FILE | Runners participating in the two Oceans Marathon. The 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon will be held in Cape Town this weekend. The event features a 56-kilometre Ultra Marathon on Saturday and a 21.1-kilometre Half Marathon on Sunday. Over 30 000 runners are expected to participate in the iconic event. A new board has…
FILE PHOTO: Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration. The government has unveiled a draft national Artificial Intelligence policy. The government is now seeking public comment on sweeping proposals to regulate and accelerate the adoption of the policy. The Communications and Digital Technologies Department published the draft policy on Friday. It says it aims…
Delegates gathered at the Gauteng Investment Conference 2026. Gauteng has managed to meet its target of R200 billion in new investment pledges at its second Gauteng Investment Conference 2026 held in Johannesburg. This brings the total investment pledges to over R500 billion, a step closer to the province’s investment target of R800 billion over a…
An empty classroom. The Free State Education Department says it has established a team to investigate allegations made against the principal of Rosenhof Special Needs School, in Bloemfontein. This follows a memorandum submitted by former and current workers, accusing the principal of nepotism. Department spokesperson Howard Ndaba says some of the complaints have been raised…
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he’s waiting for a concrete report over alleged misconduct by two members of his cabinet, Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe and Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton McKenzie. Tolashe allegedly failed to disclose a donation of two vehicles to the African National Congress Women’s…
An abandoned police station that has been standing unused for over 20 years is pictured in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg on 10 April 2026. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, has described the state of an abandoned police station in Carletonville west of Johannesburg as shocking. The police station, which is located in the Merafong City…
Farmers in Dantjie, Mpumalanga say they are living in fear after two lions were spotted near grazing land, with reports of livestock deaths and ongoing search efforts by authorities. Cattle farmers in Dantjie in Pienaar, Mpumalanga say they are living in fear after two lions were spotted near their grazing land. According to the farmers,…
The Western Cape Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Shareen Riley testifies before the Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria on April 9, 2026. Western Cape’s Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shireen Riley, says there was insufficient consultation among prosecutors, police investigators and experts when analysing key evidence linked to the Cato Manor Unit. Riley testified…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula briefs the media on mayoral candidates selection process for the 2026 Local Government Elections. Some African National Congress (ANC) regional leaders could be excluded from mayoral positions as the party embarks on its mayoral candidate selection, the party reveals at a media briefing in Boksburg east of Johannesburg on Friday. The ANC has…
File Image: Former South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani. African National Congress (ANC) Second Deputy Secretary General, Maropene Ramokgopa, says the life of South African Communist Party (SACP) liberation struggle icon, Chris Hani, should be used as a guiding measure for political renewal in South Africa. She was speaking at the 33rd commemoration…
