5+ hour, 44+ 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…...

6+ hour, 41+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour 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, 9+ 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, 2+ hour 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, 9+ 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…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (373+ words) Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo has urged private sector leaders to view themselves as strategic partners rather than simple off-takers.Mahlobo made this call during the AWSISA and Global South Water and Sanitation Mpumalanga Dialogue at the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (155+ words) Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo will deliver the keynote address today (September 10) at the AWSISA Africa & Global South Water and Sanitation Mpumalanga Dialogue at the Banquet Hall in Middelburg. The event brings together government leaders, local councils…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (402+ words) A must read novel this summer. Picture Supplied/Envato It’s a dark, dark world that bubbles under the surface of legitimacy and Peter Hain’s new novel is a slap in the face wake up call for those who ostrich reality…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (334+ words) What began as a mission to save a threatened elephant herd has grown into an ambitious rewilding project. In the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, Loziba Wildlife Reserve is emerging as a powerful example of modern conservation in action. Situated in the…...