The owners of Dippin Blu Racing in Fairview, Port Elizabeth are considering legal action against a group of its former groomers who stormed the stables in protest on Thursday, killing one horse and injuring over 20 others. “This is the worst day of my life. What they have done to my horses is barbaric and […]

Renowned human rights lawyer and activist, Advocate George Bizos, has been laid to rest at Westpark Cemetery in Randburg, Johannesburg. Bizos, 92, passed away on 9 September 2020. The Bizos family held a private family service ahead of the Special Official Funeral Category 1, as declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa upon his passing. Delivering the […]

Nando’s proved again tonight that it’s not just a fast food chicken outlet – it’s also fast with its distinctive and humorous adverts which tend to highlight SA’s unique culture! Less than an hour after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday that South Africa will enter Level 1 on 20 September and that its borders […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19h00 tonight on developments in the country’s risk-adjusted response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many South Africans, fed up with the long lockdown, are hoping that Ramaphosa will announce a move from Lockdown Level 2 to Level 1, and that some international travel will be permitted. […]

Social media viewers around the world are falling in love with Sakhile Dube’s voice. Sakhile – a safari guide from St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa – can be seen (and heard) demonstrating how the click sounds are pronounced in the Zulu language. His wonderful smile, welcoming viewers to iSimangaliso, and his smooth voice […]

More than 700 residents in Khwanyana village, about 40km outside Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, share just two 5,000-litre water tanks. According to the ward councillor, as well as residents, the tanks are filled irregularly, sometimes once every two weeks, which comes to just over one litre of municipal water […]

The 2020 annual SA Agulhas II relief voyage to Gough Island will depart on Thursday under strict COVID-19 health protocols, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has announced. Gough Island, some 2 600km south-west of Cape Town, is very strategic for South Africa’s weather observations and forecasting. The weather data collected at Gough and […]

The State Security Agency says it has noted reports about an alleged plot to assassinate the United States (US) Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Lana Marks. “The agency has noted the rising public interest on the matter and would like to assure all South African citizens and interested parties that the matter is receiving the […]

Eskom says it is pleased to note that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has concurred with the ministerial determination for the procurement of 11 813MW of electricity generation infrastructure, as issued by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in February 2020. This is part of the power infrastructure to be procured […]

Kruger National Park (KNP) management has confirmed that a fire broke out from the restaurant kitchen at Berg en Dal Rest Camp today, Monday 14 September 2020, at around 10h00. The fire has since been extinguished. South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement on Monday afternoon: “The contractor team who are refurbishing the […]

Two male suspects will appear in court on Tuesday, in connection with the brutal murders of Ocean Basket franchise owner Lizette Deacon (55) and her mother Hettie (70) whose bodies were found with several stab wounds, in their abandoned vehicle, near Polokwane in the Limpopo Province. The Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General […]

South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, says “today, we cautiously but optimistically breathe a sigh of relief as we continue to see our detected cases, hospital admissions, deaths and even excess deaths declining”. South Africa’s recovery rate is now almost at 90% and the country’s mortality rate has remained stable at around 2%, Dr […]

Detectives from Temba South African Police Service (SAPS) have made a  breakthrough in the murder of a 23-year old woman by securing the arrest of a suspect – her ex-boyfriend. The woman was tragically murdered on 10 September 2020 in Temba in Tshwane. Gauteng Commissioner of police, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela says he welcomes the […]

A terrifying incident, in which a man tried to grab a child around the neck, was caught on film yesterday outside a pizza restaurant in Florida, Roodepoort in Gauteng, South Africa. A man can be seen jumping over a fence to try and grab a child, who was sitting at a table with her mother […]

Three men were beaten to death and their bodies set alight by Rhwantsana villagers on Wednesday, near Cacadu, formerly known as Lady Frere, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The men, aged between 25 and 30, were said to have confessed to murder, according to community members. They were interrogated before they were killed. […]

National Hawks head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya welcomed the arrested of three suspects found transporting heroin worth R87.5 million in Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on Wednesday. In a statement, officers from the Richards Bay Serious Organised Investigation, in collaboration with their Mpumalanga Crime Intelligence counterparts, said they discovered the 342.5kg consignment when they intercepted a […]

The Game Rangers Association of Africa (GRAA) says it applauds the decision announced in Zimbabwe yesterday to ban mining in national parks. The Association says it had noted with “great alarm” the reports that Special Mining Grants had been issued to mine coal within Hwange National Park. The decision was announced on Tuesday by Zimbabwe’s […]

South Africans have done what they do best – and responded to the latest scene of horror, with humour. After a woman with grey hair pulled out a gun on EFF protestors in a Port Elizabeth shopping centre yesterday (watch video below), headlines about the gun-toting granny went viral. It’s now been followed by a […]

COVID-19 cases have jumped to 640 441 after 1 079 new cases were identified on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 82 more people have succumbed to the disease which brings the death toll to 15 086. Of the latest deaths, 27 are in KwaZulu-Natal, 20 in the Western Cape and 15 in Gauteng. Three provinces recorded single-digit fatalities […]

South Africa’s Olympic and World Champ athlete, Caster Semenya, has responded philosophically to the latest disappointment in her running career. It was announced yesterday that Caster (29) has lost her appeal to Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court. The appeal was against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. The loss means Caster will not be […]

Clicks has announced Tuesday afternoon that it is delisting the TRESemmé brand with immediate effect, and has accepted the resignation of the senior executive responsible for offensive advert which caused hurt in South Africa and led to the EFF launching protests across the country against systematic racism. Clicks said in a media statement that all […]

SAPeople has collaborated with the Democratic Alliance (DA) to petition South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister to resolve the passport renewal application crisis that is currently brewing abroad. SAPeople is inundated daily with cries for help from South Africans abroad who are unable to contact their own Embassies, and whose passports are expiring – putting their […]

The South African Government has expressed concern at the vandalising and torching of Clicks stores across the country, saying it goes against the spirit of peace and respect for human rights. In a statement on Monday, government said it noted the public outrage following the Clicks advertisement, where black hair is portrayed as “dry and […]

A video filmed in the UK has gone viral on Twitter, showing a man with what appears to be a towel wrapped around his waist, on a construction site, yelling at a white-skinned South African (something he mentions) who is not in view. It appears that the South African may have been the foreman on […]

Did a senior High Court judge order the assassination of another judge?* We (GroundUp) have learnt that a report has been handed to the Minister of Justice that a senior judge may have ordered the assassination of another judge. The allegation was made by an awaiting trial prisoner. The report finds that the allegation cannot […]