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Gauteng MEC Maile cracks down on illegal schools, arrests 2 directors
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (294+ words) GAUTENG — Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has announced sweeping enforcement action against unregistered independent schools in the province, while simultaneously confirming a R1.13 billion subsidy package for qualifying institutions in the 2026/27 financial year. The department investigated 61 suspected illegal schools during 2026, issuing…...
Former domestic worker Lindiwe Shibambo builds Maid4U into R50 million business
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (247+ words) Lindiwe Shibambo knows the household services sector from the inside. She worked as a domestic worker herself, and what she experienced — unclear expectations, no contracts, and no formal training — became the blueprint for everything she set out to change. In…...
SAPS Seizes R9 Million in Counterfeit Goods During Marabastad Raid in Gauteng
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (245+ words) GAUTENG — The South African Police Service executed a large-scale anti-counterfeiting operation in Marabastad on Thursday, 10 September 2026, resulting in the confiscation of fake goods valued at more than R9 million. The operation was led by the SAPS National Illicit Goods Unit, with…...
4 men rush to rescue people in overturned Cape Town ambulance
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (309+ words) Briefly News - A dashcam and bystander footage captured a dramatic ambulance accident on a Cape Town highway on 12 September 2026 - Four men who were passing by stopped and rushed to help people trapped inside the overturned ambulance - The video sparked a…...
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma drags Mbuyiseni Ndlozi into Mbalula defamation case
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (341+ words) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has put Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the centre of her legal fight against ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, arguing that the former EFF MP and podcast host should have been included in the defamation proceedings against her. Mbalula took…...
South Africans excluded as Japan opens Holiday visa to 32 other countries
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (178+ words) Japan has confirmed that 32 countries and regions are eligible for its Working Holiday visa scheme, a programme that lets young adults live, travel, and work temporarily in the country. According to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the bilateral scheme is…...
"No recent statistical assessments exist": Nyhontso faces land audit heat
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (263+ words) PARLIAMENT — South African authorities are developing statutory measures to regulate non-citizen property holdings while depending on state records compiled almost ten years ago. The response came almost a month after the South African Reserve Bank updated its balance of payments…...
"Officially the queen of rap": Mzansi cheers Doja Cat's Spotify record
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (397+ words) Doja Cat has cemented her place in music history after becoming the first female rapper ever to have 10 songs surpass one billion streams each on Spotify — a feat that has set the internet ablaze. The announcement was shared by Pop…...
“I wish to locate her family”: SA gogo’s search for relatives touches SA
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (244+ words) An 84-year-old South African woman is calling on strangers to help her find her family. Nombithi Mciha, originally from Bloemfontein in the Free State, has lived in Zimbabwe for decades and is now making a heartfelt plea to reconnect with…...
Stranded Cape Town hiker saved by talking drone overnight
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (359+ words) A solo hike up Table Mountain turned into a 14-hour overnight rescue operation after a 20-year-old lost his trail and found himself trapped on a sheer cliff face above Newlands, Cape Town. MyBroadband shared the story on Instagram on 10 September…...