The Special Tribunal has dismissed former ANC NEC member Pule Mabe's bid to halt the SIU's recovery proceedings regarding irregular multimillion-rand vehicle procurement tenders.

While qualifications are essential, true state capability relies on institutional systems, leadership stability, and effective coordination to turn policy ambitions into real delivery.

Former Freshlyground lead singer Zolani Mahola opens up about her joyful upcoming album 'People Power', healing after divorce, reconnecting with her ancestors, and reclaiming her artistic identity.

A deeply personal reflection on how an older generation's unwavering loyalty to the ANC, rooted in the struggle against apartheid, clashes with the governing party's contemporary decline and dysfunction.

WhatsApp messages exposed at the Madlanga Commission reveal how Mpumalanga taxi bosses Joe Sibanyoni and Bafana Sindane allegedly ran an extortion racket targeting contractors along Moloto Road.

Shelters and advocacy groups warn that escaping abuse is only the first hurdle for survivors, who face severe housing shortages, financial instability, and lack of long-term support systems.

Higher Education Deputy Minister Buti Manamela and union leaders have challenged the private sector to actively support skills development and open workplace doors to combat soaring youth unemployment.

Parking marshals in Cape Town regularly face physical and verbal abuse from non-compliant motorists while enforcing municipal parking by-laws.

Janele Motau is an agricultural professional, farm manager, entrepreneur, mentor and advocate for sustainable agriculture and food security, with more than 12 years of experience in the agricultural sector. Her experience spans crop production, anima...

Dr Lindy Leonie Esterhuizen is a senior researcher at the Agricultural Research Council South Africa, where she works on viruses that affect agricultural crops. Her work allows her to solve real-world problems by investigating new diseases, identifyi...

Dr Lerato Bame Tsalaemang Matsaunyane, lekgarebe La Mahikeng (young woman of Mahikeng), is a scientist and advocate for agricultural transformation whose career reflects purpose, perseverance and an openness to the unexpected. Her journey into scien...

A landmark study by researchers from King's College London and UKZN reveals that 115 households near KZN's Somkhele coal mine suffered over R80 million in asset losses, with mine compensation covering less than 5% of immediate damages.

Defying initial expectations, the new Mitsubishi Destinator emerges as an exceptional 7-seater family SUV with turbocharged punch, clever interior practicality, and superb value.

From a cattle post and colonial burial ground to a vibrant Atlantic Seaboard property hotspot, explore the fascinating three-century transformation of Cape Town's Green Point.

Zeenat Isaacs grew up in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, where poverty existed alongside her parents' generosity. Despite having little, her parents fed families and opened their home to people living on the streets. Their example taught Isaacs that pur...

Molatelo Bossman is an acclaimed filmmaker and social entrepreneur who serves as chief executive of Bolobathaba Media Group, the parent company of BoloStudios, Bolo News ZA, Bolo Academy, Bolo Films, Bolo TV and Bolo Foundation. Over more than 24 y...

Lebo Wa ha Leisa is a storyteller who was born in Bloemfontein and raised by stories. Her first classroom was the fireside in Flakfontein, a rural area outside Reddersburg, where her grandmother taught her through folktales and song. The mountains, r...

Yaya Nomusa Sphiwe Mavundla was born in Untunjambili and grew up in eWosi, a rural area in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal. Born on the first day of National Women's Month, she was raised by her grandmothers, Sphiwe and Rhoda Mavundla, after her mother fled ...

Felicia Naiwa Sithebe, the co-founder of Actor Spaces, grew up in a big family in Migson Manor, near Lenasia South. Her parents taught her that while they would provide what she needed, she had to work for what she wanted. Sithebe's work involves ali...

Lundi Khoisan Cavernelis has been passionate about radio since childhood. Growing up as an only child in Van Wyksvlei, in Wellington in the Boland, she spent much of her time listening to the radio, recording chart shows on cassette and back-announci...

Growing up in Umlazi in a strong matriarchal home, Ayanda Mafuleka was shaped by her grandmothers who taught her strength, faith and the importance of looking beyond herself. At age six, she told one them that she wanted to become whatever would give...

Bronwyn Waner's relationship with money began long before she became a certified financial planner, HeartHealing practitioner and founder of Boco, Growth Financial Planning and Dare to Flourish.Growing up, Waner saw very different relationships with ...

Asanda Dayimani grew up in Khayelitsha, an experience that shaped how she views the world. She learnt early that talent is spread evenly but opportunity is not. She was unaware that one day she would build something aimed at closing that gap.Dayimani...

Tidimalo Tlhabi has spent more than 16 years in the pageant industry, combining her financial expertise with a passion for empowering girls.Her professional qualifications include a BCom in law, a BCom honours degree in accounting and certifications ...

Jessica Hawkey established redAcademy at a time when South Africa had more than 60% youth unemployment, while the ICT sector faced a critical skills shortage of more than 100 000 vacancies, including 44 000 roles suited to juniors.She saw an opportun...

