The recent murder of a 64-year-old woman along Jakes Gerwel Drive, in an apparent robbery, has caused outrage over supposed unheard calls for increased safety. The woman, identified as Karin van Aardt from Nelspruit, was with her husband as they drove toward the N2 last Friday. Police say reports suggest that the pair was caught in traffic on the corner of Jakkelsvlei Avenue and Jakes Gerwel Drive, when they were accosted by
Rescuers responded to a paragliding accident on Lion’s Head on Monday morning after a 27-year-old Austrian paraglider crashed into the mountainside. According to the Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR), a passing hiker, together with a local mountain guide, responded immediately after witnessing the crash. WSAR spokesperson, David Nel, says the pair alerted emergency services while carefully preventing the pilot from tumbling further down the steep slope. “A small technical rescue team aboard the
Cape Town libraries are giving children a chance to return overdue books without paying fines during a special fine-free week from 15 to 20 December. Currently, 10 000 children’s books are outstanding, valued at over R2.2 million, with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series taking seven of the top 10 spots. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, encourages parents to return books and take advantage of holiday programmes
As 2026 approaches, Umalusi is urging learners and parents to carefully check that any post-school institution is legitimate before registering. CEO Mafu Rakometsi warns that unaccredited and fraudulent colleges are still targeting students across South Africa. The warning came during a joint media briefing on Friday by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), Umalusi, and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Rakometsi stressed
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) has been awarded a prestigious Science Diplomacy Award at the closing ceremony of the 2025 Science Forum South Africa (SFSA). The event was held in November at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. The largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest worldwide, SALT received the award in the category, International STI Partnership Achieving Excellence in Global Science. “Through its education,
