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After struggling to find employment following graduation, Dinkie, a Development Studies in Politics graduate, decided to create her own opportunity by launching Dinkie's Kitchen, a home-based pastry business. Although the idea was born in 2024, the business officially opened its doors this week on Monday. What started as a response…

Joburg Chess Club, founded in 2024 by brothers Tiger and Mandla Koyabe, which started out meeting Wednesdays at Louise & Anna in Craighall Park yet have recently relocated to Good Omens in Melville. It's part of a broader social-chess wave in the city (alongside more traditional bodies like Johannesburg Metro…

The Joburg International Transport Interchange was developed by the City of Johannesburg as a major public transport facility intended to improve transport operations in the inner city by providing dedicated infrastructure for taxis and buses. The project reportedly cost more than R400 million and was completed in 2021. Despite the…

British-Zimbabwean national Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was arrested by the South African Police Service in Kensington, Johannesburg, on 10 July 2026 following a coordinated operation involving the SAPS Interpol National Central Bureau, Crime Intelligence and the Organised Crime Investigation Unit. Tshuma is wanted by authorities in the United Kingdom in connection…

The Gauteng Department of Social Development is continuing its community outreach and service delivery programme through an Integrated Service Delivery Blitz aimed at bringing essential government services closer to residents. On 15 July 2026, Gauteng MEC for Social Development Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko will lead the initiative at Daggafontein Sports Ground in…