Author name: Scott Balson

This October, residents of Marlboro, Alexandra, and surrounding areas are receiving a new outlook on life through a vital community health initiative. In celebration of World Sight Month, a temporary healthcare centre at the Gautrain Marlboro Station is providing free eye tests every weekend, offering a lifeline to those for whom such services are often […]

A community event in Scenery Park has highlighted unemployment, poverty, and a lack of access to land as the driving forces behind the continued erection of shacks in areas prone to floods and other disasters. The gathering, held to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, aimed to strengthen ties between communities and disaster

In a sudden and disappointing move, the highly anticipated Cape Town Marathon was cancelled this morning, leaving approximately 24,000 runners stranded after severe overnight winds caused major damage to essential race infrastructure. The decision to cancel was announced shortly before the scheduled 06:15 start, a time when many participants were already at the race venue

In a significant pre-festive season clampdown, law enforcement authorities in KwaZulu-Natal arrested over 100 motorists for drunk driving during a single night of operations in Newcastle. The mass arrests were conducted by officers from the provincial Road Traffic Inspectorate as part of the “Alufakwa-Zero Tolerance and No Nonsense” campaign. The initiative is a central part

The police in Gauteng started the Safer Festive Season Operations by arresting seventy-five (75) suspects for allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol on Saturday, 18 October 2025. During the Gauteng Provincial launch of Safer Festive Season Operations, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni outlined the priorities and focus areas in combating crime this festive season.

The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, will hold a press briefing on Monday, 20 October 2025, to present the state of readiness for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. The annual matric exams are an important milestone in South Africa’s basic education calendar. During the briefing, Gwarube will outline: •    The total number of

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has pledged that South Africa’s Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) will drive a strong Global South agenda focused on debt relief, inclusive growth, and sustainable development. Speaking at the recently held Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF) in Istanbul, Mashatile said South Africa will use its leadership of the

The Davhana Stadium in Vuwani is still unfinished more than six years after construction began, though millions of rands have been spent. The project started in 2019. Designed in three phases, the stadium was intended to give residents of Davhana and six surrounding villages a proper venue for football and other sporting events. Instead, local

A 23-year-old man, Karabo Lipson Matlala, is in police custody following his arrest on Monday, 13 October 2025, in connection with the theft of a vehicle from a motor dealership in Orkney. According to police reports, the arrest occurred on the N12 road between Klerksdorp and Wolmaransstad, just outside Wolmaransstad. The incident leading to the

The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, has welcomed the 25-year imprisonment sentence recently handed down to Molefi Benjamin Ramoholokoane (61) by the Potchefstroom Regional Court. Ramoholokoane was convicted for the murder of his girlfriend, Maria Masego Fumba (37). The crime occurred at a residence on Cosmos Street, Kanana Extension in Ikageng. According