
City of Cape Town getting ready for South African Library Week
The City of Cape Town says about 40 000 books, worth an estimated R4.6 million , have not been returned to city libraries in 2022.
MONDAY, 27 JULY 2026, 10:23

The City of Cape Town says about 40 000 books, worth an estimated R4.6 million , have not been returned to city libraries in 2022.

Brian Eno, the renowned British musician and visual artist who has worked with Talking Heads, U2 and David Bowie, will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement from the Venice Biennale 2023, the organiser said on Wednesday.

Tickets for the 2023 Eurovision song contest grand final in Liverpool, England, in May sold out in little over 30 minutes on Tuesday, say organisers.

The Muslim community in Cape Town is hosting a three-day expo in Pinelands to prepare for the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan. The festival is a celebration of Malay food and culture. Organiser Tashreeq Truebody says the event, which is now in its 11th year, has been a success so far. “Expo is a vision […]

Non-profit organisation, Bridges for Music and the country’s premier electronic music festival, Ultra South Africa, is once again hosting their annual fundraising gala dinner and auction in Cape Town this week.

Guns N’ Roses and Arctic Monkeys will join Elton John as headliners at the Glastonbury Festival in June, organisers said on Friday, drawing attention to the largely male line-up of its biggest performers this year.

Idris Elba premiered the first of what he hopes will be a series of “Luther” films on Wednesday, taking his hit British television drama to a new audience.

The business community in the North West has welcomed the appointment of a service provider that will run Mahika Mahikeng Cultural Music Festival.
Renowned academic, Professor Nhlanhla Maake has called on young people to contribute towards the development of indigenous languages.

Filmmakers and their stars turned out on Saturday for the Producers Guild Awards (PGA) which is seen as the main litmus test of what will win the coveted best picture at the Oscars.

A retired surgeon has roared into Mossel Bay in the Garden Route on his Harley Davidson bike to mark the halfway point of his Ride for a Child charity motorbike ride around South Africa.

Jacqui Benson-Mabombo and Sixolile Mabombo-Benson say their relationship “shows the middle finger to the likes of Adolf Hitler and Hendrik Verwoerd.”

Grammy Award-winning artist Nomcebo Zikode has thanked South Africans for supporting her journey as a musician.

Slain rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes’ new album, Mass Country, was released this morning on the global streaming platform, Spotify.

British singer-songwriter Harry Styles added to his Grammy and BRIT Awards triumphs on Thursday when his chart-topping hit “As It Was” won the IFPI Global Single Award for 2022, the recorded music industry representative body said.

Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Google on navigation and will offer super computer-like performance in every car with automated driving sensors as it seeks to compete with Tesla and Chinese newcomers.

The SABC and Pan South African Language Board have signed an agreement that will see the two organisations working together to preserve African languages.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa is calling for greater awareness around the dangers of obesity.

Some Chinese provinces are giving young newlyweds 30 days of paid leave in the hope of encouraging marriage and boosting a flagging birth rate, the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily Health says on Tuesday.

Prosecutors have downgraded the involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin, reducing the possible prison time the Hollywood star may face for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” charging documents showed.

US singer-songwriter P!NK says her new album TRUSTFALL is all about the messiness and beauty of life.