Families of the 10 people who died in a horrific crash near Balfour in Mpumalanga have spoken out for the first time about the deaths of their loved ones. The families are struggling to come to terms with their loss. The victims were killed when two vehicles collided on the R23 on Monday. The vehicles caught fire and the deceased were burnt beyond recognition. on Wednesday families arrived at Evander hospital in Secunda to submit DNA samples for tests to be conducted for the identification of the bodies. Pearl Magubane has the details...

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The 7th Africa Tourism Leadership Forum being held in Gabarone, Botswana seeks to strengthen public and private partnership for tourism in Africa and grow tourism figures from Africans in the continent. The forum is being convened by the Botswana Tourism Organisation, the Africa Tourism Partners and the United Nations Tourism. It brings together tourism leaders from across the Africa with the aim of increasing tourism on the continent. A total of 43 countries and over 500 participants from Africa and the rest of the world are in attendance. Prabashini Moodley is there and filed this report....

The 7th Africa Tourism Leadership Forum being held in Gabarone, Botswana seeks to strengthen public and private partnership for tourism in Africa and grow tourism figures from Africans in the continent. The forum is being convened by the Botswana Tourism Organisation, the Africa Tourism Partners and the United Nations Tourism. It brings together tourism leaders from across the Africa with the aim of increasing tourism on the continent. A total of 43 countries and over 500 participants from Africa and the rest of the world are in attendance. Prabashini Moodley is there and filed this report....

Tourism leaders convene in Gaborone

The Joburg Theatre says, it is proud and thrilled to finally welcome the cast and crew of "Siddhartha the Musical" to South Africa. The group from the Phillippines will be performing their world renowned production for the first time in Africa. The play tells the story of Prince Siddhartha who was born into a wealthy family however went on a soul searching journey to seek a more simple life, filled with wisdom, compassion and enlightenment. The play will be performed on the 11th and 12th of May at the Joburg Theatre. The production which has been staged in 15 other countries across the world was expected in South Africa in 2019 however, the COVID pandemic prevented this.  Prabashini Moodley has more...

The Joburg Theatre says, it is proud and thrilled to finally welcome the cast and crew of "Siddhartha the Musical" to South Africa. The group from the Phillippines will be performing their world renowned production for the first time in Africa. The play tells the story of Prince Siddhartha who was born into a wealthy family however went on a soul searching journey to seek a more simple life, filled with wisdom, compassion and enlightenment. The play will be performed on the 11th and 12th of May at the Joburg Theatre. The production which has been staged in 15 other countries across the world was expected in South Africa in 2019 however, the COVID pandemic prevented this.  Prabashini Moodley has more...

International musical set to wow Joburg audiences

The Hlanganisa Community Fund, an organisation seeking to strengthen social accountability and promote human rights says, very little attention has been paid to the issues affecting women. The organisation has conducted a gender analysis of election manifestos of five political parties namely, the ANC, DA, IFP, FFP and the EFF.  The study reveal that issues such as gender based violence, job creation, access to healthcare, the energy crisis are not addressed in the context of it's greater impact on women.  Prabashini Moodley reports...

The Hlanganisa Community Fund, an organisation seeking to strengthen social accountability and promote human rights says, very little attention has been paid to the issues affecting women. The organisation has conducted a gender analysis of election manifestos of five political parties namely, the ANC, DA, IFP, FFP and the EFF.  The study reveal that issues such as gender based violence, job creation, access to healthcare, the energy crisis are not addressed in the context of it's greater impact on women.  Prabashini Moodley reports...

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