There’s been a call for Nominations for Civic Honours in 2025. Residents are invited to nominate individuals or organisations who they think should be awarded Civic Honours this year. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says nominations will be open for the next two months, until March 12th. He says a ceremony will be held later this year. Call for Nominations for Civic Honours in 2025 The Mayor says that Civic Honours are conferred on individuals
A man is in police custody in connection with the alleged sale of the 2024 matric results online. The 21-year-old was arrested in Hillcrest, north of Johannesburg, following a search-and-seizure operation at his home on Thursday. The suspect was detained on firearm-related charges after an unlicensed shotgun was found at his home. Meanwhile, the Hawks say they are continuing the investigation into the leak of the results. Spokesperson, Colonel Katlego Mogale, says
The National Sea Rescue Institute has lauded a Potchefstroom University student, originally from Durbanville, Cape Town, for helping to save the life of a woman caught in rip currents offshore of Die Poort in Mossel Bay. The NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following multiple calls from bystanders on Thursday afternoon (16 January), of a drowning in progress. A 52-year-old woman from Riversdale, who was visiting a friend in Mossel Bay,
Social media was taken on by a storm on Wednesday after a local teacher took to TikTok on the first day of school claiming that she was unfairly let go from her position as an educator. According to the teacher, Kelly Manus, this follows a sexual harassment case that she filed against a fellow teacher. Manus allegedly laid the complaint against her fellow teacher (who is the principal’s husband) after he touched her
Cape Town’s leading tourist attractions have continued to attract many local and international visitors over the festive season. Cape Town Tourism CEO Enver Duminy revealed that even though some of the tourism hotspots experienced adverse weather, they still raked in lots of money, boosting the economy even further. According to the January Domestic Travel Take-up Report, which surveyed 1100 South Africans, 54% travelled over the recent holidays, with the Western Cape as
