Moving Parliament to Pretoria may save the government R650m a year: professor
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown have accelerated the need for South Africa to move its Parliament from Cape Town to Pretoria.
Scores of travellers board last repatriation flight from SA to Europe
For the past month ambassadors and high commissioners have had just one thing on their minds: how to assist their nationals get home when the world’s borders are ...
Lockdown leaves Pretoria couple on bucket list cruise in limbo
Philip and Clair Oxley-Oxland are aboard MSC Fantasia crusing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and are now stuck in Lisbon, Portugal
Activist Yusuf Abramjee campaigns to deliver a million bars of soap to combat Covid-19
Abramjee this week announced a community drive called #OperationCorona19, which will co-ordinate efforts to distribute one million bars of soap
Egyptian religious leaders promote peace and justice
Islamic leaders tell of the country's role in curbing spread of fanaticism in Africa
SA, Egypt to prioritise peace in Africa
At the same time that African heads of mission in Pretoria were being briefed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s priorities for the AU this week, in ...
Bold new expansion plans for the Gautrain
Plan to extend new track and stations to serve a wider area with more than R110 billion expected to be spent on track and 19 new stations
Life tips from an ace adventurer
Cycling around Africa just one of the challenges tackled by Riaan Manser
Arhentina's new ambassador swiftly gets down to business
Alberto Pedro D?Alotto, is settling in and just a few weeks into his posting he is deep in meetings
Pugh tells of the depths of pollution at sea
He has swum the oceans of the world and seen first hand what plastic is doing
Norio Maruyama on a mission to foster strong ties
Japan?s ambassador designate feels welcome in SA
Editor's note: Does naming criminals benefit us?
We are not naming the man arrested in connection with the rape of a young girl in the toilets of the Dros restaurant.
Court ruling on noise a good example
A breakthrough court ruling saw a serial noise offender given a jail sentence for failing to keep noise levels down at his township shebeen.
WATCH: Public use #100MenMarch to commit to ending gender-based violence
Marchers from organisations across Tshwane participated in the event inspired by the #ThumaMina campaign, to take a stand against violence and abuse.
For #YouthDay to have any meaning the youth voice must not be silenced
While issues of poverty, education and violence persist, we cannot rub our hands with satisfaction and say ?Thanks to the youth of 1976, all is well?.
Unsung hero of Struggle honoured on his 80th birthday
The authorities failed to break Ebrahim’s spirit, and instead reinvigorated his commitment to the values and principles of the ANC.
Head of mission reflects on SA
Dame Judith Macgregor speaks on her stay in South Africa
Simplified visas, competitions lure visitors to Britain
BRITAIN has long been a popular destination for South African tourists, and now is a good time to plan a visit.
The road to transformation
As I look back at my three decades at Independent Media, I am reminded of all that has changed, and all that is still changing, says Pretoria News editor Valerie ...
Rekindling legacy of pioneers
Delivering the inaugural ZK Matthews lecture at the University of Fort Hare in 2001, former president Thabo Mbeki expressed somewhat of a longing about the legacy ...
Fast forward into the future
Tshwane mayor Kgosientso ‘Sputla’ Ramokgopa is a man of vision and has expansive plans to take the capital city into a new era