# The Public Servants Association has applauded the recent decision to repurpose Department of Public Works buildings into shelters for survivors of gender-based violence. Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson handed over 15 properties in Mpumalanga and Gauteng respectively that will be used as shelters for GBV victims. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says they […]
# Government says quality infrastructure in water, electricity, education, and health uplifts living standards and promotes national unity. Addressing delegates at the infrastructure symposium in Cape Town, president Cyril Ramaphosa said that well-developed infrastructure connects the nation and the continent, while supporting trade and reducing business costs. It also strengthens key sectors like transport, telecommunications, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium in Cape Town as a gateway to endless opportunities. Addressing delegates, he emphasised infrastructure’s vital role in driving economic growth through investment, social progress, and job creation in South Africa. Ramaphosa called infrastructure the flywheel of the economy, essential for uplifting communities and improving […]
# Residents of Gordon’s Bay in Cape Town woke up this morning to the unexpected site of an elephant seal wandering the streets, nearly a kilometre from the shoreline. Videos and photos online showed the visibly fatigued seal moving slowly along tarred roads, even propping its upper body on a parked vehicle. Officials from the […]
# Mej Wêreld Suid-Afrika, Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg, het die gesogte Wêreldontwerpers-toekenning gewen op die Mej Wêreld 2025-geleentheid in Hyderabad, Indië. Die plaaslike skoonheid was geklee in ‘n protea-geïnspireerde rok deur die ontwerper Juan William Aria en het die beoordelaars stomgeslaan met ‘n treffende huldeblyk aan Suid-Afrika se flora en eenheid. Die satyn-en-glas-meesterstuk bevat handgeborduurde […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is calling on all workers, unions, and communities to unite against corrupt housing delays in the country. Six family members including two toddlers were killed in a fire yesterday in the Marikana Informal Settlement in Ekurhuleni. Giwusa leader Mametlwe Sebei says there is a sound case […]
# Die minister van Kommunikasie, Solly Malatsi, verskyn vandag voor die Parlement oor sy besluit om vereistes vir swartbemagtiging te verslap vir maatskappye soos Elon Musk se Starlink. Kritici soos die portefeuljekomitee vir Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë se voorsitter, Khusela Diko en die MK-party, sê dit ondermyn die Wet op Elektroniese Kommunikasie. Public Interest SA […]
# Suid-Afrika het kommer uitgespreek oor die afwesigheid van Amerika op die vergadering van internasionale landbouwetenskaplikes wat in Polokwane, Limpopo aan die gang is. Die vierdaagse beraad is ‘n samekoms van kenners van G20-lande om die wêreld se landbou-uitdagings te takel, insluitend klimaatsveranderin en die beperkte befondsing vir boere in ontwikkelende lande. Afgevaardigdes se doel […]
# Miss World South Africa, Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg, has won the prestigious World Designer Award at Miss World 2025 in Hyderabad, India. Dressed in a protea-inspired gown by designer Juan William Aria, the Pretoria-born beauty stunned judges with a vibrant tribute to South Africa’s flora and unity. The satin-glass masterpiece features hand-embroidered motifs and […]
