Author: Conviction Staff Reporter

Mrs South Africa 2026 semi-finalist Gavaza Mongwe visited Lengama High School alongside former pupil Nthabiseng Makgoale to encourage learners to believe beyond their circumstances.

Recent international reports have raised questions about hantavirus cases tied to an outbreak on a cruise ship. According to Professor Veronica Ueckermann, Head of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Pretoria, hantavirus is a rare but serious infection that needs to be understood in context. “Hantavirus is a rare zoonotic virus, meaning it’s carried by animals, like rodents,” Ueckermann said. “Humans usually get infected when they breathe in particles from the urine, faeces, or saliva of infected rodents.” The virus is not new and does not spread like respiratory infections, such as the flu…

South Africa’s proposed PIE Amendment Bill could introduce R2 million fines, jail time and asset forfeiture for organised land invasion syndicates while giving courts stronger powers to fast track eviction disputes.

A permanent memorial room in Maputo now honours Ruth First’s life, scholarship and sacrifice, creating a living space for memory, learning and liberation dialogue.

The Mineworkers Provident Fund has been ordered to pay 15.5 percent interest on a delayed death benefit of R458 358.59 after the Pension Funds Adjudicator found that years of inaction prejudiced dependants waiting for payment.

The proposed Gautrain expansion has reignited debate over land expropriation law, with new legislation, major court rulings and constitutional safeguards placing property rights and fair compensation under sharp focus.

A strict insurance exclusion is leaving some South African motorists without cover where insurers can prove they exceeded the speed limit by more than 20km/h.

One in five domestic workers reported verbal, physical, or sexual abuse at work, with many also facing fear, debt, and growing mental health strain.

While the new Africa-centred history curriculum in South African schools has stimulated much debate and some controversy, Africa’s international legal history is likewise emerging from the peripheries of scholarly interest. This was evident during the inaugural lecture by the University of Pretoria’s Professor Babátúndé Fágbàyíbọ́ of the Department of Public Law in the Faculty of Law. Fágbàyíbọ́ emphasised that his lecture was not an attempt to “romanticise Africa’s past as a perfect, unblemished space”. He said, “The aim was rather to expand the epistemic range of international law by studying the objects of internationality in precolonial Africa”. These included carved objects,…

Pregnant learners are still being pushed out of classrooms and treated unfairly by educators, prompting calls for stronger learner pregnancy regulations.