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Deputy Higher Education Minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube has demanded that those responsible for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) disbursing funds to more than 800 deceased students be arrested, describing the situation as unjustifiable and a clear sign of administrative failure. Dube-Ncube was responding to findings in the Auditor-General’s 2024/25 report, which revealed that NSFAS […]

KWAGGAFONTEIN, Mpumalanga – Fear and outrage have gripped the community of Kwaggafontein after a gardener at Fundakwazi Primary School was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old learner and several other minors on the school premises. Parents say the shocking allegations have left families deeply concerned about the safety of children in schools, with many

South Africa’s water purification and wastewater treatment plants are continuing to deteriorate, resulting in significant losses of treated water, pollution of rivers and dams, and heightened health risks for communities. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) recently released its 2025 Green Drop Report on wastewater system performance, alongside progress assessments on drinking water quality

City Power is urging customers across all its service delivery areas to cooperate and grant authorised meter technicians access to their properties, as teams continue to face resistance and outright non-access during critical maintenance work. The utility’s teams are conducting a postpaid meter maintenance programme that involves verifying that the correct meter is linked to

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in the North West has strongly criticised the provincial government’s failure to maintain healthcare infrastructure, highlighting deteriorating facilities, unsafe working conditions, overcrowding, and persistent water shortages that are compromising patient and staff safety. Provincial Nehawu secretary Zanele Lawu described the challenges as a systemic issue that

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder following a deadly altercation outside a tavern in Keiskammahoek on Good Friday. According to police reports, the incident occurred on Friday, 03 April 2026, at approximately 20:30 outside a tavern in the Endlovini Administrative Area. Two men were involved in a fight that escalated into a fatal

A joint intelligence-driven operation by Groblersdal and Matlerekeng Detectives has resulted in the arrest of two male suspects, aged 27 and 28, in connection with a series of business burglaries and robberies in the Matlerekeng policing precinct, Sekhukhune District, Limpopo. Acting on operational intelligence, authorities proceeded to Section E, Matlerekeng, where the 28-year-old suspect was

MTHATHA: Eastern Cape – Flood victims relocated to Maiden Farm in the Eastern Cape are spending a bleak Easter holiday, as families report that limited access to water, sanitation, and electricity has stripped away any holiday spirit. Residents say the hardships are worsening their situation, particularly with children home from school for the Easter break.

Community members in Bapong, North West, are urgently calling on the government to deploy South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops to their area to address escalating criminal activity, including the stripping of abandoned excavators for scrap metal. Residents report that abandoned excavators—some originally used in mining operations—are now attracting criminals who cut up the

Members of the SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Thohoyandou have arrested three male suspects, aged between 22 and 37, in connection with a rape that took place in the early hours of Saturday, 28 March 2026, at the Phiphidi Village graveyard. Makonde Rambuda (36) appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court