Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated the Proteas on their successful climax to the home international season with the Momentum One-Day International series victory over Australia. The South Africans won in style thanks in large part to Janneman Malan scoring a century and Lungi Ngidi’s brilliant bowling display. The Proteas took a winning 2-0 lead […]

Parktown Boys High School educators, together with the Nyati Bush Camp, have been found liable in the death of Enock Mpianzi in what Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has described as a “damning report”… in which it was also found that four other children had previously lost their lives at the camp. Lesufi released the […]

Chantel Dartnall, South Africa’s multi-award winning chef extraordinaire, has been included again as one of the Best Chef Top 100 candidates. The 2020 final will be held in September. Dartnall previously won Best Lady Chef in the World at the international 2017 Best Chef Awards in Warsaw, Poland. On Wednesday an elated Dartnall – who […]

Deputy President David Mabuza has condemned land grabs and attempted to assure the public that government has put in place legislative measures to ensure the efficient and orderly redistribution of land. “We reiterate our call to the citizens of our country to exercise restraint, and to allow government to implement the necessary policy and constitutional […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on industry and governments to increase manufacturing of surgical masks and protective gear, as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads to more countries. According to WHO, industries and governments need to increase manufacturing by 40% to meet rising global demand. WHO warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global […]

Everything is Awesome on Showmax this March (Yes! The Lego Movie 2 is coming!). There’s something for all tastes and all ages, with new seasons of favourite comedies, riveting dramas, sci-fi, and some fascinating documentaries.  The big one: Somizi & Mohale: The Union This four-part wedding special has had everyone talking – and the biggest […]

The South African Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed… and SA has officially entered into a recession. The South African GDP now stands at a miniscule 0.2%. After successive quarters of negative growth, South Africa entered into a recession in the […]

The reckless driver seen in a South African video that went viral, filmed in Nelson Mandela Bay, has had a case opened against him. It has also transpired that he was driving a rental vehicle. John Best – DA NMB Spokesperson for Safety and Security – said he and DA Ward 2 Councillor Renaldo Gouws […]

There has been an outpouring of love and goodies for widowed father of four, Samuel Nyonane, who captured South Africans’ hearts when he was photographed holding his twin babies whilst shopping in Cradlestone Mall on the West Rand, Gauteng. A fellow shopper and special angel – Alett Van Zyl – who has suffered her own […]

New Facebook group #ShutSADown has announced that it will shut South Africa down in June. In a video message on Monday morning, the page’s founder Morne Swart revealed the vision, mission and action plan for Shut SA Down. He warned the South African government, members of Parliament and the Corporate world that the South African […]

The South African Government has outlined ‘stringent’ plans to repatriate South Africans from the Coronavirus-hit Wuhan City in China. “We have been able to ascertain that there are approximately 199 South Africans living in Wuhan and of those, 147 have indicated a wish to be repatriated,” said the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize. Amongst […]

The director of Kronendal Music Academy in South Africa has published a heartbreaking message on social media, following the rape and murder of one of the Hout Bay NPO’s pupils, Sibusiso Thorn Dakuse. The young boy from Mandela Park (who was reportedly 12) went missing on Wednesday 26 February 2020, before his body was tragically […]

South Africa fought back from 19-0 down to beat Fiji 29-24 in extra time and win the final of the Los Angeles Sevens on Sunday. In an incredible contest between two of sevens rugby’s powerhouses, Fiji looked set to be cruising to victory after scoring three first-half tries to race to a 19-point lead. However, […]

About a hundred housing activists marched on to the green at Rondebosch Golf Club on Saturday morning calling on the City of Cape Town to prioritise building affordable housing for poor and working class people. Led by Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City, the activists wore red regalia, carried red flags and a big banner […]

NBC has published video footage from 30 years ago, filmed just days after Nelson Mandela was released from prison – on 11 February 1990 – after serving 27 years. NBC News’ Tom Brokaw met with Mandela at his home in Soweto where Mandela spoke honestly about the loneliness of life in prison and the friends […]

South Africa’s Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, has had a busy and sad day paying his respects to two children, tragically killed in separate incidents in the Western Cape… but both revealing a society that is broken. Eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk was killed by a neighbour she thought was a friend, earlier this month. […]

The winds are howling in the Western Cape, bringing large waves to the coastline, and hampering firefighting efforts overnight. Nigel Riley captured these amazing photos of the waves at Kalk Bay Harbour on Saturday morning. “The South Easter is back,” he said. #DutoitskloofFire Meanwhile the Du Toitskloof Fire continues to burn and spread for the […]

The large Du Toitskloof fire in Paarl, South Africa, has continued to rage for a fourth day, its billowing clouds of smoke visible over Cape Town. The fire broke out on Tuesday, and while firefighters managed to get another fire at Franschhoek under control, the Du Toitskloof Fire has continued to blaze, with strong winds […]

Supporters of 70,000 sheep facing a horrendous journey to Kuwait, as well as the sheep themselves, were dealt a devastating blow today when the court decided not to step in and prevent the live export of the sheep from South Africa. The live export of sheep for Kuwait-based meat supplier Al Mawashi is due to […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has at last directed the repatriation of South African citizens from Wuhan city in Hubei province, China… as other news comes to light that two South Africans working aboard the Japanese Diamond Princess Cruise Ship have tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19). According to a statement from the SA Health Department, 12 of […]

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the tragic murder of seven-year-old Emaan Solomons – and a 31-year-old man – in Ocean View, Cape Town in South Africa, earlier this week. The community, near Kommetjie, was devastated and angered when the young girl was shot whilst playing in her own yard… caught in the […]

In a segment on his award-winning The Daily Show, South African expat and comedian Trevor Noah says: “The coronavirus is the worst global pandemic since Baby Shark” and asks (with tongue in cheek): “Is this how we die?” The talk show host also shares footage from around the world on leaders responding to the epidemic […]

South Africa’s Blood Lions documentary makers have welcomed China’s announcement of an unprecedented ban on the consumption of wild animals as food… but point out it should be permanent, and not only applicable when the world’s focus is on the threat of the new coronavirus. And it should definitely include lion bones which carry the […]

The heartbroken father of a 7-year-old child who was shot dead while she played in her yard at Ocean View, Cape Town, on Tuesday night; has spoken about how he found his little girl (whom he referred to often as his ‘princess’ on Facebook)… as if she was waiting for him before she passed away. […]

Numerous groups marched to Parliament or picketed outside the gates on Wednesday, ahead of the budget speech by Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni. Cry of the Xcluded Hundreds of protesters under the banner of Cry of the Xcluded marched to Parliament as well as the civic centre demanding that government deal with the crisis of […]