Bridgitte Hartley, South Africa’s first-ever Olympic medallist in sprint canoeing, announced her retirement this week. The announcement prompted an outpouring of gratitude for Hartley’s contributions to the sport, which include a 500m K1 bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012, 11 medals at Sprint World Cups, and two 1000m and one 500m bronze medals at sprint world championships.

Primary Education Minister Angie Motshekga and Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited Emuseni Day Care Centre in Orlando West, Soweto. The purpose of the visit was to engage with educators and learners and participate in play-based learning and reading activities with learners.

The Philippi community in Cape Town is set to unveil a newly renovated soccer field on 26th March, coinciding with a scheduled visit by the King and Queen of Belgium. With help from the Belgian Chamber of Commerce and the Belgian Consul General in Cape Town, the original playing field has been changed after being ignored for years.

Deacon, a Rottweiler police dog, died a hero by saving his handler’s life and assisting in the arrest of a dangerous suspect. The incident happened on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the St. Francis Bay.

Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor, was having her possessions removed from her rented Hyde Park mansion when a quarrel broke out with the landlord. According to a security guard at the property, several trucks had arrived to move the possessions, but the landlord claimed that some of the removed items belonged to him.

A life-sized bronze statue of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was unveiled in Cape Town on Thursday. The figure is part of the Long March to Freedom exhibit, which showcases 100 local and international activist icons. The presentation is sponsored by Woolworths and is owned by the National Heritage Project under the leadership of Dali Tambo.

World Athletics has published a new set of rules for athletes with differences in sex development (DSD) and transgender women that will come into effect from March 31, 2023. These rules will significantly affect South African athlete Caster Semenya, who has been fighting for the right to compete in women’s events without lowering her natural testosterone levels.