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Top IT exec Doug Woolley joins Altron after quitting Dell

Doug Woolley, incoming sales executive of Altron Digital Business. Digital solutions and IT services provider Altron Digital Business has appointed Doug Woolley as sales executive, effective 1 May. The appointment comes a week after Woolley announced his resignation as Dell Technologies South Africa GM, in a LinkedIn status update. Woolley, who also served as the […]

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Heads may roll in R90 000 laptops scandal

Following an investigation by the Mpumalanga provincial government, the premier, Mandla Ndlovu, has promised that heads are going to roll in the scandal involving the irregular procurement by the provincial department of basic education of 22 Dell XPS laptops at the inflated cost of R91 482.50 per unit. The order cost the department more than R2-million. […]

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Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg set to dazzle at Miss World in India

With poise and a powerful sense of purpose, Miss World South Africa 2024, Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg, made her final public appearance before leaving for India — a night marked by elegance and national pride. Wearing a striking emerald gown accented with delicate feathers, Van Rensburg descended the staircase at The Shyre Mansion in Johannesburg. […]

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Gayton McKenzie officially launches Joslin Smith Foundation

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has proven to be a man of his word as he recently announced his decision to officially launch the Joslin Smith Foundation.  The purpose of the organisation is intended to honour the life of the missing girl from Saldanha Bay, a story which has sent shockwaves through […]

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Pirates To Miss Two For Arrows Clash

Orlando Pirates will miss defender Nkosinathi Sibisi and midfielder Thalente Mbatha through suspension for tonight’s Betway Premiership clash against Golden Arrows.  Sibisi is serving his second suspension after being red carded in their 1-0 defeat to Sekhukhune United. He also sat out the Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs which Pirates won by 2-1, with Evidence […]

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KZN school nutrition contractors protest over non-payment

The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department yesterday made an undertaking to pay National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) service providers amid threats by the DA to have the department placed under administration for its “poor management” of the programme. While the department insists that it has so far paid 78% of the NSNP service providers, the contractors claim […]

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FlySafair’s ‘Lekker R11 Sale’ – when is it?

Mzansi waits with bated breath for the start of FlySafair’s 2025 ‘Lekker R11 Sale’, when flight tickets will go for just R11. These super-low fares are, as always, expected to sell out in minutes once the sale goes live on the airline’s website. According to reports, the R11 tickets will cover FlySafair’s Lite Fare class, […]

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Turning point of my life

‘Turning point of my life’ – Gogo Skhotheni gets baptized on her birthday Zuko Komisa Image | @gogo_skhotheni/Instagram Popular media personality and former sangoma Gogo Skhotheni celebrated her birthday on May 5th, 2025, by undergoing baptism, marking what she describes as the “most sacred turning point” of her life. In a heartfelt caption accompanying images […]

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Rihanna reveals third pregnancy on Met Gala night

News of her pregnancy began circulating even before her highly anticipated arrival at the annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. In a portrait posted to Instagram by photographer Miles Diggs, Rihanna embraced the gala’s theme of Black dandyism in a striking gray Miu Miu ensemble. The outfit featured a fitted […]

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South Africans make their presence felt at the Met Gala in New York

There was a fair representation of South Africa at this year’s Met Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. There was a fair representation of South Africa at this year’s Met Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. From Grammy award-winning singer Tyla to the chancellor of the University of Cape Town, Dr. […]