Good news round-up
From the heart of the Cape Winelands, Pebbles Kitchen fills young tummies with nutritious meals
Despite the country’s relative wealth, South Africa has shockingly high levels of childhood malnutrition and stunting. Spotlight spent some time with a small team who have made it their business to bring solutions to the table and to get nutritious meals to the kids of farm workers in the Western Cape.
In pictures: Joburg Mayor launches operation to enforce by-laws and restore safety in inner city
Dada Morero, the Mayor of Johannesburg, led an operation on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, to enforce municipal by-laws and restore “order, safety, and compliance” in the inner city. Daily Maverick photojournalist Felix Dlangamandla captured the operation.
Nelson Mandela Bay engineering programme celebrates 10 years and 100% employment record
A groundbreaking programme in Nelson Mandela Bay that supports high school learners through to engineering careers celebrated 10 years and a 100% employment record on Friday.
The conscience and the scalpel — meet the incredibly astute women behind the Madlanga Commission
Commissioner Sesi Baloyi and evidence leader Adila Hassim bring gravitas and intellectual chops to the all-important inquiry into police corruption.
‘Extinct’ 3m largetooth sawfish washes up on Eastern Cape coast
A 3m sawfish, previously thought to be extinct since there had been no recorded sightings of the species in 26 years, was found at the Birha River mouth, about 90km from the East London coast, on Friday, 19 September. The find also has experts in orca predation interested, because it appears something took a big bite out of the fish before it stranded.
Saru looks to build on the momentum of Bok Women’s RWC campaign
Their performance at the Rugby World Cup promises to be a springboard for greater investment in women’s rugby in SA.
Groundbreaking study reveals impact of home-based early learning initiatives
If an early learning delivery platform focused on home and community-based settings in low-income communities can shift outcomes for children as it goes to scale, it should inform more enabling approaches to government regulation and funding.
Six-try Springboks destroy All Blacks by record margin in Wellington
The Springboks beat the All Blacks by a record 43-10 in Wellington and scored six tries, dramatically inflating their chances of defending the Rugby Championship.
South Africa in talks with Chinese automakers to boost local production
South Africa is in talks with Chinese automakers to encourage them to invest in local production, with one manufacturer showing strong interest in building cars locally, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
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