IN CONVERSATION WITH RITA MBANGA

South Africans continue to face rising levels of anxiety, stress, and other mental-health pressures — especially among young people. In this environment, a locally written novel, Farica, has emerged as an unexpected mental-health resource that is gaining traction across social media and within wellness spaces.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has confirmed the arrest of a Tembisa Hospital employee, Zacharia Tshisele, implicated in alleged procurement corruption at the hospital. Tshisele has already repaid R13.53 million, claimed to be part of unlawful gratification received between 2020 and 2023.

The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has rolled out its 2025 Hlokomela Festive Season Campaign, a nationwide programme aimed at promoting road safety, compliance, commuter protection, and responsible travel across the country during the peak holiday period. With December marking a time of intensified long-distance travel, high road congestion,…

The DA in Tshwane has announced it will lodge a formal fraud case against the municipality’s deputy mayor, Eugene Modise, after a forensic report found that he allegedly benefited from a contract awarded by the city.

The Rural and Farmworkers Development Organization (RFDO) has announced the death of 47-year-old Gref Tshiamo Sebipo, a farmworker from Oudam Farm outside Citrusdal in the Cederberg area. According to RFDO, Mr. Sebipo is believed to have been the victim of a hit-and-run incident on a farm road under suspicious circumstances.