# The Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, has launched Afrikaans Amptelik 100, a year-long celebration marking a century since Afrikaans became an official language. The ceremony took place at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. Mackenzie says the celebration honours the language’s roots in communities shaped by slavery and […]
# Former chief justice Raymond Zondo has expressed doubt over Parliament’s implementation of anti-corruption measures following the State Capture Commission’s recommendations. Speaking at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, Zondo questioned whether Parliament has enacted reforms to prevent future corruption. He emphasised the need for stronger oversight and accountability […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has disbursed 1.3-billion-rand to private service providers for student accommodation so far this year in comparison to 2.9-billion-rand for the whole of last year. Acting CEO Waseem Carrim refers to improved verification processes and a shift towards accrediting more providers. Carrim confirmed that despite these efforts, challenges persist, […]
# South Africa is bracing for a natural gas shortage starting next year, despite offshore discoveries between 2019 and 2020. The Petroleum Agency’s acting CEO, Bongani Sayidini, reports that the Brulpadda and the Luiperd fields off the Southern Cape coast have not yielded commercially viable quantities. Meanwhile, Wits Business School Advisory Board chairperson Priscillah Mabelane […]
# The Cableway Charity Challenge has been postponed to Sunday due to bad weather forecasted. Originally set for Saturday, the event sees participants climbing Platteklip Gorge on Table Mountain to raise funds for charities supporting vulnerable women and children. Despite the delay, organisers encourage hikers, runners, and supporters to unite for this powerful cause. The […]
# Three young men aged 18 to 22 have been arrested after a shoe was thrown at Kenyan president William Ruto during a rally in Migori County, Western Kenya, on Sunday. The government condemned the act as disgraceful, while activists say it symbolises growing frustration over economic hardship and rising living costs. Despite scrapping tax […]
# ActionSA has termed the DA in Johannesburg’s motion of no confidence against mayor Dada Morero and speaker Nobuhle Mthembu as a desperate distraction from its own failures. ActionSA’s provincial chairperson in Gauteng, Funzi Ngobeni, accuses the DA of political grandstanding, saying the move deepens instability in an already broken city. Ngobeni has defended Mthembu’s […]
# Moody’s has revised South Africa’s GDP growth forecast for this year down to 1.5-percent, a 0.2-percentage point downgrade from its February projection of 1.7-percent. It cites global policy uncertainty and rising trade tensions. Local economists believe even this projection is optimistic, suggesting National Treasury may lower estimates further in the budget. The downgrade reflects […]
# Qatar Airways has announced that from June 1st, it will operate one of its weekly Doha to Cape Town flights using a Boeing 777, offering passengers complimentary ultra-fast Starlink wi-fi. The airline, already boasting the world’s largest Starlink-equipped 777 fleet, is also the first to fit the system to Airbus A350s. Celebrating 20-years in […]
