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The parents of Mkhumbane Secondary School, in Chesterville, were overjoyed after the High Court of Pietermaritzburg ruled in their favor regarding the cameras installed in the school’s classrooms.This dispute, which started in late January this year, finally reached the court on Monday, and it finally ruled that he should not be released.There was noise in this school, and learning was disrupted for three weeks last month, when Sadtu teachers abandoned teaching, demanding that the cameras be removed from the classrooms.According to Mr. Babalo Majola, who is in the governing body of the school, he said that they were helped by…
UAE says largest gas facility, Habshan, suffered ‘significant damage’ after air defence interception sparked fires.Published On 3 Apr 20263 Apr 2026At least one person has been killed, and others wounded, after debris from an air defence interception set off fires at a gas facility in the United Arab Emirates, local authorities said.The Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Friday that falling debris “following the successful interception by air defence systems” caused two blazes to break out at the Habshan gas facility, the country’s largest natural gas processing site.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“As a result of this incident,…
Zané de Jager (Photo: Hoërskool Waterkloof / Facebook) Zané de Jager, a grade 11 learner at Waterkloof High School in Pretoria, died unexpectedly on Wednesday at the Thaba fieldwork camp. “This is an indescribable loss,” confirmed the main day management of the Voortrekkers in a statement. “Our hearts go out to her family, relatives, friends, Voortrekkers, the camp management, camp leader and youth members of Thaba and everyone affected by this tragedy.” The cause of her death is not yet known. Karin Stoffberg, chief leader of the Voortrekkers, told Maroela Media that the organizers of the camp were in constant…
The Swatini group, Ncandweni Christ Ambassadors, will honor the contributions of Irvin Sihlophe, who has passed away but was one of the founders of the Vukile Gospel Festival, which will be held at the Ugu Sports and Leisure stadium, in Port Shepstone, on Sunday.This was expressed by one of the organizers of the event, Mjosty.He said everything is ready and I saw this event, what they expect is that they will come to attend as it shows that they are excited.”Incandi this year will perform at an hour that we consider to be special, to continue to honor and remember…
3 April 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? Archive photo (Photo: Hansie Linde) The Klawer police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a shooting incident on Thursday evening around 19:00 on the N7 near Paddavlei. Sgt. Wesley Twigg, spokesperson for the police, says the traffic officer stopped a vehicle, but the motorist did not want to cooperate. “The suspect produced a firearm and shot the traffic officer before he sped away from the scene. A member of the public helped the officer and drove him to a police station where paramedics treated him.”…
Security agencies in South Africa are ready in the event of similar riots occurring in July 2021.The country’s Deputy President, Mr. Paul Mashatile, stated that the government will not repeat what happened in 2021, when the security agencies did not expect that riots might break out, which affected KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.These riots, which lasted for almost a week, destroyed the property of shops and firms in the country, property was looted and burned because there were sympathizers with the arrest of the former president of the country, Mr. Jacob Zuma, who is now the leader of the MKP party.”We did…
The KKNK celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. (Photo: Jhua-Nine Wyrley-Birch/Maroela Media)The 30th Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) is in full swing in the Western Cape town of Oudtshoorn.The town teems with theater enthusiasts, spirited festival-goers and those hungry for art and culture.The festival kicked off on Saturday 28 March with a huge opening concert and will come to an end on Saturday 4 April. Despite fickle weather – from sweltering heat to a few rain showers – the streets are still busy and the theaters full.In addition to children’s theatre, short theater productions with Flash Theater and dance…
Tourism KZN has made all preparations to welcome visitors this Easter, which is the time when the visit of believers who attend various services in the province stands out.Even though this time is known as a religiously focused tourist, it is not only for believers because there are also families and friends who use this time to relax and have fun together by visiting different places.Pinky Radebe, the head of Communications at KZN Tourism and Film, says they have come up with an action plan to be able to deal with the crowds.”KwaZulu-Natal has made all the preparations to welcome…
Archive photo (Photo: Freepik) One of the conjoined twin babies, who were recently successfully separated from each other at the Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo, died on Good Friday. Dr. Provincial Premier Phophi Ramathuba expressed her condolences to the mother and family.”We are deeply saddened by this heartbreaking loss. No parent should ever experience the pain of losing a child,” she said. The baby died in the early hours of the morning after complications that followed the extremely complicated separation operation. According to the medical team, after the operation both babies developed severe sepsis – a serious infection that can affect…
Two and a half years of launching brutal attacks on its neighbours and the besieged enclave of Gaza have transformed Israel’s politics, economy and society, analysts say.Now, as Israel engages in what many within the country have been repeatedly told is an “existential battle” with regional nemesis Iran, what the future might hold for Israel remains to be seen. The conflict’s ultimate end will likely be determined by lawmakers in Washington rather than planners in Israel.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listEven before its war on Iran, Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza had taken its toll on the country’s…