The athlete’s village at the Rapokolana High Altitude Sports Training Centre is currently occupied by road workers. Built in 2005 to attract elite athletes, the M55-million Rapokolana centre has never been fully operational. Communities around Rapokolana say promised jobs and local economic benefits never materialised. Now South Africa plans to revive the abandoned centre as a regional high-altitude training hub. High in the mountains, Lesotho’s most ambitious sports infrastructure project has …
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Back-To-School Support for Foundation Phase Learners in Tembisa
Johannesburg – GWM South Africa has reinforced its commitment to community upliftment through the delivery of back-to-school support packs to foundation phase learners at four primary schools in Tembisa, as part of its Giving More corporate social investment (CSI) programme. The initiative forms part of GWM’s ongoing partnership with the Rally to Read Foundation, which supports literacy development and learning outcomes in under-resourced communities across the country. The back-to-school …
“Ethics” company applied to gag GroundUp
Yet again a private company has used the courts to try to prevent the media from reporting news in the public interest. ProEthics removed from the roll their bid to prevent GroundUp from reporting about ongoing investigations into a procurement contract the company had with the National Lotteries Commission. The matter, set down for Tuesday in the high court in Pretoria, was removed from the roll on Monday. The company billed the NLC more than R28-million and was named in a forensic report and …
Longer Than Most Marriages
Defender, the iconic adventure brand, and the Kingsley Holgate Foundation are celebrating 25 years of continuous partnership. This enduring collaboration has seen Defender power the Foundation through more than 40 humanitarian and conservation-focused expeditions across Africa and the globe. Since the partnership began in 2000, Defender has been at the heart of every Kingsley Holgate Foundation expedition, enabling the team to traverse some of the most remote and challenging terrain on the …
And All You See Is….. Yourself
Pretoria: Range Rover has unveiled mirror-finish, a new hand?crafted process that delivers a glass?like lustre and an unprecedented depth of shine on all Bespoke gloss paint commissions. Developed to reflect the clarity and refinement of patent leather and polished stone, the mirror finish raises the standard for personalised exterior finishes across Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The announcement follows Range Rover’s busiest-ever year for its Bespoke service, with an unprecedented number …
Former Lottery Chair Challenges Ramaphosa’s Investigation
Former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) chairperson Alfred Nevhutanda has filed his final affidavit challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s authorisation of a Special Investigating Unit probe into corruption at the commission. Former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) chairperson Alfred Nevhutanda has filed his final affidavit challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s authorisation of a Special Investigating Unit probe into corruption at the NLC. He argues that the proclamation was unlawful …
Defender Nostalgia
Pretoria: Land Rover Classic, the official home of Classic Defender restoration and customisation, is now able to create a Classic Defender V8 to match any colour and trim combination of the latest Defender OCTA – the extreme performance hero of the unstoppable Defender 4×4 family. Available in 90 / 110 Station Wagon or 90 Soft Top body styles, Defender OCTA inspiration adds five new exterior colours for Classic Defender V8 customisation: OCTA-exclusive Petra Copper, Faroe Green and …
Storm Damage Not the Only Cause of Widespread Power Outages in Tshwane
While visiting various neighbourhoods, members of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) caucus in the Tshwane Metro Council concluded that infrastructure damage and power outages, more prevalent since the beginning of the month, cannot be attributed solely to stormy weather. Years of maintenance backlogs and the failure to frequently prune trees on pavements and along power lines are major contributing factors to the crisis. In Villieria and surrounds in the Moot, the recent storms uprooted trees …
Wynberg Main Road – A Safe Haven for Immigrant Families
The four blocks along Wynberg Main Road between Piers and Rockley Roads is a hive of activity with barber shops, an array of African cuisine and families from across the diaspora who call this old part of the southern suburbs home. In this relatively small area, there are barbers from Burundi, businessmen from Nigeria, restaurateurs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, herbalists from Sudan and many more. They all support each other’s businesses and socialise at local African …
First Entrant Selected for Epic 2026 Adventure
The Defender Trophy – a new kind of epic adventure with a greater purpose that marks the original British adventure brand’s return to global challenge events – has officially begun, with the first qualification event completed. Naoki Imamura will represent Japan alongside 33 other individuals at the global final in Africa next year, hosted with Defender conservation partner Tusk. Defender is looking for people with an unstoppable spirit of adventure to take on the Defender Trophy, a new kind of …