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(Archive photo: Christel Cornelissen/Maroela Media) The Gauteng Department of Education (GDO) is reconsidering its model for the decentralization of municipal services to public schools as a matter of urgency. This follows in the midst of a debt burden of almost R600 million to municipalities and Eskom, serious infrastructure backlogs and a recent High Court order against cutting off power at schools in the province. Lebogang Maile, Gauteng MEC for education, announced this weekend that the province’s education system is suffering from major financial challenges. According to the statement, after 1994, Gauteng’s education system – in terms of learner intake, more…

There has been an uproar in the NFP following rumors that Mr. Sipho Mbatha, who was recently sacked by the IFP as a councillor, has been promoted to an important position in this party which is shrouded in internal wars.Dissatisfied party members complained about Mbatha being given the position of National Organizer.Rumors that Mbatha has been given the position spread after the spread of a letter said to have been written by him where he informed NFP members about an event to be attended by the leader of the group, Mr. Ivan Barnes.In this book, Mbatha calls himself a National…

18 Mei 2026 Tania Haynes How would you like to share the article? (Photo via Arrive Alive/X) One person was injured after a car ended up in the Swartkops River outside Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape over the weekend. The person was thrown from the car when the vehicle left the bridge on the N2 on Saturday and ended up in the water. Rescue workers from the organization Coastal Water Rescue (CWR) were called just before 09:00 on Saturday after the accident occurred. “Upon our arrival at the scene we received information that there was a single victim who had…

Sinner, the first Italian to win the title in 50 years, enters the French Open as favourite with Alcaraz out injured.Published On 18 May 202618 May 2026Jannik Sinner has completed the coveted Golden Masters in tennis to become only the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all nine Masters 1000 events – the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams.Top-ranked Sinner’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final of the Italian Open also made him the first Italian man to win the tournament since Adriano Panatta in 1976.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“There’s no better place…

Fans have started pouring in for Mthandeni SK’s gig “Igcokama Elisha” Manqele as it will be held in Dubeni, Melmoth on June 28. On Sunday, Mthandeni and his team SK Brothers opened the stage by cooking Tekisi “Nkintsho” Nthetha with three cows, alcohol which was water for skinning and an undisclosed amount of money. He was traveling with Thandeni and the four of them were beating each other by beating the bowl, which means donating money according to believers. On the day of the parade, history will be recorded as the producer of the forces of Mandlakazi, Nongoma, Phakel’umthakathi Ndabandaba…

18 Mei 2026 Tania HaynesHow would you like to share the article?Archive photo (Photo: Adel Groenewald)It will be noticeably colder in the Karoo this week.The South African Weather Service says a cut-off low pressure system is expected to affect the central and western interior of the country on Tuesday and Wednesday. This includes parts of the Northern Cape and the western parts of the Free State.The system is expected to bring breezy conditions and isolated to scattered showers as the system develops over the interior.According to the weather service, a noticeable drop in daytime temperatures, with isolated to scattered showers…

What started as two brothers’ daring dream has grown to more than 140 Plato stores in less than five years – and now also a first branch in London. For co-founder Stephan Bredell, however, it’s about much more than coffee: It’s about people, community and good old South African hospitality.

(Photo: Provided) Two women laughingly waving unlicensed firearms around in a video that was widely shared on social media this week have been arrested by the police. The Gauteng police started looking for the women, after it recently noted with concern a video on social media in which the two women handle unlicensed firearms recklessly and negligently in a house. In the video, the two women can be seen laughing, swinging the firearms around, pulling them over and pointing them at each other. “From the video it appears that the women may not have been properly trained or authorized to…

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has hosted a nine-hour prayer event on the National Mall in Washington, DC, as part of its efforts to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary.Sunday’s event was called “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving”, and it took place from 9am to 6pm Eastern US time (13:00 to 22:00 GMT).On the jubilee’s website, organisers explained that their aim was to mark “rededication of our country as One Nation to God”.The event featured performers, pastors and civil rights leaders, as well as Trump’s Republican allies, among them Senator Tim Scott of…

Kristof Slagmulder of Vlaams Belang. (Photo: A member of the Flemish Parliament in Belgium announced this week that he has submitted a motion for a resolution requesting the retention of Article 235 of the South African Constitution. This article explicitly recognizes the right to self-determination of communities with a shared cultural and linguistic heritage, including the Afrikaners. Kristof Slagmulder, a member of parliament from Vlaams Belang, says he tabled this motion after the uMkhonto we Sizwe party (MKP) proposed a bill here at home to abolish this constitutional protection. The proposal was made in April this year. “Anyone who takes…