COVID-19 Never Left: Current Strains Manageable, Health Officials Urge Caution Over Panic
The recent announcement that the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), Parks Tau, has tested positive for COVID-19 has…
The ‘Tennis Freak’ Riding an Improbable Wave to the Roland-Garros Final
Six years ago, a teenage Iga Swiatek stunned the sporting world by capturing her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris…
Lights On After 30 Years: Innovative Off-Grid Solar Power Transforms Remote Free State Community
HARRISMITH — For more than three decades, the remote community of Santiago lived in the dark, disconnected from the national…
ANC Backs SIU Corruption Report on Free State Bursary Scheme, Vows ‘Zero Tolerance’
BLOEMFONTEIN — In a bid to reinforce its ongoing political renewal agenda, the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free…
Fifty Years After the Barricades: Premier Letsoha-Mathae Confronts the 40% Unemployment Shadow Over Free State’s Youth
As South Africa prepares to mark the historic 50th anniversary of the June 16, 1976 youth uprisings, the Free State…
IEC Launches Television Initiative to Combat Youth Voter Apathy Ahead of Local Polls
JOHANNESBURG — In a strategic bid to counter the chronic issue of youth voter apathy, the Electoral Commission of South…
dtic Minister Parks Tau Tests Positive for COVID-19
PRETORIA — South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has tested positive for COVID-19, the department announced…
Bridging the Compliance Gap: Inside South Africa’s R500 Million Spaza Shop Support Fund
PRETORIA — South Africa’s informal retail sector is undergoing a massive regulatory and financial transformation, but systemic municipal bottlenecks are…
Continental Heavyweights Converge: South Africa and Kenya Aim for ‘Strategic Partnership’
PRETORIA — In a move signalling a major geopolitical and economic realignment on the continent, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Anchoring the Future: SADC and Germany Forge Strategic Roadmap Ahead of 2027 Bilateral Negotiations
GABORONE — In an era defined by fragmenting global supply chains, heightened geopolitical friction, and accelerating climate risks, regional blocs…