Chikunga praises McKenzie for improving sports access at special needs schools
Sports, Arts and Culture minister, Gayton Mckenzie speaking in Bloemfontein. Minister in the Presidency for…
Chikunga praises McKenzie for improving sports access at special needs schools
Sports, Arts and Culture minister, Gayton Mckenzie speaking in Bloemfontein. Minister in the Presidency for Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has expressed her gratitude to Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for his attempts at making special needs schools accessible for young people to participate in sports. This comes after McKenzie handed over a multipurpose sport…
Solly Malatsi warns of consequences over fake references in AI policy
File: Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says there will be consequences for officials who drafted the National Artificial Intelligence Policy, which was found to have contained fictitious academic references. In a statement released on Sunday, Malatsi announced the withdrawal of the policy after internal investigations confirmed…
APC signals readiness for coalition governments
African People’s Convention (APC) party leader, Themba Godi. The African People’s Convention (APC) says coalition governments will be a key feature of the upcoming local government elections. The party is discussing coalition frameworks and candidate deployment at its Election Summit taking place in Johannesburg, this weekend. It says it is ready to enter coalitions in…
Teen stabbed to death near UFH Alice Campus
Person with a knife. A 17-year-old male has died after he was stabbed outside the University of Fort Hare Alice Campus in the Eastern Cape. Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana says the incident happened on Saturday evening, and that the stabbing followed a fight. The victim succumbed to his injuries at the Victoria Hospital…
All systems go for national Freedom Day in Bloemfontein on Monday
President Cyril Ramaphosa It’s all systems go for Monday’s national Freedom Day commemorations at the Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein where President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address. The theme is “Freedom and the Rule of Law: Thirty Years of Democratic Citizenship.” Government Deputy Spokesperson William Baloyi says the day will be marked…
LIVE: National Freedom Day 2026 Celebrations
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday, 27 April 2026, lead the national Freedom Day Commemoration to be held in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in Bloemfontein, Free State Province. Freedom Day 2026 marks the 32nd anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections held on 27 April 1994 and stands as a testament to the country’s journey…
Sawe shatters elusive two-hour marathon barrier to win in London
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe celebrates with a shoe after winning the men’s elite race and setting a new world record with a time of 01:59:30 Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe shattered one of athletics’ most elusive barriers on Sunday, becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours as he stormed to victory at the…
Limpopo bids Farewell to Xitsonga musician Kenny Bevhula
The late Xitsonga musician, Kenny Bevhula The late Xitsonga musician, Kenny Bevhula, has been laid to rest at Bevhula village, outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Bevhula died last week at the age of 53 after losing his battle with cancer. Hundreds of mourners, including artists, his followers and the community members, gave Bevhula a befitting send-off….
1976 Activist: “Little to Celebrate, but Life Better Than Apartheid”
1976 Youth Activist and Human Rights Activist Seth Mazibuko One of the 1976 student activists, Seth Mazibuko, says although there is little to celebrate since the country attained freedom 32 years ago, things are, however, much better compared to the apartheid era. Mazibuko’s remarks come as Monday marks 32 years since the country held its…
SA’s Draft AI Policy withdrawn as fictitious references exposed
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has withdrawn the country’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after it was found to contain “various fictitious sources in its reference list.” In a statement released on Sunday, the department confirms the irregularities following an internal review. Statement on the…
