# The University of Johannesburg has unveiled its new Rescue Simulation Centre at the Doornfontein Campus. The four-storey, three-thousand-cubic-metre facility provides realistic, integrated training for Emergency Medical Care students, combining high-risk scenarios under one roof. Features include a deep pool with wave generation, helicopter underwater escape training, confined space tunnels, and urban search-and-rescue simulators. Supported […]
# Road running: Cape Town Marathon CEO Clark Gardner has expressed devastation after the race was cancelled due to strong, uncontrollable winds reaching about 40 kilometres per hour. Over 24-thousand runners from around the world were set to compete in the 42.2-kilometre event. Gardner says the decision is supported by sponsors and the City of […]
# The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has launched Africa’s first carbon-dioxide supercritical encapsulation facility with clean, solvent-free technology. The pilot-scale facility enables high-value bio-based ingredient production for pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food, and cosmetics, supporting small, medium, and micro enterprises and local innovation. Commissioned with 25.9-million-rand from the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, the facility […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party must defend its integrity, claiming president Cyril Ramaphosa is unfairly targeted, even over minor incidents like jogging past a man linked to wrongdoing. Speaking in Mpumalanga, Mbalula added that corruption allegations are being used to discredit the ANC, warning that such practices continue to erode society’s moral […]
# Road running: Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, has expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the 2025 Cape Town Marathon due to severe weather. Mackenzie says the decision, made with safety authorities, prioritised the wellbeing of runners, volunteers, and spectators. Mackenzie, who was set to participate in the 42-kilometre race, […]
# Die forensiese ondersoeker Paul O’Sullivan het ‘n teeneis van tien-miljoen-rand vir laster teen die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, ingedien. Die stap volg na Mkhwanazi se regsgeding van vyf-miljoen-rand waarin hy beweer O’Sullivan het sy reputasie met korrupsie-aantygings geskend. O’Sullivan eis ‘n terugtrekking van verklarings wat by die Madlanga-kommissie en ad hoc-komitee gemaak is, en […]
# Die ANC se sekretaris-generaal Fikile Mbalula het die Malanga-kommissie geprys en beklemtoon dat ‘n kommissie van ondersoek nie skuld uitwys nie. Mbalula het by die Mpumalanga Algemene Provinsiale Raad gesê Suid-Afrikaners verdien antwoorde en die regering moet reageer op kwessies wat geopper word. Hy het lede versoek om nie deur kritici mislei te word […]
# Die miljardêr-sakeman en CAF-president Patrice Motsepe sê hy sal nie vir die ANC-presidentskap in 2027 staan nie, ten spyte daarvan dat hy deur partylede genader is. Motsepe het tydens die SANEF-galadinee in Johannesburg gesê Suid-Afrika het nie ‘n ryk man as president nodig nie, maar eerder bekwame, talentvolle mense. Hy sê die presidentskap is […]
# Billionaire businessman and CAF President Patrice Motsepe says he will not run for the ANC presidency in 2027, despite being lobbied by party members. Speaking at the SANEF Gala Dinner in Johannesburg, Motsepe said South Africa doesn’t need a rich man as president but rather capable, talented people. He called the presidency a sacred […]
