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12 April 2026 Monica Mynhardt How would you like to share the article? Geordin Hill-Lewis, newly elected federal leader of the DA. (Photo: Christine Oelofse/Maroela Media) Geordin Hill-Lewis has just been elected as the new leader of the Democratic Alliance. At 39 years of age, he is the fifth leader of this party since its foundation in 2000, although not the youngest. Mmusi Maimane was 35 years old when he was elected to office in 2015. “I just want to say thank you for the support of every delegate from every province in the country,” Hill-Lewis told Maroela Media. After…
Published On 12 Apr 202612 Apr 2026In Iseyin, a sleepy town in southwestern Nigeria, shaded spaces under trees, makeshift sheds, and narrow alleys serve as production hubs for aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba people.Demand for this fabric has surged both domestically and internationally, fuelled by the Nigerian diaspora and the growing global recognition of the country’s fashion and music culture. Despite this popularity, artisans steadfastly resist mechanisation, maintaining that handweaving is essential to the fabric’s unique character.Located roughly 200km (108 miles) from Lagos, Nigeria’s cultural and fashion epicentre, Iseyin stands as the acknowledged home of aso-oke. Under…
Geordin Hill-Lewis, new DA leader, hugs Solly Msimanga, new federal chairman. (Photo: Christine Oelofse/Maroela Media) Solly Msimanga was elected as the DA’s federal chairman on Sunday. His three deputies, Siviwe Gwarube, Cilliers Brink and Solly Malatsi, were also elected during this party’s federal congress this weekend at the Gallagher convention center in Midrand. Msimanga competed with Ivan Meyer, the incumbent chairman, for this position. The new chairman of the federal council is Ashor Sarupen, with his three newly elected deputies JP Smith, Thomas Walters and Carl Pophaim also announced on Sunday afternoon. Congressmen voted for these and other leadership positions…
Dawn Hattingh as young teacher. (Photo: Cornelia Thirion/Maroela Media) Dawn Hattingh was only 21 years old when the Johannesburg station was destroyed in a bomb explosion in 1964. At that stage she was busy with a degree in English and Latin at Wits, and on the afternoon of 24 July 1964, Dawn and her friends were at the station shortly before. They had just returned from a shopping trip and were in their residence’s dining hall when the bomb exploded. “Everyone immediately asked what had happened. I even joked and said that someone had blown up the train station. My…
Preparations have begun for the fashionable horse racing event that is considered to be the most important event in the entertainment calendar, Hollywoodbets Durban July, which is coming back for the 130th time this year.The organizers of this event which will be held on Saturday July 4, have announced that the heat is starting with their plans and preparations as they have officially launched the theme of this year’s fashion called Country Allure.The Head of Marketing, Event Planning and Broadcasting for Race Coast, who is organizing this event, Mr. Stephen Marshall, said that they are very happy that this year…
Caitlin Leigh Sampson proved last month that endurance knows no bounds. (Photo: Henk Oets) “Looking back, it really felt like every possible obstacle was put in my way as I tried to complete this degree. However, I was determined to finish what I started.” So says Caitlin Leigh Sampson, who proved last month that endurance knows no bounds. Despite profound personal loss, a serious accident and the demands of motherhood, she received her master’s degree cum laude in animal science at Stellenbosch University (SU) – only three weeks after the arrival of her second child. Sampson grew up in Kuilsrivier…
With a taco in one hand and a cold beer in the other, you watch tourists and locals pass by in a medley of languages, laughter and music. The market in Cabo’s harbor is not just a place to buy souvenirs; it’s an experience. That’s where you taste the true taste of Baja – salty, spicy, fresh and full of life.
Bennie Fourie and Mila Guy with their boy, Karoo. (Photo: Mizanne van Wyk/Maroela Media) For almost a decade, the actors Mila Guy and Bennie Fourie were bosom friends. Yes, they admit, there have been times when the butterflies have started making bulbous makeups when they saw each other, but patience was ultimately the watchword. Today, this chosen couple has not only been married for a few years, but also the parents of an adorable one-year-old boy, Karoo. Mila comes to say hello in the street just outside their house in Bellville in the Western Cape. The family dog, Huxley, eagerly…
Photo of a vet for illustration purposes only. (Photo: Jeff Pachoud / AFP). John Steenhuisen, the minister of agriculture, announced an important new chapter in the fight against foot-and-mouth disease with the official intention to publish the routine vaccination scheme for foot-and-mouth disease (RVS-FMD) in the Government Gazette. This draft scheme, drawn up under section 10 of the Animal Diseases Act (no. 35 of 1984), represents a far-reaching shift towards a voluntary, nationwide framework to tackle one of the most economically damaging viral diseases in the livestock industry. According to Steenhuisen, the concept RVS-FMD was specifically designed to facilitate coordinated…
Israel’s far-right national security minister storms the mosque compound under the protection of settlers, drawing condemnation from Palestinians.Published On 12 Apr 202612 Apr 2026Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City – his third incursion into Islam’s third holiest site this year – as Israel arrested at least 18 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday.Accompanied by Israeli settlers under heavy protection from Israeli forces, Ben-Gvir offered Jewish prayers at the site, which is not allowed for non-Muslims as part of the status quo arrangement in place since…