News Bulletin of 21 February 2026, 8am

Four Gauteng Ekurhuleni Tennis Association players have been selected to represent the South Africa Schools team in the United Kingdom later this year.

Omphile Sekhute, Stephen Marè, Nkazimulo Sigasa and Katherine Henderson earned their places in the national schools squad following standout performances at provincial level. The learners will now fly the Gauteng Ekurhuleni Tennis Association flag high as they compete internationally against top school players abroad.

The selection marks a proud moment for the association and highlights the strength of junior tennis development in the region.
The tour is expected to provide the young athletes with valuable international exposure, competitive experience and an opportunity to showcase South African talent on the global stage.

The team will visit several clubs affiliated with the Lawn Tennis Association and enjoy the rare opportunity to witness the world’s best players in action.

A new community-driven multimedia project aims to document Cape Town’s 1990s and early 2000s house music scene through an exhibition and audio-visual material.

The Politics of Dancing seeks to capture memories, experiences and community heritage, with plans for a potential exhibition launch in September this year.

The project was conceived by documentary filmmaker Colin Macrae who was part of the original house music movement and aims is to explore how the house music scene helped to bring people together in a newly democratic South Africa, creating spaces of identity, freedom, belonging and social mixing.

The multimedia project is now being developed as an exhibition and a community archive.
Macrae is calling on the public to submit flyers, photographs, record sleeves and written memories from the era.

A conservation facility in Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo has been recognised by one of the world's most influential global platforms, highlighting the region’s growing reputation for environmental excellence.

The Cango Wildlife Ranch has received a top international conservation award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, for pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence in environmental sustainability.