Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the online application system gets clogged up because parents don't want their children in township schools.

The first day of the 2022 academic year for inland schools also saw pupils of Sebokeng near Vereeniging walking into a refurbished facility.

Nine people have been arrested for the illegal possession of protected plants worth R350 000.

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Mop-up operations have started in Kleinmond, after more than 200 firefighters battled a wildfire for four days.

Seventeen people have been killed in a collision on the N1 near Mookgophong in Limpopo. Another eight people have been injured in the accident.

Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after one man died and six other people were injured in an accident near Gqeberha.

South Africa has recorded 5 668 new Covid-19 infections and 119 new deaths.

Twenty-four people have been killed during severe weather in KwaZulu-Natal over the past four weeks.

The family of an Eastern Cape matric pupil who died during floods alongside five other people say their loved one was counting down the days to the release of matric results.

A prisoner was killed during a fight between inmates and prison officials at the Mthatha Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape.

A father accused of killing his 10-month-old son has made his second appearance in court.

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport has opened up applications for its annual YearBeyond programme in the Western Cape.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking during a media briefing shortly after delivering the January 8 statement at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, reflected on some of the challenges facing the party.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has insisted that those complaining about matric pass requirements are getting it their facts wrong.

While recent research found that over 71% of South Africans are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, government has indicated its concern with increasing reports of vaccine hesitancy.

Police have revealed that DNA results confirmed that the body found inside a burnt Hyundai i20 vehicle last June, was that of Sam Mbatha.

A man suspected of being part of a gang that robbed the De Doorns Post Office of cash and SA Social Security Agency cards was killed when their getaway car overturned during a police chase in Paarl.

The Cape Town Magistrate's Court has referred alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe for mental observation to establish whether he is fit to stand trial.