BAYER BRINGS TOGETHER AGRA, AU AND FNB IN HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON TRANSFORMING AFRICA’S FOOD SYSTEMS

Bayer convened a high-level dialogue with AGRA, the African Union (AU) and First National Bank (FNB) during last week’s B20 Summit in South Africa. The aim of this was to bring together policymakers, development partners and industry leaders to discuss the urgent reforms needed to transform Africa’s food systems. With rising climate pressures, economic instability…

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SAFA PRESIDENT DR JORDAAN APPOINTED TO FIFA MEN’S NATIONAL TEAMS COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE 

South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan has been appointed to the FIFA Men’s National Teams Competitions Committee. The SAFA President is currently attending the 47th Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, that is to be graced by the continent’s 54 member associations and chaired…

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SUPERSPORT UNITED SELLS THEIR STATUS

SuperSport International would like to confirm the sale of its Premier Soccer League (PSL) club, SuperSport United, to Siwelele Football Club (Pty) Ltd.Following a closed bidding process, Siwelele F.C was awarded the rights to purchase the three-time Premiership winners, pending approval by the PSL Executive Committee.“The sale of the club comes as SuperSport makes strategic…

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GAUTENG’S 2025/26 AGRICULTURAL BUDGET: A BOLD, PEOPLE-CENTERED PLAN FOR GROWTH, FOOD SECURITY, AND JOBS

With an unwavering focus on food security, job creation, and ethical governance, the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) has tabled a R671.1 million budget for the 2025/26 financial year. Framed as “focused, purposeful, and people-centered,” the budget signals a shift toward real solutions for real challenges facing households and smallholder farmers across the province….

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PSL TICKETS UP FOR GRABS

Are you a soccer fan living in and around Soweto? Here is your chance to win yourself double tickets to go watch Betway Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs vs. Siwelelel FC at FNB Stadium this evening 7:30pm. The other match is between Orlando Pirates vs. Polokwane City at Orlando stadium taking place at the same…

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THE MEC FOR SPORT, ARTS, CULTURE AND RECREATION LEBOGANG MAILE CONGRATULATES MAMELODI SUNDOWNS ON THEIR HARD-FOUGHT PASSAGE TO THE 2ND LEG OF THE CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL (CAF) CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

MEC Maile congratulates Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club “Bafana Ba Style” following their triumphant victory on the first leg of the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League against Espérance Sportive de Tunis. “Masandawana” defeated Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1-0 on Sunday at Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi. According to MEC Maile, this victory is not merely a…

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ART LEADS THE CHANGE, WHEN WOMEN RISE

Across studios, galleries, and cultural institutions, women are claiming their place as leaders of contemporary African art’s next chapter, where representation evolves into equity, and equity grows into inclusion. By Nkosana Matyeshana, FNB Events Lead 03 September 2025: Throughout much of art history, the names etched into global memory (Picasso, Warhol, Basquiat, Pollock) have overwhelmingly been men….

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