Local hero, Neil Sharrocks has been awarded the silver Order of Mendi by President Jacob Zuma for his unselfish act of bravery in saving 44 Rheenendal Primary School learners on August 24, 2011.

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People in Gauteng province can take the opportunity to reflect on South Africa's liberation struggles on Freedom Day by visiting Freedom Park, a remarkable museum and memorial that tells South Africa's rich, diverse history in a visual and interactive way.

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Finweek has ranked George sixth among the top 10 municipalities that are business-friendly and that show the greatest potential for growth and opportunity.

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MasterCard has partnered with local mobile-centric financial services company Oltio to bring MasterCard Mobile to the South African market, expanding the platform for online shopping in the country.

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The South African Navy played a key role in a major multi-national operation that saw 12 suspected pirates captured and six Sri Lankan hostages rescued off the coast of Tanzania last week.

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This year's Knysna Speed Festival, the fourth since its inception, was introduced to the media on Thursday, April 19 at a hands-on, pit-style event at the Bodge Engineering workshop.

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It is that time of the year again when Knysna dons its brightest feathers for the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival. This year's Pink Loerie, themed 'Ain't No Closet Big Enough!', promises to be spectacular, offering a myriad of events to have everybody aflutter with excitement as they paint the town rainbow-coloured.

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South African Charlie Vundla scooped Best Director and his debut, film noir thriller How 2 Steal 2 Million, was named Best Film at the eight Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), held last night, 22 April 2012, at The Expo Centre, Eko Hotel & Suite in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Universities and colleges that tackle the "green" challenge will better serve their students while helping Africa take leadership on climate change, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said at the launch of the African Green Campus Initiative.

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The South African men's hockey team is quietly confident ahead of the Olympic Qualifier tournament starting in Japan on Thursday. At number 12 in the world, South Africa is the highest ranked team in the event.

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The tourism industry in Mossel Bay is bracing itself for an influx of visitors as the country prepares to go into its mini recess to in celebration of Freedom Day (Friday, April 27), and Labour Day (Tuesday, May 1).

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The Triumph Sports Car Club of South Africa (TSCCSA) will host its bi-annual National Gathering in Plettenberg Bay from Thursday, April 26 to Tuesday, May 1.

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The Pretoria High Court will hear an application by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on Tuesday for an urgent interdict preventing Sanral from launching the e-toll system.

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Facebook will pay Microsoft 0-million for hundreds of patents that originated with AOL, beefing up its intellectual property arsenal.

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Plettenberg Bay Tourism is proud to announce that Plettenberg Bay is once again nominated - for the third year in a row - as one of Africa’s Leading Beach Destinations 2012.

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Written on a huge piece of wood, shaped and painted orange to resemble a bodyboard, a tribute on Camps Bay beach to shark attack victim David Lilienfeld says simply: “Forever Warrior.”

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The R450-million 2010 Fifa World Cup Legacy Trust, aimed at ensuring that South Africans continue reaping the benefits of hosting Africa's first Fifa World Cup, is now fully operational.

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It is that time of year when the mountain bike extremists can sponge down the mud from their bicycles and pedal their way to the start line of the three-day RE:CM 200, which will kick off on 15 June 2012. This race, in support of Knysna Sports School – developing local and underprivileged cycling at the Elandskraal Educare Centre – promises not to disappoint!

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South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, the first amputee to win a medal at an able-bodied World Championship, has been named in Time Magazine's latest list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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Once a year, on the second Saturday of May, the international belly dance community celebrates the art of belly dance and, in doing so, a huge amount of money is generally raised for various charities.

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