An accident in South Africa involving an offshore supply vessel – Go Regulus (in orange) – and what appears to be a fishing trawler (in blue) has been caught on video and shared on social media. Mike Schuler, who uploaded the video, said the accident reportedly occurred at the Sturrock Dry Dock in Cape Town on […]

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma narrowly escaped a call from some senior members of the governing party’s national executive committee for him to step down. The first stern action from inside the African National Congress’ (ANC) leadership against Zuma, while quelled by his supporters, is reverberating far and wide. The economic cluster of government is […]

The anti-poaching war in South Africa just got a new recruit – a wide area surveillance system, known as the Postcode Meerkat, which was launched in Kruger National Park (KNP) on Wednesday night. And the funding behind it is thanks to lottery players in the UK! The Postcode Meerkat comprises a suite of radar and electro-optic […]

If provinces were people, who would be the best in the country? Would it be the ‘know it all’ Western Cape or laid back Limpopo, straight to the point Gauteng or the Free State who nobody can understand? South African student, photographer and YouTuber Sibu Mpanza (21) poses this question in his latest video, which […]

Following the awesome Mini Cape Town drone video, LUKE BELL and friend HLONI COLEMAN have made a second in the series: Mini South Africa… and it’s one of the best videos showcasing SA that you’ll ever see. It covers everything from major towns around the country to townships, from safaris to the sea, andfrom rugby stadiums to […]

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma and most of his Cabinet received an ‘F’ rating for their 2016 performance on their Cabinet Report Card. The report was presented by opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane in Parliament on Wednesday. Maimane said it is “a comprehensive assessment of President Zuma and his Cabinet, which reflects a wholly unaccountable […]

Top female referee Aimee Barrett-Theron is living her dream – as the first female to be included on the SA Rugby National men’s panel, she will continue to break new ground when she makes Women’s Test debut later this month. Barrett-Theron was included on SA Rugby’s National B Panel for the first time, the only […]

Hey South Africa – “Black and white. Young and old. Right now’s the time to break the mould!” That’s the message from South African YouTube creator Daniel Rademeyer, calling on South Africans to love more. Check out his video below, an entry into the finals of a local YouTube competition, in which he’s gathered South […]

The whole economically-aware population of South Africa is celebrating that the three main ratings agencies held off on junking the country’s financial reputation in the past two weeks. I am celebrating too. But a closer look is needed. The statement by Standard & Poors – more strict than Fitch and Moody’s – lacked logic and […]

Reflecting on the third anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said we need to question whether we have the same calibre of leaders today, and emphasised that there is an urgent need to redistribute wealth. He was speaking at a Nelson Mandela Foundation event. Ramaphosa said: “Despite the progress of the […]

Young drama student Caleb Swanepoel, who lost his right leg in a shark attack last year in Buffel’s Bay, has dived straight back into the ocean and become a surf champion! Watch video below. The 21-year-old – from Prince Albert in the Karoo – was recently crowned South African disabled surfing champion, and is on his way to […]

Towards the end of each year hundreds of thousands of people escape dark, cold, rainy winters in Europe and North America for a break in sunny South Africa. Many are drawn by the country’s wide array of outdoor attractions: nature reserves, beaches and adventure activities like skydiving and water sports. All of these are reliant […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is urging the public to please donate suitable dogs to SAPS to work alongside police officers, increasing their operational K9 capacity, and helping in the fight against crime… to make all South Africans feel safer. SAPS is improving its K9 capacity and needs the dogs to help in crime detection, law enforcement and wildlife […]

Research in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, shows that ivory poaching leads to higher proportions of tusk-less elephants. The findings by Elephant Voice Co-Founder Joyce Poole have made headlines around the world, featured by mainstream media from National Geographic to the London Times. In a Facebook post a few days ago, Elephant Voice – a non-profit elephant research and […]

Popular French songstress Jain has released ‘Makeba’, a song that honours the late South African singer and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba… aka Mama Africa – and showcases SA and South Africans in a brilliantly creative visual production. Watch children dance and Joburg’s buildings go up… and down. The 24-year-old singer-songerwriter, born Jeanne Galice, says: “Miriam […]

The late Nelson Mandela’s presence was very much felt on Friday as his widow, Graca Machel, helped officially open the children’s hospital he dreamed of… The building of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital (NMCH) in Johannesburg has been a team effort of love, hard work, dedication and donations. The MRI machine is quieter than most to […]

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) is expected to announce its rating decision with regards to South Africa’s economy today. In the meantime, the Rand has weakened at the prospect of the country being downgraded to ‘junk’ status for the first time since 2000. S&P currently rates South Africa one notch above junk status. The rating agency’s […]

A joint operation by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Pretoria based members of the US Homeland Security led to the arrest of three suspects in KwaZulu-Natal, on 29 November 2016, for allegedly being involved in child pornography. The suspects appeared in the Durban Regional Court yesterday, 01 December. The trio, aged between […]

Johannesburg-based artist Di Wilkinson completed a beautiful platter – featuring the precious and ruthlessly poached pangolin – the day before she was admitted to hospital for ongoing treatment regarding a life-threatening condition. While Di has been facing extraordinary hurdles in her own battle for survival, and has lost both kidneys, she has focused her attention […]

World Aids Day has been commemorated around the world, with Prince Harry and pop star Rihanna taking HIV tests in Barbados (see below); Bill Gates commending South Africa on its leadership in HIV prevention; and SA’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for an urgent focus on slashing the HIV infection rate. American philanthropist Gates tweeted […]

If it’s not cellphone charges, it’s bank charges that are upsetting South Africans… who feel their “ridiculous” charges are not in line with most of the rest of the world. One South African bank customer, MEL HAWES, has had enough and has a suggestion… She would like South Africans to stand together – protest, petition and […]

Philanthropist Bill Gates is the founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It has committed more than US$3 billion in HIV grants to organisations around the world and more than US$1.6 billion to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Gates answers questions from several African academics about HIV/AIDS on the […]

If Cape Town could take its own selfie – this would be it. The ultimate selfie… taken with a drone. In fact it’s a series of selfies taken from different fabulous locations around Cape Town. The video was filmed by photographers, students and friends Luke Bell and Hloniphizwe Coleman; and features lots of well known faces from the local […]

Nine copper thieves were arrested in one week as part of Eskom’s fight against electricity theft. In a statement on Wednesday, the power utility said the fight against electricity theft, particularly cable or copper theft, continues to show progress. The arrests took place in the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and in Mpumalanga. The equipment that was […]

South Africans have been sharing an awesome story of brotherly love and loyalty, and doing what they can to help two brothers from Zimbabwe. Their story was told on Facebook page, I Have a Name: I Have a Name wrote this morning: *** I drove to the petshop on Saturday afternoon to buy some bird food but found […]