A major gospel and soul concert is hitting Parys to start the new year with a purpose. The Gospel and Soul By The River event, set for January first at Mimosa Gardens, blends a stacked musical lineup with a strong stand against gender-based violence and suicide. Organized by Maloya Raw, it features artists like Mdu, Fan Tekane, and Mamello for a full day of music along the Vaal River.
Tickets are priced for broad access, with general entry at two hundred rand and VIP at three hundred fifty rand. Attendees can bring cooler boxes for a small fee and shop local clothing brands on site. The floral-themed gathering aims to use its platform for community uplift, directly addressing critical social issues amid the music and scenic riverside...
A teenager is dead following a forced initiation rite in the North West province. Onalenna Booi, a nineteen-year-old matric pupil from Tiego Tawana Secondary School, was reportedly taken against his will to a traditional initiation school after completing his exams. His family found his body after reporting him missing, a loss that has devastated his school and community in Dithakong East Village.
The promising student had shown marked improvement in his final year. His death underscores the lethal risks of unregulated initiation practices, a recurring issue in South Africa where illegal schools often lack consent, medical care, or proper oversight. This incident echoes similar fatalities in provinces like the Eastern Cape this season...
A lightning strike in KZN just killed a man during the weekend storms. The fatal hit happened near Utrecht as severe thunderstorms hammered the northern parts of the province, destroying hundreds of homes and displacing families. This follows another tragic incident days earlier, where a six-year-old boy died after lightning set his family's rondavel on fire. The KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams are now assessing widespread damage to houses and infrastructure while distributing emergency aid.
The region's hilly terrain and summer climate make it a global hotspot for lightning strikes. Officials are reiterating basic safety rules, urging people to stay indoors, avoid open fields and tall trees, and disconnect appliances during...
Cops in Cape Town just bagged three major gang suspects after some serious detective work. Western Cape police arrested the men, aged twenty-eight, thirty-six, and thirty-eight, in coordinated raids across Manenberg, Athlone, and Mitchells Plain. They are linked to a string of murders and attempted murders, part of the ongoing gang violence plaguing the Cape Flats. The bust is a key win for the Anti-Gang Unit, which traced the suspects from shooting scenes dating back years, including a fatal attack outside the Athlone Magistrate's Court earlier in the month.
The suspects face heavy charges like murder, attempted murder, and violations of the organized crime prevention act. Police highlighted the role of illegal firearms in these...
Israel just recognized Somaliland, and everyone is losing their minds. The Economic Freedom Fighters in South Africa blasted the move, calling it a dangerous power grab by Israel to undermine Somalia and secure a foothold in the Horn of Africa. They linked it directly to the Gaza conflict, claiming Israel wants a place to resettle Palestinians and to counter nations opposing its policies. This makes Israel the first country to formally acknowledge the breakaway region, which declared independence from Somalia back in 1991.
The backlash was instant and huge. Somalia's government condemned it as a violation of sovereignty, with the parliament calling it unlawful. A bunch of Arab, African, and Islamic states issued a joint rejection...
A witness just dropped a bomb in a messy civil lawsuit over hidden cash. Abdoulie Saine testified that former Gampetroleum boss Saikou Drammeh hid a one million euro payment, with help from a lawyer. Saine also said he saw Drammeh take cash from Haruna Kebbeh, the brother of co-defendant Khadijatou Kebbeh, and even filmed the handoff. The opposing lawyer, BS Conteh, tried to shred the evidence, arguing the silent video did not clearly show who was involved.
Saine stood by his story, saying he later confronted Drammeh at a police station to demand repayment. The hearing got heated with objections, forcing Justice Jaiteh to tell lawyers to stick to questions. Drammeh's own counsel then pushed to enter new police statements into the...
The Gambia burns over fourteen billion dalasis a year just on cigarettes. Omar Conteh, who leads a tobacco monitoring team, dropped the number, explaining the country is purely a consumption market for imported products. He said national smoking rates hit sixteen point seven percent, with nearly a third of men between twenty-five and forty-four lighting up. Shisha use among kids aged twelve to twenty is over eight percent, and secondhand smoke exposure is rampant, affecting two-thirds of adults and over sixty percent of teenagers.
Conteh estimates that around four hundred thousand smokers go through nearly four million cigarettes daily, creating that massive annual cost. He warned that despite global health commitments, the tobacco...
That cement shortage wrecking everything is a complete system failure. The Confederation of Gambian Industries just laid out why in a new brief, blaming the Port of Banjul's bottlenecks, messed-up policies, and weak market oversight. They say shallow channels and no space to dock keep full ships stuck offshore, jacking up costs and delaying supply. Recent tax and import rule changes have also made everything more expensive for smaller traders, killing competition.
This isn't just about supply; it's about a broken market. The CGI warns that protection for local producers has no time limit or real goals, which just lets a few big players control everything. Opaque permitting and zero price transparency let companies turn short shortages...
A political movement just linked up with a children's foundation for some feel-good collab. PASTEF, a group calling for system change, thanked Barrister Malick Jallow, who runs the Malick Jallow Foundation for Children, for hosting their delegation. PASTEF's PR guy, Mayorro Sidibeh, called the chat a meaningful step for kids' rights and said they want to help implement the foundation's projects.
The talks focused on teaming up to protect children, boost their access to schools and doctors, and help vulnerable communities. Jallow apparently stressed that partnerships like this are key to his foundation's mission, needing civil society and political groups to work together. PASTEF framed the whole thing as proof of their social...
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