# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has warned of major traffic disruptions today. The disruptions are a result of the 5.6-kilometre JP Morgan Corporate Challenge that is expected to get underway. The race starts this evening at Venus Street and Wingfield Avenue. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says areas such as Rosebank, Illovo, Melrose, Birdhaven, and […]
# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and the Johannesburg Roads Agency are restoring traffic signals across Johannesburg, prioritising key intersections. Efforts include repairing vandalised lights, strengthening security, and installing CCTV cameras. A service level agreement signed in February 2025 mandates JRA to maintain signals, with 60 critical repairs targeted by June. Authorities are […]
# South Africa seeks to strengthen ties with the European Union. President Cyril Ramaphosa is today co-chairing the eighth South Africa-European Union Summit in Cape Town alongside European Council president Antonio da Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told SABC News the summit aims to strengthen relationships with […]
# A group of cyclists from Soweto are embarking on a 600-kilometre journey to Kimberley to raise 100-thousand-rand for the refurbishment of libraries at the Bethany Combined School in Klipspruit and Lodirile Primary School in Dobsonville. The event, dubbed TourDeLibraries is led by local entrepreneur Mpumelelo Mtintso. It will start on Monday, with the aim […]
# The Collen Mashawana Foundation has donated school shoes and classroom furniture to Adelaide Thambo School in Soweto. The donation will benefit up to 400 special needs learners. Founded 45 years ago, the school caters to children with physical disabilities, supported by 140 caregivers and teachers. The foundation has also pledged financial support to ensure […]
# The South African Social Security Agency says it is working with the City of Cape Town to customise space in the Kuyasa Library building to be its Khayelitsha office. This is because the agency has been struggling to find a permanent location since 2022. SASSA has 16 Western Cape offices, and the Khayelitsha office […]
# The Western Cape is the only province in the country without schools in poor condition. This is according to minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, who told Parliament that the province leads in school infrastructure. The Eastern Cape has the highest number of schools in poor or very poor condition, with one-thousand-and-90 in total. […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health is grappling to replace the 1.4-billion-rand lost from the United States Agency for International Development funding. President Donald Trump’s administration has cancelled 83-percent of USAID programmes globally, saying it does not align with its “America First” agenda. Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, says there is no budget or alternative funding […]
# The Garden Route Environmental Forum has expressed concern as global events are continuing to impact South Africa’s climate change efforts. It expects the USA’s withdrawal from the United Nations Climate Agreement and funding cuts to worsen challenges, potentially affecting initiatives like the Just Energy Transition Programme. The forum urges South Africans to take responsibility […]
