# Die vooraanstaande Suid-Afrikaanse mode-ontwerper, kommunikasiekenner, entrepreneur en platejoggie, Maria McCloy, is in die ouderdom van 50 dood. Sy het in die Milpark-hospitaal in Johannesburg gesterf weens hartversaking. Haar onlangse bekende kliënte sluit in Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Thandiswa Mazwai en Sjava. McCloy se gesin beskryf haar as ‘n lewendige, skeppende siel wat die lewe ten […]
# Die Kaapse Wynland-distriksmunisipaliteit sê al sy streke het skade aangemeld weens die gure weer wat die Wes-Kaap teister. Witzenberg, die Breedevallei, Drakenstein, Langeberg en Stellenbosch word die ergste geraak. Woordvoerder Jo-Anne Otto sê duisende mense moes ontruim word en word in gemeenskap- en kerksale gehuisves, terwyl ander nog deur vloedwater vasgekeer word. ‘n Verkenningsvlug […]
# The Cape Winelands District Municipality has appealed for humanitarian aid following the devastating floods in the Western Cape. Spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says thousands of people had to flee their homes and are being housed in community and church halls, and need help. The Department of Social Development, Gift of the Givers, and the Salvation […]
# The Nelson Mandela Foundation has launched the 2026 Nelson Mandela Legacy Sporting Series to promote unity and social impact through sport. This includes the Nelson Mandela Marathon in Cape Town on October 18, featuring races ranging from 42- to five-kilometres. Other events include the Mandela Day Walk and Run in Johannesburg and Tshwane. Legacy […]
# The Cape Winelands District Municipality says all its areas have reported damage due to the inclement weather being experienced in the Western Cape. Witzenberg, Breede Valley, Drakenstein, Langeberg and Stellenbosch were worst affected. Spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says thousands of people had to be evacuated and housed in community and church halls, while a number […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is hosting more than one-thousand-200 Grade 11 learners nationwide through its annual Child@Work initiative aimed at exposing young people to careers in the retail motor industry. Learners are being introduced to technical, artisan, administrative, and management opportunities within the sector. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the programme seeks to […]
# Suid-Afrika bereik hierdie week 365 dae sonder beurtkrag, met die laaste beduidende beurtkrag wat op 15 Mei verlede jaar ingestel is. Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê die mylpaal weerspieël die vordering na bestendige kragvoorsiening. Hy het aan SABC News gesê alle provinsies sal na verwagting teen Maart 2027 ook kragvermindering […]
# ActionSA welcomes a ruling by the Constitutional Court of South Africa affirming that rejected asylum seekers cannot remain in South Africa indefinitely through repeated legal applications. The party’s Lerato Ngobeni says the judgment reinforces existing immigration laws and highlights failures in enforcement and administration. Ngobeni called on the Department of Home Affairs to urgently […]
# Drie-en-twintig plaaswerkers en hul gesinne is gered op ‘n plaas langs die ou N1-pad tussen Worcester en Rawsonville in die Wes-Kaap. Die werkers was volgens berigte sedert Maandag vasgekeer op plaasstrukture se dakke as gevolg van stygende vloedwater. Craig Lambinon van die Nasionale Seereddingsinstituut sê drie plaaswerkers se liggame is ook gevind: