The Gauteng education department has defended the government’s decision to allocate about R1.13bn to qualifying independent schools in the province, saying public funding of privately managed schools is permitted by the constitution and helps support the education of thousands of...
Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube and the department’s director-general (DG), Mathanzima Mweli, are embroiled in a cold war as Mweli refuses to be subjected to a lifestyle audit by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
Police are warning women in and around Kempton Park, particularly Rhodesfield, to exercise extreme caution amid concerns about a possible serial killer after the discovery of four women’s bodies in the area in about two months.
Toyota’s Oliver Solberg headed into the final day of Rally Chile with a 19.1-second lead over championship-leading teammate Elfyn Evans after Saturday’s penultimate leg.
Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has threatened to leave the club if his players continue to “showboat” instead of scoring more goals.
By the time you read this, delegates at the South African Football Association (Safa) congress would have chosen between sleepy Danny Jordaan and Durban tycoon Sandile Zungu for president.
Two people were seriously injured when two vehicles collided on the N3 near Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday morning.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is holding its 15th national congress from September 14 to 17.
Deon Fourie’s fairytale return to the Springbok team had one downside — he ruined his wife’s plans for his 40th birthday party later this month.
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry was even greater than advertised.
A self-taught KwaZulu-Natal artist has relied on lipstick, coffee, chocolate and even curry to create signature portraits to help him and his family make a living.
Near the end of April 1994, a first-year Wits University student boards a Greyhound at the Rotunda bus terminal in the greater Park Station precinct. Fate had unfortunately conspired to separate him from his high school sweetheart, spewing her out at the then University of Natal ...
For millions of South Africans, the problem is not whether they want private health-care cover. It is whether they can afford it. As the Sunday Times recently reported, the cost of health insurance is growing an estimated 14%-16% a year, while the medical schemes market remains l...
When suburban residents drive through townships, they are likely on a blind tour because they do not read community newspapers. Considering that community stories rarely pop up on Google, it is understandable for non-residents to be oblivious to goings-on in the townships.
Deon Fourie’s fairytale return to the Springbok team had one downside — he ruined his wife’s plans for his 40th birthday party later this month.
Sinesipho Dambile steps onto the track in Budapest today as South Africa’s last chance of making the podium at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships.
A confidential ANC report has laid bare the internal party weaknesses that led to chaos in the registration of candidates for the municipal elections and the omission of 51 mayoral candidates from the lists submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
One of the beneficial offshoots of the Madlanga commission has been the exposure of political fixers who usually operate in the shadows, putting out fires and managing bad press.