# Soccer: The Western Cape government has launched a new partnership with SAFA Cape Town, MTN South Africa, and Golden Arrow Bus Services to support school soccer. MEC Ricardo Mackenzie says over 12-thousand young players will benefit monthly from pre-loaded smart cards to use scheduled buses. MTN will cover card costs and run educational campaigns. […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police are urging fans attending tomorrow’s Nedbank Cup final between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium to behave responsibly. The stadium is sold out, and authorities caution those without valid tickets to stay away, following a ticketing system glitch that led to overselling. KZN deputy police commissioner, Phumelele Makoba, warned […]
# Cricket: Shukri Conrad has been appointed as the Proteas men’s head coach in all three formats. He has led the Test side since January 2023 and will now also oversee the white-ball formats, starting with July’s T20 tri-series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand. His tenure extends through to the 2027 One-day World Cup, set […]
# Limpopo MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, Tshitereke Matibe will lead 54 small, medium, and micro enterprises and tourism stakeholders to Africa’s Tourism Indaba in Durban from Monday to Thursday next week. Spokesperson Hitekani Magwedze says the indaba seeks to boost investments as Limpopo’s exhibit will showcase its cultural, adventure, and wildlife tourism […]
# The Gauteng Ethics Advisory Council has presented its second biennial State of Ethics Report to the provincial government. The report highlights significant concerns, including that only 170 out of 750 senior managers have been vetted by the State Security Agency. It also identifies over 150 officials allegedly conducting business with the state, contravening regulations. […]
# Police are searching for two University of Johannesburg Soweto campus students still at large following the murder of 18-year-old Cebo Biyela. Two other students have been arrested and are expected to appear in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court soon. Cebo, a Grade 10 learner from Musi High School, was allegedly attacked with a baseball bat […]
# ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has proposed replacing B-BBEE with an Inclusive Economic Empowerment Act during the national dialogue. Speaking at the Apartheid Museum, he announced plans for an Opportunity Fund, financed by a five-percent company profit levy. He says the fund would boost education, infrastructure, entrepreneurship in poor communities, tackling inequality through practical, inclusive […]
# The Development Bank of Southern Africa in partnership with the Global Environment Facility and the UN Environment Programme, is spearheading a sustainable infrastructure initiative in Johannesburg. The project seeks to advance energy access and climate resilience, and tackles urban challenges through five pillars. This including waste-to-biogas innovation at Robinson Deep landfill. The initiative also […]
# The Western Cape High Court has postponed the pre-sentencing proceedings in the Joslin Smith trial to the 23rd for further consultations. The young girl’s mother, Kelly, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn were last week found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking following Joslin’s disappearance from her home in Saldanha Bay last year. Uncertainty […]
