The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment regarding the publication of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) following a two-day hearing on the matter

From 27 to 28 October 2025, the Information Regulator (IR) and the DBE returned to the High Court for their case, which had been set down for argument before the full bench.

GUEST: BASIL MANUEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS’ ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (NAPTOSA)

During the 2024/2025 financial year, 11 survivors of trafficking received support through shelters funded by the Western Cape Department of Social Development.

This was revealed by MEC for the Department of Social Development (DSD), Jaco Londt while attending the West Coast District Municipality (WCDM), in partnership with several key stakeholders, hosted a Human Trafficking Conference in Moorreesburg under the theme “Global Crisis, Local Action: A Community United Against Trafficking.”

A particularly impactful moment came from Advocate Zelda Swanepoel, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, who shared her insights and experiences from the Joshlin Smit case, a case that captured national attention and laid bare the devastating realities of human trafficking within local communities.

The event brought together government officials, justice representatives, community leaders, and advocacy organizations to confront one of the world’s most urgent human rights challenges — human trafficking.

GUEST 1: JACO LONDT - MEC FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (WESREN CAPE)

GUEST 2: CAITLIN DE JAGER – A21 REPRESENTATIVE

The City of Tshwane say the R777 million spent on water tankers is a “myth,” but when you unpack their own data, the truth is just as worrying:

 The R156 million “pending cancellations”

 They claim these purchase orders should be excluded — but they’re still on the books. Until those cancellations are formally processed, that money is still committed. Taking it out now is pure window-dressing — a bookkeeping trick to shrink the total on paper.

The accruals from 2023/24

 Accruals are a standard accounting process — invoices for services already delivered but paid later. Whether paid in June or July, the expenditure is real. Removing them to make the current year’s spend look smaller is misleading.

The “previous administration” comparison

 They want to frame this as an improvement. But even after stripping away all their creative accounting, actual spending on tankers remains massive — roughly R400 million, and up to R600 million if you include pending cancellations. That’s hardly the turnaround they’re trying to sell.

So yes, maybe it’s not exactly R777 million — but slicing off accruals, backdating invoices, and re-labelling pending orders doesn’t change the bottom line: hundreds of millions are still being poured into water tankers instead of permanent water infrastructure.

And as for the claim that tanker costs “correlate” with outages — of course they do. More outages mean more tankers. The real question is why those outages keep happening and why there’s no long-term fix.

If anything, this press briefing confirms what residents already know: money keeps flowing, but water doesn’t.

Their argument, quite frankly, doesn’t hold water. at the end of the day - it really is not about the parties did this or that - the bottom line is that the water is still not fixed in Hammanskraal

GUEST: DR FERRIAL ADAM – WATERCAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

COSATU STANDS WITH ZCTU AND THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE IN REJECTING THE MUTILATION OF THE COUNTRY’S CONSTITUTION TO EXTEND THE STAY OF THE PRESIDENT

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in calling for the defence of democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law in Zimbabwe and throughout the SADC region.

The ZCTU’s call comes after the resolution taken at the recent Conference of ZANU PF, the ruling party of Zimbabwe, to call for the extension of the term of the incumbent President, Emmerson Mnangagwa. ZCTU made it clear that this is an affront to democracy, good governance and respect for the sanctity of public office.

COSATU expresses unwavering solidarity with the workers and people of Zimbabwe in their efforts to defend democracy, advance constitutionalism and ensure good governance. To that extent, COSATU as part of the Southern African Trade Union Coordinating Council (SATUCC) family and the broader international trade union movement remains a key part of the struggle for democracy, social justice, accountability and end to corruption and abuse of public office.

GUEST: ZANELE SABELA - COSATU SPOKESPERSON

ZUMA MAY PURSUE DAMAGES CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OVER R28.9M JUDGMENT

Former president Jacob Zuma will continue to fight for his constitutional rights and to seek justice from “fair-minded courts that remain true to the principles of our constitution” and may seek damages from the state.

This is according to the Jacob Zuma Foundation, in response to the R28.9 million that Zuma has to repay to the government for his legal fees.

GUEST: IAN ALLIS –

CRIMINAL DEFENCE

ATTORNEY

GUEST: STEFFEN BURROWS - STILL GOOD CEO.

GUEST: NICOLE MIRKIN - FOUNDER OF FIGHT BACK SA, CO-FOUNDER OF HEROES ACADEMY SA AND ALUMNI OF MILNERTON HIGH SCHOOL. 

GUEST: DR BRENDA MATTHEWS - SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATIONIST

GUEST: MICHAEL BAGRAIM - PRACTICING ATTORNEY AS A CONSULTANT WITH BAGRAIM'S ATTORNEYS AND A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

GUEST: CAROL SEATLANYANE - THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE SOS COALITION

GUEST: MAKUSHULE GANA - SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICIAN & MP FOR RISE MZANSI.