Plein Street becomes Desmond Tutu Street. Wanderers Street becomes Simeon Nkoane Street. De Villiers Street becomes Trevor Huddleston Street. Hoek Street becomes Cathedral Street. Public comments are open until 5 May 2026.

The South African Human Rights Commission is investigating whether prolonged water outages across Gauteng amount to a human rights violation. Public input is open until the end of April.

Temu has officially started including VAT and import duties directly at checkout for South African customers. No more surprise courier payment links. The move follows SARS cracking down on duty loopholes and mirrors how Amazon handles international orders.

Blocks and Hue offers three-hour block printing workshops in Craighall Park where participants use over 200 handcrafted Indian stamps to print onto fabric. Sessions include materials, guidance, a snack and a drink. R800 per person, multiple Saturday dates available.

Acrobranch has opened its 13th location at Balwin Thaba Eco Village in Mulbarton. The first hybrid park combines treetop courses with engineered pole obstacles. Two hour sessions with zip lines, high ropes, and trained instructors. Bookings at acrobranch.co.za.

ULTRA South Africa takes over the Expo Centre at Nasrec on Saturday 25 April 2026. General admission from R1,195. International and local heavyweights on one stage.

Ster-Kinekor just opened Gauteng's first IMAX with Laser theatre at The Zone @ Rosebank. A 17 metre screen, 4K laser projection, and immersive sound across 285 seats. Now showing Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Project Hail Mary, with the Michael Jackson biopic, Mandalorian and Grogu, and Dune 3 on the way.

Tashas at Nelson Mandela Square has reopened after a complete redesign. New earthy interiors, Cape Town made furniture, and a menu headlined by baked meat pasta with tableside parmesan for under R150. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and now dinner.