Summer initiation season death toll rises to 13
Thirteen initiates have died in the Eastern Cape since the start of the summer initiation season, prompting renewed concern about safety standards and calls for stronger oversight.
Thirteen initiates have died in the Eastern Cape since the start of the summer initiation season, prompting renewed concern about safety standards and calls for stronger oversight.
The Eastern Cape education department is confident it will hit the ground running at the start of the 2026 academic year, having completed the delivery of stationery.
Eastern Cape education MEC Fundile Gade has warned schools against withholding results or report cards, saying this is against the law.
The parents of the 21 young people who died at the Enyobeni Tavern will have to wait until 2026 to know if anyone will be held criminally liable for their deaths.
The AbaThembu nation has been thrust into an internal dispute after the controversial recent visit of King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to Israel.
A 24-month internship window closes on Thursday December 11 for 20,000 university and TVET graduates across all fields.