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The 2024 matriculants achieved a pass rate of 87.3%, with 615 429 learners passing, “more than any other time in our history”, according to the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube.

Three Ethiopian nationals arrested in Johannesburg on human trafficking charges will face additional charges of kidnapping and extortion when they appear in court on Monday.

Mozambican opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, whose return from exile last week sparked confrontations between supporters and police, has called for three days of protests this week.

A 31-year-old Mpumalanga policeman handed himself over to his colleagues following a double murder in Embalenhle on Saturday.

Police in Gauteng arrested three suspects in Johannesburg on Thursday following the discovery of 26 undocumented people locked up in a house in Sandringham. A spokesperson for the Hawks, Colonel Philani Nkwalase, says police responded to a tip-off from neighbours about suspicious activities at the house.

Mpumalanga police arrested seven people who allegedly tried to extort money from a mining company in Carolina by allegedly producing a “fake” court order.

She says on the public holiday on the 16th of December, Hanyane Ronauld Mei, 47, Danile Nxamakele, 35, and Pitso Radebe, 47, went to a day resort in Orkney where they brought along a Hubbly bubbly, which is prohibited on the premises.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and party officials visited Robben Island on Wednesday as the governing party marked its 113th anniversary.

Winnie Khumalo’s tragic passing left South Africans heartbroken, but one news anchor made a blunder when he announced the death of the wrong Khumalo. South African musician and actress, Winnie Khumalo, recently passed away at 51 years old after battling a short illness.