A viral TikTok video has exposed what users call exploitative bursary contracts for young dancers. The video shows documents claiming that schools offer free tuition, meals, and accommodation, but treat them as recoverable loans. Students allegedly repay those costs through...
The 2026 national budget brings a mix of relief and ongoing challenges for ordinary South Africans. While there are several positive developments for workers, grant recipients and small business owners, the country's slow economic growth remains a serious concern. One...
In the 2026 budget speech held on 25 February 2026, the Minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana said that some tax increases cannot be avoided. For the 2026/2027 financial year, tax on tobacco, alcohol, and fuel will increase due to inflation....
According to the Citizen News, an alleged part-time lecturer from Tshwane University of Technology was killed in an attack near the Soshanguve campus on Tuesday night, following allegations of being involved in rape cases of two children. Ward 35 councillor,...
Lieutenant-General Sibiya declared to the Madlanga Commission that he does not know why businessman and taxi boss, Steve Motsumi, is pointed out to as dangerous man. During Kwazulu-Natal Hawks Head Major, General Lesetja Senona’s testimony, Commission chairperson Justice, Mbuyiseni Madlanga...
North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi has claimed that he received sensitive information from alleged criminal, kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala before infiltrating the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) as an informant. Testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal...
Mexican forces have killed one of the world’s most wanted drug trafficker, known as El Mencho, after tracking a romantic partner to his hideout near a mountain town in Jalisco. The 59-year-old, whose real name was Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes,...
Two men wanted for a cash-in-transit robbery were shot and killed in a police shoot-out in Edendale early on Tuesday morning, 24 February. The men are believed to be part of a group that robbed a cash-in-transit vehicle in Verulam...
Fire broke out at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday, forcing major disruptions to both international and some domestic flights and leaving travellers confused and delayed. “The blaze, which started near the international terminal building, was extinguished by emergency crews...
Turfloop – Excitement filled the air last weekend as the former SRC Secretary-General, popularly known as “Minister,” hosted a lively campus wedding that brought together students, local businesses, and entertainers in a unique celebration. The event, which has quickly become...
