The 2026 school year was launched at Northern Lights Special School, where MEC Xolile Nqatha praised the school’s strong academic performance and resilience and handed over school resources as part of a back-to-school initiative.

Despite a challenging academic year, Daniel Pienaar Technical School’s 2025 matriculants achieved a 78.3% pass rate. The results come after several years of a steady decline, from 94.4% in 2023 to 84% in 2024.

Firefighters have been kept on high alert following a series of veld and bush fires that broke out across Nelson Mandela Bay and the Kouga region over the last week.

At just 23 years old, Stephany Kariuki has turned a cup of coffee into a canvas. The Wiesenhof Coffee Shop barista at St George’s Hospital recently claimed top honours in a national internal barista competition hosted by Wiesenhof Coffee.

For the past 26 years, Jeru and Juan Greenfingers have been opening young minds to the wonders of wildlife at the Animals in Wonderland Educational Wildlife Sanctuary.

Jan Steenberg, believed to be South Africa’s oldest man, died on New Year's Day, a day after celebrating his 121st birthday. The former grave digger and a one-time golf caddie died peacefully, surrounded by his family.

A new study has revealed that South Africans frequently turn to Google for help pronouncing tricky words like schedule, croissant, and Worcestershire sauce.