Pupils at Tshilwavhusiku Razwimisani Special School near Louis Trichardt have returned to classrooms without desks and windows among other things. Bernard Chiguvare/GroundUp Pupils at a special needs school near Louis Trichardt are forced to use classrooms without desks.Parents have previously had to collect donations to complete a section of the school used by grades R…
Doctors making use of personal protective equipment (PPE). The SIU has obtained an order to freeze the bank accounts of at least 40 entities linked to an irregularly obtained PPE tender by the Gauteng Department of Health.Among these were accounts linked to Ledla Structural Development, Royal Bhaca Projects and Mediwaste.The SIU special tribunal also interdicted…
The Highlanders co-captains will bring up special milestones in the Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against the Hurricanes in Dunedin on Saturday. Hooker Ash Dixon will play his 100th Super Rugby game, while scrumhalf Aaron Smith will play his 150th.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Dixon initially represented the…
Des van Rooyen will give evidence at the state capture commission. (Gallo Images) Former finance minister Des van Rooyen will give evidence at the state capture commission of inquiry.He will also cross-examine former Treasury director general Lungile Fuzile.Van Rooyen was finance minister for four days in December 2015, before he was removed following public outrage…
The Special Tribunal will be successful in recovering money that has been looted, including dealing with corruption linked to Covid-19 relief funds, writes Selby Makgotho. The public reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement on Thursday about the proclamations he signed authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe malfeasance into the R500 billion Covid-19 relief fund was…
The free school meals program caused 177 food poisoning outbreaks, affecting more than 20,000 schoolchildren. Published: February 26, 2026, 12:05 am An analysis of Indonesia’s school meals program has exposed a host of problems as well as almost 180 outbreaks. In January 2025, the Indonesian government launched a national free meals program to improve nutrition
Social media algorithms love challenges with a number. I, for one, can’t get enough of the viral 12-3-30 treadmill workout (walking at 12% incline, at a speed of 3 miles per hour, for 30 minutes). I’ve yet to dabble in any others, but there’s a new one circulating that I’m tempted to take for a
Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce