the group achieving a pass rate of 76.4%. This is an increase of 0.2…
150 people, including children, rescued in Ladysmith
150 people, including children, were rescued in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday after the town was flooded following torrential rain in the area over the past two weeks. Twenty-five children between…
Call for timetable change at schools in South Africa
The Western Cape government has called for the scrapping of the ‘one-metre rule’ and a full return to traditional timetables at South Africa’s schools. In a media briefing on Tuesday…
2 people arrested for allegedly robbing pensioner of alcohol at Free State farm
Two people have been arrested for allegedly robbing a 77-year-old pensioner of alcohol at a farm in the Free State. Free State police spokesperson Warrant Officer Mmako Mophiring said the…
Suspect arrested after being found in possession of fake US dollars in Free State
A Nigerian national was arrested after being found in possession of fake US dollars at the Harrismith taxi rank on Thursday, Free State police said. The suspect was arrested after two…
South Africa to launch three nanosatellites as part of R27 million space project
Higher Education, Science and Innovation minister Dr Blade Nzimande has announced the launch of three locally-produced nanosatellites from the US on Thursday (13 January), as part of South Africa’s new…
Call to end South Africa’s state of disaster this week
The opposition Democratic Alliance has called on the government to allow the national state of disaster to lapse on Saturday (15 January) instead of renewing it for a further month.…
Government to introduce new driver’s licence in South Africa: Mbalula
South Africa’s only driver’s licence printing machine has been sent to Germany for repairs as the country faces a massive printing backlog, Government is now planning a number of measures…
SA’s only driver’s license printer is in Germany for repairs – here’s why we only have one
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula blamed the heavy backlog in the issuing of new driver’s licenses on a broken machine, which is currently in Germany for repairs. It is the only…
South Africa parliament fire suspect charged with ‘terrorism’
Defence lawyer Dali Mpofu is seeking bail for Zandile Christmas Mafe who was arrested last week and charged with arson. A South African court has charged a man suspected of…