# The internationally acclaimed stage production Far Gone is set to make its South African debut with a highly anticipated tour. Written and performed by Ugandan-born actor and writer John Rwothomack, the production tells the story of a young boy’s journey from childhood innocence to life as a forcibly recruited child soldier in Northern Uganda. The production has received global […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate says it is busy revising its Travel Demand Management Strategy. This is a collection of programmes, techniques and policies aimed at influencing the travel choices people make. Mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says the strategy has three broad goals, namely to encourage people […]
# Action Society says it is supporting Imaan Sharmar, mother of 12-month-old Mogamat Imaad Sharmar, who was abducted from a shopping mall in Bellville, Cape Town, in June this year. The baby was found safe two days later in Mitchells Plain, which led to the arrest of 37-year-old Sameemah Jacobs. Action Society’s Kaylynn Palm says […]
# Stellenbosch University has launched the Africa Centre for Therapeutic Innovation to advance drug discovery and therapeutic innovation to address Africa’s unique healthcare challenges. The centre brings together contributions from the broad disciplines of chemistry, biology, and pharmacology, further strengthening the university’s position in the health innovation space. ACTI’s co-director, professor Lyn-Marié Birkholtz, says the […]
# City Power says it will be meeting with contractors working, who have gone on strike after not receiving payment for their services for five months. The power utility has confirmed that it owes its contractors over one-billion-rand. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says they will be able to release about 56-million-rand so that they […]
# The DA says it will probe why the City of Johannesburg continues to default on payments to City Power, allegedly leading to the power utility’s inability to pay its contractors on time. The metro owes City Power two-billion-rand in terms of short payments. The DA’s Tyrell Meyers says they will submit a Promotion of […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says the widely publicised Driefontein case has renewed concerns about the expropriating powers of the state. The Expropriation Act states that the government may expropriate land with nil compensation in the public interest. The IRR’s Makone Maja says they need clarity from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure […]
# ActionSA has expressed concern over the ongoing delay in the release of the crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year. The figures were due at the end of August. ActionSA’s Dereleen James says this latest failure comes amid deepening turmoil within the Police Ministry, marked by uncertainty over the acting […]
# Build One South Africa is calling on the minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, to account for the school dropout crisis in the country. Approximately 450-thousand learners have disappeared from the system before even reaching Grade 12. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons, says that to address this crisis, urgent interventions must be implemented. He says […]
