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The SAMATU Registrars Committee expresses full support for the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa following austerity measures on specialist training

Kouthar Sambo 23 December 2025

The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) Registrars Committee has expressed full support for the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa on the impact of austerity measures on specialist training. The union’s Bokang Motlhaga says that freezing and reducing funded registrar and specialist posts threatens the sustainability of training,

Creecy urges calm and law compliance as festive traffic volumes rise

Oyisa George 23 December 2025

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has called on motorists to remain calm and obey traffic laws as traffic volumes increase on national roads ahead of the Christmas and New Year break. Creecy warned that moving traffic violations, particularly speeding and illegal overtaking, remain the leading causes of serious and fatal crashes

SAPS Steps Up Festive Season Crackdown, Nearly 21,000 Arrests Nationwide

Ragheema Mclean 23 December 2025

Police have intensified their festive season crime crackdown, resulting in the arrest of nearly 21,000 suspects across South Africa in just one week. According to police spokesperson Vincent Mukhathi, SAPS arrested 20,274 suspects nationwide between 15 and 21 December as part of enhanced operations aimed at curbing crime during the

RTMC Urges Motorists to Ensure Vehicles Are Roadworthy This Festive Season

Ragheema Mclean 23 December 2025

With holiday travel in full swing, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged vehicle owners to ensure their vehicles are roadworthy and that licence discs are renewed to avoid fines and prevent crashes. RTMC data from the previous season indicated that vehicle-related factors contributed to 6.9% of all fatal

Study Finds Early Grade Repetition Can Boost Learner Performance

Lee-Yandra Paulsen 23 December 2025

A new Stellenbosch University research report on socio-economic policy suggests that repeating early grades can improve learner performance without causing harm when applied carefully. The study, led by researcher Ros Clayton from the university’s Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP) Group, found that repetition in early schooling, particularly in Grade 1

Gift of the Givers teams are on standby to assist with families afflicted by fires

Kouthar Sambo 22 December 2025

In the early hours of this morning, frantic community leaders from the Mbokweni Informal Settlement reached out for urgent help after a devastating fire destroyed many homes, leaving countless families without shelter. The Gift of the Givers teams responded swiftly, showing compassion and solidarity with those affected by this tragedy.

Violence and self-harm incidents rise as City records 339 arrests

Oyisa George 22 December 2025

Assault, domestic violence and self-harm incidents increased in Cape Town over the past week, as emergency services dealt with a rise in violence-related calls and law enforcement agencies continued operations across the city. The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre responded to nearly 1 900 incidents over the past weekend, with

VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.

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