Class all the way for Oprah’s girls
The first graduating class at Oprah Winfrey’s school for girls passed their matric exams with flying colours. ||| Johannesburg - The first graduating class at Oprah Winfrey's school for South African...
View ArticleANC members ready to celebrate
More than 100 000 people are expected to attend the centenary celebrations of the ANC in Bloemfontein. ||| Johannesburg - Against all odds, the party of Nelson Mandela has transformed a nation where...
View ArticleGarbage trucks destroyed in depot fire
The City of Cape Town put contingency plans in place after a fire destroyed seven refuse compactor trucks. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has contingency plans in place after a fire destroyed...
View Article‘Arrest me but don’t punish the people’
Moloko MolotoLimpopo Premier Cassel Mathale has dared the authorities to arrest him if he is suspected of wrongdoing, but cautioned President Jacob Zuma’s government not to punish the people of the...
View ArticleBloem ready for mother of all parties
Residents, business people all geared up for ANC’s centenary celebrations as VIPs roll into town ||| Businesses and residents of Bloemfontein said yesterday they were fully prepared for the influx of...
View ArticleSelebi’s friends want him released
Two men who style themselves as “the friends of Jackie Selebi” have applied for the former national police commissioner’s release on medical parole. ||| OMPHITLHETSE MOOKITwo men who style themselves...
View Article‘I’ll never to touch a firework again’
Sipho Nkosi* now shakes hands with his left. ||| Yusuf OmarSIPHO Nkosi* now shakes hands with his left.The 14-year-old won’t play wing for the local rugby team anymore. He is also worried that he won’t...
View ArticleA pass is never good enough
The2011 matric results reflect the fact that 90 percent of schools still fail to perform in maths and science. ||| The gift of language – and a large brain to deliver it – is the reason human beings...
View ArticleSon’s murderer ‘could commit suicide’
Raped and mutilated wife has had a relapse. ||| A specialised task team comprising detectives from elite policing units from across the country has been formed to hunt down the killer of a Pretoria...
View ArticleMEC may take schools’ property
Privately owned land on which a school sits, may be reclaimed, followind a dispute with the owner. ||| Education MEC Senzo Mchunu has set in motion a pro-cess to expropriate privately owned land on...
View ArticleThe key to a better matric
Poor mathematics and language performance was attributed to KZN’s two percent point drop in pass rate. ||| Poor performance in maths and language subjects. This was the reason for the dip of two...
View ArticleShembe faction to ignore court
Members of Ebuhleni faction of the Nazareth Baptist Church say they are preparing to climb Nhlangakazi holy mountain. ||| Memebers of Ebuhleni faction of the Nazareth Baptist (Shembe) Church say they...
View Article100% for KZN’s poor schools
Twenty-seven of KwaZulu-Natal’s poorest schools pulled off an impressive achievement in the 2011 matric exams, recording a 100 percent pass rate, despite having few resources and limited...
View ArticlePwC snaps up top matric achiever
One of the leading auditing firms in SA has already signed a contract with matric graduate Muhammad Ismail. ||| Maritzburg College pupil Muhammad Ismail, who was recognised as one of the best pupils in...
View ArticleCamp site ‘for whites only’
A mother tells how her son’s black best friend was denied entry into Lepel Lê in East London. ||| Their dream of a week-long holiday was shattered when two best friends – one black, one white – were...
View ArticlePoached abalone ‘sold in secret’
Fishermen say government authorities have sold ‘secret’ consignments of abalone worth an estimated R10m. ||| A group of perlemoen fishermen – who are dragging the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and...
View ArticleHorror crash kills 7 family members
A crash off the Pakhuis Pass has left nine people dead. ||| Seven members of a Clanwilliam family were among nine people killed in a horrific accident when a bakkie transporting 21 passengers veered...
View ArticlePrincipals at slack schools to be replaced
Principals with pass rates of less than 60 percent are to be replaced, some by the time schools reopen. ||| Principals at underperforming schools – those with pass rates of less than 60 percent – are...
View ArticleStar principal honoured in WC school
When Ntomboxolo Mqumbisa was appointed principal two years ago, the pupils had no set uniform, would smoke dagga on school grounds and, at one point, even tried to burn the school down. ||| When...
View ArticleSA man dies in hot-air balloon crash
Chrisjan Jordaan was one of 11 people who died in a hot-air balloon crash in New Zealand. ||| A young South African was one of 11 people who died in a hot-air balloon crash in New Zealand at the...
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