Three people died over the weekend after heavy downpours lashed parts of the province. Among them was an eight-year-old girl.

The deaths of two more learners over the weekend brought the total number of deaths reported since the start of the 2020 academic calendar to 10.

Three people, including an eight-year-old girl, died after the heavy downpours hit parts of Gauteng, leaving hundreds of residents displaced.

It's understood a 17-year-old pupil from the Oosrand Secondary School was assaulted on Saturday by passengers in a taxi.

Student protests flared up across the country this week with calls for a national shutdown at public universities.

The department announced on Tuesday that the headmaster of the school in Germiston on the East Rand had been precautionarily removed.

Bus drivers were only notified on Friday that they’d receive 50% of their wages on Monday.

Laticia Jansen, aged 15, from was murdered in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, while on her way home from the Graceland Education Centre.

The body of 15-year-old Laticia Jansen from Graceland Education Center in Elsburg was discovered by community members in a bush on Friday.

The DA confirmed on Saturday it's submitted an urgent application asking the high court to set aside the suspensions of Tshwane Speaker Katlego Mathebe and former Johannesburg Speaker Vasco da Gama.

The company which operates Translux and City to City buses has been battling cash flow problems and to meet its operational demands.

Da Gama has been suspended for the three months without pay over his decision to postpone the vote for a new mayor, and Mathebe for six months following her failure to preside over a council meeting.

Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile announced this week his decision to suspend the pair.

Eskom says it's currently using diesel generators to supplement capacity and is in the process of returning some units and replenish emergency reserves.

The commission laid a complaint with the equality court last year, after Etzebeth was accused of attacking two men at a popular bar in Langebaan

Minister Gwede Mantashe released the 2019 occupational health and safety statistics for the mining industry on Friday.

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said the sector made strides by building nine new TVET colleges which were expected to be completed this year.

Panyaza Lesufi has committed to act against the school after the death of Enock Mpianzi at an orientation camp in the North West under questionable circumstances.