Eastern Cape community benefits from R15m water project
Water droplets. The Water and Sanitation Department in the Eastern Cape says the small community…
AmaZulu beat Polokwane City 1-0 in Betway Premiership
Moments before match kick-off on the pitch. AmaZulu has collected maximum points on the road as they beat Polokwane City 1-nil in a Betway Premiership match at the Old Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane this afternoon. Thapelo Matlhoko scored the solitary goal of the match in only his fourth match for Usuthu. AmaZulu are now…
Eastern Cape community benefits from R15m water project
Water droplets. The Water and Sanitation Department in the Eastern Cape says the small community of Misgund in the Koukamma municipality has received much needed water crisis intervention through the provision of a bulk water project. The department marked World Water Day by handing over the R15 million project. The Department’s Provincial Head, Portia Makhanya,…
Ramaphosa to deliver keynote address at reburial of Khoi, San remains
The remains of Khoi and San descendants President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver a keynote address on Monday at the reburial of 63 Khoi and San people whose remains were unethically removed from South African soil more than a century ago. Descendants of Khoi and San people whose bodies had been exhibited overseas and…
Saulsville residents call for army deployment amid rising crime
Crime scene cordoned-off. Residents in Atteridgeville, particularly Saulsville, west of Pretoria, are calling for the army to urgently be deployed in the area. Locals say crime has been escalating significantly in recent months. In December last year, heavily armed gunmen attacked a tavern and a local hostel resulting in 12 people being killed including three…
Security concerns grow around World Cup in US after stalled funding
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vane are reflected in the FIFA World Cup Trophy, as President Trump makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. Intelligence briefings reviewed by Reuters have warned of the potential for extremists and criminals to…
Thabong residents welcome upgraded water and sanitation projects
Wastewater-Treatment-Plant Community members of Thabong in the Free State have welcomed the handing over of improved water and sanitation infrastructure projects. The residents say they are excited as sewage spillages posed a health hazard. WATCH | Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina is visiting a newly built water plant in Matjhabeng Municipality in Welkom….
Exxaro reports solid results amid 20th JSE anniversary
The logo of South African coal miner Exxaro is seen outside the company’s Pretoria headquarters, South Africa. Mining Company Exxaro has posted a steady set of full-year results for the financial year ending the 31st of December 2025. Despite a drop in coal export prices in the period, the company reported an eight percent rise…
Residents in Orange Farm push for joint crime-fighting efforts
A crime scene. Residents of Orange Farm in the South of Johannesburg have called for more collaboration with the law enforcement in the area to combat crime. Orange Farm is notorious for several criminal activities, including gun violence. A community patrol group called Amadoda Emizi was established, following a mass shooting where a family of…
Runner raises over R30k for children’s facial operations
Runner Patrick Bowman raising funds for life-changing facial operations for children. The Miles for Smiles campaign saw endurance runner Patrick Bowman run 100-kilometres over 15 hours to raise funds for life-changing facial operations for children. A collaboration in partnership with the Smile Foundation, which works with the country’s academic and children’s hospitals to deliver corrective…
KZN unveils school in uMlazi after ‘construction mafia’ delays
Relief for learners and teachers as newly refurbished Menzi High School opens, easing overcrowding after years of delays and disruptions. The KwaZulu-Natal Public Works Department has unveiled a newly refurbished multi-million rand, state-of-the-art school in uMlazi as part of Human Rights Months celebrations, after years of delays. The upgrade of Menzi High School was repeatedly…
