# The deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has officially opened Radio Mafisa’s new state-of-the-art studios and handed over broadcasting equipment in Rustenburg, in North West. Radio Mafisa, the oldest community radio station in the province, yesterday celebrated its 30th anniversary. The upgrade forms part of the Media Development and Diversity Agency’s programme to […]
# University of the Free State physicist Hendrik Swart has been awarded the 2026 South African Institute of Physics De Beers Gold Medal, the institute’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. Swart was recognised for more than 40 years of research, scientific leadership and mentoring in the field of materials physics. He has published over one-thousand […]
# The Tiger Brands Foundation says 15 years of providing school breakfasts has shown that hunger is not only a food issue but also affects education and child development. The foundation’s Kefiloe Mokoena says learners who go hungry struggle to concentrate and perform at school, while long-term nutrition programmes improve learning and future opportunities. Mokoena […]
# The South African Rooibos Council has launched the Rooibos in Space project, which will send Rooibos seeds to the International Space Station in October to study how space affects plant growth. The initiative, supported by the South African National Space Agency and MaxIQ Space, will involve learners from seven Cederberg schools in the Western […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says it is engaging healthcare organisations to better understand the impact of healthcare professionals leaving South Africa. The organisation says more than 125-thousand healthcare workers left the country between 2013 and last year, putting added pressure on the health system. The institute’s Makone Maja says the talks will help […]
# Build One South Africa has launched its ‘double in a day’ Mandela Day campaign, urging South Africans to honour late former president Nelson Mandela’s legacy through community service and democratic participation. Today, party members will spend 67 minutes serving their communities while encouraging at least 67 eligible people to register to vote on 4 […]
# The DA has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector, calling for an investigation into what it describes as systemic service delivery failures in Johannesburg. Following an inspection of the Nancefield sewer pump station, the party’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Helen Zille, told the media ongoing sewage spills, unsafe housing and deteriorating infrastructure show the […]
# Nigeria has completed the evacuation of nearly one-thousand-500 of its citizens from South Africa following weeks of anti-immigrant unrest. The evacuations took place between 10 June and 15 July, as pressure mounted on undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country. Nigeria has condemned xenophobia and violence against foreign nationals but says it will continue […]
# Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says the shortage of environmental health practitioners in Gauteng is hampering inspections of food outlets and spaza shops. Speaking during an update on her investigation into food safety enforcement, Gcaleka said the province falls below the World Health Organisation’s recommended ratio of one environmental health practitioner for every ten-thousand people. […]
