# Unisa student, Tiana Marshman, is using her platform to inspire women battling mental health challenges to rise above adversity and embrace their power. She was a semi-finalist in the Mrs South Africa 2025 competition. Marshman, who completed her degree in Agricultural Business Management Sciences last year, says she had to balance being a wife, a mom, […]
# Queens from seven South African kingdoms have committed to working together across royal houses, to formulate a common vision of their collective contribution to peace and development in South Africa. They recently gathered at the University of Pretoria for mediation and dispute resolution training, and to articulate their roles in royal succession conflicts and disputes. The […]
# Tshwane District Police Commissioner, Samuel Thine, says disruptive police crime operations will continue across the metro, as part of ongoing efforts to combat crime and enhance public safety. Over the weekend, a total of 351 suspects were arrested for various offences in Ekangala and Bronkhorstspruit during Operation Shanela. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk says […]
# The popular Mayor’s Craft Market makes its return to the Cape Town Civic Centre this week, offering over 40 registered vendors a free opportunity to sell their goods. Services and products sold at the market vary from savouries, jewellery, knitwear, chocolates, skincare, bedding, duvets, succulent pot plants, leather goods and shoes to name a […]
# City Power has cautioned customers against paying any technician or contractor for repairs or other network-related work. This as the power utility has noted several incidents where customers paid technicians thousands of rands for unauthorised reconnections. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says unfortunately this leaves customers with a bigger financial burden of having to […]
# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, will deliver the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation Memorial Lecture at Kingswood College in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, today. The University of Cape Town student was murdered at Clareinch Post Office in Claremont while going to pick up a delivery in 2019. The department’s spokesperson, Terrence Khala, says minister Gwarube will […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is prioritising the diversifying of its energy resources to reduce the impact of Eskom’s price increases. The draft total 2025/2026 Energy budget over the medium term of 71.2-billion-rand in capital and operational expenditure, includes the multi-year refurbishment of the Steenbras power plant. Mayoral committee member for Energy, […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, has stressed the importance of safeguarding South Africa’s three-thousand-592-kilometer coastline while unlocking its potential for equitable prosperity, climate resilience, and ecological health. The minister recently launched the 2025–2030 National Coastal Management Programme. The department’s spokesperson, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, says minister George has emphasised the urgency of […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is urging the government to intensify its efforts in tackling gender-based violence. This follows the rape of a seven-year-old girl at Bergview College in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The case has gained traction on social media, with users demanding swift action and raising funds to support the victim’s family. […]
