GALAXY 947 JOBURG DAY – It’s only a few days to go before Galaxy 947 Joburg Day lights up Jozi. The annual music festival has become synonymous with top-class local performances, incredible energy, and a vibrant atmosphere that unites music lovers from all walks of life. This year’s event, which takes place in Lanseria on…
BARISTA AND CHEF_ Despite brewing thousands of cups of coffee, Phumzile Mazibuko has never heard the sound of a coffee grinder or the sound of steaming milk. Her colleague Lindokuhle Mashiane – who is a chef – is also unfamiliar with the noises of appliances clattering, sizzling meat, including bubbling and boiling. Despite the pair…
The minibus taxi task team (MBTTT) has set a four-week deadline to work out the remaining sticking points related to minibus taxi operating licence transgressions. This follows a three-day imbizo which was hailed as productive by the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape government and the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco). All three…
TAYLOR SWIFT NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – Didn’t score tickets for Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour? Never fear — the culturally defining juggernaut will hit movie theatres with a concert film released on October 13. “The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I’m overjoyed to tell you…
India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’s south pole. Aditya-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT). It will travel 1.5 million km (932,000 miles) from the…
NAIROBI – Uber has announced the launch of electric motorcyle taxis in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in what it says is a first for the company in Africa. The move by the US app-based taxi service comes as the Kenyan government prepares to roll out electric vehicles across the country as part of a green…
Athletics South Africa is still licking it wounds after a dismal showing at the recently concluded World Athletics Championships where the country failed to win a single medal. While the performances in Budapest were not up to standard, it is fair to say that the standard has not been set very high in recent years….
My first day back in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, I took a walk – and that simple freedom felt so good. After two years in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, always scared of the bombs and the bullets, strolling through the lanes of the settlement gave me a sense of peace. Really a complex of now…
JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg Water said that its systems recovered better than expected, but some residents said they still had no supply. Almost one week after the shutdown, the water utility confirmed that its systems were running at around 90% capacity. It said the Randburg, Soweto and Johannesburg central areas might still be affected with low…
JOHANNESBURG – Joburg water is urging residents across the city to use water sparingly, citing unsustainable demand. The entity has attributed the increase in water demand to high consumption levels caused by warmer weather and a lack of rain. READ: TEFU MASHAMAITE _’I AM A SCHOLAR BEFORE I AM A BALLER’. “Joburg Water notes with…
