by Karabo Matalajoe and Malebo Pheme Masicule! 2025 was nothing short of an outstanding performance. This annual choral event, hosted by the National Arts Festival, brought together the amazing and soundful souls of the local choirs, celebrating and collaborating on beautiful songs throughout the evening with special guest Buhlebendalo Mda. From the moment the first note filled the theatre, giving the audience goosebumps, the mass choir’s energetic performance set the tone for a lovely evening with students from schools all over the city. Collectively, they showcased passionate and very enjoyable performances. Buhlebendalo commanded the stage with her deeply rooted spiritual…
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Dalaa, a new South African social media platform, is gearing up for its official debut at the end of April. Before that, the platform invites developers, testers, and creators to register early at https://dalaa.io and play a role in refining this local social media application ahead of the launch. Dalaa will have text-based posts, real-time messaging, and multimedia sharing in a seamless local online community interface. Dalaa offers a monetization model with revenue-sharing features explicitly designed for content creators, influencers, and community media outlets. This is done by using ad revenue splits and premium content options. Built and hosted in…
By Dideka Njemla The Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation is collaborating with Kingswood College to mark what could have been Uyinene’s 25th birthday this year. Uyinene was a 19-year-old University of Cape Town student who was tragically killed in a gruesome incident at the Clareinch Post Office in Claremont, Cape Town. Her brutal death ignited public outrage and sparked a national movement for change. Since her passing in 2019, the foundation has emphasised that Uyinene was inquisitive, fearless, and outspoken in addressing social issues affecting our society. The foundation expressed that she showed compassion in tackling social ills such as gender-based violence…
The Public Service Accountability Monitor has responded to the 2025 Budget by agreeing with President Cyril Ramaphosa that addressing dire governance, public spending and service delivery is critically important. Here PSAM tracks specific policy commitments made by the President to see how well-financed they will be according to the Finance Minister’s Budget speech. Promise 1 Local government spending and basic service delivery “We will work with our municipalities to establish professionally managed, ring-fenced utilities for water and electricity services to ensure that there is adequate investment and maintenance… We will review the funding model for municipalities as many of them…