Events

By : Duncan Baines A pioneering collaboration between the Bambisanani Partnership, KZN Cycling, University of Leeds and the KZN Department of Education has reached an extraordinary milestone: teaching its 10,000th young person how to ride and maintain a bicycle. This remarkable achievement highlights the power of education, sport, and international cooperation to change lives. In […]

TNT Africa brings the continent’s superheroes to life with the premiere of Children of Captain Africa, a documentary that celebrates Africa’s bold, homegrown heroes and the creatives behind them. With a runtime of 53 minutes, the documentary journeys through Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and beyond, meeting the writers, illustrators, and publishers who are reshaping the

Standard Bank has released its inaugural Township Informal Economy Report, providing fresh insights into one of South Africa’s most dynamic but underserved markets. The findings reveal that nearly 80% of township businesses remain unregistered. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), unregistered businesses are those that operate outside formal regulatory frameworks including VAT registration, labour regulations,

From Pilot to Guide: How Craig Links Found His Summit After Losing Everything In a world that often feels defined by curated perfection on social media, it’s a rare and powerful thing to witness a story of raw, unfiltered resilience. This is the story of Craig Links, a man whose journey from the cockpit of

Foreign investors continue to snap up South African government bonds due to their attractive yield and the relative stability of the rand compared to the past. Local bonds have also benefited from the Reserve Bank implicitly shifting its inflation target towards the lower-end of its 3% to 6% range. The South African government also appears to

By Steuart Pennington 60 of South Africa’s best portraits go on show at HUB Cape Town’s HUB Gallery is hosting a 2 month-long exhibition of 60 outstanding portraits selected from the Portrait 100 Award 2025 finalists. The show opens 30 August and runs until 29 October 2025, giving audiences the opportunity to experience a diverse

By: Tshidiso Masopha Source: Standard Bank Grab your berets and put on your finest “I totally get modern art” face – the Standard Bank Art Lab is celebrating four fabulous decades of creativity with a brand-new blockbuster exhibition: SBYA Visual Art 1984 – Now. This dazzling showcase, running from 14 October 2025 to 31 January

The hidden teachers: How an NPO is stepping up to bridge SA’s education gap in celebration of World’s Teacher Day 5 October Western Cape, 5 October 2025 Over 80% of South African Grade 4 learners are unable read with understanding, and by Grade 6, 70% are still struggling, according to the Progress in International Reading

Swellendam, 23 September 2025. More than 5 000 learners from 15 schools across Swellendam became recycling champions during this year’s Polyco Schools Recycling Competition, hosted in celebration of National Recycling Week (15–19 September). The initiative, led by the Swellendam Municipality in partnership with corporate sponsors, set out to inspire learners to embrace recycling, introduce the

Johannesburg, 8 October 2025 | Air France has announced the extension of its seasonal route between Cape Town and Paris until 3 May 2026, following exceptional demand for the service. Initially scheduled as a limited seasonal operation until end of March 2026, the direct route has proven immensely popular among both South African travellers heading to Europe and