# Cape Town’s Wiggle Room restaurant has launched a first-of-its-kind dining concept where its Spotify playlists shape the menu. According to the Good Things Guy, every two to three days, the 12-seat venue transforms one night, serving prawn toast that looks like album art, the next a cured dish echoing smooth jazz. Chef Ishmael Amos […]
# AfriForum Youth will today hand over a petition to North-West University management, protesting the institution’s refusal to condemn the Kill the Boer chant. The demand, first sent to vice-chancellor Bismark Tyobeka in June, follows the chant being sung outside residences on the Potchefstroom campus. AfriForum’s Yvonne Gerber says they also called for disciplinary action […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa is ready for infrastructure projects. Speaking at the launch of the Tourism Investment Summit in Cape Town, she noted that local startups attracted over 682-million-rand in venture capital between 2019 and 2024, over half of Africa’s total in tourism solutions. De Lille pledged commitment to the […]
# The Department of Tourism aims to diversify attractions, including sports tourism. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of the first Tourism Investment Summit, Tourism minister Patricia de Lille told SABC News that partnerships with the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture will leverage events like LIV Golf in March next year and the […]
# A Mozambican traditional healer, Aizeque Zacaria Cumbuia, has abandoned his bail bid at the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s Court in Tshwane. The 26-year-old faces a charge of possession of human tissue after police allegedly discovered body parts in his practice room in August. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Lumka Mahanjana says the find was linked to a […]
# The Constitutional Court will decide whether men can legally assume their wives’ surnames after marriage. This comes after two couples, Jana Jordaan and Henry Van Der Merwe, as well as Jess Donnelly-Bornman and Andreas Nicolas Bornman, challenged parts of Section 26 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, arguing it unfairly discriminates on gender. […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has warned motorists of major traffic disruptions in Coronationville, Westdene, Westbury, Martindale, Sophiatown, and Newclare due to protests over prolonged power outages. Several key routes, including Fuel, Main, Perth, and Portland, are closed. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla has urged motorists to avoid the area:
# Soccer: Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie has stressed the importance of the video assistant referee system after Nigeria’s controversial handball goal against South Africa in yesterday’s World Cup qualifier in Bloemfontein. The 42nd-minute strike saw the Super Eagles hold Bafana Bafana to a 1-all draw. Despite the setback, South Africa remains top […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela, has established a stabilisation team to address leadership conflicts at the College of Cape Town for TVET. Disputes amongst management has affected the running of the institution. Spokesperson Matshepo Seedat says work starts within seven days and is expected to conclude in 45 days, led by a […]
