The jamboree identified as ‘top African festival’ courtesy of BBC- has been scheduled from May 24 to 26 at the House on Fire in the Malkerns Valley of eSwatini, home of the MTN Bushfire Festival. Locals define it as more than a festival, it’s a living, breathing ecosystem deeply rooted in African soil, yet inclusive […]
Outstanding talent and excellence in theatre are the watchwords for the Naledis. As the theatre landscape diversifies and matures to reflect today’s South African society and the mainstreaming of truly indigenous works from musicals to plays, children’s theatre and independent productions, the roles of the Naledi judges have become increasingly more difficult and challenging each […]
She had just announced the 12-strong squad for netball’s World Cup in Liverpool in July. “Don’t compare us to Bafana Bafana‚” replied Molokwane. “We are number five in the world‚ I don’t know what number Bafana is in the world‚” she quipped‚ adding the netballers wanted to improve their ranking. The SA soccer team is […]
IThis was the budget tabled by City of Johannesburg finance MMC Funzela Ngobeni, for the 2019/2020 financial year, this week. Ngobeni also said the R100m has been set aside for the recruitment of a visible service delivery workforce, that means deploying across the City’s seven regions to perform work such as grass cutting, street sweeping, […]
He tweeted this morning, indicating roads between Moroka Nancefield and Chris Hani Road we closed by protesters and major traffic jam in the area was caused. Tembe said officers were monitoring the situation and traffic was being diverted. JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar told News24 that protesters were angry about high levels of crime in the […]
This election, on his official first-term as State President, demonstrates the country’s confidence in him to spearhead economic recovery and renewal. The BBC is confident that the President will also focus on ensuring that the era is free from state capture and corruption. “The BBC also calls for the President to appoint a fit-for-purpose […]
Known in the entertainment industry as DJ Shony, the lad from Alexandra has secured himself as a slot with the burgeoning Durban urban radio station Gagasi FM, this week. iBuzz, the show or lounge is co-hosted by Raphael (Imbewu ETV) and Hope Mbhele, and DJ Shony will add a flavour element in the form of […]
Built on the group’s global X100 platform, the XUV300 (pronounced XUV three double O) carries its larger sibling’s cheetah-inspired design language into a new generation of vehicles. At the same time, it introduces a new range of engines and a nearly unmatched level of specification to the local compact SUV segment. “At Mahindra, our driving […]
For the first half of the year, teams around the country were competing with one another to score themselves a rare opportunity to travel with their squad to compete in the Africa 5s Continental Finals set from the 6th till 9th June 2019 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The upcoming National Finals are the last […]
The nonagenarian, ‘University of Makana’ (as Robben Island is referred to by those once interned on it) ‘alumni’ delivered the self-deprecating remark in response to a visitor’s suggestion that he ought to also be recognized in a similar vein to former co-accused, the late Ahmed ‘Kathy’ Kathrada – an unveiling of whose statue, Ntate Mlangeni […]