A shocking new viral video showing a South African teacher engaging in a physical altercation with a learner has once again thrown the nation’s education system into the spotlight. The highly controversial footage, which depicts an educator violently punching and physically subduing a student, has generated massive public outcry across Read more
Chinese online retailer Temu has been fined $232 million (R3.7 billion) for not doing enough to stop the sale of illegal products, EU tech regulators said on Thursday, following the first part of a wide investigation. Further penalties could follow in the coming months as a result of a nearly Read more
The term “Cape of Storms” has returned to the South African lexicon with a haunting literalness this week. As of Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the Western Cape is grappling with the aftermath of a catastrophic weather system that has left six people dead, thousands displaced, and critical infrastructure in a Read more
The volatile landscape of cash-in-transit (CIT) crime in Mpumalanga reached a gruesome tipping point on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. In a daring and ultimately fatal confrontation in the heart of Bushbuckridge, an armed suspect was killed after attempting to rob a stationary cash van. The incident, which was captured in Read more
As the 2025/26 Betway Premiership season nears its conclusion, the rumor mill at Naturena is working overtime. The latest name to dominate the headlines is Grant Margeman. The 27-year-old Siwelele FC midfielder, affectionately known as “Pacman,” has reportedly emerged as a top priority for Kaizer Chiefs as they look to Read more
The story of Relebohile Mofokeng (formerly Ratomo) is rapidly becoming one of the great “what if” tales of South African football. Before he was the poster boy for Orlando Pirates and a Bafana Bafana international, the young winger was just another hopeful teenager seeking a professional breakthrough. That breakthrough almost Read more
Siza Gule, 18, from Soweto, will be flying to the US later this year to study law and politics at Harvard University after bagging nine distinctions and achieving a 94% aggregate in his matric results. The teenager, who studied at St John’s College in Johannesburg, secured a scholarship and acceptance Read more
The class of 2025 has achieved an overall pass rate of 88% for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, with KwaZulu-Natal being the top province. This is a slight improvement from the 2024 cohort, which achieved 87.3%, and 82.9% in 2023. ALSO READ | Takunda Muchweni among the matric top achievers Read more
Takunda Muchweni, a learner from Jan Kriel School in Kuils River is being celebrated and acknowledged as one of the top learner’s in the country for the class of 2025. Hours before the announcement of the official release of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results, some of the country’s top Read more
KZN top achiever, Simesihle Khuzwayo, a learner from the King Bhekuzulu College in Nongoma, her health challenges required her to dig even deeper to catch up with her schoolwork, after missing a part of her academic calendar. “During my matric year, I felt sick and missed most of my Winter Read more