1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (575+ words) The Gauteng department of education has warned that the province needs at least 200 new schools to deal with growing overcrowding, as pupil numbers continue to rise. Speaking during a briefing on Tuesday, Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile said the state…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (463+ words) Food insecurity in Gauteng is no longer a distant policy concern. It is a daily reality for thousands of households navigating rising costs, unemployment and persistent inequality. Recent data confirms the scale of the challenge. While many households may still…...

1+ day, 49+ min ago  (372+ words) After a decade away from Johannesburg's fashion week circuit, Craig Jacobs made a compelling return, bringing his iconic Fundudzi label back to the city and onto the SA Fashion Week (SAFW) spring/summer 2026 runway at the weekend. Fundudzi was founded…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (212+ words) Sowetan What to know about the R12. 5b border redevelopment project Social Justice News Reporter Minister of home affairs Leon Schreiber announced on Tuesday the successful bidders for the redevelopment of SA's six busiest land ports of entry, in a R12. 5b project aimed…...

17+ hour, 31+ min ago  (526+ words) After years of searching for a job with no luck, a 35-year-old engineering graduate found solace in a male-dominated world, helping her father in a mechanics workshop in Soweto. Katlego Matale recently joined The Motor Spares Collective (TMSC) as a…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago  (690+ words) Throughout my life, spanning both pre- and post-1994 SA, I have witnessed our criminal justice system operate at its highest ethical standards and fall to its deepest points of compromise. The sentencing of EFF president Julius Malema on April 16, arising…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (169+ words) If you have a heritage project that can help preserve, protect, and promote SA's diverse cultural heritage, the National Heritage Council (NHC) is calling on you to apply for the 2026/27 heritage funding for community-based projects. The deadline for applications is…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (196+ words) A dispute over alleged public indecency turned violent when a man was hacked with a cane knife after he was accused of using a public pathway as a toilet. The incident happened in Greylands, Tongaat, in Kwa Zulu-Natal on Saturday....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (474+ words) The precautionary suspension of national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola is another low point indicating the worsening paralysis in the top police leadership. It follows his court appearance facing criminal charges linked to an irregular police tender running into millions…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (480+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa marked Freedom Day with a firm defence of SA's democratic gains, pointing to student funding, healthcare reform and land redistribution as evidence of progress. "The freedom we enjoy today was not handed to us " it was fought…...