File: A traditional healer with his medicine. As African spiritualists are preparing for the beginning of the spring equinox and new year later in September, the North West Dingaka Association says the season is a reminder of the importance of the natural environment and traditional medicine. The Association says while strides have been made in…
MIP Africa, an continental and international film and documentary festival and content market held this week at the Cape Town Convention Centre. Cape Town has been turned into Africa’s creative capital this week, as MIP Africa and FAME Week 2025 light up the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). It’s the continent’s biggest content market…
The South African Reserve Bank holds a briefing on the impact of the expiry of the SASSA and Postbank Master Service Agreement at the end of September 2025. LIVE STREAM:
MEC Chiloane visiting Alrapark Primary School in following school disruptions, 1 September 2025. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has promised to build a new school at Alrapark Primary School in Nigel, east of Johannesburg, within the next 18 months. Chiloane says this while visiting the school following last week’s disruptions. Learners have not been to…
St Bernard’s High School in Bloemfontein. WARNING| GRAPHIC CONTENT: Learners from St Bernard High School in Bloemfontein have made public allegations of sexual harassment against several teachers. The claims include receiving inappropriate text messages and explicit images. The matter came to light after a social media post by 19-year-old Lesedi Mohlakoana went viral. This led…
Silvermine is located in the Table Mountain National Park. Visitors to the newly rehabilitated hiking trails at Table Mountain National Park have expressed appreciation for the work done to restore the park. The Table Mountain National Park has reopened several trails at its Silvermine facility near Tokai, following a devastating fire in April this year….
Empty benches in court. The investigating officer into the Highgate Hotel Massacre Special Tribunal sitting in East London says they are facing some hurdles in securing some of the key witnesses to testify in the matter. This is because some are abroad and are not easy to trace. The 1993 incident saw five people killed…
Vet about to vaccinate cows Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says he is concerned about reports of livestock showing signs of foot and mouth disease being moved from one area to the next, with no protocols being adhered to. This, as the department battles to contain foot and mouth disease (FMD). Addressing the media at Parliament,…
[File] Suspects accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa at the High Court in Pretoria. Accused number four in the Senzo Meyiwa trial – Mthokoziseni Maphisa – is expected to find out on Tuesday morning if charges against him will be dropped. Maphisa is the only one out of the five accused to bring the discharge application…
Police tape at a crime scene. A 32-year-old man has been gunned down at Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says the victim and a friend were on their way to a shop when two men approached them and one opened fire. He says the victim succumbed to gunshot wounds to the head. Pojie says the…
