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Parents at Olympia Primary School in Bloemfontein have accused the school of mismanaging tens of thousands of rands of the school's budget. They’ve raised the alarm over clogged toilets and urine logged floors, which, they say, has created an unsafe situation for learners at the school. YNews has seen screenshots of an account allegedly belonging to the school, showing that officials had spent school money on Chicken Licken and at […]

The families of the 21 teenagers who died at the Enyobeni Tavern during a ‘pens down’ party in June 2022, in Scenery Park, Eastern Cape, have described the sentence given to the owners of the drinking establishment as a slap on the wrist. Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu, who appeared in the East London Regional Court on Friday, were sentenced to a R5 000 fine each or to spend 100 days […]

Former DA leaders have come out to slam the official opposition over its 'hypocrisy' on cadre deployment. The DA has been locked in a legal battle with the ANC in a bid to declare the governing party's cadre deployment policy unconstitutional and invalid. Former DA leader, Bongani Baloyi, however says the official opposition can't be against a policy it pratices. He has called on the party to release its FEDEX […]

Student representatives at the University of the Free State have accused the institution of deliberately trying to exclude NSFAS students with its registration process. They say the university opened its registration, despite their concerns that NSFAS students would not yet be able to pay the registration fee. The allegations come as NSFAS scrambles to complete its direct payment to students from various higher learning institutions across the country, with some […]

There is a mismatch in the demand of skills in the country and the specific careers that young people go for. That's according to chief partnerships officer at the Youth Employment Service, Tsholo Mogotsi, who spoke to YNews on the high unemployment rate in the country. Mogotsi was reacting to the latest joblessness figures, which revealed that 32.1% of South Africans were without jobs in the fourth quarter of 2023. […]

Two hundred and 50 employees within the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) have criminal records. This is according to information revealed by MMC for community safety, Letlhogonolo Moseki, during questioning by the DA's spokesperson for community safety in Ekurhuleni, Jaco Terblanche. Moseki disclosed that during the last audit in 2022, 3 449 fingerprints of EMPD employees were taken and submitted to the provincial police commissioner's office for processing. Out of […]

A member of the small business community has expressed their gripe over Finance Minister, Enoch Godogwana's lack of support for the ailing sector. The chief risk officer of Lula, a small medium enterprise banking platform, Garth Rossiter, says the fact that the tax revenue collected for the 2023/24 tax season is lower than expected is proof that companies are struggling. Lula is a dedicated SME banking platform that offers easy […]

Parliament has voted in favour of the impeachment of Western Cape Judge President, John Hlophe, and retired Judge, Nkola Motata. Three hundred and five Members of Parliament voted for Hlophe's removal while 296 supported Motata's the motion against Motata. The pair was found guilty of gross misconduct. Hlophe's matter dates back to 2008 when nine Constitutional Court justices lodged a complaint about him, claiming he had improperly attempted to influence […]

The Institute for Security Studies says the level of criminality in society is indicative of criminals becoming more brazen as they don't fear being held accountable for their crimes. The remarks by the ISS' Crime and Justice Program Head, Gareth Newham, come at the back of two separate cases that made headlines. In one case, four City Power employees were robbed of their cellphones and wallets in the west of […]

  Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says the incident involving a 13-year-old shooting his school principal is a reflection of the society we live in. The incident has sparked concern in the country about the prevalence of violence, which has no trickled into the schooling system. Speaking to YNews, Makaneta says crime in the country is getting out of control and something has to be done about it. 'The issue of […]