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Luke Fraser ·27 Dec 2025 Accelerate Property Fund has received clearance from the Competition Commission to sell two malls in Fourways, Johannesburg. Accelerate is a real estate investment trust with its largest asset being the Fourways Mall – the nation’s largest shopping mall. Amid financial issues over the last several years, especially at Fourways Mall, …
South Africa’s skilled graduates and artisans are stepping into a new frontier of visibility as Xperoc — a homegrown digital marketplace and professional networking platform — accelerates its national rollout. With unemployment among young professionals and trade graduates remaining a critical economic challenge, Xperoc offers a practical shift: a platform where service listings double as …
Ryan Rickelton’s maiden Betway SA20 century was not enough to save MI Cape Town from a 15-run defeat to Durban Super Giants in a cracking Season 4 opener at Newlands. On a run-filled opening night when a cumulative total of 449 runs were struck, which included 25 sixes and 40 boundaries, Rickleton’s 113 off 65 …
Going into this match, Egypt are enjoying a 20-game unbeaten run across all competitions under coach Hossam Hossan.. Bafana are unbeaten in their last 27 games under Hugo Broos, including the Lesotho game, which saw Likuena being handed a 3-0 win due to Teboho Mokoena’s suspension. Both Bafana and Egypt won their respective opening Group …
The Border Management Authority (BMA) prevented 88 “undesirable” foreigners from entering the country on Christmas Day while intercepting a Mozambican national who tried to smuggle counterfeit sneakers on Boxing Day. More than 18,450 people wishing to exit the country’s borders into Mozambique were processed on Christmas Day, with about 450, mainly women and children, being …
Leopard Creek is South Africa’s most expensive and most exclusive golf course. To play a round at Leopard Creek, visitors are required to pay a green fee of R7,500 per person. According to Golf365, this makes it the most expensive course in the country. The fee includes the use of a golf cart and a …
The opening stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) heats up on Boxing Day with a clash of Group B heavyweights in South Africa and Egypt. One of the main attractions in a stacked Friday night fixture list, the highly-anticipated encounter takes place at Stade Adrar in Agadir on the coast of Morocco …
About 190,000 driver licenses were canceled by the South African authorities as part of an intensified nationwide crackdown on fraud, corruption, and malpractice in the driver licensing system. The move was predicated by a long-overdue inquiry into the systemic maladies in licensing processes that allowed unqualified drivers or illegally secured licences to operate. These cancellations …
Tyre theft is a massive problem in South Africa, with criminals becoming increasingly brazen in their actions. While it is easiest for thieves to target your car when it is parked on a public road, there has been a growing trend in 2025 of people breaking into people’s properties, removing the wheels from parked vehicles, …
South African law enforcement authorities will be on high alert for traffic offences like speeding this festive season, and they typically use three primary forms of speed traps to catch speeding motorists. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) recently told MyBroadband that it will implement a high-density operational plan to catch motorists breaking road laws …
South Africa will host Exercise Mosi III in early January 2026, the Russian ambassador to Pretoria told reporters. The Department of Defence earlier said it postponed the trilateral drills from November so they would not clash with G20 duties. reports Cape {town} Etc. Officials describe Mosi III as a practical rehearsal of maritime security, anti-piracy …
Many parts of South Africa have experienced severe weather recently, including significant amounts of hail. Gauteng was particularly badly affected as hail destroyed roofs, flooded roads, and undoubtedly dented many vehicles – but many other provinces like KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga are frequented by severe hailstorms at this time of the year. Generally, when the sky …
The search for Apongo is a small part of historians’ ongoing work to recreate the lives of Africans taken in the transatlantic slave trade.
South Africa suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of 10-man Egypt in their second Group B match at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), played at the Adrar Stadium in Agadir on Friday. Mohamed Salah’s penalty late in the first half decided the game in favour of the Pharaohs – who have become …
Staff Writer ·26 Dec 2025 The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) at the end of the fourth week of December shows that motorists are in store for an even bigger cut in prices in the new year. After starting the month in the negatives, petrol price recoveries swung firmly into positive territory …
Malcolm Libera ·26 Dec 2025 Owner and president of Le Creuset, Paul van Zuydam, has been added among South Africa’s dollar-billionaires on Forbes’ real-time tracking of billionaires. Le Creuset was founded in 1925 in the small French town of Fresnoy-le-Grand, strategically located along major shipping routes for iron, coke, and sand. The company stood out …
While the prices of most consumer goods and services in South Africa have increased substantially over the last decade, Internet connectivity is much cheaper. The primary driving forces in this reduction were competition, technological advancements, and regulatory interventions. In the initial years of residential broadband Internet in South Africa in the late 1990s and early …
Staff Writer ·26 Dec 2025 While the latest crime statistics show a broad-based decline in reported crimes across most categories in South Africa, white collar crime has continued to rise, with no sign of slowing down. Between July and September 2025, commercial collar crime emerged as one of only four community-reported crime categories to increase. …
Luke Fraser ·26 Dec 2025 Home Affairs is seeking to amend the nation’s immigration laws, but members of the public are concerned about certain aspects of the Immigration Amendment Bill. In 2017, the Constitutional Court ruled that sections 34(1)(b) and (d) of the Immigration Act were unconstitutional. This was due to detainees not being informed …
26 December 2025 – Bafana Bafana suffered a 0-1 defeat to Egypt in an incident-riddled 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group B match that had no shortage of drama. Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot in the 45th minute to win the game for the North Africans. Drama
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Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.org/) concludes a momentous year across its two hospital ships, the Africa Mercy® and the Global Mercy™. Operating simultaneously in two countries for its second consecutive year, the organization expanded the medical impact of its programs, strengthened strategic partnerships, and deepened its commitment to building sustainable surgical capacity across the African continent.
