# Action Society has renewed calls for the removal of Kannaland mayor Jeffrey Donson in the Western Cape, convicted of statutory rape and indecent assault in 2008. Action Society spokesperson Juanita du Preez condemns his continued leadership despite his criminal record and new allegations. She says the organisation urges urgent legislation to bar convicted offenders […]
# ActionSA has welcomed the 23-year prison sentence handed down by the Mpumalanga High Court to a Mozambican woman who murdered her 11-year-old stepdaughter in March 2015. Thirty-seven-year-old Clara Masinga pleaded guilty to premeditated murder and admitted her motive for killing Jennifer Gumbi, whom she fed ice cream with rat poison, was to spite her […]
# The 2025 FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 winners have been revealed, picked from 167 wines entered by 98 producers. The winners include Ataraxia Sauvignon Blanc 2025 from the Hermanus region, Robertson’s Rietvallei John B Sauvignon Blanc 2025, and Merwida Sauvignon Blanc 2025 from Breedekloof. Sauvignon Blanc SA chairperson, Elunda Basson, says the winning wines […]
# Environmental organisations have urged G20 delegates attending the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Cape Town to oppose oil and gas drilling, protect oceans, and safeguard coastal livelihoods. The meeting ends today. Green Connection’s Lisa Makaula says they are calling for renewable energy, fair climate finance and clean energy projects:
# The Freedom Front Plus says the Mogale City Municipality has finally stopped sending out its monthly SMS notifications to residents, after they received incorrect utility bills. The notifications do not reflect payments made at the end of September and incorrectly indicate them as overdue. The FF Plus’ Lourens Gouws says they will keep a […]
# Students at Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology have developed EduConnect. This is a pioneering peer-to-peer tutoring prototype designed to make academic support more accessible and affordable for university students across South Africa. An estimated 50 to 60-percent of first-year students drop out of universities across the country due to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is demanding that the Ekurhuleni Municipality urgently attend to the severe sewage pollution crisis at the Boksburg Lake. The party’s Denise Janse van Rensburg says the lake has turned into a toxic cesspool where raw sewage flows freely, causing a terrible stench. She says the metro’s dereliction is endangering the […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Public Empowerment and Development Department has launched the Food Gardens Project. In collaboration with the Western Cape Government’s Community Development Worker Programme, the project aims to tackle food security by feeding thousands of residents and upskilling the community. A total of 150-thousand-rand has been invested, which will help ten […]
# South African universities are being transformed into engines of innovation through the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education Programme. The programme equips students with entrepreneurial skills and fosters innovation, creating socially conscious and sustainability-driven leaders. Director of Entrepreneurship at Universities South Africa, doctor Edwell Gumbo, says supporting young innovators and embedding entrepreneurship into the very fabric […]
