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Education lobby group, Equal Education, has highlighted the need for more data collectors to be hired at schools in order for government to urgently address issues plaguing the country's schools. EE is attributing the Department of Basic Education's challenge to ensure clean water and sanitation at all the country's schools to the lack of sufficient clear data or inaccurate data results. The lobby groups was reacting to the story about […]

Gun Free South Africa says incidents like the shooting of a principal in Primrose, Germiston, can be averted by South Africans not having guns in their homes. A 13-year-old Grade 6 learner appeared in court today for wounding the Primrose Primary School principal on Friday after he had instructed him and other pupils to gather in the foyer and study. Speaking to YNews, the Director of Gun Free South Africa, Adele […]

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says the situation that resulted in the hospitalisation of 31 bachelor of pharmacy students at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) is unacceptable. SAMA has appealed to the university's management to ensure that such an event never happens again. The students are recuperating in hospital after developing eyesight problems during a laboratory practical session yesterday. An investigation has been launched into the hair-raising […]

Sharks captain, Lukhanyo Am, believes the Sharks are ready to kick-start their United Rugby Championship campaign as they prepare to host the Stormers in Saturday’s big derby clash. The Durban-based outfit currently lie bottom of the table, with just one win from their opening nine league matches. But it has been a different story in the EPCR Challenge Cup where they won their pool and progressed to the last 16 as […]

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 […]

Mamelodi Sundowns’ new signing, Thembinkosi Lorch, admits that he is emotional about having to play his first match against his former team, Orlando Pirates, at Loftus Versfeld Stadium tomorrow. We kick-off the year with a home game at Loftus in the #DStvPrem!🏆 ⚽ Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates 📅 17 February ⏰ 20H00 🏟 Loftus Versfeld 🏆 DStv Premiership 🎟 https://t.co/BxcuL2u0V9 📺 SS202#Sundowns pic.twitter.com/UCFUR0U5Dz — Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) February […]

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 […]

  Leading actors of the award-winning movie 'Tsotsi', Terry Pheto and Presley Chweneyagae, have been fingered in what has been dubbed the 'Lotto heist' alongside Renowned fashion designer, Thula Sindi. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is on a mission to recoup R1.4 billion worth of funds that were siphoned at the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The investigations are unfolding in three phases, with the second one almost complete. It has […]

Civil rights movement, #NotInMyNameInternational, says the DA-led coalition government in Tshwane does not care about the needs of the majority of South Africans. The movement's Secretary General, Themba Masango, was reacting to the news of the National Treasury's plans to cut R629 million grant money in the Tshwane due to non-performance and non-compliance. Masango says these funds are meant for services such as the urban and township development as well […]