# South African craft breweries dominated the 2025 African Beer Cup in Cape Town, winning dozens of medals. Nearly 260 brews from 14 countries were judged. Soul Barrel Brewing clinched the top award for best beer on the continent with its Wild African Soul, a sorghum-based beer made in collaboration with Tolokazi Beer. Richmond Hill […]
# A company previously linked to ANC Tshwane chairperson, Eugene Modise, secured tenders totalling 119-million-rand from ANC-led municipalities. Modise claims to have resigned from Triotic Protection Services in 2019. The tenders, awarded between 2021 and 2024, include contracts for waste collection and infrastructure upgrades. Opposition parties have raised concerns over potential conflicts of interest and […]
# Twenty-nine motorcycles were impounded during a road policing operation in Tshwane. The Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department’s Region 6 officers carried out the operation in Mamelodi on Tuesday. Several riders were found operating without valid licences and were issued with infringement notices. Authorities also detained undocumented foreign nationals, who were taken to the nearest police […]
# A group of 26 drama students from Upstage Concepts Performing Arts Studio in Johannesburg recently staged a 12-hour performance, raising over 75-thousand-rand for the Rivers Foundation. Watched by friends, family, and coaches, the students sang, danced, and acted through the night in support of vulnerable communities. The funds and donated goods will aid the […]
# NASA satellite data shows Antarctica gained ice between 2021 and 2023 due to unusually high snowfall despite ongoing global warming. While this temporary gain reversed some previous losses, experts stress it doesn’t signal a long-term trend. The overall trajectory still shows significant ice loss since 2002, largely driven by glaciers melting into warming oceans. […]
# A group of dedicated hikers, including Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo, recently completed a 500-kilometre trek through the Cape mountains to raise 50-thousand-rand for STEPS, a charity supporting children born with clubfoot. Their efforts will fund treatment for 20 children, helping them to walk confidently. Mhlongo, a chemical engineering PhD candidate and athlete, joined the cause […]
# Global warming may be increasing women’s cancer risks in the Middle East and North Africa. A study across 17 countries found that breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer rates and deaths rose with each degree Celsius of temperature increase. Ovarian cancer saw the highest rise. Scientists from the American University in Cairo have linked […]
# South Africa has expressed concern over the absence of the United States during the international agricultural scientists’ meeting underway in Polokwane, Limpopo. The four-day summit brings together experts from G20 countries to tackle global agricultural challenges, including climate change and limited funding for farmers in developing nations. Delegates aim to strengthen food security through […]
# Communications Minister Solly Malatsi will appear before Parliament to defend his decision to ease Black Economic Empowerment requirements for companies like Elon Musk’s Starlink. Critics, including the Portfolio Committee on Communications & Digital Technologies committee chair Khusela Diko and the MK Party, argue the move undermines the Electronic Communications Act. Public Interest SA has […]
