The Aspen Route to Market competition 2025 has come to a close after showcasing incredible innovation and entrepreneurial talent in South Africa’s health and medical sector. This exciting initiative, run in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and leading business incubator Raizcorp, aims to identify and support high-potential businesses that have the…
December brings its usual mix of celebrations, last-minute shopping and long-awaited family time. Families gather around braais, year-end functions fill calendars, and communities across the country embrace the spirit of rest, reflection, and joy. But it’s also the time when packaging waste spikes the most during festive season activities. This year, a few small smart…
Extraordinary strengthens its conservation-led guiding standards through immersive Kruger training Tracking and trailing is far more than an age-old bushcraft – it remains one of the most valuable conservation tools in Africa’s protected areas today. Extraordinary recently hosted an intensive five-day Tracking and Trailing course on one of its private concessions inside the Kruger National…
Madam Speaker and Deputy SpeakerPremier Panyaza LesufiFellow members of the Executive CouncilChief Whip of the Majority PartyLeaders of Political PartiesMembers of the Provincial LegislatureMMCs of Finance and CouncillorsRepresentatives from the Auditor General’s OfficeSenior Officials of Government and MunicipalitiesRepresentatives of Business, Organised Labour, and Civil SocietyDistinguished guestsComrades and FriendsINTRODUCTIONIt is an honour and a privilege to…
The South African Breweries (SAB) and LIV Golf South Africa have announced their bold new partnership, marking another significant moment in South Africa’s sporting landscape. SAB has a long- standing history in sport sponsorship and as one of the country’s most established corporate citizens, the company continues to invest in innovation, culture, and nation-building, as…
Collen Hans All eyes will be on the Gauteng Provincial Legislature where The MEC of Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, is expected to present Gauteng’s 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and the Adjustment Budget to the Legislature on Tuesday, 02 December 2025. This Gauteng MTBPS will be the second of the 7th administration following…
WHAT IS THE REPARATIVE AND GENERATIVE POWER OF CREATIVITY AND CULTURE? From 17 to 22 November 2025, the Creativity for Social Change Hub together with the Moleskine Foundation, in collaboration with NIROX, hosted 11 Creativity Pioneers, local and international cultural and creative organisations, for 5 days of workshops, discussions and exchanges on creativity for social…
One year of solar delivers more than 5.8 million kWh South Africa’s most famous holiday resort, Sun City in the North West Province, has generated over 5.8 million kWh of clean energy since the completion of its latest solar panel installations in August 2024, which equates to a saving of more than R8 million in…
DR Onyinye Nwaneri In South Africa, too many children learn about fear before they learn to read. By age five, 83% of children have witnessed or experienced violence (Donald & Tsunga, 2024). It happens at home or in their neighbourhoods, and its scars show up even before primary school. For decades, mothers have borne this burden…
Siqamo Laphu The Enza Construction 50 overs competition match saw PAV Soweto Pioneers CC face the league-leading University of Johannesburg 1st XI in a highly competitive fixture, which was reduced to 33 overs due to a wet outfield. Captain Grant Mokoena won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Pioneers’ bowlers performed admirably against…
