The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has confirmed that the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results will be made available to accredited newspapers for publication on 13 January 2026, in the same format used in recent years – namely, examination numbers and results only, with no names, surnames or ID numbers. The Department says it is legally obliged to publish the results in this pseudonymised format, as the court order granted on
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Condon says his new adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman is both a deeply personal project and a deliberate tribute to the golden age of Hollywood musicals. Speaking to Smile FM, Condon described the film – now showing in South African cinemas – as a more faithful return to the original 1976 novel by Argentine author Manuel Puig, rather than a remake of the 1985 movie, which earned William
If your bank balance is feeling a little fragile after the festive season, you’re not alone. Janu-worry has a reputation – and it’s not a generous one. But in Cape Town, tight budgets don’t automatically mean staying home. From beaches and mountain views to markets, museums and neighbourhood gems, the city is reminding residents and visitors alike that some of its best experiences cost very little – and many cost nothing at all.
European leaders and Greenlandic officials have delivered a sharp rebuke to the United States after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller insisted that Greenland “should be part of the United States” and suggested no country would oppose Washington militarily if it pursued the self-governing island. The remarks have intensified fears in Europe and the Nordic region that President Donald Trump’s long-standing interest in Greenland is shifting from rhetoric to open territorial
A police vehicle came under attack in Elsies River yesterday as officers responded to a shooting on Old Stellenbosch Road, Clarke Estate. The Acting Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety in the Western Cape, Tertuis Simmers, condemned the attack, calling it a “brazen and reckless act of violence.” “Fortunately, no officers were inside the vehicle at the time of the attack. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is
