4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (431+ words) In the rural hills inland of KwaDukuza stands a massive, majestic tree that towers over an unassuming valley near Thulile. The sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus) in question is so impressive, in fact, that it has been legally protected by the…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (379+ words) The rising tide of anti-foreign African sentiment in South Africa loomed large at the 18th Brics Summit in India. Picture: The Presidency. The rising tide of anti-foreign African sentiment in South Africa loomed large at the 18th Brics Summit in India that…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (858+ words) Almost one in three major government-funded housing projects in Gauteng has been invaded by squatters, leaving hundreds of poor families, who are legitimately on housing waiting lists, living in squalor. The Gauteng department of human settlements has confirmed that 14 of…...

14+ hour, 24+ min ago   (660+ words) At least eight people, including two children, were killed in a head‑on collision between a Toyota and a Volkswagen sedan in Mpumalanga. Picture: Mpumalanga Transport Department. In the news today, Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has demanded urgent action after women…...

20+ hour, 2+ min ago   (350+ words) At least eight people, including two children, were killed in a head‑on collision between a Toyota and a Volkswagen sedan in Mpumalanga. Picture: Mpumalanga Transport Department. The accident occurred on the N17 toll road near the Ermelo Toll Plaza in…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago   (127+ words) Eight people, including two minors and six adults, were killed in a head-on collision between a Toyota and a Volkswagen sedan on the N17 between Ermelo and Davel early this morning. The crash happened near the Ermelo Toll Plaza at about…...

23+ hour, 51+ min ago   (305+ words) The Mpumalanga provincial government launched the Real Estate Learnership Programme in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality on September 2. Through this programme, 200 young people from Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande and Nkangala districts were placed on a path towards a property management qualification and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (212+ words) PHALABORWA – Concerned youth from Ba-Phalaborwa took to the streets on Friday, September 4, to submit a formal letter to the Speaker of the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality, raising concerns over persistent water shortages, unemployment and a lack of transparency in municipal affairs. In…...

1+ day, 29+ min ago   (493+ words) In Benoni, the bread business started more or less with the arrival of the first pioneers, with William Hugh Bilsland Garvie from Scotland being one of them. He served in the 1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment, during the Anglo-Boer War and,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (190+ words) Learners at Laerskool Orion were treated to a day filled with creativity, fun and plenty of entrepreneurial spirit when the school’s Grade Sevens ran their stalls for Entrepreneurs Day 2026. Described by the school as its “energetic tour guide for the…...