Moving Parliament to Pretoria may save the government R650m a year: professor

Valerie Boje|Published

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown have accelerated the need for South Africa to move its Parliament from Cape Town to Pretoria.

Scores of travellers board last repatriation flight from SA to Europe

Valerie Boje|Published

For the past month ambassadors and high commissioners have had just one thing on their minds: how to assist their nationals get home when the world’s borders are ...

Lockdown leaves Pretoria couple on bucket list cruise in limbo

Valerie Boje|Published

Philip and Clair Oxley-Oxland are aboard MSC Fantasia crusing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and are now stuck in Lisbon, Portugal

Activist Yusuf Abramjee campaigns to deliver a million bars of soap to combat Covid-19

Valerie Boje|Published

Abramjee this week announced a community drive called #OperationCorona19, which will co-ordinate efforts to distribute one million bars of soap

Egyptian religious leaders promote peace and justice

Valerie Boje|Published

Islamic leaders tell of the country's role in curbing spread of fanaticism in Africa

SA, Egypt to prioritise peace in Africa

Valerie Boje|Published

At the same time that African heads of mission in Pretoria were being briefed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s priorities for the AU this week, in ...

Bold new expansion plans for the Gautrain

Valerie Boje|Published

Plan to extend new track and stations to serve a wider area with more than R110 billion expected to be spent on track and 19 new stations

Life tips from an ace adventurer

Valerie Boje|Published

Cycling around Africa just one of the challenges tackled by Riaan Manser

Arhentina's new ambassador swiftly gets down to business

Valerie Boje|Published

Alberto Pedro D?Alotto, is settling in and just a few weeks into his posting he is deep in meetings

Pugh tells of the depths of pollution at sea

Valerie Boje|Published

He has swum the oceans of the world and seen first hand what plastic is doing

Norio Maruyama on a mission to foster strong ties

Valerie Boje|Published

Japan?s ambassador designate feels welcome in SA

Editor's note: Does naming criminals benefit us?

Valerie Boje|Published

We are not naming the man arrested in connection with the rape of a young girl in the toilets of the Dros restaurant.

Court ruling on noise a good example

Valerie Boje|Published

A breakthrough court ruling saw a serial noise offender given a jail sentence for failing to keep noise levels down at his township shebeen.

WATCH: Public use #100MenMarch to commit to ending gender-based violence

Valerie Boje|Published

Marchers from organisations across Tshwane participated in the event inspired by the #ThumaMina campaign, to take a stand against violence and abuse.

For #YouthDay to have any meaning the youth voice must not be silenced

Valerie Boje|Published

While issues of poverty, education and violence persist, we cannot rub our hands with satisfaction and say ?Thanks to the youth of 1976, all is well?.

Unsung hero of Struggle honoured​ on his 80th birthday

Valerie Boje|Published

The authorities failed to break Ebrahim’s spirit, and instead reinvigorated his commitment to the values and principles of the ANC.

Head of mission reflects on SA

Valerie Boje|Published

Dame Judith Macgregor speaks on her stay in South Africa

Simplified visas, competitions lure visitors to Britain

Valerie Boje|Published

BRITAIN has long been a popular destination for South African tourists, and now is a good time to plan a visit.

The road to transformation

Valerie Boje|Published

As I look back at my three decades at Independent Media, I am reminded of all that has changed, and all that is still changing, says Pretoria News editor Valerie ...

Rekindling legacy of pioneers

Valerie Boje|Published

Delivering the inaugural ZK Matthews lecture at the University of Fort Hare in 2001, former president Thabo Mbeki expressed somewhat of a longing about the legacy ...

The realm of towering achievement

Valerie Boje|Published

Val Boje finds that Dubai is more than a traveller's transit hub.

Fast forward into the future

Valerie Boje|Published

Tshwane mayor Kgosientso ‘Sputla’ Ramokgopa is a man of vision and has expansive plans to take the capital city into a new era

Tokyo translates well into reality

Valerie Boje|Published

Venture into the world's largest city for a variety of thrills, writes Valerie Boje.