As the 2025 academic year comes to an end tomorrow, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is urging parents to report any schools that threaten to withhold report cards over unpaid fees. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond emphasises that schools can request that parents collect the report cards to discuss outstanding fees and payment arrangements. “If parents are still being told that they have to settle accounts before getting report cards, they can
The killing of a 16-year-old boy in Khayelitsha has sent shockwaves through the community, as locals believe the attack may have been motivated by homophobia. The teenager was killed in the early hours of Thursday morning in BT-Block, Site C. Western Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said officers responded to the scene shortly after midnight, when the officers found the victim with multiple stab wounds. “The victim was declared deceased
The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship and Collegiate Challenge hosted its finals in Las Vegas last week. Yes, spreadsheeting is that competitive. And South Africa’s very own Pieter Pienaar scooped first place in the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge. Competitors from nearly every continent battled it out to become one of this year’s top Excel eSports athletes. Congratulations, Pieter! We are so proud. Long may the spreadsheet continue to help you prosper.
The recent murder of a 64-year-old woman along Jakes Gerwel Drive, in an apparent robbery, has caused outrage over supposed unheard calls for increased safety. The woman, identified as Karin van Aardt from Nelspruit, was with her husband as they drove toward the N2 last Friday. Police say reports suggest that the pair was caught in traffic on the corner of Jakkelsvlei Avenue and Jakes Gerwel Drive, when they were accosted by
Rescuers responded to a paragliding accident on Lion’s Head on Monday morning after a 27-year-old Austrian paraglider crashed into the mountainside. According to the Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR), a passing hiker, together with a local mountain guide, responded immediately after witnessing the crash. WSAR spokesperson, David Nel, says the pair alerted emergency services while carefully preventing the pilot from tumbling further down the steep slope. “A small technical rescue team aboard the
