[New Frame] The apex court has reversed amendments to the act that made it difficult for refugees to apply for asylum while making it easy for Home Affairs officials to unjustly detain and deport them.

[Daily Maverick] Free State maintains its top spot as the 2021 National Senior Certificate pass rate sees a slight improvement, increasing from 76.2% in 2020, to 76.4% in 2021.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As COVID-19 fuels testosterone shortages, some trans men are turning to risky illegal alternatives

[New Zimbabwe] Former Miss Universe, Zozibini Tunzi has bagged her acting debut in Amercian star studded historical film, The Woman King.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has classified the damaging recent inclement weather in parts of the country as a national disaster.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa commends the Matric Class of 2021 on the success achieved by this cohort of learners, educators and parents.

[GroundUp] City says JDA must hand it over, but JDA says it was handed over in 2018

[New Times] A delegation headed by Gen. Rudzani Maphwanya, the Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), on Wednesday, January 19, visited Rwanda Security Forces' headquarters in Mozambique's northernmost Province of Cabo Delgado.

[Daily Maverick] The development in Cape Town will better represent the cultural significance of the Khoisan community, the developer and Western Cape province argued in court on Thursday. It was the second day of a hearing seeking to interdict the p...

[Namibian] SOUTH African airline, BDS Airways, has made a N$1,4 billion offer to buy the assets of the liquidated national airline, Air Namibia.

[Parliament of South Africa] Evidence of excellence in some schools in the Free State indicate that these schools could advise other provinces, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education noted. However, serious challenges still remain requiring atten...

[Parliament of South Africa] Residents of the Saraah Bartman and Amathole districts as well as the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality have mixed views on the Gas Amendment Bill.

[SAnews.gov.za] KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has warned job seekers about scammers posing as government officials and selling jobs to unsuspecting members of the public.

[SAnews.gov.za] A total of 40 654 COVID-19 tests have been conducted, with 4 322 new cases being identified in South Africa in the last 24 hours.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) is considering whether or not the country will continue with the National State of Disaster legislation currently in place.

[SAnews.gov.za] Learning and teaching began in earnest on the first day of the 2022 academic year for provincial schools, as thousands of learners in KwaZulu-Natal went back to school on Wednesday.

[SAnews.gov.za] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited the public to share suggestions on the 2022 Budget he is expected to deliver in February.

[GroundUp] John Martin is a familiar sight in the streets of Kostern, Gqeberha, moving along in his wheelchair, collecting the rubbish left by others.

[Govt of SA] Employment and Labour inspectors to conduct mega blitz inspections targeting hospitality sector - Western Cape

[SAnews.gov.za] South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will resume daily flights between Johannesburg and Durban in March.

[Daily Maverick] Universities throughout history have shaped and been shaped by catalytic developments in society, including scientific and technological revolutions, wars, colonialism, globalisation, and pandemics. Currently, the Fourth Industrial R...

[GroundUp] Golden Steps School in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, caters to learners with intellectual disabilities.

[Govt of SA] The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the decision to expand Pelican Park High School's curriculum to include agricultural subjects such as agricultural management science and agricultural technology.

[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will later today announce the much-awaited 2021 National Senior Certificate Examination Results.

[SAnews.gov.za] KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says the tourism sector will benefit significantly from the recent return of both South African Airways (SAA) and Qatar Airways to Durban's King Shaka International Airport.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation says KwaZulu-Natal dam levels continue to increase week on week and stand at 81.7% - a jump from last week's 78.5%.

[GroundUp] Cape Town's new Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has many challenges on his hands but few are more urgent than fixing Cape Town's sewerage system.

[Govt of SA] Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes news of enforcement activities carried out by the Western Cape Liquor Authority over the Festive Season to ensure that liquor traders complied with the conditions of their l...

[SAnews.gov.za] Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, the 2021 matriculants persevered and were relentless in their pursuit of excellence during the year-end National Senior Certificate Examinations, says Minister of Basic Education Angie Mo...

[GroundUp] Fire destroyed about a thousand shacks in Masiphumelele in December 2020. In response, the City of Cape Town installed a temporary relocation area (TRA) on a nearby sports field in February.