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Parents of learners at Madisong Secondary School in Hammanskraal, have called on government to reinstate corporal punishment in schools. The parents staged a protest outside the school today, demanding the immediate reinstatement of suspended principal, Bethuel Mooka. They say since the embattled principal was removed from the facility a few months back, discipline at the school has significantly deteriorated. Mooka is currently under investigation after students accused him of severely […]

Some South Africans have accused afro-soul singer and songwriter, Simphiwe Dana, of crashing out after she claimed that her African culture inspired hairstyles, are being appropriated without crediting her. The Zandisile hitmaker, who is popular for her conscious music and signature hairstyles, took to X today, to express her frustration accusing Shaka iLembe production team and actress Nomzamo Mbatha of stealing her hairstyles and not crediting her for it. The […]

Murder accused, Tiffany Meek, is set to learn her fate tomorrow, as the Roodepoort Magistrates Court prepares to deliver its judgment on her bail application. The 31-year-old mother, is accused of murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee, and defeating the ends of justice, among other charges. Jayden-Lee’s bruised and half-naked body was discovered on May 14, a day after his mother reported him missing. In his closing arguments, Meek’s lawyer, Noven […]

Pieter Coetzé booked his spot in the 100m backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after powering to second place, in his semifinal on Monday. The 21-year-old star had booked his place in the semifinals with a time of 52.80 seconds in his morning heat and then went quicker in the semis, touching in a time of 52.29. That saw him qualifying third fastest for the final behind […]

What began as a routine commute, ended up in a seven-vehicle pile-up on the M1 highway near Booysens, earlier today. At least three people were seriously injured, after a passenger allegedly got into an altercation with the bus driver and grabbed the steering wheel, while the vehicle was in motion. The bus then lost control, veered off the M1 South, crossed the central barricades and median, and collided with six […]

Tech giant, Google, has been ordered to pay an Argentinian man after he was captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera while shooting routes in the town he lived in. The incident happened in 2015. The plaintiff, a policeman, approached the courts after his bare back, his house number and street name ended up on Argentine TV and was shared widely on social media. He argued […]

As Tiffany Meek's bid for freedom enters a crucial phase, police have confirmed that five key witness statements remain outstanding — just days before closing arguments in the 31-year-old's bail hearing are set to be heard in the Roodepoort Magistrate Court. Meek is accused of murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee, and defeating the ends of justice, among others. The 31-year-old has been in custody since her arrest, and the court […]

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder, Thabo Cele, is eager to work with his new teammates in the 2025/26 season as he believes the club has signed quality players who will bolster Amakhosi. Ethan Chislett, Flavio Silva, Nkanyiso Shinga, Thabiso Monyane, Paseka Mako and Siphesihle Ndovu are some of the new players at Chiefs. Cele, who joined Chiefs in January, says they are all fitting in very well. “It was important for the […]

The South African Students Federation (SASF) says problems with student accommodation for some of the country's tertiary students is a headache that seems to always rear its ugly head. SASF is reacting to complaints from students living in the Pretoria CBD over the standard of their residential areas, which they say are unsafe, exposed to crime, and drugs. Students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) recently visited the Tshwane […]

Legal expert, Leo Maphosa, says the defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is in no way obligated to inherit the state's blind spots. Maphosa says they are within their right to excavate what the prosecution buried beneath silence. The state has officially concluded its case in the trial that began in 2022. The focus will now move sharply to the defence as the five men accused of Meyiwa's murder […]