President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision to appoint veteran politician Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s new ambassador to the United States, amid mixed reactions from across the political spectrum. The Presidency confirmed Meyer’s appointment to several media houses on Tuesday, filling a key diplomatic post that has remained under scrutiny since former ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was expelled by the administration of Donald Trump just over a year ago. Meyer, who
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has confirmed that parents and guardians who missed the initial deadline for the 2027 school applications for Grades R, 1 and 8 can still apply, but these will be treated as late submissions. This is because the official on-time application window closed at midnight on Tuesday. According to the department, parents of 166,144 learners successfully submitted on-time applications for placement in schools across the province. “We
Leqisha is a 17 year old dreamer who we met through Reach for A Dream together with her mom Nicolene. Leqisha is someone that has been through a lot in her life already – last year she was diagnosed with cancer and is wheelchair bound at the moment. Leqisha (centre) with her family, the breakfast team, Zenande from Reach for A Dream, as well as Deidré & Suveena from the V&A Waterfront. She
A Cape Town woman has completed a feat no woman has achieved before. Fifty-nine-year-old Karen Kennedy recently completed a quadruple Robben Island crossing in skins, covering nearly 30 kilometres in just over 10 hours. She is now waiting for Guinness World Records ratification on her quadruple Robben Island crossing. If she obtains it, it will position her as the first and fastest female to complete the gruelling challenge in skins. “Dreams do not
A suspect remains on the run after traffic officers uncovered a large consignment of drugs during a routine vehicle check at the N2 Tsitsikamma Toll Plaza on Monday evening. The Western Cape Mobility Department says traffic officers seized 15 large bags of compressed dagga in a vehicle travelling from the direction of Gqeberha. The Minister of Mobility Isaac Sileku says two officers attached to the Knysna Provincial Traffic Centre stopped a vehicle
