Braamfontein accommodates new 700 beds apartment

Prasa’s newly revamped 700-bed 12 storey building
is seen during its opening in Braamfontein in
Johannesburg on 14 October 2025.
Image Credits : X @PRASA_Group

Prasa opens doors to new student accommodation in Braamfontein.

The Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (Prasa) has opened a new student residence in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Complete with 700 beds, the redeveloped 12-storey building will provide safe and affordable housing to students from nearby universities and TVET colleges.

The project is a partnership between Prasa’s property branch, Intersite, and the Elevated Fund which aims to use Prasa’s unused buildings to earn money and support communities.

The building has study rooms, computer rooms, a gym, rooftop sports facilities, braai and social areas, laundry facilities, biometric access, and 24-hour security with CCTV cameras.

Text by SABC News.

Full story at SABC News

In the spotlight: South Africa qualifies for first World Cup since hosting in 2010

It was all celebration last night as South Africa qualifies for their first Fifa World Cup since their last host in 2010.

These 9 countries from Africa will be representing the continent in the forthcoming Fifa football tournament scheduled for co-hosting among America, Canada and Mexico:

Ghana,

Tunisia,

Algeria,

Ivory Coast,

Morocco,

Cape Verde,

South Africa,

Senegal, and

Egypt.

Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria still have JAMB examination to write to be part of 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup stated for 2026. 

This examination will see these four countries fight their spot as the FIFA rounds off qualification's series in Africa.

By Olagunju, Success Taiwo

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Young Urbanists: Visit Lilian Ngoyi

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Join us this Saturday, 11 October for a guided walk to Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly Bree Street) — one of Joburg’s most important corridors now being rebuilt as a Complete Street after last year’s gas explosion.

Meet at @thegautrain Park Station at 10:00 AM and walk with us to see how design and engineering are making our streets safer, greener, and more balanced for everyone.

Free and open to all.

🦓 Drop a zebra if you want more information to the event part of @designweeksouthafrica

By Young Urbanists.

Nigeria at 65: National Independence Day.

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While mother and father land has witnessed a lot of growth in the past sixty-five years as an independence country in the western part of Africa, but it could be better.

Nigeria could be better if we can have a better:

1. Leader and not a school certificate forger as a president.

2. Transparency in government's - accountability and genuine standards.

3. $100 or slightly above as minimum wage.

4. A tax system that works genuinely for all at anytime and anywhere.

5. A wealthy and healthy citizens' welfare that actually works.

6. A judiciary that actually works for the people - prosecute everybody honestly and vindicate the honest.

7. Business leaders and market women/men that doesn't cheat the poor of their hard-earned money (Amos 8: 4-6).

8. Road and transportation networks that connect us to opportunities across the country.

9. Mineral resources are genuinely administered across all states of Nigeria.

They know all these, but they will not do them because we refused to vote the right people in. 

The history book contains the names of those who navigated our shared home to this present situation and predicament and one day - WE SHALL RISE AGAINST THEM: not to harm them but to ask them to leave our dear country ALONE and so doing we shall grow to our full potentials.

By Olagunju, Success Taiwo

Cleaning their plates: The fear of Donald Trump is the beginning of wisdom

Cleaning their plates:

1. YouTube: $24.5 Million

2. Meta: $25 Million

3. (CBS) Paramount: $16 Million

4. Musk: $1o Million

5. ABC yet to pay $15 Million

I told them but they didn't listen; that the fear of Donald Trump is the beginning of wisdom. 

Though, he was rejected by some men and women but chosen by the creator to align and bring CHANGE!

They say I'm just a blogger but tell me what's more genius if you can predict the future?

By Olagunju, Success Taiwo