# Celebrated South African comedian Kurt Schoonraad is bringing his latest one-man show, Funny Side Up, to the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town from today until Saturday. The show sees the comedian tackling the absurdities of modern life, from navigating daily chaos to finding silver linings in an ever-changing world. Schoonraad says returning to the Baxter […]
#Die vroueorganisasie van die UDM sê Suid-Afrikaners het die reg om te weet waarom die omstrede Nigeriese televangelis Timothy Omotoso steeds in die land is. Omotoso, wat onlangs vrygespreek is op ‘n reeks aanklagte van seksuele aanranding en menshandel, is oor die naweek in Oos-Londen in hegtenis geneem vir die oortreding van die Immigrasiewet. Thandi […]
# Die ANC-studiegroep vir die staande komitee oor die Ouditeur-Generaal sê die MK-party se versoek vir ʼn ondersoek na uitgawes wat verband hou met die uitgestelde 2025 nasionale begroting is beuselagtig. Die party beskuldig die regering dat hy miljoene rand wanbestee op voorbereiding vir die nasionale begroting wat twee keer uitgestel is. Imraan Subrathie van […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus in Tshwane het die Arbeidshof se uitspraak verwelkom dat die Bedingingsraad vir Plaaslike Regering onbillik opgetree het toe hy die metro se aansoeke in 2021 en 2022 om vrystelling van loonverhogings verwerp het. Die hof het beslis ‘n salarisverhoging vir 2023 vir munisipale werkers moet nie voortgaan nie, maar dat die […]
# South African filmmaker Dian Weys says he hopes his short film’s selection for the 78th Cannes Film Festival in France will draw attention to the country’s film industry. Vultures (Aasvoëls) has been selected in the Short Film Competition with 11 others selected from over four-thousand entries. It stars Edwin van der Walt, Jill Levenberg, […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has described the Africa Travel Indaba as the pride of tourism on the continent. The indaba hosted in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, kicks off today under the theme: Unlimited Africa. Last year, the indaba generated 226-million-rand in direct economic activity in Durban, and an additional 333-million-rand across the province. This year’s indaba welcomes […]
# US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described the trade discussions with China as productive and constructive. Officials of the world’s two largest economies met for talks in Geneva, Switzerland, over the weekend. This comes after president Donald Trump imposed sweeping 145-percent tariffs on most Chinese goods last month. China retaliated with 125-percent on US […]
# Motorsport: Johann Zarco made history by becoming the first home rider in 71 years to win the MotoGP French Grand Prix. The 34-year-old LCR Honda rider finished 19.907 seconds ahead of six-time world champion Ducati’s Marc Marquez with 20-year-old rookie Fermin Aldeguer of Ducati-Gresini in third. Zarco’s victory ended a run of 22 straight wins […]
# Business Unity South Africa says there needs to be a collective effort to help shift the country onto a sustained upward trajectory and deliver on the shared ambition of a virtuous cycle of growth and jobs. The organisation is part of the Government-Business Partnership, which was launched by president Cyril Ramaphosa in 2023. BUSA […]
