The Chairperson of the National Investigative Task Team (NITT), Professor Chika Sehoole, has confirmed that the child of a Human Resource Officer in the Department of Basic Education is among the 40 learners found to have cheated during the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations. Sehoole was speaking during the release of the task team’s interim report in Pretoria on Friday, following an investigation into a leak of matric examination papers from within the department. He says once the breach was…

The President of the ANC Youth League, Collen Malatji, has urged the party President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that Saturday’s National Executive Committee (NEC)’s January 8 Statement, embraces the high unemployment affecting young people in the country. Malatji was addressing thousands of league members who were attending the Peter Mokaba Memorial Lecturer at the JM Ntsime Secondary School in Mogwase outside Rustenburg, a day before the party’s 114th anniversary celebrations at the Moruleng stadium. Malatji said 2026 must be declared the…

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has terminated the department’s lease agreement with Medicare 24 Tshwane District, which is linked to businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. The minister says the termination follows among others serious allegations that the company bypassed correct procurement processes to be awarded the tender. regarding the way the lease was awarded. Matlala, who is currently on trial on charges of attempted murder, was previously awarded the R360 million tender to provide healthcare services to members of…