AN unlawful R185-million SABC security tender has come back to bite the Tshwane-based company to which it was awarded as well as former members of…
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Veteran runner Phalula shows Fat Cats 10km runners clean pair
Veteran runner and Olympian Lebo Phalula won the fifth (5th) annual Fat Cats 10K Race on her first attempt on Sunday, 8 October 2023. Phalula…
MaNdebele ase Nyakatho on a mission to preserve mother tongue
The United Nations warns that at least 40% of the more than 6,700 languages spoken around the world are threatened with extinction in the long…
Gold mining’s widows haunted by emotional trauma and gnawing poverty
Many families of former gold miners who contracted silicosis pinned their hopes on a cash settlement resulting from a successful class action. But as the…
Chants of puuulaaaa! rumble as Moletši folk gather to summon the rains
Puuuulaaa! Puuuuulaaaa! Puuuulaaaa! With this chant the Moletši Traditional Council declared proceedings for the Mokgoši wa Pula traditional ceremony officially open. The ceremony which is…
Catfish – a big business for a big nation
“Fish farming is my mother’s business,” says Nurudeen Quadri, a 38-year-old fish farmer from Ijebu-Ode in southwest Nigeria as he enters Eriwe farm village. “I…
SanParks says come enjoy big five for free this week
A visit to a game park is probably one of the best ways to refresh an exhausted mind and recharge tired joints and muscle. It’s…
Entrepreneurs tap into baobabs and organic tea’s commercial potential
THULI Kaapanda, inspired by the sprawling branches of the baobab trees that adorned her native Namibia, saw beyond their ancient grandeur. The 48-year-old entrepreneur envisaged…
Horsemen and song mark colourful AmaMpondo heritage gig
THE traditional songs of the Mpondo people resonated through the great hills high in Matshona – one of many picturesque villages clinging precariously to the…
300 books to Groblersdal library with love from Premier
Groblersdal Library manager Christa Steyn was surprised to get a call from Limpopo premier Chupu Stan Mathabatha offering to donate some of his book collection…









