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Thandiwe Nkosi

Thandiwe Nkosi is the Society Editor and covers communities, schools, clinics and the cost of living, which is where the country's decisions are actually paid for.

MK Party sends Diwali wishes to Hindu families across South Africa

uMkhonto weSizwe Party has marked Diwali with a public greeting to Hindu families and communities, wishing them a blessed and joyful festival.

Thandiwe Nkosi · 05 Nov 2026

Society

Basic Education calls on South Africans to back inclusive schooling for Disability Rights Awareness Month

The Department of Basic Education marked Disability Rights Awareness Month with a call for inclusive education covering every learner, school and teacher. The post carries a photograph and a pledge, and no detail on what changes in classrooms.

05 Nov 2026

Earlier from Thandiwe Nkosi

Society

Thandiwe Nkosi

MK Party sends Diwali wishes to Hindu families across South Africa

Basic Education calls on South Africans to back inclusive schooling for Disability Rights Awareness Month

Earlier from Thandiwe Nkosi

A 54-year-old on the R370 grant says the money runs out before month-end, and he is worried about pensioners

Matric exams run to 26 November as learners revise with chatbots and the Class of 2026 carries the stakes

Paarl chemical plant residents wait on Parliament as demolition goes on

Soweto child rape case put off as teacher swaps lawyers, and her family says she is not okay

Ditsobotla votes on 4 November with the toilets still broken

Ditsobotla votes on 4 November with the sewage gone and the rubbish still piling up

Police block March and March at Berea station as Moore Road march ends in a wall of officers

Matrics are revising with ChatGPT while one in five has no device at home

Wine estates open the books on slavery, while evicted workers ask what the history is for

Patients sleep on hospital benches for days as Public Protector finds five years of broken promises

School abuse claim: mother tells parents to watch for the signs

Tshwane water crisis: 430 sick, city faces culpable homicide charges if a child dies

Pensioners get November money on 30 October, then must stretch it past 2 December

Fire destroys 20 homes on Cape Town railway line as 13-year relocation promise goes nowhere

Mamelodi patients split pills in half as clinic shelves run dry

Soweto parents demand answers after rape-accused teacher stays in class

A Gauteng pensioner's grant runs out before the month does

Soweto parents protest as rape-accused teacher keeps teaching

GirlCode proves a primary school girl can grow into a software developer

Soweto and Durban traders count the cost as police stay on the streets

R80 a day: Gauteng pensioner runs out of money before month-end as food and clinic trips eat the grant

KwaThema women say they are scared to walk to the shops as kidnappings go unanswered

SASSA warns a brand-new bank account can bounce your grant back