# The Garden Route District Municipality’s Community Services Department has been awarded a Gold Certification of Recognition by the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness. The award is for technological advancement in Environmental Health Norms and Standards during the 2025/2026 financial year. The municipality’s spokesperson, Herman Pieters, says this gold certification positions the municipality […]
# University of Cape Town’s professor Liesl Zühlke has won the 2026 L’Oréal- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation for Women in Science International Award for Africa and the Arab States. The award recognises Zühlke’s work in cardiac and cardiovascular science, especially improving treatment for children and women in low- and middle-income countries. Zühlke […]
# The agricultural organisation TLU SA says its young farmer of the year competition plays an important role in developing future agricultural leaders and strengthening the farming sector. The organisation encourages young farmers not to underestimate their potential and to take part in this year’s competition before entries close on 19 June. TLU SA’s Bennie […]
# Professor Liesl Zühlke van die Universiteit van Kaapstad het die 2026 L’Oréal-Verenigde Nasies se Opvoedkundige, Wetenskaplike en Kulturele Organisasie vir Vroue in Wetenskap se Internasionale Toekenning vir Afrika en die Arabiese State gewen. Die toekenning erken Zühlke se werk in hart- en kardiovaskulêre wetenskap, veral die verbetering van behandeling vir kinders en vroue in […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA sê sy jongboer van die jaar-kompetisie speel ‘n belangrike rol in die ontwikkeling van toekomstige landbouleiers en die versterking van die landbousektor. Die organisasie moedig jong boere aan om nie hul potensiaal te onderskat nie en voor 19 Junie vir vanjaar se kompetisie in te skryf. Bennie van Zyl van […]
# KwaZulu-Natal se premier, Thami Ntuli, het inwoners tydens Afrikadagvierings in Durban gevra om Ubuntu en sosiale samehorigheid te bevorder te midde van groeiende spanning oor ongedokumenteerde migrante. Ntuli sê onwettige migrasie moet binne die wet aangepak word, en waarsku teen xenofobie. Hy het bevestig die regering betrek gemeenskappe met dialoog en verhoog ook grensveiligheidsmaatreëls. […]
# Skaatsplankry: Die Amerikaner Jason Vanporppal het minder as 25-kilometer om af te lê om sy buitengewone reis deur Afrika te voltooi. Die 26-jarige het in Februarie uit Kampala, Uganda, vertrek en deur vyf lande geskaats om fondse in te samel vir ‘n permanente skaatsplankpark in Uganda. Hy het ondanks siekte, slegte paaie en visumprobleme […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli has urged residents to promote Ubuntu and social cohesion during Africa Day celebrations in Durban, amid growing tensions over undocumented migrants. Ntuli says illegal migration must be addressed within the law, while warning against xenophobia. He confirmed government is engaging communities through dialogue and increasing border security measures. He added […]
# Skateboarding: American skateboarder Jason Vanporppal is just 25-kilometres away from completing an extraordinary skateboarding journey across Africa. The 26-year-old left Kampala, Uganda, in February, skating through five countries to raise funds for a permanent skatepark in Uganda. Battling illness, rough roads and visa setbacks, Vanporppal continued alone into Paarl, in the Cape Winelands region, […]
