# Athletics: The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has officially been named a Guinness World Records Icon. The former Jamaican sprinter was given the honour for his achievements in the sport and for being a global inspiration. His 9.58-seconds is the fastest anyone in the world has run over 100-metres, while his time of 9.63-seconds […]
# The University of Johannesburg is celebrating South Africa’s doctor Tebogo Makhubela, who has been named a 2025 National Geographic Wayfinder Award recipient. A geologist and speleologist, Makhubela is one of only 15 global honourees this year. The 35-year-old’s journey from student to leading researcher has included groundbreaking work in the Cradle of Humankind. The […]
# Die GOOD-party sê die Wes-Kaapse behuisingsagterstand is tans 688-duisend-824 huishoudings en dit neem toe. In 2024/2025 het die provinsie slegs drie-duisend-46 Breaking New Ground-eenhede voltooi en een-duisend-331 Finansieringsgekoppelde Individuele Subsidieprogram-eenhede. GOOD se sekretaris-generaal, Brett Herron, sê dis vier-duisend-377 huise wat net 0,6-persent van die agterstand is:
# Die Stad Kaapstad het die omstrede Buitengracht 150-ontwikkeling op die rand van die Bo-Kaap goedgekeur. Die projek sluit in 40 woonstelle, winkelruimte, ʼn dak-restaurant en ondergrondse parkering. Na sterk teenkanting uit die gemeenskap, is aanpassings gemaak om onder meer die hoogte en voetspoor te verklein om die gebied se erfenis te beskerm. Die Suid-Afrikaanse […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta is calling on civil society to support the National Dialogue, saying it is the most significant initiative since the dawn of democracy. The dialogue will be a people-led, society-wide process to reflect on the state of the country to reimagine the future. Makaneta says he commends president Cyril Ramaphosa and […]
# Dis vandag Internasionale Piekniekdag en die ideale dag om ʼn piekniekmandjie te pak en saam met familie of vriende in die buitelug te eet. Alhoewel daar geen rekord is oor die oorsprong van die dag nie, het dit vermoedelik teen die einde van die Franse Rewolusie en die Victoriaanse tydperk ontstaan. Volgens die Guinness […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape’s housing backlog now sits at a staggering 688-thousand-824 households and is growing. In 2024/2025, the province completed only three-thousand-and-46 Breaking New Ground units and one-thousand-331 Finance-linked Individual Subsidy Programme units. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says this is just four-thousand-377 homes, a mere 0.6-percent of the housing […]
# The City of Cape Town has approved the controversial 150 Buitengracht development on the edge of Bo-Kaap. The mixed-use project includes 40 flats, retail space, a rooftop restaurant, and underground parking. After strong community resistance, revisions were made, reducing height and footprint, to protect the area’s heritage. The South African Heritage Resources Agency mediated […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die minister van Verdediging en Militêre Veterane, Angie Motshekga, as waarnemende president aangestel. Dit is weens die afwesigheid van Ramaphosa, wat aan die G7-beraad in Kanada deelgeneem het, en adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile, wat tans op ‘n werksbesoek aan Rusland is. Die Presidensie sê Motshekga se aanstelling is in ooreenstemming met […]
