# The Tara Ocean Foundation has reported that maritime plastic pollution has worsened since the 1970s. Large debris like fishing nets kill over one-million seabirds and 100-thousand marine mammals each year. Less visible microplastics, now found even in deep ocean trenches, have disrupted microbial communities and carry toxins into food chains. The foundation says what […]
# South African Grammy Award-winning singer Tyla will host this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, becoming the first African to host the award show. The 23-year-old, whose real name is Laura Seethal, is nominated for favourite global music star and favourite music collaboration for Show Me Love with WizTheMc and Bees and Honey. Leading the […]
# The Financial Intelligence Centre has intensified inspections and imposed sanctions on estate agents and legal practitioners for failing to submit mandatory risk and compliance reports. These sectors are among the final obstacles to South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force grey list. While compliance rates have improved to approximately 70-percent, the FIC […]
# The National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities has announced the theme for Casual Day 2025, Beyond the Label. This initiative encourages South Africans to recognise and celebrate persons with disabilities for their full humanity, moving past societal labels. Set for Friday, 5 September, participants can support the cause by purchasing a 20-rand […]
# The Tshwane Municipality has announced plans to revive the Wonderboom Airport through a public-private partnership. Despite years of financial losses, Mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise, says the metro would not cut ties with the airport, citing its potential as a cargo hub. Part of Tshwane’s budget for the 2025/2026 financial year, funds […]
# The Western Cape High Court has declared parts of the Refugees Act unconstitutional, offering reprieve to some asylum seekers. The judgment follows a two-year legal challenge by the Scalabrini Centre, which argued that deporting people without considering asylum claims violates constitutional rights. The court found that barring applications based on unlawful entry contradicts the […]
# Twelve minors from Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, have been rescued from illegal initiation schools located between Klipgat and Mabopane north of Pretoria. The operation involved police and local authorities responding to reports of unlawful initiation practices. The rescued children, some of whom were as young as 13, were found in distressing conditions. The parents of the minors revealed to […]
# A new study has found that nearly a third of antibiotics people take, which is about eight-thousand-500 metric tons a year, end up in rivers. This raises serious concerns about harm to aquatic life and growing antibiotic resistance. Researchers tracked 40 commonly used antibiotics and found pollution is widespread, even in places with little […]
# Build One South Africa says its latest survey of 40 small business owners reveals a crisis in the SMME sector. Respondents cited red tape, lack of funding, and no government support. All surveyed rated access to funding as “zero.” BOSA warns that without urgent reforms, many small businesses face collapse. BOSA’s Roger Solomons wants […]
