Author: Coceka Magubeni

Teachers suspended for sleeping with learners
News

Education department suspends seven teachers accused of sexually harassing pupils

Following grave accusations against seven male teachers at St John’s College in Mthatha, a formal investigation into claims of sexual harassment was launched... Read more.
EFF bid to stop fuel levy hike bites the dust
News

Western Cape High Court dismisses EFF’s urgent bid to halt fuel levy increase

The Western Cape High Court denied the EFF’s urgent application to halt Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s May 21 announcement of an increase in the... Read more.
Parliament's portfolio committee on basic education has recommended that the SA Council for Educators (SACE) should ensure that all teaching students and graduated teachers receive the necessary vetting as a tool to prevent the scourge of statutory rape. 
News

Eastern Cape male teachers exposed for rape culture following viral video

Rape accusations against high school teachers who sexually abuse their students have rocked the Eastern Cape education department. This comes after a former student... Read more.
Entertainment

Naledi Matshitse shatters braai gender myths

Naledi Matshitse, winner of Ultimate Braai Master Season 8, is redefining braai culture, asserting it’s not a men’s-only task but a skill rooted in culinary... Read more.
Business

Court rules in favour of Bloemfontein taxi owner in rank dispute

A conflict over a taxi owner’s right to load passengers at a Free State taxi rank was settled by the Supreme Court of Appeal. The dispute set Retshedisitsoe Isaac... Read more.
Motoring

Volkswagen’s bakkie Amarok recalled due to poor braking system

German multinational Volkswagen, which produces vehicles in South Africa, has announced a recall of 374 Amarok bakkies due to a potential issue with the electromechanical... Read more.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles recalled
Motoring

National Consumer Commission issues recalls for Mercedes-Benz vehicles

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued an urgent recall for 102 Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold in South Africa between 2022 and 2025, citing a critical safety... Read more.
News

Taxi association leader killed in Soweto was outspoken, had big dreams for industry

Thamsanqa Sabelo Moya, the 58-year-old chairperson of the National Taxi Association in Gauteng, was brutally shot and killed in an ambush on Soweto Highway in Diepkloof... Read more.
MK Party fails to derail Madlanga commission
Politics

Blow for MK Party as application to halt Madlanga commission is struck off the roll

The Pretoria High Court has struck an urgent application by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) to halt the ongoing Madlanga commission of inquiry from the roll,... Read more.