# Learners with Autism in under-resourced South African schools are benefiting from iSchoolAfrica’s Disability Inclusion iPad Learning Programme. Launched at Via Nova School in Pretoria, the initiative seeks to provide learners with adaptive tools that support communication, learning, and social development. Built-in iPad features and curated apps have helped learners overcome barriers without the need […]
# Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking has won three prestigious awards at the 2025 Global Banking and Markets: Africa Awards. The accolades are Local Currency Loan Deal of the Year for financing Cape Town’s infrastructure, ESG Bond Deal of the Year for its 2.1-billion-rand Sustainability Tier 2 Bond supporting women’s empowerment, and Real Estate Finance […]
# The DA has criticised the planned 0.5-percent value-added tax increase, labelling it as an anti-growth, anti-jobs, and anti-poor strategy. The Western Cape High Court is today hearing the party’s urgent application to interdict the pending VAT hike. Speaking outside the court, the DA’s, Mark Burke, says they oppose a blind and blundering budget that […]
# Invasive Kariba weed has taken over dams in Johannesburg’s Lonehill and Witkoppen Spruit Parks. The Salvinia Molesta, more commonly known as Kariba weed, is clogging up waterways and harming aquatic life. Johannesburg City Parks says the fast-growing weed thrives in polluted, nutrient-rich water made worse by sewage leaks. It adds that the metro, through […]
# Cape Town drivers have raised concerns over automated surveillance cameras used to enforce seatbelt laws. Motorists have reported fines for seatbelt violations with unclear or missing evidence. The City of Cape Town confirmed the use of cameras for enforcement, but some drivers argue that the system lacks transparency and reliable proof. The situation has […]
# A new study suggests that higher education leverages people’s experience with climate change to increase their climate concern. The study by the University of Utah states that the percentage of people who recognise that global warming is happening is higher in states that experienced record high temperatures. States like Maine and Michigan, which experience […]
# Coastal communities and mariners have been warned of dangerous winds along the Western Cape coast until midday today. The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for strong, damaging winds along the coast between Hermanus and Lambert’s Bay. These conditions are driven by the region’s powerful south-easterly wind, known for […]
# The Western Cape Education Department has received a record 164-thousand-565 on-time applications for Grade R, 1, and 8 placements in 2026. This is an increase of 12-thousand-577 from the previous year. The department has announced that schools will now begin offering placements from 30 May, and parents must confirm by 17 June. Education MEC […]
# Easter weekend travellers can expect delays on the N2 between George and Wilderness, Western Cape, due to ongoing construction. Roads agency SANRAL has warned that only one lane is open in each direction between the Kraaibosch interchange and Wilderness. Points men will, however, be available to direct traffic at key intersections until 6pm this […]
