While some overseas countries are "very particular" about the pupils they choose to participate in an international standardised test, South Africa allows local pupils whose parents are from Zimbabwe to take part, reflecting all pupils' academic progress.

Cornered by Parliament in September this year for an explanation about the Silvanas Coffee Shop "loan" she took from a criminally charged VBS fixer, then-justice minister Thembi Simelane claimed her business, T5 Investment Group, repaid R849 000 to the lender four years later.

The failure of municipalities to pay Eskom will derail the company's path to financial health, says its CEO.

Sipho M'Clean Mavuso, an alleged cash-heist kingpin arrested last week moments before an attack in Gauteng had walked the streets a free man, despite 22 brushes with the law spanning more than two decades.

A Western Cape High Court judge has found that attorney Zuko Nonxuba – under whose watch R188 million in medical negligence payouts to severely disabled children disappeared – had engaged in "widespread theft" and was unfit to practise as a lawyer.

SA Rugby, grilled on ousted CEO Jurie Roux's continued involvement with the organisation, told Parliament on Wednesday it would accept the outcome of Friday's vote to either allow or deny a groundbreaking private equity deal that has been pitched as the saving grace of the sport.

Ten years of Temba Bavuma as a Test cricketer will come full circle from Thursday onwards when South Africa plays Sri Lanka in the second Test at St George's Park in Gqeberha.

From money to morality to slavery, these history books offer new and exciting perspectives on humanity's past – and present.

On Wednesday, the SCA threw out Steinhoff's appeal against a high court decision ordering the company to release the full report of a forensic investigation into the massive fraud that pitched Steinhoff into free-fall and eventual liquidation, costing investors more than R200 billion.

Smash Afrika is set to bring his dynamic energy to the stage as the new host of Big Brother, promising a fresh and vibrant take on one of Africa's most beloved reality shows.