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Kgabo’s backyard school for mechanics – and even women can apply

Through his township car workshop Kgabo Boshomane is teaching young people the skills to fix cars as he points them towards their dreams.

LOVED AND LOST: Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad (1943-2021)

The man is gone but the dream lives on.

LOVED AND LOST: SOUL JAH LOVE (1989 – 2021)

Soul, the man they call Soul Jah Love, was no stranger to tragedy before he became a famous star.

All he wanted was his grant – all he got was abuse

Andile Mkonto went to the post office to collect his Covid-19 grant relief money - but instead of money he got insults.

Axed Uzalo actors back by popular demand

The producers of Uzalo have been forced to bring back axed characters.

After you, sir! Ramaphosa close to the front of the queue for vaccine

President Cyril Ramaphosa was one of the very first in South Africa to be vaccinated after Covid-19 vaccines started being rolled out on Wednesday.

How to register to get vaccinated

At midday on Wednesday 17 February, the South African government will begin administering Covid-19 vaccines to the country’s healthcare workers.

At last! South Africa’s vaccine rollout gets underway

80,000 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) jabs will arrive in South Africa on Tuesday and be distributed to 16 sites across the country where healthcare workers will be vaccinated.

Ngozi comes in swinging

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made history as the first African as well as the first woman to be named head of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Parents cancel classes until filthy school is cleaned up

Parents at the Alfonso Arries Primary School in Booysens Park, Nelson Mandela Bay, say their school is so filthy that they won't allow their children back unless something is done.

Firefighters fight potholes

Three Free State firefighters have decided to do something about a pothole on the N8 near Botshabelo that's been wrecking cars.

The African Giant is hot for love – and so much more

The African Giant strolls along sun-basked Ghanian streets in the delightful new visuals to his afrobeats tune “Onyeka”, which dropped over the weekend.

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