Commissioned six years ago and kept under lock and key by the Office of the KZN Premier until now, the hidden report into rhino poaching in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been partially released to the Democratic Alliance (DA) following extensive pressure. Last month the DA submitted a Public Access to Information Application (PAIA) for the report, […]

The World Rugby Council has approved a global trial limiting the opportunity for non-playing personnel to enter the field of play during a match. Operational for all competitions and stand-alone matches starting after 1 July 2022, World Rugby said in a statement on Tuesday that the trial aims to ”improve the flow of matches by […]

There have been calls in South Africa – on social media and in the political arena – for swift action over the video of a student urinating over the belongings of another student at Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape. Most are calling for the perpetrator’s expulsion, and a petition on Change.org has already gathered […]

The court record in AfriForum’s case against the R50 million Cuba donation, shows the grand total of the donation to actually be R350 million and not just R50 million. This was revealed after Afriforum’s legal team requested the court record as part of its review application. According to the record, the government has agreed to […]

Boetie first went to the border, and then to Hollywood, says Carte Blanche about tonight’s special guest, actor Arnold Vosloo who starred in ‘Boetie Gaan Border Toe’ in 1984, and has since become a household name not only in South Africa, but worldwide. This month he’s making headlines on Netflix in Silverton Siege, an action […]

A popular radio talk show host in South Africa marketed his crypto investment scheme, promising lucrative returns. Did he know he was offering his investors pie in the sky? Carte Blanche investigates tonight, Sunday 15 May, in SA on DStv Now. If you live abroad, you can stream it overseas in most countries from Tues 17 May […]

Over 200 people marched from Empire Road in Parktown to picket outside the Constitutional Court on Thursday, where a landmark case is being heard that will determine whether blind people in South Africa get better access to versions of published works in, for example, braille. Blind SA, represented by SECTION27 is arguing in support of […]

A film about a unique journey from Morocco to South Africa – called ‘Africa and I’ – could be in line for an Oscar, after scooping the award for Best First Feature Documentary at the 30th Anniversary Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles. PAFF is an official qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards! […]

The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture is reportedly on a mission to install a 100-meter giant flag to the tune of R22 million. With some joking that this is Arts Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s version of a ‘Fire Pole’ (similar to former President Jacob Zuma’s ‘fire pool’), the DA goes a little further to say […]

Yesterday was very exciting, writes Bron Kotze, owner of Mlondozi Self-catering Chalet in Malelane, near the Kruger border. After having followed the news on the Elephants Alive Facebook page, of a group of elephants that were making their way north from Mozambique (over 700kms!), I was delighted to hear yesterday morning that they had reached […]

The City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, has launched a KwaZulu-Natal disaster relief initiative in an effort to assist families in KZN affected by the recent devastating floods in that province. In a statement, the city of Ekurhuleni said the initiative followed Cabinet’s decision to declare a National State of Disaster in response to the floods, which have […]

The Northern Gauteng High Court in Pretoria today rejected a leave to appeal application lodged by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) against an interdict obtained by AfriForum preventing the South African foreign affairs department from donating R50 million to Cuba. AfriForum defended Judge Neukircher’s original ruling and opposed the application on the grounds that […]

Now back in sunny South Africa after spending the past six days in Ukraine, DA Leader John Steenhuisen has compiled this report on the situation in Ukraine and what it means for SA: I’m speaking to you from Cape Town on a beautiful autumn morning in the Mother City, and on a day like this […]

Orlando Pirates have one foot in the African Confederation Cup final after scoring a handy away win with two first half goals, beating Al-Ahli Tripoli 2-0 in the first leg of their semi-final tie played at Martyrs of February Stadium in Libya on Sunday. The victory puts them in good stead ahead of their home […]

South Africa’s ‘quad squad’ have become the first-ever African team to reach a World Team Cup Final. The International Tennis Federation (ITF), the world governing body of tennis, announced the “historic strikes for South Africa ???” on Thursday 5 May. The South African team – which includes 28-year-old Donald Ramphadi (ranked world number 10 and […]

Are Johannesburg’s affluent northern suburbs being terrorised by someone with an appetite for fire? Recently, at least 11 upmarket homes have been broken into and set alight, raising fears that an arsonist is at work. Heartbroken and confused, homeowners in some of Joburg’s upmarket northern suburbs believe they’re being terrorised by an arsonist (nicknamed the […]

Season 2 of Troukoors (Wedding Fever) is now available (since last night, 5 May) to binge first on Showmax, with Season 1 premiering on kykNET on Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 8pm. If you live abroad, you can watch on Showmax International. You’ll LOVE it! Up for two Muse Awards from The Writers Guild of […]

What is the ultimate song to celebrate Workers’ Day? Many will suggest “The Internationale” which had its roots as a poem written in the aftermath of the Paris Commune in 1871 by Eugène Pottier, a transport worker. Set to music a few years later, it became the anthem for the wider progressive movement. It served […]

“We’re bracing for a social media backlash on Sunday.  Our insert on the KZN floods will examine their possible link to climate change, a red flag for the more sceptical among our viewers.  But, if a link can be drawn – even if not definitive – would it not be an extraordinary dereliction not to […]

African streaming service Showmax is giving its subscribers even more control over how much data they use, with the addition of a Max Data Saving mode that uses just 50MB per hour. This is currently available within the iOS mobile version of the Showmax app and will be rolled out to Android app users soon. […]

In less than 40 days, two of the most critical dams that supply Nelson Mandela Bay with water will be empty, leaving a third of the Metro without water… facing a Day Zero situation similar to that which Cape Town experienced a couple of years ago. The Churchill and Impofu dams, currently at a combined […]

South Africa has in the past 24 hours recorded 1 954 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 764 865. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said this increase represents a 19.3% positivity rate. “The majority of new cases today [Monday] are from Gauteng (55%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (23%). Western Cape accounted […]

Immigrant truck drivers say they live and work in fear of being attacked by people claiming to be part of xenophobic groups. By Kimberly Mutandiro. Immigrant truck drivers say they work in fear of being attacked by anti-immigrant groups. The drivers we spoke to say they had previously been attacked by groups of men accusing them […]

The national celebrations of Freedom Day will be held in Middleburg in Mpumalanga on Wednesday where President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation. The public holiday is a commemoration of the day South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994. According to the Presidency, the celebrations will be observed under the theme “Consolidate our […]

ETHEKWINI, (Reuters) -“Brave and fearless” is how colleagues remember South African police diver Busisiwe Mjwara, who drowned a week ago while searching for flood victims during one of South Africa’s worst natural disasters in living memory. Torrential rains on April 11-12 triggered a deluge of muddy destruction that claimed around 435 lives and displaced thousands […]