Events

Sebokeng, Gauteng | 20–24 April 2026 South Africa is facing a defining economic challenge as youth unemployment continues to rise...

A Milestone Mandela Week at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital proudly supported by Vodacom Foundation This Mandela Week, Smile Foundation is going back to where it all began.  From 14 to 18 July the team is hosting a very special Smile Week at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH), the first hospital  Smile Foundation partnered with 25 years ago. Over these five days, 14 children will undergo lifechanging surgeries, gaining not  just new smiles, but fresh confidence and hope for the future. This special Smile  Week is proudly supported by Vodacom Foundation,  Smile Foundation’s very first donor. It’s a milestone that ties in beautifully with the  legacy of Nelson Mandela, Smile Foundation’s Chief Patron, who helped spark  the organisation’s journey by initiating young Thando Manyathi’s facial  reanimation surgery 25 years ago. It was right here at CMJAH that young Thando Manyathi underwent her life-changing facial reanimation surgery, watched over by Nelson Mandela and Marc  Lubner, the latter of whom would go on to cofound Smile Foundation. That  moment didn’t just change Thando’s life it ignited a movement that has since transformed over 5,000 more  children’s lives. In a beautiful full circle story, Thando now works for Mr Lubner, ...

South Africa’s G20 Presidency is underway. Under South Africa’s Presidency, we have held a series of G20 meetings over the...

Midvaal Local Municipality hosted twenty-nine (29) recipients of the Mayoral StudentFinancial Aid Programme today in an auspicious breakfast event held...

Opinion piece by: William Baloyi, Chief Director: Media Engagement GCIS In a world filled with information overload the significance of...

The Gauteng Geographical Names Committee (GGNC) will be at the Vereeniging City Hall in Sedibeng from 06 to 08 February...