Business leaders, small and big, can help end homelesssness by offering work experience, says the writer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp A growing list of cities are solving homelessness. Movements like Built for Zero prove it’s possible to implement dignified, lasting solutions—and save money in the process. These success stories were possible because of…
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, visiting New Brighton Magistrate’s Court in Gqeberha. The Minister of Justice, Mmamoloko Kubayi instructed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to classify high-profile cases in order to strengthen security measures around Prosecutors. On Thursday, the Minister conducted an oversight visit to New Brighton Magistrate’s Court in Gqeberha, Eastern…
1 minute The Black Business Council is hosting the Black Business Annual Summit this week. Several cabinet ministers are expected to address the event including ministers of Agriculture, Health, Trade and Industry and Public Works. LIVE STREAMS:
FILE | High Accident Zone warning sign in South Africa. Four people have died in an accident on the N2 between Qonce and East London in the Eastern Cape. Provincial Transport Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says the driver of a sedan lost control of the vehicle between Amalinda and Hemmingways Mall in East London and collided…
2 minutes Authorities in the Eastern Cape have recovered the minibus taxi that was carrying ten missing learners in the Mthatha region. The vehicle was swept into a river in Decoligny on Tuesday following severe flooding caused by heavy rains across the province. Nine people have since lost their lives in severe flooding in the…
Two Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) trainee candidates have died during selection programme training exercises on separate occasions. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says 24-year-old Michael Nyambi died on the 29th of August after becoming ill from heat exhaustion while participating in a fitness programme. 26-year-old Zwelethu Tekete died on Monday, 1 September. Fihla explains, “Marvellous…
Germany’s Alexander Zverev hits a ball to Australia’s Adam Walton (not pictured) during the second round at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto, Canada on July 29, 2025. Top seeds Alexander Zverev of Germany and American Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the Canadian Open yesterday after both players were pushed hard by their opponents….
A framed picture of Hillary Gardee. Convicted murderer Rassie Nkune is today expected to appear for a pre-trial hearing in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court sitting in Mbombela for the alleged kidnapping and killing of Hillary Gardee. Gardee, the daughter of Economic Freedom Fighters Deputy President Godrich Gardee, was murdered in 2022. Her body was found in a plantation just outside…
1 minute The City of Johannesburg Emergency Services has confirmed that only one person was extracted from the rubble of a collapsed building in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, Tuesday night. Initial reports suggested that a second person might have been trapped under the debris. However, Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Nana Radebe states that eyewitness accounts confirmed…
Inside the ANC NEC meeting held in Germiston, Johannesburg, 14 November 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) has attributed the decision by the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings to upgrade South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to accelerated economic reforms and the improvement in the performance of some State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). This came out during…
