# The Midvaal Municipality was recognised as the best-performing municipality in Gauteng at the recent inaugural 2025 Municipal Performance Awards. The awards honour municipalities that excel in financial health, governance, fiscal discipline, and service delivery. Mayor Peter Teixeira’s spokesperson, Idah Satikhe, says this achievement is attributed to the hardworking staff, rate-paying residents and public representatives:
# Thirty-two schools from across South Africa have been announced as finalists in the National EduPlant School Gardening Competition 2025. They were shortlisted from more than 300 schools onboarded into the EduPlant programme at the start of last year, where they received extensive training in permaculture practices to assist them in growing their own vegetables, […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate is encouraging residents to submit nominations for the Neighbourhood Watch Awards. The awards recognise the dedication, hard work and commitment of neighbourhood watches. Nominations can be made for an individual who is part of a registered organisation, or the organisation itself. Mayoral committee member for […]
# Two North-West University dancers, Tebogo Baas and Matlhogonolo Bodibe, are set to represent South Africa at the 2025 World Dance Championships in Assen, Netherlands, in November. They secured their place in the Youth Championship Latin category after consistent podium finishes and a strong showing in the qualifiers. The pair view their selection as an opportunity […]
# Die UDM het Suid-Afrika se onderwysers geprys as oordraers van kennis en argitekte van die nasie se toekoms ter viering van Wêreldonderwysersdag, vandag. Die waarnemende sekretaris-generaal Zandile Phiri het opvoeders geprys vir die koestering van toekomstige leiers ten spyte van oorvol klaskamers en swak hulpbronne. Sy het ‘n beroep gedoen op verbeterde werksomstandighede, beter […]
# The United Democratic Movement has hailed South Africa’s teachers as transmitters of knowledge and architects of the nation’s future in celebration of World Teachers’ Day, celebrated today. Acting secretary-general Zandile Phiri praised educators for nurturing future leaders despite overcrowded classrooms and poor resources. She called for improved working conditions, better pay, and the revival […]
# Solidariteit het ‘n ooreenkoms met die Amerikaanse onderneming Propay Prime beklink om Suid-Afrikaanse rekenaarvaardighede uit te voer, wat burgers toelaat om vir Amerikaanse ondernemings te werk terwyl hulle hier woon. Die plan gaan na na sektore soos finansies, ingenieurswese, onderwys en ontwerp uitgebrei word. Solidariteit se uitvoerende hoof, Dirk Hermann, beklemtoon die ooreenkoms maak […]
# Die veroordeelde kletsrymer Sean “Diddy” Combs het die regter in beheer van sy kriminele verhoor in ‘n brief om versagting gevra wanneer hy later vandag gevonnis word. Hy het sy vorige gedrag toegeskryf aan dwelmverslawing en verskoning gevra vir al die hartseer en pyn wat hy veroorsaak het. Hy het verklaar hy is hervorm […]
# Solidarity has secured an agreement with US company Propay Prime to export South African online IT skills, allowing citizens to work for American firms while living locally. The plan will expand into sectors like finance, engineering, education, and design. CEO Dirk Hermann highlights the potential to create thousands of jobs without racial restrictions, leveraging […]
