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The Department of Education in George in the Western Cape has suspended a teacher for allegedly humiliating a child on social media.  The teacher has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged discrimination against the learner.  The allegation follows the circulation of a video taken by the teacher during hashtag PieDay at the school.  It shows learners in class having a pie …

South African travellers are likely to soon face significantly higher flight prices after jet fuel costs increased by approximately 70% at two of South Africa’s three major airports. Cape Town International Airport and King Shaka International Airport in Durban have both raised the cost of Jet A1 fuel in response to the growing oil costs due to the conflict in …

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has taken its voter registration campaign to tertiary institutions in effort to encourage the youth to register to vote ahead of the Local Government Elections. Research by the commission has revealed voter apathy amongst the youth between the ages of 18 and 25. The commission took its campaign to the Durban University of Technology’s Ritson campus.  The IEC is confident that the education and …

    Jane Acilo Frances hands a farmer a pack of maize seeds   Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers across Oyam District in Northern Uganda are set to benefit from a major agricultural support initiative following the launch of a maize seed distribution program that aims at strengthening grassroots incomes and improving food security. The initiative, implemented in partnership …

SHORT DROP HEAD /DECK (SO IT WILL FIT ON 1 LINE OF HOME PAGE)    LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation. Download Qtalk from Google Play or the Apple Store. This series presents their stories. For Qtalk users’ security, they are …

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says new United States Ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, has been démarched to explain his anti-diplomatic comments in public. A démarche is a diplomatic message, sometimes signifying protest or displeasure.  He says Pretoria is open to diplomatic engagements, but it cannot allow other country to disrespect the sovereignty of South Africa. Ambassador Bozell, who …

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma, has told Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that she was offered an early retirement deal, on condition that she remained silent about her disputes with National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. Under questioning from the committee’s evidence leader, Advocate Bongiwe Mkhize, Vuma says the proposal included financial incentives and a non-disclosure agreement, …

Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Bulelani Ngcuka, has urged the TRC Cases Inquiry to consider the context under which the NPA was operating during the course of his tenure between 1998 and July 2004. He was responding to questions put to him about failed efforts to get the former crime fighting unit, Scorpions, to provide capacity for the …

The surcharge will come into effect on Wednesday and will apply only to flights departing on or before the 12 May 2026.The airline says it has absorbed steep fuel cost increases since the conflict erupted but with jet fuel prices at South African coastal airports now up approximately 70% in just one week, the airline has reached a point where …

Opposition parties in the Mpumalanga Legislature have expressed different views about the Budget Speech delivered by the provincial MEC for Finance, Bonakele Majuba. Some have welcomed the budget allocation, but others are concerned that sometimes funds are not used appropriately. Speaking on behalf of the official opposition party, uMkhonto weSizwe, Benon Nxumayo, says, “In the face value, we are very …

Suspended organised crime head General Richard Shibiri has testified that he learned about the raid at Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s premises through the Madlanga Commission that is sitting in Pretoria. Matlala’s premises were raided in December 2024. Evidence before the Commission shows that General Shibiri was in contact with Sergeant Fannie Nkosi a day after the raid occurred at Matlala’s premises. …

The Department of Electricity and Energy says Eskom’s financial position remains solvent. Senior officials from the department briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on among others, the third quarter financial performance for 2025/26 of entities it oversees. The department’s Deputy Director-General for Energy Enterprises Dr Kubeshnie Bhugwandin added that liquidity has improved with healthy cash balances. Bhugwandin says Eskom is headed for …

 Iran’s newly-appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was lightly injured but is continuing to operate, an Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday after state television described him as war wounded. Khamenei has not been seen by Iranians, or issued any public statement or message, since his selection on Sunday by a clerical assembly and is widely rumoured to have been wounded in the Israeli and …

The compensation of persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project (EACOP) stands at 98 per cent completion, according to the Director Economic and National Content Monitoring at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Peninah Aheebwa. The revelation follows concerns raised by Kalungu West County MP, Hon. Joseph Ssewungu on the matter. “There are some people who have …

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and Secretary to Parliament Xolile George will lay a criminal complaint against private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan. The complaint relates to his walkout when he appeared before the Ad Hoc Committee two weeks ago. At the time of the walkout, he told MPs serving in the committee that he needs to catch a flight and left …