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Statement by Cllr Magda Botha – DA Walter Sisulu Caucus Leader: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality has written to the Hawks to request an urgent investigation into a long-term lease consortium agreement of key Walter Sisulu municipal assets. The deal involves assets including the Aliwal Spa Holiday Resort, Buffelspruit Nature …
Moroccan banks closed a net 151 branches in 2025 as lenders continued to shrink their physical networks amid rising digital […]
South Africa Under-19 will head into Monday's series decider with everything to play for after England Under-19 produced a dominant eight-wicket victory at the County Ground in Northampton on Friday to level the three-match Youth ODI series at 1-1.
The countdown to the first Wavepool Surf Tour event is underway, with registrations now open for the inaugural Alaïa Surf Challenge at Alaïa Bay in Switzerland. Taking place from 1 August to 25 October 2026, the Alaïa Surf Challenge is the opening event of the 2026/27 Wavepool Surf Tour season and the first opportunity for surfers …
Disciplined bowling from the SA Under-19 bowlers and a measured unbeaten half-century from Muhammed Bulbulia guided the South Africans to a commanding six wicket win in the first Youth ODI against England Under-19 at Grace Road in Leicester on Tuesday.
Rallies hold great significance in Tanzania and are central to everyday political communication.
For years, a Johannesburg school's soccer coach did the entire team's laundry himself. Several evenings a week he and the teachers carried the kit home, washed and dried it, and brought it back so the squad had something clean to train in. Their changing room was a bare space with one toilet, a broken mirror and nowhere to store a thing. There was no shortage of talent or commitment – the surroundings just held it all back.
Until very recently, this was the reality at Kensington Secondary School. With the help of LG Electronics South Africa (https://apo-opa.co/4eQr5B2), the achiever who chose to fix it was Williams Okpara, the Nigerian goalkeeper who spent more than a decade guarding Orlando Pirates' posts and still holds the club's appearance record. His episode opens Make Life Good, LG's six-part reality series made in partnership with MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, and hosted by Jessica Nkosi. It has aired on Mzansi Magic every Thursday at 19:00 since 11 June, with repeats on Saturdays at 14:00 and Sundays at 09:30.
The premise is rare for reality television. No prizes or eliminations, no scandals or tempers boiling over. Instead, six change-makers – or as they are affectionately known by LG as ‘Achievers' – each return to a cause they already back, and the build teams get 24 hours to remake a space that shapes the people who use it. What connects them is geography as much as generosity: the Achievers come from across the continent, from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, yet every organisation they chose sits in a South African community close to their hearts and in need of support.
In Lanseria, that community is a safe home and orphanage for babies and young children called LIV Lanseria, backed by Saray Khumalo, the South African mountaineer who became the first Black African woman to summit Everest. Her makeover turned a room with a single two-plate stove into a fully-fledged, working kitchen. A 900 L fridge now holds food for the whole home. A dishwasher returns the hours volunteers used to lose at the sink. A microwave warms a bottle evenly, without the cold spots that catch out a tired caregiver. The appliances follow the problem, which is the guiding principle in bringing together the Achievers, LG and Multichoice to make a difference by using their specialities.
The pattern holds at a skills programme for unemployed men, where a small projector gave way to a 100-inch smart display that now runs learning demonstrations and its written theory side by side, as well as an energy-efficient air conditioner that keeps a packed training room usable through the afternoon. In a country that plans its weeks around the unpredictable availability of service delivery, that efficiency is what lets a stretched organisation keep the equipment running once the cameras leave.
"Life's Good is our slogan, but this series asks us to prove it where life isn't always easy or fair," says Pennileigh Naidu, Head of Corporate Marketing and PR at LG Electronics South Africa. She frames it as a deliberate move away from product-led marketing. "We didn't want to talk about impact, we wanted to show it. For every organisation, we started with the operational problem they live with daily, then chose the technology that removes it." Her measure of success, she emphasises, is the hours a caregiver gets back and the dignity a working kitchen restores.
That is the shift worth a marketer's or a technologist's attention. Corporate social investment has tended to sit off to the side of the business, a cheque written and a photograph taken. Make Life Good folds the impact into the brand and invites the harder question of whether the fridge is still working, and still useful, a year from now. Naidu calls it shared value rather than charity, the point where commercial capability and social relevance stop competing for the same budget.
The series reaches viewers in Kenya and Nigeria too, and sits within LG's wider regional storytelling, gathered in its newsroom feature "Beyond the Product". This season, though, the work was South African, room-by-room and need-by-need.
The crews have now packed up, and the Achievers have started their work on making changes with more communities. What stays behind in a Lanseria kitchen and a Kensington changing room is quieter and more durable: kit dried overnight, meals prepped faster, an afternoon lesson a full class can finally see. None of it will trend, but all of it will still be working when the next intake of children arrives.
Make Life Good – the Achievers and their causes
Williams Okpara (Nigeria) – Kensington Secondary School soccer programme, Johannesburg
Saray Khumalo (South Africa) – LIV Lanseria children's home, Lanseria
Adze Ugah (Nigeria) – Bold Men Skills Program / BBM Foundation
Esther Munyi (Kenya) – Botshabelo Babies Home, Midrand
Thandi Mavata (South Africa) – The House Group, Johannesburg
Perpetual Kendi (Kenya) – Moses Molelekwa Arts Foundation, Tembisa
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of LG Electronics.
