Funeral service for Theresa Solomon. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has described the city’s late former mayor, Theresa Solomon, as a leader who made a significant impact in uplifting the most vulnerable people. Solomon’s funeral is underway in Lansdowne. She died last week at the age of 79. Hill-Lewis says Solomon cared for communities. “She wanted…
SAPS says 500 000 of their applicants in the recruitment drive, are women The South African Police Service (SAPS) says over 300 of the one million people who have applied to join the service are graduates and 500 000 are women. Gauteng had the highest number of applicants for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme…
Ministers from across the globe gather for the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) side event at the G20 Fourth Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting in Durban on 16 July 2025. G20 finance ministers and central bank governors wrapped up the third finance track meeting, issuing a communique that highlights the complex challenges the world…
Family members of two people who died in a fire in the Kennedy Road informal settlement are appealing for assistance to bury their loved ones. A 25-year-old woman and her one-year-old child were killed when their house caught fire in the early hours of Saturday. A candle is suspected to have caused the fire. Over…
[File photo] Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane The Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane says she did not appear before Parliament as scheduled on Friday because she had other commitments. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has rejected the apology that she has submitted. The committee had asked Nkabane to appear before…
FlySafair on a run way FlySafair pilots are set to go on strike for 14 days from Monday, 21 July. This, after giving a notice to strike to the employer, following a deadlock in wage discussions. Trade union Solidarity confirmed this to SABC News. Initially, they had planned to strike for one day on Monday…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson [R] Serious safety concerns, poor quality of materials, and a lack of oversight are some of the reasons for the George building collapse on the 6th of May last year. These are part of the outcomes of an investigation by the Council for the Built Environment, which…
Initiates graduates in Limpopo as the province marks the end of the initiation school season. The traditional initiation season in Limpopo is coming to an end and initiates have started returning home. The provincial government approved more than 600 initiation schools for the winter season and more than 25,000 male initiates from the across the…
Operation Dudula president Zandile Dabula Operation Dabula claims that the strain undocumented migrants are placing on South Africa’s healthcare system is evident. The civil organisation also says that public complaints are driving its actions. This statement comes after it was criticised for a recent campaign preventing undocumented migrants from accessing public healthcare facilities. Operation Dudula…
Funeral service of anti-apartheid activists Alex Matsepane and Solomon Mawasha under way. The families of two anti-apartheid activists whose remains will be reburied today say they’re relieved that their loved ones will rest in their ancestral home in Ga-Maupa village, outside Modjadjiskloof, in Limpopo. The reburial service of two anti-apartheid activists, Alex Matsepane and Solomon…
