The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service has welcomed 35 new junior firefighters at a time when demand for emergency services has reached record levels. The recruits completed the Fire Cadet Training Programme before successfully applying for vacant positions and will now be deployed to fire stations across the metro. The appointments come as the service reports a significant increase in its workload over the past seven years. During the
Fresh off being crowned Smile FM’s Best Artist Ever by listeners, rock legends Queen are returning to the big screen with the worldwide cinema release of Queen Budapest, a newly restored concert film marking the 40th anniversary of one of the band’s most historic performances. The concert, captured on July 27, 1986, at Budapest’s Népstadion, marked a milestone in music history as Queen became the first Western rock band to perform a stadium
South African music sensation Tyla is heading home as part of her first-ever global headline tour, with concerts scheduled for Cape Town and Johannesburg in January 2027. The two-time Grammy Award winner announced The A*POP World Tour on Monday in support of her newly released second studio album, APOP*, which debuted on July 24. The 34-date tour will see Tyla perform across Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Africa, marking the
South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening diplomatic relations with Nigeria following engagements between International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola and the Nigerian government, following heightened public tensions over migration and crime in South Africa. During a meeting in Abuja, Lamola, as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Special Envoy, met with a senior Nigerian government delegation. Lamola highlighted areas of concern regarding public tensions involving Nigerian nationals in his recent meeting with the Nigerian government. Lamola
After weeks of unforgettable matchups, passionate debates and thousands of votes from across Cape Town, the final result is in… Queen are officially Smile FM’s Best Artist Ever! What started as 16 of the greatest artists in music history became one of the biggest listener campaigns ever on Smile FM. Every day, two music legends went head-to-head in a knockout tournament that had listeners debating at home, in the office, on