About 200 people were taken to the Louis Trichardt showgrounds on Sunday
FAME Week Africa and Frames of Freedom Launch New Initiative Connecting Africa’s Brightest Film Researchers with the Screen Industry Johannesburg, South Africa: – FAME Week Africa has partnered with Frames of Freedom to launch a new webinar series that brings Africa’s leading film researchers into conversation with the screen industry, creating a platform where groundbreaking …
Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is raising awareness about how artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to shape the future of mental healthcare during Mental Illness Awareness Month. From earlier detection to improved access to support, AI is expected to play an increasing role in helping healthcare professionals identify, monitor, and support people living …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stayed true to his objective to give as many players in his squad the opportunity to put up their hands at the highest level this season, as he made 10 changes to his starting team for Saturday’s Nations Championship Test against Scotland in Pretoria. In total, 10 of the players in …
For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has warned that the water infrastructure of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) is decaying due to backlogged maintenance, poor governance and inadequate planning. The latest crisis revealed that the problem runs much deeper than the recent floods, as the floods merely exposed the underlying failures of […]
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Statement by Nazley Sharif MP – DA Spokesperson on Social Development: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Director-General in the Presidency, and Secretary to Cabinet, calling for an immediate lifestyle audit of Dina Pule, the newly sworn-in Minister of Social Development appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week. The DA’s letter has been …
As the South African winter settles in and households take a fresh look at their finances midway through 2026, The Gold Avenue is seeing renewed interest from people who want to understand what their gold coins are actually worth. The Illovo-based dealer buys and sells gold jewellery, diamond jewellery, luxury watches, Krugerrands and gold coins …
Lesotho is charting a new path towards improved mental health care following the validation of its National Mental Health Policy on 20 May 2026, a key milestone in the country's efforts to strengthen its health system and support the well-being of its population.
Acting Director of the Mental Health Programme at the Ministry of Health, Dr Thabo Mokhothu, made the revelation during the East and Southern Africa Intercountry meeting, organized by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, with support from the Wellcome Trust, in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26-29 May. Dr Mokhothu explained that the policy represents a significant step forward in addressing gaps in mental health services and in establishing a more coordinated and responsive system.
“The validation of the National Mental Health Policy marks meaningful progress in our journey to strengthen mental healthcare and ensure services are more accessible, inclusive, and effective. The policy provides a critical framework for transforming mental health services and addressing longstanding gaps in prevention, treatment, and support,” said Dr Mokhothu.
The Mental Health Intercountry Meeting brought together countries from East and Southern Africa, alongside partners, to accelerate mental health reforms and share practical solutions.
The meeting provided a platform for countries to collectively address persistent challenges and identify opportunities to strengthen inclusive and evidence-based mental health policies, build a skilled and resilient mental health workforce, expand access to quality care, particularly in underserved and rural communities, enhance financing mechanisms and partnerships, and improve data collection, monitoring, and surveillance systems.
A key focus of the intercountry workshop is advancing integrated, people-centred mental health systems that prioritize dignity, equity, and community-based care. Participants are exploring strategies to close service gaps and ensure that vulnerable populations are not left behind.
By sharing country experiences and best practices, the meeting aimed to accelerate the scale-up of mental health services and support countries in meeting the regional mental health targets set for 2030.
Speaking at the meeting, the Head of the Mental Health Programme, Dr Chido Rwafa, urged countries to accelerate progress towards the 2030 African Region Mental Health targets, including ensuring that all countries have a mental health policy, 70 percent have a dedicated mental health budget line, 60 percent integrate mental health into Primary Health Care, 80 percent include Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in disaster preparedness, reduce the regional suicide rate, and ensure that 95 percent report mental health indicators in Health Management Information Systems.
Lesotho's efforts reflect a broader regional drive to close gaps in mental health care and ensure that no one is left behind.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho.
Johannesburg and Pretoria supplier brings custom awnings and patio blinds to homes and businesses preparing outdoor areas for the colder months. As Gauteng moves through the heart of winter in June 2026, many homeowners and business owners are looking at their patios, verandas and courtyards and thinking about how to make those spaces usable through …
The Gardena, California remanufacturer points home and commercial buyers toward its restored cardio lineup as the second half of 2026 begins. Global Fitness, the California seller of new, refurbished, and used gym equipment, is putting its treadmill selection front and center this June as households and training facilities across the United States plan their cardio …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has approached the Public Protector (PP) to conduct an independent investigation into the process and circumstances that led to the precautionary suspension of Tshwane Metro’s City Manager, Johann Mettler. The party is concerned that the motion of suspension, proposed by EFF councillor Obakeng Ramabodu and supported by the ANC […]
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Factories in KwaZulu-Natal are closing as xenophobia reaches fever pitch
ActionSA extends utmost appreciation and respect to South African Police Service Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He continues to demonstrate exceptional courage, integrity, and commitment to the people of South Africa for his unrelenting resistance against corruption.
The post ActionSA Honours Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Historic 6 July Press Conference Blowing The Whistle on Corruption appeared first on ActionSA.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has raised concerns over an increase in alleged human rights violations against foreign nationals, including reports of door-to-door operations to identify and forcibly evict them from homes in townships and informal settlements. The statement comes as anti-migrant organisations continue to call for undocumented immigrants to leave South Africa. …
Sophie Molineux had giant shoes to fill when she was named Alyssa Healy’s successor as Australia captain and readily admits there were moments when she was not sure she would be able to make the step up. After leading her country to ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 glory in front of nearly 30,000 spectators …
Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield’s 100-run partnership fired Australia to their seventh ICC Women’s T20 World Cup crown with a six-wicket win in Sunday’s final at a sold-out Lord’s. Mooney made 64 and Litchfield 48, as Australia comfortably completed the highest successful chase in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final history to win their first …
Shawn Thomson, NSRI Mossel Bay duty coxswain, said: At 04h00, Friday, 3 July, NSRI Mossel Bay was contacted following communications between NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) Port of Mossel Bay Port Control, MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), shipping agents and the Master of a cargo motor vessel, in relation to …