The steps of the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court became a gathering place of sorrow and outrage on Thursday as families, learners, and community members assembled during the first appearance of 22-year-old scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla.
Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died at the age of 95. She passed away on January 17, 2026, reportedly surrounded by family at her home in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has dispatched a team of dam safety engineers to the Senteeko Dam, in the Mbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, to conduct an urgent technical assessment and monitor reported structural damage.
South Africa’s post-school education system is under unprecedented strain following a record 650,000 matric passes, exposing what Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has said is a widening gap between success in basic education and limited space at universities.
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has officially handed over a brand-new multipurpose sports facility, along with sports equipment and new kits, at Heidedal Primary School in George, Western Cape, in a move expected to boost grassroots sport and youth development in the community.
Twenty-two-year-old Ayanda Dludla was charged on Thursday in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court with 14 counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder after the scholar transport vehicle he was driving crashed on Monday, killing and injuring multiple schoolchildren.
The City of Johannesburg has launched a massive campaign against unsafe scholar transport vehicles following the devastating Vanderbijlpark accident that claimed the lives of 12 learners earlier this week.
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko on Wednesday commended Tokelo Secondary School in Evaton, Sedibeng, for improving its matric pass rate from 65% in 2024 to 85% in 2025.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday demanded urgent reforms to South Africa’s scholar transport system following the deaths of 12 pupils in a devastating crash on Monday, warning that government and society “cannot let this tragedy just pass”.
