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Dr. Allison Matroos received her doctorate in Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday. (Photo: Henk Oets) The West Coast town of Atlantis is often associated with poverty, unemployment, gang violence and drug abuse. Yet it is also a place of outliers – people who make their community proud. One of these outliers is dr. Allison Matroos, who has now reached the pinnacle of academic success. Matroos received her doctorate in Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday. What puts her achievement in a class of its own is not only the fact that she is…
The family of a Grade 12 student at Khethimfundo High, Bhamshela, wants the teacher suspended and an investigation started against him, following his suicide on Thursday.Mongezi Shandu (22) was found cold by his family, hanging himself from a rope in his bedroom.His uncle, Mr. Nathi Santosi, said they found out after his nephew was gone that there was a teacher he had a problem with at school for some time.He revealed that since last year, his nephew has not made the mistake of going to school without wearing a mask.He said that he had been asking him what the cure…
Bongani Hans|Published 2 hours agoTHEY LOST everything they have that they built their mansions on the land that belongs to Eskom in Thornville, Pietermaritzburg, as the power company chose to knock them all down yesterday, using a court order in their favor.It turns out that more than 100 houses were demolished by Red Ant Security Relocation & Eviction Services, who were also armed with guns.One of the victims was a policeman who used his three-week-old son to try to convince himself that his house would not be demolished.It said that Eskom suddenly rushed to them. “We don’t know anything about…
Herds of angora goats graze on a farm in the semi-arid south of South Africa on open plains that stretch to the horizon. (Photo: Marco Longari/AFP)Herds of angora goats graze on a farm in the semi-arid south of South Africa on open plains that stretch to the horizon. Their light coats sparkle in the bright sunlight of a region that has become the beating heart of the world’s mohair industry.The Karoo, with its characteristic dirt roads and remote farms, currently supplies more than half of the world’s production of this fiber, which is prized worldwide for its luster and softness.On…
He is complaining about the justice system saying that they are operating on two rape cases involving child suspects, the family of a girl who is said to have suffered the same fate last year as the case was dropped last week.In this incident, which is said to have happened in Zwelibomvu KwaNdengezi, on September 4 last year, a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 12-year-old suspect.It turned out that the victim’s family heard about the incident on the day it was said to have happened. It is said that the victim told a relative that he was injured…
Thousands of blind and visually impaired learners in South Africa are left without essential skills to navigate their world safely and independently. (Photo: societyfortheblind.org) Thousands of blind and visually impaired learners in South Africa are being left without essential skills to navigate their world safely and independently, warns a new report by civil rights group Section27. The organization launched the report at the end of human rights month and says it exposes a serious gap in the country’s education system: the lack of orientation and mobility training for learners with visual impairments. “The report clearly shows that thousands of learners…
NewsFeedIsraeli forces launched renewed attacks in southern Beirut, as the UN warns of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe. The latest attacks severely damaged residential buildings in the Lebanese capital.Published On 28 Mar 202628 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala during a previous court appearance. (Photo: Phill Magakoe/AFP) The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) investigative directorate against corruption (Idac) denied on Saturday that it is deliberately targeting senior members of the police. This follows the arrest of 12 senior police officers and the serving of summonses on the national police commissioner. The case relates to a controversial and allegedly irregular contract awarded by the police to the company Medicare 24. This company belongs to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who is himself also an accused in the case. According to Henry Mamothame, spokesman for Idac, the allegations that the directorate…
When the gates of Nampo Park swing open from 12 to 15 May for the largest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere, the focus will be unwaveringly on the theme “Resilience through Innovation”. (Photo: Janice du Plessis/Maroela Media) In a period where the South African agricultural sector is plagued by climate variability, rising input costs and unpredictable market and policy changes, the central message of this year’s Nampo Harvest Day is crystal clear: “resilience is not negotiable”. When the gates of Nampo Park swing open from 12 to 15 May for the largest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere, the…
Archive photo (Photo: Maroela Media)Residents of the informal settlement near Poort Beton in Upington have been facing a water crisis for years, and despite repeated promises by the Dawid Kruiper municipality, basic access to water remains unattainable.The situation has now reached a boiling point, with the DA sharply criticizing the municipality for the lack of progress.Flip van der Steen, DA ward councilor of the Dawid Kruiper municipality, says the municipality’s handling of the matter is unacceptable.”The Dawid Kruiper municipality has now finally let the residents of this settlement down. Specific promises were made that there would already be community taps…