This year, the ships welcomed more than 3,240 volunteers from over 75 nations and more than 2,120 national crew members. These surgeons, nurses, dentists, cooks, engineers, and many others contributed their skills to advance access to safe, free surgical care.
Among the many inspirational volunteers in 2025, Dr. Justina Seyi-Olajide (https://apo-opa.co/4sfpmLG) stands out as the first female African pediatric surgeon to serve with Mercy Ships. “Coming from a low- or middle-income country isn't a reason to stay on the sidelines,” she said. “I should be part of the project. I want to be part of the change that's happening.” As a practicing surgeon in Nigeria, she personally sees the urgent need for access to surgery in West Africa almost every day.
As the year concludes, Mercy Ships has cared for more than 2,850 surgical patients who received over 3,060 surgeries across both ships, restoring mobility, sight, dignity, and health to people who would otherwise have no access to essential care. From maxillofacial and orthopedic operations to cataract removal and women's health procedures, patients received life-changing treatment grounded in compassion, excellence, and respect.
One of the most remarkable stories published this year was that of a blind mother and daughter (https://apo-opa.co/3LcbDEB) who, after years of relying solely on sound and touch, were finally able to look into each other's eyes again. Both had been living with advanced cataracts that plunged them into darkness. Following cataract surgery on board, they were reunited with restored sight. These uplifting moments of answered prayers are at the very heart of Mercy Ships' mission.
In addition to direct medical services, Mercy Ships also continued its long-term commitment to strengthening healthcare systems, namely, through education and training programs. This year, more than 838 healthcare professionals from 13 African nations benefitted from education and training programs (https://apo-opa.co/4azY5NK) totaling over 228,540 hours. One of its most impactful partnerships was with the Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry (https://apo-opa.co/3Y8VdzX) in Guinea, which further expanded access to essential oral healthcare by training local professionals to deliver over 15,290 dental procedures for more than 2,040 patients.Participants of these diverse educational programs hailed from Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda, coming together to build a stronger surgical workforce for future generations.
Mercy Ships was also a strong advocate for healthcare initiatives proposed by the governments of its partner nations. This year, Sierra Leone introduced its National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plans (NSOAPs) at PASHeF (https://apo-opa.co/4jiBK9F), which is a platform dedicated to strengthening African health systems and advancing Africa's leadership in its own health development. Both NSOAP and PASHeF process were made possible in part through Mercy Ship's contribution.
Mercy Ships also worked closely with a range of partners on the ground to strengthen and extend its impact. Among these was the collaboration with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) (https://apo-opa.co/3YdbgNc), a group that provides vital aviation support to connect patients in remote communities to the hospital ships.
The Africa Mercy recently entered an extended Annual Maintenance Period (AMP) and is scheduled to return to Tamatave, Madagascar in May 2026 for a third consecutive field service. During this maintenance period, the ship will undergo drydocking and receive additional upgrades to hospital equipment and ship systems. This AMP is longer than usual to ensure that the ship can maximize surgical capacity for Madagascar and beyond.
In Sierra Leone, the Global Mercy will complete her current service in May of 2026 before entering annual maintenance, then continuing her mission in Ghana in August of 2026 for the organization's fifth visit to the country. As Mercy Ships looks to 2026, the organization expresses deep appreciation for the continued support of the governments of Madagascar, Sierra Leone, and Ghana.
Mercy Ships also begins a new chapter in regard to its own leadership by welcoming a new CEO, Dr. Michelle White (https://apo-opa.co/4quhDHT). With her background in the medical sector and firsthand experience as a volunteer on board, Dr. White commands a deep understanding of both the organization's operational needs and the realities faced by patients across Africa.
As the year concludes, Mercy Ships celebrates lives transformed, partnerships strengthened, and hope renewed across Africa. With unwavering commitment and many dedicated volunteers, crew, and supporters, the organization enters 2026 with a clear vision, ready to build upon the previous year's momentum in bringing safe and free surgical care to those who need it most.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Mercy Ships.
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About Mercy Ships:
Mercy Ships operates hospital ships that deliver free surgeries and other healthcare services to those with little access to safe medical care. An international faith-based organization, Mercy Ships has focused entirely on partnering with African nations for the past three decades. Working with in-country partners, Mercy Ships also provides training to local healthcare professionals and supports the construction of in-country medical infrastructure to leave a lasting impact.
Each year, more than 2,500 volunteer professionals from over 60 countries serve on board the world's two largest non-governmental hospital ships, the Africa Mercy and the Global Mercy. Professionals such as surgeons, dentists, nurses, health trainers, cooks, and engineers dedicate their time and skills to accelerate access to safe surgical and anesthetic care. Mercy Ships was founded in 1978 and has offices in 16 countries as well as an Africa Service Centre in Dakar, Senegal.
Custom printed clothing has become a common part of life for families, sports teams, college groups, weekend events, and workplace activities. People often need matching shirts, jerseys, or team wear for fun runs, hockey leagues, school clubs, and community games. Printed items help groups feel organised and give them a clean identity. This article explains …
Crushing and screening play a major part in many construction and mining projects. When teams need to process rock, concrete, rubble, or mixed material, they often bring in hired plants that complete the work on site. This helps save transport time and reduces the amount of loose material that needs to be moved off the …
Construction projects often rely on hired equipment to keep the job moving. Many teams prefer using plant hire because it gives them access to the machines they need without carrying long term costs. It helps small projects, large builds, and even short term repairs. With the right equipment on site, the work becomes smoother and …