Cape Town’s persistent gang violence has been highlighted on the international stage following comments made by South African billionaire Johann Rupert. This was during a meeting at the Oval Office in Washington on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Ramaphosa hails US visit as success, rejects ‘white genocide’ claims Rupert, while at the high-profile session with US President Donald Trump, challenged the notion that white South Africans are the sole targets of violent crime
Connie Francis’ 1962 track “Pretty Little Baby” has made an unexpected comeback, capturing the hearts of a new generation. Although the song wasn’t a major hit when the then 23-year-old Francis first released it, it has gone viral 63 years later. Millions of TikTok users are now lip-syncing to the song, pairing it with retro-inspired fashion and heartwarming clips of babies, children, pets, and more in a wave of nostalgic creativity.
The Founder and Managing Director of Sporting Chance, Brad Bing, has passed away after a private battle with cancer. Bing started Sporting Chance in 1990, and the sports coaching and development organisation has since impacted hundreds of thousands of lives across South Africa. In the 35 years of operations Sporting Chance has worked with over 280,000 children, trained up over 18,000 coaches, and assisted over 70 under-resourced schools. The organisation has
The world’s top sommeliers affiliated to the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale will gather in the Mother City for a historic first time in its 55-year history. The Cape Winelands town, Stellenbosch, will also play host to the delegates. This is also the first time that the conference will be held on the African continent. “This event is an important milestone not just for ASI but for the African continent,” says William Wouters,
President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed his bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as “robust and fruitful,” marking what he described as a new chapter in South Africa–United States relations, especially in the areas of trade and investment. Speaking to South African media at the conclusion of his Working Visit to Washington, D.C., Ramaphosa highlighted the positive tone of the discussions, which ranged from informal topics like golf to substantive issues concerning
