1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1032+ words) Stanford is in full bloom. The Overberg village’s annual flower festival is already under way, with its main attractions, talks and markets running through Sunday 27 September. There’s still time to catch the colour – and the stories – before it wraps. Set…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (915+ words) The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) treatment of its canines has come under scrutiny after the recent death of Sky, a five-year-old Belgian Malinois and former police arson-detection dog. Following Sky’s euthanasia after suffering serious injuries, allegedly sustained while trying…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (821+ words) What do a DJ, a footballer, an actor, a podcaster, a controversial TV show presenter and a poet have in common? They are among a number of celebrities who have thrown their hats into the ring for the local government…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (681+ words) A holistic approach is needed to tackle illegal mining while the gold price bonanza continues, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart. The high gold price has been a boon for shareholders but adds to illicit mining that costs the economy R60bn a year....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (501+ words) To remain silent while the public sphere degenerates into a flowing sewer of political sludge is to enter into collusion of a special type with the odour. Johannesburg is not an inconsequential municipality. It is arguably the commercial capital of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (850+ words) Gold mining in South Africa in many respects drove the country’s modern industrial economy and powered global markets when it was first discovered in the Witwatersrand Basin in 1886 — 140 years ago. By the early 1970s, the country hit an all-time production peak,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (509+ words) 1962 — Race-walker Marie van Tonder sets an unofficial world best in the women’s 20km event on the road, clocking 1 hr 57 min 35 sec in Cape Town. Her mark was not ratified. 2001 — Captain Bobby Skinstad scores the only try as the Springboks beat Australia…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1607+ words) If you visit Mukuru kwa Reuben (Mukuru for short) on the southern edge of Nairobi, the guide you want is Francis Mukiri Muthoni, aka “Future”, a man dedicated to realising a better future for his community, as he is quick…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1207+ words) Democratic contenders are already jockeying for a 2028 presidential run, signalling an open race with no clear party standard-bearer in the fight to succeed Republican President Donald Trump. Governors, senators and former candidates are fanning out to traditional early‑voting states,…...

3+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (712+ words) Former Johannesburg state attorney Kgosi Lekabe has launched a fresh legal bid to halt his prosecution on corruption, fraud and racketeering charges, claiming that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) decision to charge him was unconstitutional, irrational and based on legally…...