RC 260831Power FMKea Ncube
Monday, 31 August 2026
Power Up focused on accountability, bilingual education, unpaid care work and burnout, alongside election news and a couple’s inspiring return to matric.
- 05:00
SACP Secretary General Solly Mapaila said the party submitted its IEC candidate list for the 4 November local elections, including community activists and faith-based organisation members.
- 05:11
A Khayelitsha study found Grade 4 learners achieved an 86% science pass rate when assessed bilingually in English and isiXhosa, compared with 51% using English only.
- 04:44
Professor Michelle Raiters said women perform four to five more hours of care work daily than men, limiting their time for careers, entrepreneurship and further education.
- 05:41
Burnout differs from ordinary tiredness: people may sleep or take weekends off yet remain exhausted, emotionally flat, irritable, disconnected and unable to recover.
- 05:58
Edmund and Catherine Cass, aged 50 and 51, completed matric 34 years after leaving school, earning bachelor’s and diploma passes respectively while their children and grandchildren cheered them on.