For the past four years, the matric results in Tshwane South has been the leading district in Gauteng. The formula to success has been involving the parents
The Gauteng and Eastern Cape premiers have been ravaged by scandal over the past year, in both instances involving the political heads of their health departments
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
Environment department confirms it is inspecting Secunda, with the petrochemical plant operating under ‘stressed conditions’
This week hackers will participate in a hackathon hosted by Gauteng’s e-government department to modernise their public services
The drought-stricken Northern Cape experienced some relief as heavy rainfall caused rivers and dams to overflow
The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’
A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty
The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape
Covid disrupted the 2020 academic year but catchup plans have been hatched in the nine provinces, including extra lessons, earlier class times, and subject-specific boot camps
The JumpStart programme is giving primary schoolchildren a masterclass in artificial intelligence (and they’re loving it)
Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays
Some learners in two provinces had access to the maths paper two leak a few hours before they sat for the exam
The department of agriculture has received a plethora of online applications after it released about 500 000 hectares of land last month
ANC factions in several provinces are failing to abide by the dictates of the NEC’s decision that leaders who face corruption charges step aside from state and party posts
The ANC is wielding its axe to clear out ineffective councillors and those facing criminal charges
More than R10-billion has been spent on PPE. But healthcare workers say they are not getting enough masks and other gear to keep them safe from Covid-19. Sarah Smit, Paddy Harper and the M&G Data Desk dug into the numbers
Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the R10-billion spend
Mediclinic workers say the company is not taking responsibility for a Covid-19 outbreak at a Pretoria hospital
Large groups attending funerals and people delaying being tested and treated because they fear dying in hospital has contributed to a spike in coronavirus infections in KZN
South Africa’s Covid-19-related deaths have been comparatively lower than the rest of the world. But municipalities are preparing for the worst
Despite the destructive system created by politicians and corporations, we can show the power of community and humanity
Out of more than 25 000 schools in the country, 8 047 were in hotspots and 6 995 of these were public schools. And most of Gauteng’s and the Western Cape’s schools are in hotspots
The active case count of Gauteng surpasses that of whole countries. Workers at clinics report a ‘concerning’ relaxation of basic health protocols
The news of Gauteng’s grave site preparations raised alarm about the expected number of Covid-19-related deaths in the province
Doctors at one of the biggest provincial hospitals in Gauteng say they are being forced to attend to patients without PPE, as the number of healthcare workers infected increases
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Ordinary citizens have not forgotten that schools were failing before the virus crisis
Gauteng infrastructure MEC Tasneem Motara’s life has changed. It is calmer, but preparing for a flood of Covid-19 patients raises the pressure
Some learners have taken the decision to drop out because they fear catching the coronavirus and have no faith that they will do well in their studies
The Western Cape has become the epicentre of the outbreak, and the tardy response of health officials in the Eastern Cape has Minister Zweli Mkhize worried but optimistic
While the president takes charge of the national effort against Covid-19, provincial premiers are using the crisis to show they too a leading from the front