While crisis management strategies have been set up to deal with racism allegations at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein, parents are still at odds on whether what has been unfolding at the school is indeed racism.

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A toddler who was abandoned on the side of the road in Midrand, has been taken to a place of safety.

Around 60 Wits University students have been hospitalised following a suspected gas leak at a student residence.

A 6-year-old girl has been raped and murdered in Limpopo. Residents later stoned to death the alleged perpetrator after he had allegedly confessed to the crime and taken the family to the place where he had hidden the body.

The unvaccinated who can land a dose of J&J still have the advantage over those with a single dose of Pfizer, though – by 51 days

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says 1 456 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in South Africa, representing a 7.2% positivity rate. One new death has been recorded.

Vaccine sites have been told to honour a preference for a J&J booster after a Pfizer course, or the other way around, but there may be practical trouble.

Calls to the Department of Education to do away with the current school uniform policy has increased, as it does not accommodate transgender pupils.

Gauteng police have launched a manhunt after an innocent bystander was shot dead during a cash-in-transit robbery outside a business outlet in Eden Park.

The Gauteng health department has disputed a tweet by the DA claiming that the department owes the City of Joburg R200 million for electricity.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has approached the Gauteng High Court, asking for a new time frame to submit the yet to released third and final part of the state capture report to Parliament and to act on its recommendations.

The School Governing Body at Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein has appointed an independent team to investigate racism allegations at the school.

A province-wide taxi strike aimed at bringing Eastern Cape to a standstill on Monday over an R100 million debt owed to taxi operators by department of transport, has been called off.

Two mourners have been arrested for shooting at the police after they were told to stop shooting in the air during a funeral procession in Mpumalanga.

A young male lion which is suspected to have escaped, has been spotted roaming along the N10 between Cradock and Middelburg in the Estern Cape.

Two people have been rescued from being hijacked and kidnapped in Kensington, according to the JMPD.

With suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule expected back in court on Monday, he insists the National Prosecuting Authority has no case against him.

Two men have been arrested after they were caught in possession of large quantities of dagga, according to Mpumalanga police.

An 82-year-old Gauteng pensioner is facing a R185 000 water bill after fixing a City of Johannesburg water pipe that had burst outside his home.