Did you know that WhatsApp users send about 7 billion voice notes every day? But not everyone is a fan and there’s something to be said for an age gap when it comes to voice notes. According to one survey 43% of 18–24 year olds said they like receiving voice notes.
A new chapter in education and opportunity has begun for hundreds of learners in Cape Town, as Christel House South Africa officially opened its new high school at its Ottery campus. The launch, held on 22 May as part of the organisation’s 25th anniversary celebrations, marks a major milestone in expanding access to quality education for children from underserved communities across the city. The non-profit, no-fee school says the new facility
Postbank has issued an urgent reminder to social grant beneficiaries still using SASSA Gold Cards to replace them with the new Postbank Black Cards before the 31 August 2026 deadline. The bank says there are only two grant payment months remaining before the Gold Cards stop working permanently. Beneficiaries who fail to switch to the Black Cards before the deadline may be unable to access their social grant payments. Postbank has stressed
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has hailed what he says is likely the single biggest breakthrough against the drug trade in South African history. The Border Management Authority yesterday, 27 May, intercepted a consignment at Beitbridge valued at nearly R1 billion. An intelligence-driven operation, coordinated out of the BMA’s National Targeting Centre, identified a truck travelling through Zimbabwe to Beitbridge. The truck was intercepted and examined using the
Police detectives are investigating a triple murder and triple attempted murder, following a mass shooting in Lingelethu West in Khayelitsha last night, 27 May. Lingelethu West police members responded to a complaint of a shooting at a premises in Mew Way, SD Section, at around 6 pm. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered the bodies of three men who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. One victim was found outside the
