AfriForum today announced that they have instituted legal action to privately prosecute Adv. Nomgcobo Jiba, former acting Director and current Deputy Director of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on charges of fraud and perjury. Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, and AfriForum will act in the case against Jiba on behalf of […]

A suspect in the murder of Dr Werner Emslie – Petrus Dambiso Moyo – has escaped from the holding cells of the Ellisras Police Station in the past 24 hours, according to AfriForum. Moyo is one of four people suspected of the murder of Dr Emslie, and the attack on his wife and daughter, on […]

The official trailer for ‘Zulu Wedding’, the much anticipated romantic-comedy from producer/director Lineo Sekeleoane, has just been released! Watch it right here: Watch the Zulu Wedding – official trailer https://youtu.be/sP2IXewPkw0 The film will be released nationwide on Friday, 23 February 2018, by Ster Kinekor Entertainment. Unashamedly romantic, glamorous and hilarious all at the same time, the film […]

South African actress Lara Lipschitz has won the award for Best Actress at the New York City Web Fest, which was held over the weekend in the USA. “I’m bringing that trophy home!” Lara wrote excitedly on her public facebook page. Lara entered with her series ‘Chin Up’ (watch a couple of episodes below), a […]

Here’s this week’s extended 90-minute Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans in SA on Sunday and for expats from Tuesday by subscribing to Showmax International. Opioid Substitution Therapy Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs in the world and millions of addicts are simply unable to overcome the addiction. In South Africa, heroin rehabilitation […]

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma hit back at opposition MPs yesterday, during the National Council of Provinces, for not listening to the ANC report on everything it has achieved… and instead raising issues from books. He was referring to, amongst several others, Jacques Pauw’s best-selling expose “The President’s Keepers” which the State Security Agency (SSA) […]

Following Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins rebuttal of a testimony by Eskom’s suspended company Secretary and legal services head Suzanne Daniels that he attended a tea party that was also attended by, among others, members of the Gupta family… Daniels has said she stands by her testimony. Deputy Minister Martins briefed the media at […]

Two Zimbabwean and one South African male, are on trial today for rhino poaching-related charges at the Grahamstown High Court, which is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Specialist environmental crimes prosecutor Advocate Bucks Coetzee will be prosecuting, writes Megan Carr from Global March for Elephants and Rhino. Jabulani Ndlovu, Sikhumbuzo Ndlovu and […]

Last week South African expat, Heather Rodd-Young, was so moved by the plight of those living on farms in South Africa – from farmers to farm workers – that she responded to a request by many social media commenters to set up a fundraising effort to help those back home. The beneficiaries will be the […]

The swallows in the Free State at this time of year are quite something to behold. Watch footage below, filmed by Laurie Jean Ross while she was en route to Kroonstad from Gauteng. “Every fly over was covered,” says Laurie, who filmed the scene a few weeks ago. “Should still be here for summer.” Ester […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans in SA on Sunday and for expats from Tuesday if you subscribe to Showmax International… (watch trailer below). Western Cape Water Shortage Western Cape dam levels are at a 100-year low and Cape Town is set to run out of water very soon. Thousands of tourists […]

One of ER24’s proudest ambassadors, Vicky Govender, was cremated in his red ER24 flight suit in Durban a couple of weeks ago… following his tragic death after the devastating Durban floods when he paid the ultimate price while trying to save the lives of others. Vicky, a medic from ER24 Highway (KZN), passed away during […]

A team – including 200 South African volunteers – has mapped the best of the country’s wild landscapes – including its most prolific parks and the botanical wonders it offers – as part of an exciting launch with Google Street View called South Africa 360. (See awesome videos below.) The team of passionate South Africans […]

At dawn on Thursday morning, a rhino mom and her calf were found lying side by side in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. If only they were sleeping. But in another heartbreaking scene that is becoming too familiar – the pregnant rhino mom and her calf were dead… after having been shot and killed by […]

All the brilliant questions and insightful, hilarious answers that South Africans of all races have been exchanging on Joburger’s Facebook page are to be turned into a book! Joburger – aka South African expat Louwrence van Niekerk – announced the exciting news yesterday. “Things are getting real guys!! – You have all been having such meaningful, […]

Less than a week after the murder of farmer Joubert Conradie, his widow Marlene, together with their son and daughter, joined mourners in an incredible gathering in Klapmuts this morning. Stellenbosch photographer Zel Athena Archer captured these heartbreaking photos of the crowds in Klapmuts today, on #BlackMonday. The #BlackMonday initiative – to wear black in memory […]

The last time somebody saw Tebogo Ndlovu was on 2 August 2017. Tebogo and two friends were on a farm in Mooinooi, North West Province, when he was shot in the leg by a farmer for apparently stealing a few oranges… writes Nigel Branken in a post which has gone viral, and for which he […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is today – Friday 27 October 2017 – holding a silent protest at Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s office in solidarity with all victims of sexual abuse and violence in Gauteng’s schools. The DA said: “We stand in solidarity with all victims of sexual abuse and violence in Gauteng’s schools as we […]

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has suspended classes on most of its campuses after student protesters disrupted classes and tests. On Thursday about 30 students blocked the entrance to upper campus while two police vans and a police water cannon kept watch. Another group of protesters marched through upper campus shutting down classes and […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans in SA on Sunday and for expats from Tuesday, if you subscribe to Showmax International. Superstar the Octopus: An Unlikely Friendship For six years citizen scientist Craig Foster has been diving into the underwater kelp forests of Simonstown until he developed an unlikely relationship with […]

Uber South Africa has spoken out on the alleged incident of an Uber passenger (or ‘rider’ as they are called by the app) being violently attacked and stabbed three times in the face in Sandton, South Africa, by an alleged taxi driver as he climbed into an Uber vehicle. Uber has urged the government to […]

Check out the trailer for Hollywood movie star Ethan Hawke’s latest movie – ’24 Hours to Live’ – filmed in South Africa. The action-packed movie is a fast-paced thriller about a career assassin (Hawke) who is given a chance at redemption after his employer temporarily brings him back to life… after being killed on the […]

For the first time in SA television history, an exclusive food series will explore the work and world of South Africa’s first Michelin-star chef, Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen and chart his journey from growing up on a farm in Mpumalanga to opening a restaurant in the capital of the culinary world on the French Riviera. […]

During the past three weeks a whopping 36 suspects – between the ages of 22 and 40 – have been arrested for crimes related to rhino poaching in South Africa. It’s great news… but it’s not enough yet. Just yesterday Pilanesberg discovered more freshly poached rhino carcasses – including one cow with her full-term baby… […]

Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga says he is hoping to sell the multi-million rand official mayoral residence in order to build at least 40 or 50 houses for the poor. Msimanga invited journalists on a tour of the controversial Pretoria mayoral mansion which the DA hopes to sell for approximately R5-million. The DA-led Tshwane Council voted […]