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The Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal has revealed what it thinks are the causes of the alarming statistics of child and adolescent pregnancies recorded in the financial year 2025/26.The data shows that 421 children aged 10 to 14 are pregnant. In addition, 28,108 pregnancies were reported among 15- to 19-year-olds. Previously, Childline KZN was quoted in IOL expressing concern that statistics point to problems of abuse, exploitation, poverty, education gaps, lack of support for young people, inequality, unsafe environment, and family deaths.It is said that the main thing that drives young people to Obhale is wanting to experience the feeling…
WONDERING about what Mamelodi Sundowns are doing when they are still represented by Kaizer Chiefs in the home game will not help Orlando Pirates in the race for the Betway Premiership title.This is the answer the Pirates coach, Ouaddou, gave to the media when they asked him about the help of Sundowns to stay in the top following their loss of points against Stellenbosch FC on Wednesday at home.Ouaddou was speaking at a press conference yesterday, in Houghton, Johannesburg, about the highly anticipated Pirates and Chiefs league match on Sunday at 3 pm, at FNB Stadium, Nasrec.Pirates have the opportunity…
24 April 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? Photo for illustration only. (Archive photo) A police officer attached to the Germiston police station was arrested by the Independent Police Investigation Directorate (Opod) after he allegedly raped a woman at the police station earlier this week. Phaladi Shuping, spokesperson for Opod, says it is alleged that the police officer went to the detention cell of the complainant and raped her. “The complainant was allegedly arrested for a case of domestic violence, and she was alone in the cell. The complainant was apparently called to…
THE COACH of Mamelodi Sundowns, Miguel Cardoso, understands that they have to tread carefully in the remaining games because they have been ambushed from both sides.The coach said his players should not be careless as they lost the points that would have brought them back to the top of the Betway Premiership log.Sundowns, who had the chance to overtake Orlando Pirates at the top of the log, drew 1-1 with Stellenbosch FC on Wednesday night, at Loftus Versveld Stadium, Pretoria.This result kept Pirates on top despite being one game ahead of Sundowns, with six league games remaining.Orlando Pirates will face…
THE TEAM commissioned by Zwelithini’s King Misuzulu Sinqobile says that it is promising to hold talks with groups represented in Parliament regarding the issue of amending the law governing the fund that oversees Zulu’s land, the Ngonyama Trust.The delegation held meetings with eight political parties represented in Parliament in the past two days.What was discussed at the meeting was Silo’s proposal to amend the law governing Ngonyama Trust.Mbube wants the law to authorize that he be the one to appoint the members of the Ngonyama Trust board, currently the board members are appointed by the Minister of Lands.Mbube also wants…
A masked singer who is one of the most popular music fans, Mlabalaba, has revealed that giving himself enough time to prepare his new music, and monitoring the things that happen in people’s lives – helps him find themes to talk about.Mlabalaba said so in an interview withOf this country about the seventh album Promiseswhich came out at the end of March. It is divided into 17 songs, which combine messages of situations and different things that will happen in life and in the world every day.He revealed that he started working on this album around October last year, and…
The PRESIDENT of the South African Football Association (Safa) in Durban, Mazwi Mkhize, says that he will follow his grandfather’s freedom when football is brought back to life and the structures of players who are brought up in KwaZulu-Natal and across South Africa are properly developed. Mkhize is among the veterans in sports leadership, including Jeremiah “Ace” Mdlalose and Dr Kevin Subban, who were honored with Lifetime Achievement awards at the KZN Sports Awards held at the weekend, at the King Albert Luthuli Convention Centre, Durban.He returned with us to supervise Safa in Durban in the elections held in January.…
Archive photo (Photo: Pixabay) The Gauteng Department of Education is warned in a formal letter to stop its planned inclusion of gr. R in the central online admission system for 2027 to review. In this joint letter from Solidarity’s Teacher Network, the Solidarity School Support Center (SOS) and AfriForum, it is warned that the hasty decision is not only unrealistic, but may also have been taken illegally. The organizations demand, among other things, that the department implement mandatory gr. Urgently postpones R inclusion until the basic requirements for gr. R-education has been sorted out. Johan Botha, the head of Solidarity’s…
He says that the headmaster of Mpumulwane Primary, KwaMaphumulo, Mr. Sithembiso Khumalo, who is facing the charge of impeachment of the police officer of the Durban Council, Captain Zwelakhe Thomas Ntombela, is being blamed for the meat he did not eat. He said this at the Durban High Court yesterday.It will be remembered that the deceased was shot dead in an incident that took place in May 2023 at his home in S, Mlaza. He was rushed to Siphingo Medical Towers which is where the accident happened.It was the first time that Khumalo entered the box since the trial began.…
THE first leg of the new season of the Telkom Netball League will be played in Durban starting today.The first round will be held at the Durban University of Technology, Steve Biko Campus from today until May 2.In this competition, the province of KwaZulu-Natal will be represented by two teams, Kingdom Stars playing in the top division and Kingdom Queens playing in the second division.Stars moved up to Division 1 by being champions of Division 2 last season, and also won the qualifying match against the team that finished last in Division 1, Limpopo Baobabs.This team will be coached by…