# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa will continue promoting its tourism offerings in Mexico beyond the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Speaking in Mexico, De Lille identified the country as a key growth market, citing steady increases in visitor arrivals over the past three years. De Lille says her counterparts agreed to strengthen […]
# City Power has raised alarm over a sharp increase in cable theft and vandalism targeting electricity infrastructure across Roodepoort. The utility says repeated attacks on mini substations, transformers and cables are causing prolonged power outages, costly repairs and service disruptions. The utility spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the pattern of incidents suggests possible involvement by […]
# SME South Africa is making the final preparations of the one-day SME Funding Summit 2026 taking place this week. Entrepreneurs from across South Africa will gather in Sandton as the event seeks to connect small and medium-sized businesses with investors, lenders and funding experts. Organisers say the summit will provide practical guidance on securing […]
# Soccer: Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie has urged South Africans to keep supporting Bafana Bafana in their next Group A match this week. South Africa next faces the Czech Republic on Thursday, at Atlanta Stadium at 6pm South African time with the final group match against South Korea on 24 June at […]
# Road running: Gerda Steyn has cemented her status as one of South Africa’s greatest ultra-distance runners after winning her fifth women’s race title at the 99th Comrades Marathon in KwaZulu-Natal. Steyn dominated the Up Run in a record-breaking unofficial time of five-hours-45-minutes-two-seconds. The performance eclipsed her previous Up Run record of five-hours-49-minutes-46-seconds extending her […]
# Road running: George Kusche has won the 2026 Comrades Marathon, storming to victory in the up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in a record time of 5 hours, 15 minutes and 56 seconds. Kusche produced a perfectly paced race, overtaking long-time leader Mbuti Mollo on the challenging Polly Shorts climb with just over ten-kilometres […]
# An excursion ended in tragedy after a teacher was killed in a bus crash in the Northern Cape. According to reports, 44 learners and ten educators from Kathu Primary School were travelling to Seodin Primary School to participate in the Van Druten League sports finals when the head-on collision with a truck happened. Emergency […]
# The voluntary repatriation of Malawian nationals from Durban has been temporarily suspended following discrepancies in passenger lists. South African Home Affairs officials and Malawian immigration authorities discovered that several names had been duplicated, resulting in some individuals being allocated to more than one bus. Officials have paused the operation while records are verified. eThekwini […]
# The South African Communist Party general-secretary Solly Mapaila says as the party charts its independent electoral path, it faces critical challenges ahead of the local government elections. Speaking during their Limpopo elective congress, Mapaila described the organisation as bigger than any electoral contest. He urged members to avoid internal divisions, remain disciplined and put […]
