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At least 10 killed in South Africa over riots triggered by jailing of former president Jacob Zuma Firstpost 12 hours ago The Associated Press © Provided by Firstpost At least 10 killed in South Africa over riots triggered by jailing of former president Jacob Zuma Johannesberg: Rioting triggered by the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma escalated Monday as shopping malls in Johannesburg were looted, major roads were blocked by burning tires and the pol...

Love Your City I Love My City The Jacaranda City - our heart, our home When looking at other cities across South Africa, Pretoria is not the oldest by far, yet it holds a very significant place in history and in every Pretorian’s heart. Since the city’s inception in 1855, a lot has changed. The streets have over the years played witness to political issues, festivals, marches, love stories and personal stories... Sigh. If only the Jacaranda trees could talk. Established by the then Zuid-Afr...

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SA top fashion label Rubicon is getting ready to celebrate 20 years next year. In preparation, founder and creative director Hangwani Nengovhela is retracing her roots – and the historical Mapungubwe Kingdom in Limpopo is written all over her DNA.

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Rubicon’s latest collection pays tribute to Mapungubwe Kingdom Share Renowned South African designer Hangwani Nengovhela, the founder of Rubicon, has come to be known for one major thing – her fine attention to detail. Rubicon have been in the fashion industry for almost two decades, and to celebrate this milestone they have launched a new collection, “Myth Re-imagined”. First launched at South African Fashion Week, the collection was inspired by the fashion trends from the ...

As the continent commemorates the 58th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), it is a time both of celebration and reflection on the milestones achieved and what they mean for Africa and its people. Africa has a rightful cause for celebration as some of the milestones set out at the inception of the OAU in 1963, such as freeing Africa from colonisation and apartheid, and the promotion of unity and solidarity among African member states, have been achieved – re...

Updated 7 hours ago After good summer rains, the dams that supply water to Johannesburg and much of South Africa’s economic heartland are full. This, then, is the time to start worrying about water supplies. It may sound odd but it’s a lesson learnt from cities across the world over the past two decades. Whether it was Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Chennai in India, Barcelona in Spain or São Paulo in Brazil, we have seen that, too often, water crises occur because societies don...

SANParks to air relationship boot camp reality series Introducing the SANParks reality series: A Relationship Bootcamp Challenge set to take place in some of SAs most beautiful national parks. SANParks’ reality series It is said that submissions are open until 24 May 2021. SANParks – the body responsible for managing South Africa’s national parks – is essentially looking for participants that want to mend their broken relationship during a boot camp challenge in the following national...

Book overview - Palaces of Stone by Mike Main and Tom Huffman.