Hermann Traub from Pixabay. The Ingcayizivele Book Festival is making strides in preserving culture through literature as the third edition of the festival takes place in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. Learners from schools around the metro are taking part. The festival, organized by a non-profit organization BookHive, focuses on the importance of indigenous literature and storytelling. Thirty…
SADC WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – SADC citizens will have an opportunity to engage their representatives within the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) on a range of issues when it hosts its 2024 Public Hearing Session from October 18 to 25, 2024. Joseph Manzi, the director of programmes at the SADC PF, said the …
Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro reacts after the match. 4 minutes Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has urged the Bucs faithful to come and support the team in the CAF Champions League semi-final first leg at FNB Stadium against Egyptian club Pyramids FC. Riveiro says he is expecting different playing conditions at the FNB Stadium…
[File Image] AmaZulu King, MisuZulu kaZwelithini 2 minutes Cultural expert Dr Gugu Mazibuko from the University of Johannesburg has stated that Zulu customs do not accommodate divorce. She made these remarks in response to AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s recent court filing seeking to divorce one of his wives. However, Mazibuko also points out that divorce…
1 minute Down Syndrome South Africa (DSSA) is calling for an improvement in systems that support people living with Down syndrome (DS), including access to health care. Down syndrome is one of the most common occurring genetic conditions- caused by a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21, known as trisomy 21 which alters…
Minister of International Relations (DIRCO) Ronald Lamola. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Ronald Lamola says although South Africa does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it has maintained trade relations with it. South Africa officially ended its diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1997. The department says the plan to relocate the Taiwan Liaison…
Pretoria Magistrates Court 1 minute The longest-running criminal trial in the history of the South African Revenue Service has been postponed to October. The case against Hendrik Delport and 13 co-accused dates back to 2003. The accused were arrested in June 2003 to face several charges. The postponement is to allow the regional court in Pretoria…
Court proceedings in application to interdict the regional elective conference of the Vhembe region in Limpopo is being heard in the Thohoyandou High court. 2 minutes An urgent application to interdict the African National Congress (ANC) regional elective conference of the Vhembe region in Limpopo is being heard in the Thohoyandou High Court, sitting in…
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU), alongside Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Gauteng have handed over a memorandum of demands to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The group staged a picket outside the corporation’s headquarters in Auckland Park over the de-registration of CWU at…
2 minutes A community leader in Mangaung, Sammy Lebogo, has called on relevant authorities to urgently investigate the source of suspected food poisoning in increasing incidents in the country. Lebogo’s call comes after a recent incident in the province, 47 learners from the Ihobe combined school in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, were admitted to the hospital earlier…
