BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The annual and legendary Comrades Marathon between Pietermaritzburg and Durban was an excellent year for long distance running when both the men's and ladies' division were won by South African athletes. 
The Comrades champions for 2025 are none other that Gerda Steyn, and Tete Dijane of Mahikeng in North West. Sunday's race was Steyn's fourth win while Dijana managed to clinch his third victory. This year was 98th running of the Comrades Marathon.

BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Stillwater Sports, the organisers of South Africa’s largest Women’s Month celebration, the Totalsports Women’s Race, is excited to welcome Foschini Beauty as an official event partner for 2025. The Women’s Month excitement kicks off in Durban on Sunday, 3 August, followed by Cape Town on Saturday, 9 August, and concludes in Johannesburg on Sunday, 17 August.

BONUS - RUSTENBURG - Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital celebrated International Nurses Day on Friday, 30 May, under the theme “Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies”. The aim of this celebration was to recognise the valuable contribution nurses make in the health sector.

BONUS - RUSTEBURG - South Africa’s municipalities are in deep trouble, and the latest data from National Treasury confirms it.
A shocking 116 municipalities last year submitted unfunded budgets for the 2024/2025 adjustment cycle. This means they’ve planned to spend money they don’t actually have, which is not just irresponsible, it’s illegal. According to Section 18 of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), all municipal budgets must be backed by real, expected revenue. Submitting an unfunded budget is against the law and could trigger a constitutional intervention under section 139(5).