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As the government struggles to address poor maintenance and shoddy infrastructure at some government-owned buildings, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Sihle Zikalala, has blamed a lack of capacity for the problems.The Minister was speaking at the Young Professionals Seminar in Pretoria, which is aimed at encouraging young professionals including architects, engineers and civil planners, to facilitate the country's much-need infrastructure solutions. #youngProfessionalseminar #builtenvironment https://t.co/YVKs5Qc2lv — South African Government (@GovernmentZA) April 3, […]

The South African Union of Students (SAUS) says Educor’s silence on the fate of its students speaks to the larger structural failures of the company.There’s been no word from Educor management to its staff or students following confirmation that four of its privately-owned institutions had been deregistered by the Department of Higher Education.Damelin College, CityVarsity, Lyceum and Icesa are scheduled to shutdown their doors by the end of next year […]

Young South Africans are calling for better protection for minors working in the entertainment industry. Their remarks follow news that former Nickelodeon child star, Drake Bell, is set to share his account of sexual abuse, allegedly at the hands of a Nickelodeon employee. A new docuseries, about the dark side of kids TV, features Bell and other former child stars - discussing child grooming and the sexual abuse of minors […]

A decision in the rape and murder case against Sifiso Mkhwanazi has been set down for the 13th of next month. The 21-year-old is accused of raping and killing six sex workers whose decomposing bodies were found at his father's panel beating shop in Johannesburg in 2022. Closing arguments in the trial wrapped up yesterday. The defense questioned the motive behind Mkhwanazi's father's decision to testify against his son. It […]

EFF leader, Julius Malema, has echoed calls for the more than 2 000 South African troops, currently stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to be recalled. The call follows the death of two South African soldiers and the injury of three others amid the escalating conflict in that region. The soldiers were deployed to beef up the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) peace-keeping force that has taken over […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says it's an undeniable fact that the lives of millions of South Africans have changed for the better since 1994. He was replying to MPs after the two-day SONA debate.The President says the transformation that's happened under the ANC's governance is a reality everyone must accept, whether they like it or not. His remarks came amid a public debate over his fictional character dubbed a child of […]

The world's biggest music company, Universal Music Group, has started pulling its music off TikTok, following a breakdown in talks between the two companies.Universal is set to take its full music catalogue, including around 3 million recorded music tracks, off the platform as it struggles to negotiate a new licensing agreement.If the two companies fail to reach a new agreement, artists including Drake, Sza, J.Cole and Taylor Swift could be […]

International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor, says the countries of the world must closely consider what action will be taken against Israel if it fails to heed the International Court of Justice's ruling, ordering Tel Aviv to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip. On Friday, the UN top court found plausible evidence to suggest that Israel's action in the war-torn Palestinian territory could amount to genocide.In December, South Africa hauled […]