Local

The Metro FM Music Awards 2025 (MMAs) celebrated South African music royalty, with Bassie's Kwelanga making a clean sweep in three categories: Best Music Video, Best Amapiano Song, and Best Collaboration Song. Meanwhile, Limpopo Queen Makhadzi was crowned Artist of the Year.

Food

Gemere

05 May, 2025 3 mins read 142 views

A believer in food as a precious form of heritage, Katleho Tsoku is the founder of Hosted, a platform that creates curated events and a themed newsletter, and hosts a bustling website. She shares her gemere recipe with us for you to enjoy.

Business

MSC Cruises ends SA season with 90,000 guests, eyes MSC Opera return

01 May, 2025 6 mins read 158 views

MSC Cruises South Africa has wrapped up its 2024/2025 summer cruise season, with MSC Musica carrying more than 90,000 passengers to destinations including Mozambique, Reunion, Mauritius and Namibia. According to managing director Ross Volk, the company is satisfied with the vessel’s performance this season and is already preparing for the arrival of MSC Opera for the 2025/2026 season.

Tourism

V&A Waterfront achieves record retail sales with over 3 million visitors in December

30 Apr, 2025 13 mins read 164 views

Cape Town’s iconic mixed-use destination, the V&A Waterfront experienced a standout December period, welcoming over three million visitors and achieving record retail sales of almost R1.4bn.