Reading literacy has raised concern among education stakeholders in the country. Kunyashe is a Grade 1 pupil in Cape Town, South Africa. Reading literacy has raised concern among education stakeholders in the country. Kunyashe is a Grade 1 pupil in Cape Town, South Africa. She’s very focused on her schoolwork. She shares a tiny one-roomed […]

The 2023 Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s premier coproduction and finance market, has selected 28 projects for its Pitch and Finance Forum. Under the theme African Constellations, the 14th DFM takes place from 21 – 24 July 2023 as a 4-day physical event in Durban, South Africa.   The Pitch and Finance Forum functions as a crucial […]

In this latest animal sighting, a leopard catches a wild dog puppy and endures an hour-long confrontation with the rest of the pack, who seeks revenge. According to the Latest Sighting website, this sighting took place in the Savuti region of Chobe National Park, Botswana. ALSO READ: Kruger Park: Hyena eats near empty BEER bottle […]

This year’s 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (16-27 May) kicks off today with two African filmmakers among those in the running for the Palme d’Or with another four competing in the Un Certain Regard section. French-Senegalese writer director, Ramata-Toulaye Sy is in the official competition with her first feature film, Banel e Adama. […]

Al-Ahli Saudi FC coach Pitso Mosimane is reportedly wanted in North Africa – and this is hardly surprising with his success. ALSO READ: Four Sundowns players honoured by CAF ALSO READ: Pitso to get fired? Chiefs to pounce? INTEREST FROM AFRICA Following his latest success in earning promotion to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Ahli, Pitso Mosimane […]

China’s population will no longer be the world’s highest. India’s population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42 billion. It’s an epochal transition which speaks to other underlying demographic changes across the world, including the fact that China’s population has peaked and is now falling. Meanwhile, the region with the fastest-rising population – from a current base of around 1.4 […]

Durban-based snake rescuer Nick Evans catched a 1.8m long black mamba in Westville, hiding in a retaining wall. According to Evans, the homeowner was walking in his garden when he came across the snake. READ MORE: Kruger Park ranger will return to crocodile attack site [WATCH] SNAKE TAKES COVER When it saw him, it panicked […]

‘Cellphone in water’: Honorary Kruger Park ranger Mark Montgomery shares crocodile attack in a video and says he’ll return to the site. ALSO READ:Ranger exposes visitors at Kruger National Park, outside their cars MARK MONTGOMERY DETAILS A CROCODILE ATTACK The honorary Kruger Nationa Park ranger Mark Montgomery tells Sunday Times that the crocodile attack has not affected […]

Kaizer Chiefs could be on red alert after reports have emerged that Pitso Mosimane could be leaving Al Ahli Saudi FC. Pitso Mosimane has been linked with a shock exit from Saudi Arabian giants, Al Ahli Saudi FC just days after leading them back to the Saudi Pro League. Should Kaizer Chiefs be on red […]

The conditions for about 500 refugees living at a camp in Bellville Paint City, Cape Town appear to be getting worse. The conditions for about 500 refugees living at a camp in Bellville Paint City, Cape Town appear to be getting worse. But many people there still refuse to move away, claiming that the United […]

Emalahleni Municipality Mayor Conny Nkalitshana was stoned by angry residents as she attempted to address angry protesters over power outages. Days without electricity, Emalahleni Local Municipality residents attacked Executive Mayor Conny Nkalitshana after she attempted to address angry KwaGuqa and Vosman protesters. Protestors blockaded the N4 highway demanding power to be restored in the area and other […]

An illegal immigrant who shot four men at a tavern in April 2021 has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. A 33-year-old illegal foreign man who shot four men at a tavern was sentenced to 23 years direct imprisonment at the Odendaalsrus Regional Court in the Free State. ALSO READ: Bid to have murder case […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a stunning picture of last night’s sunset over the famed park. Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “The sunset was (on fire) with four fire emojis.” SEE | Kruger Park: Ranger shares picture of black mambas killed by car – LOOK The […]

Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war, and the ongoing conflict has created a widespread humanitarian crisis. Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by a confrontation between two generals: the head of Sudan’s Armed Forces, General Abdelfatah El-Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed […]

Universities had to deal with many anxieties and uncertainties during the early days of the COVID pandemic. One of these was how to move all of their teaching online. For some, the process was fairly simple as they had already been offering blended online and in-person lessons. But many were caught on the wrong foot. […]

Eskom supplied the Botswana Power Corporation with electricity to restart its national grid after it suffered a blackout on Monday. Botswana’s Morupule B Power Station. Image: Botswana Power Corporation. READ MORE: Fire traps Bangladeshi shopkeepers inside burning shop Eskom helped the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) restart the grid after the neighbouring country experienced a nationwide blackout […]

The eThekwini Municipality has revealed that it would take over 90 years to address the backlog of problems at informal settlements. Foreman Road informal settlement is densely populated, with over 3,000 shacks. Residents complain that they mostly have to rely on illegal electricity connections and they don’t have adequate sanitation. Image: GroundUp. The eThekwini Municipality […]

More than a hundred people, including children, have been confirmed dead in the Kenyan cult, the country’s worst mass suicide. Worshippers gather at the New Life Prayer Centre and Church. The head of the Church was recently arrested. Image: The Conversation. More than a hundred people – among them children – have been confirmed dead […]

Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank has introduced gold-backed digital tokens ahead of the summer elections in an attempt to prop up its failing currency. Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank has introduced gold-backed digital tokens to bolster the country’s struggling currency. Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank introduced gold-backed digital tokens on Monday to bolster the country’s struggling currency ahead of the summer […]

The eSwatini Supreme Court has been asked to compel the Southern African kingdom’s government to register an LGBTQIA+ rights organisation. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies came out to support the ESGM registration hearing at the Eswatini Supreme Court on Friday (Photo: ESGM/Twitter) via Mambaonline The Eswatini Supreme Court has been asked to compel […]

South African farmers are preparing to grow winter wheat, canola, and barley as the preparation of land for winter crops starts in April. All of South Africa’s wheat production takes place during the winter months. Image: The Conversation. Winter is an important season for South African agriculture, with some of its key field crops being […]

South African UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis made a statement that involved naming himself the future African champion of the UFC. Is The UFC Coming to Africa?; Image; Supplied Coming off a spectacular performance in his knockout victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 287, Israel Adesanya gave a chilling message to an unnamed contender in […]

The recent despair over Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill has shone a new light on the continent’s overall attitude towards LGBTQI+ rights and South Africa stands as a pillar of protection. Deeply-engrained homophobic and transphobic attitudes, that are often combined with a lack of suitable legal protection against discrimination along the grounds of gender identity and sexual […]

North West residents helped themselves to some dead elephant meat. The elephants escaped from a game farm on 27 April. Residents help themselves to dead elephant meat. Images: Pixabay/ Twitter @KaraboKbmags READ MORE: Animal sighting: A male rhino drives calf away from mother- WATCH Residents of Lekubung in Zeerust, North West, wasted no time in […]

A male rhino desperate to mate with the mother tends to drive the calf away, even killing it in some cases. WATCH Rhino Bull won’t take no for an answer. Photo: Maasai Sightings READ MORE: Kruger Park should urgently fill over 80 vacant ranger posts to combat rhino poaching In this latest animal sighting, a […]