News Bulletin of 15 June 2025, 1pm

Redhill School will once again become Johannesburg’s cultural hotspot as it hosts RedFest 2025. Taking place over five days, the festival features top theatre productions, live music, cabaret, children’s shows, art exhibitions, and a buzzing artisan market. Highlights include performances by Matthew Mole, the Ndlovu Youth Choir, and student-artists alongside professionals. With storytelling, diverse cultural experiences, and hands-on workshops, RedFest celebrates creativity, community, and youth expression—making the arts accessible and vibrant for audiences of all ages.

This year’s Mandela Day Walk and Run is expected to take place on the 19th of July at Johannesburg’s Wanderers Stadium. Launched in 2021 with just 100 participants, the event now expects over 10-thousand walkers and runners across three distances. Inspired by a route Nelson Mandela once walked in Houghton, the event aims to honour his legacy of unity and service. The foundation’s Mbongiseni Buthelezi that they plan to expand the event in the near future:

Francois Rossouw has been named the 2025 Agri Western Cape Young Farmer of the Year. He manages a 300-hectare table grape farm in De Doorns, Hex River Valley. The award celebrates leadership and excellence in agriculture. Accepting his award, Rossouw highlighted the sector’s role in job creation and food security. He will now move on to represent the province at the national competition later this year. The provincial agriculture department’s Mogale Sebopetsa told SABC News that young farmers are key drivers of South Africa’s economic growth: