Botha Hill News Today

Anthony Akerman explains what drew him to Roy Campbell and takes the reader on a literary pilgrimage that ends in a remote Portuguese hillside cemetery.

What makes the Comrades special

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in Eastern Cape is working collaboratively with the Makana Local Municipality to raise awareness about the impact of water pollution and water borne diseases. The awareness campaign comes in light of water quality challenges faced in parts of the Makana Local Municipality, where E.coli bacteria was detected in water samples tested between February and May, from different water points in the municipality.

The Eastern Cape Department of Water and Sanitation is working in partnership with Makana Local Municipality to raise awareness on the impact of water pollution and waterborne diseases.

When the Comrades Marathon's youngest runner Ella Meiring feels her legs straining on Botha's Hill, about 60km into the gruelling 89km ultra-marathon next Sunday, she will draw strength from a near-fatal crash while running three years ago.

Some great theatrical and musical offerings

Eight storytellers share stories of careers and the culture of events within the African continent.

A Durban man is under police guard in a hospital after he allegedly killed his elderly mom a day before Mother's Day.

A year on since the floods, eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says water supply in affected regions has been restored to an average of over 80%.

How much would you expect to pay to bury a loved one? The price tags might make your jaw drop – and rolling blackouts are only making this worse.