South Africans are facing another round of power cuts despite promises from South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, that it would keep the lights on. Unexpected breakdowns and scheduled maintenance at various generation plants have been blamed for reduced generation capacity. These have compromised the stability of the national power grid. Since this affects everyone in […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will later today attend the announcement of the final results of the 2021 Municipal Elections, which are likely to show the ANC with less than 50% of the vote for the first time since 1994. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will make the announcement after South Africans headed to the […]

The little four-year-old girl, who went missing 18 days ago in Australia, has been safely found and returned to her parents. The Western Australian (WA) government had offered a $1-million AUD ($743,000) reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Cleo Smith had vanished in the middle of the night on 16 October from a campsite […]

A new global study has revealed that the most popular retirement destination for people around the world is France… but that South Africans would most like to retire closer to home, in Mauritius, followed by the less expensive European country of Portugal or Central and South America’s Panama. Conducted by money.co.uk, the research analysed how often […]

South Africa’s power utility Eskom has warned that it may have to implement load shedding (power cuts) at short notice after experiencing breakdowns at its power stations. Urging the public to use electricity sparingly, Eskom in a statement said the power system was “severely constrained”. The country last week experienced week-long rolling blackouts after Eskom […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has emerged as the early frontrunner in the wake of Monday’s 2021 Local Government Elections, with results confirming the party had secured three local municipalities. The Local Government Election results started trickling in on Monday night at the Results Operation Centre in Pretoria, as soon as voting stations closed at […]

As of 18h00 on Monday, 1 November 2021, voter turnout in South Africa at the local government elections was unfortunately at an all-time low of just above 23%, according to SABC researcher Ronesh Dhawraj. Ronesh tweeted: “Only 6.8 million of the 26.2 million registered voters have turned up to cast their ballot for the #2021MunicipalElections. […]

From bow ties to braaibroodjies, Wine Town Stellenbosch is an all-new de-centralised wine festival that brings you the best of the ‘City of Oaks’ (Stellenbosch) over five days, from Wednesday 3 November to Sunday 7 November. In the blend of this local wine and food showcase are a series of events to take place at venues […]

More than 250 local elections will be held in each one of South Africa’s municipalities on 1 November. More than 10,000 councillors have to be elected. For this reason, more than 95,000 candidates have been nominated, including more than 1,500 independent candidates. How they have communicated it to the public during their campaigns has been […]

The number of political parties in South Africa has increased significantly from the 19 that participated in the first democratic election in 1994. Both 2011 and 2016 saw the number of political parties grow. But this year the number has increased exponentially. Over 500 are currently registered with the Independent Electoral Commission. Over 300 will […]

South Africa’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus (48), does not mince his words, a trait that could earn him the wrath of the sport’s governing body, World Rugby. This weekend Erasmus faces the organisation’s wrath as he defends himself in a disciplinary hearing after a video of him criticising a match official went viral. Erasmus […]

The City of Cape Town has thanked its residents for confirming that Cape Town is the “most trusted metro in South Africa”, as reported in the 2021 Consulta Citizen Satisfaction Index (SA-csi). According to a City of Cape Town statement, Cape Town is the only metro to significantly lead in the citizen satisfaction index with […]

Regardless of the region you choose to travel to, the natural beauty of South Africa is undeniable. There are numerous reasons to visit South Africa. A country that is rich in majestic nature scenes, captivating animal life, breathtaking beaches, great weather, and activities galore, there is truly something for everyone and every type of interest […]

Australian freerunner Dominic Di Tommaso stars in an exciting new project titled ‘City Of Gold’ – featuring Johannesburg – which is reaching millions of viewers around the world as it made its debut on Red Bull’s YouTube channel a few days ago. (Red Bull has over 10 million subscribers, and Di Tommaso has a further […]

After many long months, South Africa is officially off the UK’s red list as of 11 October 2021. Fully-vaccinated South Africans are now cleared to enter the country for both business and leisure purposes without having to worry about quarantine. The news led to a frenzy of bookings from South African travellers keen to travel […]

Flick through a news feed on your phone and you are likely to scroll across an article discussing the heated rivalries of the new space race. Forget the geopolitical struggles of a cold war. This time, it’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk (who was born and brought up in South Africa) versus Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: […]

Oz, the very first live, adult rhino in South Africa to have a CT scan (after presenting with an unusual swelling to his face) is “doing very well”, according to Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary. The sanctuary said many people had been asking after hearing the exciting news of the ground-breaking scan on Tuesday. The […]

The Rhino Peak Challenge, a unique trail run, enters its 6th year of successfully raising funds for conservation and presenting participants with a 21km climb of the iconic ‘Rhino Peak’ in the Southern Drakensberg Mountains. The Rhino Peak Challenge is not a race for victory nor for glory, but a race against extinction. Over the […]

In certain residential areas in Gauteng, South Africa, there are people walking their tigers as if they’re walking their dogs! This Sunday on Carte Blanche, community activist Audrey Steyn speaks to the current affairs show about “how two white tigers are terrifying residents in Boksburg”. “So there’s tigers in Benoni, there’s tigers in Boksburg, there’s […]

South Africa has now passed the 21 million mark for total COVID-19 jabs administered since the start of the country’s vaccination rollout programme. This comes after 205 253 doses were distributed in the past 24 hours, pushing the total to 21 011 187 doses administered to 14 568 927 people. The Department of Health’s data show […]

Cape Town has done it again! South Africa’s beautiful Mother City has been voted as Africa’s Leading City Destination in the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. And Table Mountain has been voted the continent’s leading tourist destination. The City of Cape Town said in a statement on Friday: “This award is recognition of the sterling […]

Fikile Ntshangase was at home with her grandson Buyile in Ophondweni, Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa, when three unknown men walked in and shot her dead in her living room. Fikile was a mother and grandmother, a campaigner, and a leader, who had been opposing the extension of Tendele Coal mine in Northern KZN. Friday the […]

She’s 90 years old and thrashing runners half her age! Undefeated by lockdown or the pandemic, South Africa’s astonishing Deirdre Larkin kicked off her ninth decade with a gentle 10km run. This Sunday Carte Blanche meets the humble, humorous South African running legend, a national treasure who turned 90 on SA’s Heritage Day (24 September).  […]

Learners from five primary schools in the township of Langa, Cape Town, will now benefit from a bus transformed into a fully equipped mobile classroom. The 42-seater Atlas Digibus is kitted out with laptops, two teaching stations, and Wi-Fi for learners to participate in online teaching programmes like coding. After successfully launching its tuk-tuk mobile […]

The Department of Health on Friday announced that children aged 12 to 17 years old in South Africa are next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from next week. “We are now ready to start vaccinations for this group of young people from the age of 12 to 17 years,” said Health Minister, Dr […]