DAR ES SALAAM – Ten opposition parties in Tanzania say proposed amendments to a law governing political parties would criminalise their activities. Critics of President John Magufuli, who was the darling of social media when he first came to power in 2015, say he is increasingly cracking down on dissent with restrictions on the political […]

While Eskom is currently not implementing Stage 1 load shedding, the risk of load shedding across South Africa remains high for Monday. “Eskom will not implement Stage 1 rotational load shedding from 9 am today. However, the electricity system remains tight and the risk of load shedding still remains high for today should power station […]

The Springbok Sevens team finished third at the Cape Town Sevens on Sunday after they beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match, finishing a weekend that received the thumbs up from Blitzbok coach Neil Powell and captain Philip Snyman. Starting the match with only 10 fit players, the Blitzboks, who lost 26-21 in […]

Santa made many kids happy – and adults laugh (!) – when he cruised into Bakoven Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, this weekend. After chanting a merry ‘ho ho ho’, Santa promptly fell off the boat!!! Which proves just why he usually prefers to travel on a sleigh drawn by reindeer! (And enter via […]

Respecting the tight budget that most South Africans are currently on and sensitive to the current economic climate, President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided not to increase the salaries of Ministers, even though an increase of 4 percent had been recommended. In a statement the Presidency said: “President Ramaphosa has determined that there will be no […]

This is not a South African story, but a human story. An American mother’s post, searching for an airplane traveller – Passenger 2D – has gone viral as the man’s kindness has touched hearts around the world, from the US – where it started – to Australia, from the UK to South Africa. Since Kelsey […]

JOHANNESBURG – Home town favourite Louis Oosthuizen put on a short game exhibition to open up a three-shot lead at the South African Open at Randpark Golf Club on Saturday and set himself up for a first success in the tournament. Major winner Oosthuizen produced a masterclass of mid-range putting and bunker play as his […]

The Blitzboks beat Samoa and Zimbabwe and went down at the death to New Zealand but still topped Pool A to advance to Sunday’s Cup quarters. The Cup quarter-finals here at the #CapeTown7s tomorrow are: SA v Scotland (12h04); Fiji v Spain (12h26); Australia v New Zealand (12h48); and USA v England (13h10). The Springbok […]

Walt Disney’s black empowerment superhero movie “Black Panther“, set in an imaginary African country, received a best drama nomination for the Golden Globes this week, edging out hopefuls like the female-led heist thriller ‘Widows’ (which received no nominations) and moon landing movie ‘First Man’ (which had to settle for nominations in two other categories). South African […]

Despite a very bumpy start with shocking sleeping conditions for some swimmers, Team South Africa have scooped an impressive 12 medals on their first day of competition, all obtained by the judokas. These included four gold, six silver and two bronze spread amongst boy and girl competitors. Team SA had to contend with very challenging […]

Former team-mates, friends and customers of Barend Britz (63) have spoken today with shock of his horrific murder last night at his bar in Perpignan, in southern France, and spoken of a gentle giant who was popular with everyone. The former SA provincial rugby player – who played lock for then Transvaal and Northern Transvaal […]

PRETORIA – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pledge to clean state-run organisations from corruption continued today with South African Energy Minister Jeff Radebe announcing that the government has replaced the entire board of directors of state-run nuclear firm NECSA… and suspended its chief executive (Phumzile Tshelane) over problems with how it was governed. Radebe said the challenges […]

Johannesburg residents have been urged to drop off any donations which can assist the victims of a fire that swept through over 500 shacks in Alexandra yesterday. Residents are urged to donate tinned foodstuff, rice, mielie meal, baby formula, long-life milk, tea, sugar, jam, toiletries, sanitary pads, nappies, school stationery, uniforms, blankets, clothing and crockery […]

A video of a crowd behaving badly, throwing food and bottles at a stage, has been going viral in South Africa over the past three days with outrageous claims about it showing an ANC dinner party where guests were not happy with the food… to it being a wedding in East London where the the […]

Johnny Clegg is a legend for South Africans – embodying the fighting spirit and vision required to create a better future for all. Inspiring each and everyone of us. To thank him for all that he has done, and continues to do, for music and for South Africa, over 50 of the country’s most popular […]

South African Police Minister Bheki Cele says 15 suspects have been arrested so far for various crimes that took place around the Global Citizen concert in Gauteng on Sunday. Since the concert 50 cases have now been reported, of which five are in court. Initially victims had taken to social media to report their horrific […]

The stringent international travel requirements for children travelling to and from South Africa have finally been relaxed. It’s taken years of complaints and lost revenue since former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba introduced the laws. The Home Affairs Department (DHA) said Wednesday it was “pleased” to make the announcement. The DHA said: “From the beginning of […]

CPS Security in South Africa have been commended by social media users for not giving up in the pursuit of armed wannabe car hijackers. A video uploaded to Youtube by CPS, from their dashboard camera, shows how dangerous the encounter was – with the suspects shooting from their car – and how scary it must […]

Big Life Foundation has revealed the harrowing rescue of one of Africa’s largest bull elephants this week in Amboseli National Park in Kenya. The incident occurred on Monday when the elephant was reported to be stuck deep in mud, up to his neck, in a swamp. “Our hearts sank,” said Big Life. “Given the size, […]

Comments made by Johann Rupert are causing a stir in South Africa, with some accusing the billionaire businessman of “arrogant racism” and others saying he just pointed out the “uncomfortable truth”. Watch the full interview below. Rupert was speaking at the annual PowerFM Chairman’s Conversation, which was hosted by MSG Afrika Group Chairperson Given Mkhari […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s struggling state-run power firm Eskom now wants the government to take on R100 billion ($7 billion) of its debt as part of a turnaround plan, Eskom Chairman Jabu Mabuza told the Business Day newspaper. Cash-strapped Eskom is struggling to emerge from a financial crisis characterised by declining electricity sales, ballooning debt […]

CAPE TOWN – A young boy of six-years-old, who was playing with friends in a street in Hillview, Cape Town in South Africa, was reportedly killed on Wednesday evening after being attacked by two dogs. According to EWN, the dogs had escaped from their property after a gate was allegedly left open. News24 have reported […]

Pharrell Williams may have been ‘happy’ at the Global Citizen Festival on Sunday evening… but the international star was definitely not happy when he was woken up the South African way – by Hadedas (Ibis) birds! Nobody had warned him!! A video capturing the moment has gone viral and is SO funny! Watch here: Many […]

Eskom has again this week implemented Stage 1 and Stage 2 load shedding, as they say a number of generating units are still out of service due to breakdowns. As experts predict dark years ahead for South Africa with Eskom failing drastically, here are the latest jokes doing the rounds on social media… because South […]

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Johannesburg has emerged as the most popular destination city in Africa for the fifth consecutive year, according to the annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index. The City of Gold attracted 4.05 million international overnight visitors in 2017. Close on its heels, Marrakech in Morocco is the second most popular African destination […]