Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says pupils at seven schools in Pretoria had access to National Senior Certificate exam papers in three subjects before they were written.

The ANC will win back majority power, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said as the party concluded the third day of its national general council in Boksburg on Wednesday.

Five Grade 11 pupils are set to depart for the Students in Antarctica (SIA) expedition programme after a heartfelt send-off and special jacket handover by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Extremely hot conditions are forecast in the Western Cape, while scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue in most parts, according to the South African Weather Service.

The ANC intends on keeping its financial report a secret – but the party, hamstrung by a R20-million monthly salary bill, admits that its financial standing is “battered”.

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.

Exams quality assurer Umalusi says the Department of Basic Education provided it with a preliminary report on the matric exam breach it identified.

Joburg Water has again failed to pay tanker contractors on time, and thousands of residents in Joburg’s informal settlements are once again without water.

Sixteen-year-old equestrian vaulter Ashley Lupondo is preparing to re-enter the competitive season following a difficult performance at the FEI Junior World Vaulting Championships and a year marked by significant financial strain, training limitation...

Far from its diamond mining history making it a dazzling gem of the Northern Cape, Kimberley has sunk into a deep hole of debt and failing service delivery due to municipal mismanagement.

A timeline for the unbundling of Eskom has been set, following years of slow progress, with the hope of finishing the process by 2030.

SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila has notably chosen not to attend the ANC’s National General Council, which began this week at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg.

The Western Cape mobility department has expressed concern about the “significant and persistent challenge” of pedestrian deaths after 12 pedestrians were killed in 21 incidents on Western Cape roads in the first week of December.

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.

ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu believes the party’s money troubles, which played out publicly when staff members held a picket at the start of its 5th national general council (NGC), show that the organisation is “poor” - not corrupt.

The search for a 35-year-old woman who was swept away by floodwaters in Sibongile, Dundee, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday entered its third day on Tuesday.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says pupils at seven schools in Pretoria had access to National Senior Certificate exam papers in three subjects before they were written.

The ANC will win back majority power, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said as the party concluded the third day of its national general council in Boksburg on Wednesday.

Five Grade 11 pupils are set to depart for the Students in Antarctica (SIA) expedition programme after a heartfelt send-off and special jacket handover by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Extremely hot conditions are forecast in the Western Cape, while scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue in most parts, according to the South African Weather Service.

The ANC intends on keeping its financial report a secret – but the party, hamstrung by a R20-million monthly salary bill, admits that its financial standing is “battered”.

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.

Exams quality assurer Umalusi says the Department of Basic Education provided it with a preliminary report on the matric exam breach it identified.

Joburg Water has again failed to pay tanker contractors on time, and thousands of residents in Joburg’s informal settlements are once again without water.

Sixteen-year-old equestrian vaulter Ashley Lupondo is preparing to re-enter the competitive season following a difficult performance at the FEI Junior World Vaulting Championships and a year marked by significant financial strain, training limitation...

Far from its diamond mining history making it a dazzling gem of the Northern Cape, Kimberley has sunk into a deep hole of debt and failing service delivery due to municipal mismanagement.

A timeline for the unbundling of Eskom has been set, following years of slow progress, with the hope of finishing the process by 2030.

SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila has notably chosen not to attend the ANC’s National General Council, which began this week at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg.

The Western Cape mobility department has expressed concern about the “significant and persistent challenge” of pedestrian deaths after 12 pedestrians were killed in 21 incidents on Western Cape roads in the first week of December.

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.

ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu believes the party’s money troubles, which played out publicly when staff members held a picket at the start of its 5th national general council (NGC), show that the organisation is “poor” - not corrupt.

The search for a 35-year-old woman who was swept away by floodwaters in Sibongile, Dundee, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday entered its third day on Tuesday.