Over the past six years, the Foundation has delivered programmes across food security, sports and education and gender-based violence prevention, reaching thousands of lives. This includes: Approximately R60 million invested into food security initiatives through partnerships Eight infrastructure projects, including libraries, a community kitchen and sports facilities More than 4,500 children reached through the Siyaphakama…
Table Mountain has been nominated once again for Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the 2026 World Travel Awards, with public voting now open for supporters to help secure the title.
Cross-border travel surged during the 2026 Easter period, with more than 1.27 million travellers processed across South Africa’s ports of entry, according to the Border Management Authority (BMA).
South African Airways (SAA) Group CEO Professor John Lamola will step down at the end of April 2026, as the airline begins the process of appointing a new permanent chief executive.
Africa’s tourism sector is gaining momentum, but recovery remains uneven across key markets, including South Africa, where performance has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. At the same time, the continent is positioned to tap into a projected $322bn tourism economy by 2035, if structural barriers can be addressed through coordinated action across infrastructure, mobility,…
As South Africans continue to travel internationally in growing numbers, global brands are increasingly rethinking how to make those experiences more accessible and meaningful.
South African women now have better credit scores than men. They carry lower outstanding balances. They repay more consistently. And according to Standard Bank’s 2025 data, this isn’t a marginal difference — it’s a measurable, sustained pattern. It is also just one thread in a story about South African borrowers that rarely makes the front…
A growing number of skilled South Africans are returning home after building careers overseas in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom (UK). The return migration is increasingly being driven by lifestyle, family, purchasing power, and retirement planning. This is according to the TEFL Academy’s Reverse Emigration Among South Africans report, which surveyed…
Founder of iKweKwezi Autism Initiative is transforming lived experience into a national call for inclusion, understanding and urgent community action. World Autism Awareness Day was on 2 April, autism advocate Ntandose Nkabinde is emerging as one of the leading voices reshaping how South Africa understands, supports and includes children on the autism spectrum. As the…
Nelson Mandela Foundation, recently hosted a significant open dialogue on Land Redistribution under the theme ” Why Land Redistribution Matters”. The campaign took place at Constitutional Hill in Braamfontein, on Saturday, 28th March 2026. The dialogue brought together respected speakers who shared insights on one of South Africa’s most pressing and unresolved issues. Dr.…
