# The Eastern Cape government has congratulated the new Miss South Africa, Qhawekazi Mazaleni. The 24-year-old, who was born in Falakahla village in Dutywa and raised in East London, was crowned Miss South Africa at a prestigious ceremony held at the SunBet Arena in Menlyn, Pretoria East, on Saturday. Another Eastern Cape beauty, Melissa Nayimuli, […]
# The ANC is today commemorating the life and legacy of the late struggle icon and former party president, Oliver Tambo. He served as ANC president in exile for three decades, and played a pivotal role in mobilising international support against apartheid. The commemoration will take place in Ekurhuleni and will include a wreath-laying ceremony, […]
# ActionSA members of Parliament will conduct an oversight visit to key border points in Mpumalanga on Tuesday, including the Mananga and Lebombo border posts. The oversight tour will be led by Border Management Authority commissioner, doctor Michael Masiopato. The party’s Matthew George says they have long called for more stringent and secure measures to be […]
# Western Cape Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku launched the Mini-bus Taxi Executive Leadership Programme at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. The six-month initiative aims to develop ethical, innovative, and future-ready leaders in the taxi industry, combining academic learning with community projects. The programme focuses on self-leadership, collaboration, and innovation, equipping participants […]
# ActionSA says there is a disturbing pattern of cooperation between corrupt individuals operating within both the South African Police Service and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department structures. Evidence before Parliament’s ad hoc committee implicates a JMPD officer in assisting a murder accused businessperson through the misuse of state systems. ActionSA’s Zwelithini Mtshali says the […]
# Four elephants have been spotted near Zutshwa in Botswana’s Kgalagadi region, just 70 kilometres from the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on the border of the Northern Cape, marking the closest approach in nearly a decade. SANParks’ JP Smith says this sighting has been confirmed by Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks. Smith says this […]
# Former ANC member of Parliament and convicted fraudster, Manyaba Rubben Mohlaloga, has begun serving his 20-year prison sentence, after he reported to the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. He was found guilty of fraud and money laundering in connection with an irregularly paid six-million-rand grant to an entity on the verbal instruction of […]
# The City of Cape Town says from next month, original certified identification documentation will be required at all city motor vehicle registration and licensing offices, and driving licence testing centres. This is a requirement of the National Road Traffic Act. Mayoral committee member for Finance, Siseko Mbandezi, says November is the busiest month at […]
# Marriott International recently joined forces with FoodForward SA to help address one of South Africa’s most pressing challenges: food insecurity. The partnership resulted in over 25 Marriott volunteers from six hotels packing boxes of staple groceries at FFSA facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Each 20-kilogram box feeds a family of four for a […]
