Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga during a visit to Seshegong Secondary School in Gauteng to check readiness for the reopening of schools. Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images via Getty Images Another teachers' union has called on government to re-close schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Naptosa said schools should remain closed until the peak of the pandemic has…
Parts of Tshwane will be in the dark from 5pm on Tuesday to avoid network overloading, Eskom has said in a statement. Gauteng has been hit by load reduction - a form of localised rolling blackouts - regularly since June due to illegal connections, meter bypasses and vandalism, according to the power utility. Tuesday's load…
The good news: Nothing to worry about yet. The bad news: The good news includes the word "yet". Murphy's law just might be striking again. "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" seems to be 100% true in 2020. COVID-19 cases continue to rise in many U.S. states. Concerns are rising that the coronavirus…
Dr. Zweli Mkhize (Jaco Marais) North West province has registered 29 Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours.Nationally, 108 deaths were registered in the past 24 hours.The total number of deaths nationally is 2 952.South Africa has again recorded its highest daily spike in Covid-19 cases this week, with 9 063 new infections recorded…
It will be another fine and cool day heading into the weekend, the South African Weather Service says.The weather in your region:Gauteng will be fine and cool. The expected UVB sunburn index is high. Mpumalanga will be partly cloudy in the north-east in the morning with fog in places along the escarpment and southern Highveld at…
Photo provided by USDA Published: March 23, 2026, 7:52 pm The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase. The problem was
When President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs. “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the crushing cost
11 min read THE GREAT PROFESSIONAL and college basketball player and commentator Wally Szczerbiak was born in March, so when he graced the cover of Sports Illustrated in the third week of March 1999, he had just turned 22 years old. It was significant for several reasons. Sports Illustrated was the most beloved and widely