Standard Bank, the biggest bank in Africa by assets, recently hosted its second annual CSI Volunteering Impact Awards. Launched in 2024, the awards serve to honour extraordinary efforts of Standard Bank employees and their supported organisations who go above and beyond to make a meaningful difference in communities across South Africa. “At Standard Bank, we…
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…
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), in partnership with Kaizer Chiefs and the Twinning Project, celebrated yet another milestone in offender rehabilitation as the second cohort of female inmates graduated from the internationally recognised Twinning Project. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at the Johannesburg Correctional Facility. The Twinning Project equips participants…
Player of the Month – Puso Dithejane (TS Galaxy FC) Coach of the Month – Abdeslam Ouaddou (Orlando Pirates) Goal of the Month – Cemran Dansin (Orlando Pirates) TS Galaxy midfielder, Puso Dithejane along with Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou are the Betway Premiership Player and Coach of the Month winners for November and…
Newly crowned Miss South Africa 2025, Qhawekazi Mazaleni, received a historic and heartfelt homecoming this past weekend as she returned to her birthplace, Falakahla Village in Ward 12, Dutywa, to celebrate her national triumph with the community that raised her. Mazaleni’s victory at the Miss South Africa Finale marks a milestone for the Eastern Cape,…
Bafana Bafana will host Ghana at the Dobsonville Stadium in their final match before departure to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco later this month. The South African men’s senior national team will welcome the West Africans to Soweto on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 and then depart for Morocco on the following day…
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…
Following a heartfelt and inspiring send-off ceremony hosted by the South African Football Association (SAFA) and the Department of Sport, the Department of Education, the SA U15 Boys and Girls national teams are now on their way to Stellenbosch to compete in the ASFC 2025 – COSAFA Qualifiers. The event will be held from 5–7…
A South African Football Association (SAFA) delegation led by President Dr Danny Jordaan will attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw in Washington DC in the United States of America this week. The global tournament will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June – 19 July 2026. The World Cup…
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…
