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Statement by Nicola du Plessis MP – DA NCOP Member on the Select Committee on Social Services: The Democratic Alliance will exert all possible parliamentary oversight over the Central Drug Authority – an entity meant to coordinate a national programme of action against drug abuse – because it is spending the majority of its budget …
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Imagine a head chef in an upmarket restaurant wiping down a prep surface between services, confident it’s clean. Or a canteen supervisor spraying down counters before the lunch rush. Both believe it’s sufficient. But is it? Visible residue and food spills are easy to spot and wipe away, but the unseen, like bacteria and other …
industrial policy. It’s as if manufacturing were the beginning and end of all measures of economic success. The ANC has been banging the same drum since almost the moment it came to power in 1994. And just this week the president was at it again, whistling into the wind. He told a breakfast gathering of …
Defending champions, the Hollywood Foundation Pumas Women, will host the Griffons Women, while AVBOB Griquas will entertain SWD Eagirls in the semi-finals of the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 2 next weekend after the top four were confirmed in the final round of fixtures on Saturday, which resulted in Leopards Women getting knocked out …
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) held its 59th Annual General Meeting and Awards Evening at Club Mykonos in Langebaan on Friday, 14 August 2026. The evening honoured exceptional acts of bravery, gallantry, and long service, recognising volunteers and civilians whose courage and dedication reflect the organisation’s core values. Bravery Awards are presented to civilians, …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his charges concluded and important two days of training on Saturday where the objective was to get the entire squad aligned with an eye on the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series presented by Castle Double Malt starting next Saturday against the All Blacks in Johannesburg following the Test against Argentina …
The Springbok Women will enjoy the spoils of victory following their hard-fought victory over Fijiana XV in Lautoka on Saturday, knowing full well that their skill set and perseverance were under scrutiny and tested for 80 minutes. That was the assessment from Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September after the South Africans overhauled Fiji, who …
At 14h00, Friday, 14 August, NSRI Still Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a man unconscious in the surf zone at Sandstrand, Jongensfontein, near to Still Bay. The NSRI rescue craft, Breede Rescuer, on the water at the time, present in the vicinity of a local surfing competition taking place at Jongensfontrein, diverted …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says today’s Pretoria High Court ruling on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) raises serious questions about Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela’s judgement and his handling of one of South Africa’s most important public institutions. The court suspended Prof Hlengani Mathebula’s appointment as NSFAS administrator and …
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Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training: The DA has delivered an urgent letter to the Chairperson of the Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee requesting that the Minister brief Parliament on how his NSFAS intervention has led to this point, following a devastating High Court judgment that …
A Ferrari SF90 hybrid supercar worth more than R10m belonging to controversial businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela is to be sold. Jacobus Gideon Louw van Wyk, the curator appointed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to preserve assets related to the alleged looting of Tembisa Hospital, successfully applied to have the vehicle sold. The Ferrari was …
Dozens of immigrant traders who usually traded at the Golden Arrow terminus in Bellville are staying away because of anti-immigrant protests. When we visited the once bustling site last week, it was quiet with only a handful of traders. Many stalls were deserted. Some traders we spoke to said they had tried to set up …
NSRI Melkbosstrand responds after surfer collapses at Bloubergstrand Beach At 10h20 on Saturday, 15 August, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a surfer in distress in the surf zone at Bloubergstrand Beach, Table View. NSRI Melkbosstrand rescue swimmers and an NSRI rescue vehicle responded, along with Western Cape Government Health EMS, …
A political thought does not always begin with a speech, a parliamentary debate or a commission of inquiry. Sometimes it begins with something as ordinary as a song. I was listening to one recently, turning its lyrics over in my mind and reflecting on what they said about our history and the long road South …
Nigeria is pushing to accelerate electric vehicle adoption, but unreliable electricity supply and limited charging infrastructure are threatening to slow […]
English was imposed as Nigeria’s official language, but the British had no way of controlling what people did with it.
Ghana has ended a financing arrangement under which the Bank of Ghana funded the purchase of locally produced gold through […]
A cold front is bringing snow and bitterly cold conditions to parts of South Africa, with snowfall already reported in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and the Drakensberg. Snow Report’s forecaster, Richard Le Sier, said pictures have emerged from the Franschhoek Pass, the Hex River mountains and the Swartberg, while lower-level snow is being reported …
Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha Herotel intends to sell Amazon’s low-Earth orbit satellite broadband at prices that closely track its existing fibre packages, and will carry the currency risk on terminals landed in South Africa, CEO Van Zyl Botha has told the TechCentral Show podcast. It is the clearest signal yet on what Evry will …
Saturday, 15 August 2026: Outstanding young scientists were rewarded for excellence at the Eskom Expo Cape Town Regional Science Fair, with prestigious bursaries, scholarships and special awards presented in recognition of exceptional research, innovation and scientific achievement across a wide range of disciplines. Hosted at the University of Cape Town’s Sports Centre on 12 and...
About 30 years ago, shortly after leaving South Africa for Australasia, I wrote a poem titled Homelands. In it, I explored my simultaneous sense of belonging to Africa and estrangement from it because of my Jewishness. I reflected, too, on how deeply I had come to feel part of this southern continent while remaining strongly connected to Australia and to …
Shell Plc lost the latest round of a five-year legal fight with environmental activists over a South African oil-exploration campaign that went all the way to the nation’s top court. The oil major won’t be allowed to renew an exploration right off South Africa’s rugged Indian Ocean Wild Coast, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday. …