Fears Dundee teacher assaulted other pupils
The parents of pupils at Dundee High School in KwaZulu-Natal fear that there are many other school children who may have been sodomised by a teacher accused of fondling... Read more.
Inanda rape victims complain of delays in prosecuting sex crimes
Glaring failures to prosecute sexual offenders, coupled with delays in processing DNA samples in rape cases, were some of the outcries raised by the community of... Read more.
Killings of KZN politicians remain unsolved
With KwaZulu-Natal stubbornly remaining the murder capital of the country, according to the recently released crime statistics, the figures have also brought under... Read more.
Ramaphosa, Pandor clash over Ukraine policy
Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Naledi Pandor is on a collision course with President Cyril Ramaphosa after her pronouncement on the war in... Read more.
Drama unfolds as amabutho disrupt Zikalala’s address
Drama unfolded on Thursday morning when amabutho (AmaZulu regiments) disrupted KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala’s state of the province address. Amabutho... Read more.
Call to expunge criminal records, absorb offenders into job market
The employment sector in South Africa is hostile towards ex-offenders who have reformed and up-skilled themselves for the job market, said Dr Casper Lotter, a respected... Read more.
Finance minister side-steps basic income grant
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana steered clear of the basic income grant which has dominated public discourse as a possible response to endemic levels of unemployment... Read more.
More funds for NSFAS and job-creation programmes
The allocation of more funds to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will come as a welcome relief for higher learning institutions after Finance Minister... Read more.
Relief for all taxes except sin tax
While there was a temporary breather for other taxes including income tax, South Africans are expected to fork out more for alcohol and tobacco. This was announced... Read more.
HIV-free world still possible, say scientists
Following the successful eradication of the HIV virus in a US woman as a result of stem cell therapy, scientists in South Africa say this cutting-edge treatment... Read more.
