# Cape Town’s first blind tourist guide, Winston Fani, is championing inclusive tourism through his company, Out of Sight Tours. Fani led Dinner in the Dark at the One-and-Only Cape Town luxury hotel, hosted in partnership with Cape Town Tourism. The guests including mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, dined in total darkness to experience the world without […]
# The Gauteng Health Department will host the third Stroke Rehabilitation Research Conference today and tomorrow in Braamfontein. Stroke ranks among Gauteng’s top three non-communicable diseases, with over 32-thousand cases referred for physiotherapy and over 105-thousand follow-up sessions since 2019. The department’s spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says the event advocates for advanced stroke rehabilitation through innovations, […]
# City of Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has paid tribute to the city’s head of corporate and forensic audits, Mpho Mafole, who was shot dead on Monday along the R23 in Kempton Park. Xhakaza described Mafole as a fearless champion for ethical governance. He says the murder, amid a string of attacks on anti-corruption officials, […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says her department aims to register and hand over 80-thousand title deeds and build 15-thousand social housing units. Despite challenges under the National Environmental Management Act regulations and budget constraints, Simelane told Parliament that plans include increasing rental collection to 95-percent, address unfinished projects, and eradicate eight-thousand mud houses. She […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has been granted a certificate to strike after wage talks deadlocked with Bombela Operating Company, which runs the Gautrain. NUMSA spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says the union is demanding a seven-percent wage hike and improved allowances, rejecting the employer’s 4.2-percent offer. The union blames the company’s arrogance. […]
# The Office of the Tax Ombud has postponed the release of its South African Revenue Service eFiling profile hijacking draft report to 31 August 2025. Initially set for Monday, the delay follows a request from SARS commissioner, Ed Kieswetter, for more time to respond to the report’s findings. The report will purportedly contain comprehensive […]
# MK Party deputy president, John Hlophe, has requested party president Jacob Zuma to dissolve the party’s top management structure in Parliament. In his letter, Hlophe accuses the leadership of undermining chief whip Colleen Makhubele’s authority and allowing disruptive behaviour. Hlophe called out Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela for unruly conduct […]
# Higher Education minister Nobuhle Nkabane says political parties rejecting the department’s budget is rejecting the budget for South Africans. The DA and EFF criticised her leadership and handling of SETA board appointments and National Student Financial Aid Scheme related issues. Nkabane dismissed calls for her resignation as misogynistic. Speaking in Cape Town, Nkabane revealed […]
# The South African Weather Service has warned that a potent cold front brings along disruptive rain, snow, and severe conditions to several regions. The Western and Northern Cape expect heavy rain and floods while the Drakensberg highlands may see snowfall. Temperatures are expected to plummet in Gauteng and southern Mpumalanga on Friday with Johannesburg […]