Botlhale Mokone, the founder and chief executive of FortunIQ Fuels, has built her career around resilience, entrepreneurship and a determination to create opportunities for others.From Soshanguve, Mokone became a mother while young and remembers carr...

Buyi Mafoko grew up in a family where entrepreneurship and problem-solving were part of everyday life. Her father was an entrepreneur, her mother was involved in hospitality ventures and her grandmother found creative ways to earn an income.Those ear...

Dr Farana Boodhram's career has taken her from banking and the corporate sector to mining, logistics, education and entrepreneurship, with each chapter shaping her approach to leadership, resilience and innovation.One of the most defining experiences...

Keamogetswe Matsho is a writer, entrepreneur and business leader whose career brings together her passion for literacy, publishing, construction and creating opportunities for others. Born and partly raised in Mmabatho in North West, Matsho moved to ...

Kasthuri Soni believes that potential should be met with opportunity. Raised in a working-class family in Durban, she credits her father, an artisan who placed a high value on education, discipline and practical experience, with shaping her outlook. ...

Thandekile Khumalo has built her work around a belief that every person deserves an opportunity to learn, grow and live with dignity.Her journey has been shaped by a commitment to children, education and the needs of the people around her. Khumalo ma...

When Logie Soobramoney looks back at her life, she is sometimes amazed by how far she has come. She grew up on a farm near Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal, where life was simple and there was no electricity until she was 20.She studied for her matric...

Kgothatso Khunou has built a career in aviation shaped by resilience, service and a commitment to empowering others.She holds a commercial helicopter pilot licence with a test pilot rating, as well as a drone licence with a beyond-visual-line-of-sigh...

Nhlamulo Tlakula is a non-profit founder, fintech leader and storyteller driven by a belief that people deserve to feel they matter. Raised in Johannesburg, she comes from a line of women who served. Her grandmother built a school for children living...

Poppy Rose Dubazana, a gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) ambassador in Randwest District and chairperson of the Community Safety Forum (CSF) Women Sector, has turned personal pain into a commitment to supporting women and raising awareness ab...

Aadielah Maker-Diedericks was born and raised in District Six before her family was forcibly removed and relocated to Mitchells Plain. Although having their own bathroom and bedrooms was exciting, the move was also frightening because the family were...

Dineo Aloysia Mofokeng, director of Progressive Primary Health Care (PPHC), was born and raised in Botshabelo. She grew up in an underprivileged family and used education to help lift her family out of poverty. She holds a higher certificate in manag...

Dr Catherine Dzerefos, who has a PhD in environmental science, traces her passion for the natural world to an injured butterfly she encountered as a child growing up in a Greek family in southern Johannesburg. She had dreamt of becoming a ballerina b...

For Dr Moleboheng Mokhele, the path to entrepreneurship began with questions she asked as a mother. When her two sons, Wavhudi and Rivhavhudi, experienced speech and language delays as children, she wanted to understand how children learn, communicat...

Growing up in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, Atlehang Nkotha wanted to pursue many careers before streamlining her subject choices towards commerce. In her first year at university, she hoped to become an economist. But everything changed in her fina...

Khuselwa Mxatule did not grow up with a clear idea of what she wanted to become. Born in Indwe and raised in Port Elizabeth as the second of seven children, she had a more immediate ambition: to escape poverty.At Walmer High School, Mxatule excelled ...

With municipal debt to Eskom exceeding R120 billion, sustainable recovery requires treating indebted municipalities as financially distressed, enabling direct interventions and agency management agreements.

Following high-profile US rulings against Meta and YouTube over addictive design, global litigation is targeting tech giants—and South African courts could be the next battleground for child safety and digital accountability.

Thoko Kokela-Ntuli has built her career around the belief that a person's circumstances should not determine the course of their life. For more than 13 years, her work in early childhood development has centred on educating children and supporting fa...

Professor Jennifer Fitchett has spent almost her entire life in Johannesburg, where her early curiosity about the world around her developed into an interdisciplinary academic career in geography and environmental studies. When she was in grade 0, Fi...

Dr Maureen Rema Allem grew up in Klerksdorp in a bustling home with seven siblings. Resilience was not a word her family used; it was something they lived, learning early to roll up their sleeves and get on with things. Her path into medicine was far...

Fikile Dikolomela-Lengene is a qualified primary healthcare nurse clinician, nurse activist and primary healthcare nurse practising in one of the townships south of Johannesburg.She began her nursing career in 2005 at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital,...

Dr Nikita Sahadew did not always know podiatry would become her career. Growing up in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, she was drawn to a profession that brought together medicine, biomechanics, surgery and diabetes care.Most of all, she liked the possibility...

Nontuthuko KaMashimane grew up in Pietermaritzburg with her three brothers and was raised by parents who were civil servants. She attended Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School where she developed leadership skills through extramural activities and spo...

Dr Sandra Da Mata, known to many as "Doc D", is a proudly Portuguese South African whose professional and humanitarian journey has been shaped by compassion, humility, hard work, family and service. These values, instilled by her parents, continue to...