The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it has arrested 18 people in Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, on charges of public violence and malicious damage to property. This follows the shocking protests which began yesterday. SAPS said the arrests followed protest action in Mlungisi Township this morning “during which police vehicles were damaged and […]

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Tuesday it will delay the implementation of its new eligibility rules for female classification due to the legal challenge by South Africa’s Caster Semenya.  The regulations would require the double Olympic and triple world 800 metres champion to take medication to lower her higher than normal […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An inquiry reviewing evidence on Tom Moyane, the suspended head of South Africa’s Revenue Service (SARS), issued an interim report on Tuesday urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire the tax official. The agency has been plagued by infighting over the last three years and is subject to ongoing government investigations. Judge Robert […]

South African Luke Davids has the world at his feet after winning the 100m gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. The 17-year-old charged home in a wind-assisted 10.15sec to join Akani Simbine as a major 100m champion for 2018 after Simbine led Team SA home 1-2 at the Commonwealth Games earlier this […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected a newspaper report that he failed to stop R1.9 billion ($132 million) being illegally siphoned from VBS Mutual Bank. City Press reported on Sunday that sources close to a major VBS shareholder said the shareholder had informed Ramaphosa about what was going on when he […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has published a statement about the arrest of a major criminal gang which preyed on and kidnapped several OLX advertisers in SA. OLX has also issued a response to Sunday night’s Carte Blanche show, in which the current affairs team helped unmask the criminals, in a risky undercover sting […]

Heavy hail and rain in Gauteng, South Africa, over the past 24 hours has had some social media users doubting the authenticity of photos of the storm. One Facebook user called for someone to be blocked and reported after the person posted photos from Laudium, Pretoria, that seemed too unreal to be true! But the hail […]

If you were in Cape Town, South Africa, today… this is the breathtaking view you’d be enjoying from Sunset Beach! Endless beautiful wildflowers… bright blue sky and deep blue ocean… with the iconic sight of Table Mountain as the backdrop. Regular SAPeople contributor Alan Rudnicki kindly filmed the stunning scene for those of us a little […]

Whataboutery is the art, in debate and dialogue, of evading a question by deflecting attention to an issue of supposedly equal or greater significance… writes Gus Silber. It is the easiest and cheapest of rhetorical tactics, dating all the way back to the schoolyard – “I know I am, but what are you?” – which […]

A professional pipe bomb – probably planted by poachers – was found and detonated in the Kruger National Park early on Friday, according to local South African news reports. According to EWN it was “not a homemade device”, and once identified it was detonated by the bomb squad. The device was found after park rangers, […]

HANOI – Authorities in Vietnam seized 13 rhinoceros horns and related items from South Africa on Friday, just two weeks after the seizure of a ton of illegal wild life products, state media said. Vietnam is a major consumer of rhino horn (which is mistakenly believed to have medical powers) and is a transit point […]

Pik Botha, South Africa’s former Foreign Minister during the apartheid era, has died at the age of 86 after a lengthy illness. Botha’s son – Piet – confirmed to local media that his father had died during the night. Born Roelof Frederik Botha in 1932 in Rustenburg, Pik Botha served as Foreign Minister for 17 […]

DAR ES SALAAM – A Tanzanian businessman and former member of parliament was seized by unidentified men in Dar es Salaam at a luxury hotel on Thursday, the regional commissioner said. The 43-year-old kidnapped man, Mohammed Dewji, is known as Africa’s youngest billionaire. Dewji is the owner and president of the multi-billion dollar revenue Mohammed […]

A historic and successful liver transplant from an HIV positive mother to her HIV negative child, at Wits University in South Africa, has received resounding praise. SA Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane congratulated the team of researchers from Wits University, who performed the historic surgery. The team of doctors, who performed the surgery included Professor Jean […]

Two Sophiatown police officers will on Thursday appear in court on charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice, the South African Police Services (SAPS) said. The charges against the two officers relate to the alleged murder of Westbury resident Bradley Sauls (21) while walking on 24 July 2018. Westbury residents in late September […]

One brave South African guy on a motorbike managed to do what every frustrated motorist wishes they could do – he stopped a minibus taxi driving dangerously on the wrong side of the road in Bryanston, Johannesburg… and just refused to budge. He did also get some welcome help from a lady in a silver […]

Eskom has issued a media statement announcing the tragic death of one of its employees in Wednesday’s explosion at a plant in the Free State, South Africa. Eskom said: “It is a sad day as Eskom loses one life at its Lethabo power station.” The power utility said it is in the process of investigating […]

The audiobook for a story set in South Africa – ‘The Zebra Affaire’ – has been nominated for a prestigious Voice Arts Award, which is the equivalent of the voice over and narration industries’ Grammy Awards. The story is written by Californian-based South African expat Mark Fine from Joburg, and read by Capetonian and fellow […]

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South African actress and singer Regina Mary Ndlovu, together with five other African women with albinism with whom she made an attempt on the continent’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, said on Tuesday the trek was just the beginning of efforts to raise awareness and dispel negative images of people with […]

A beautiful, insightful message about an unemployed South African man called Lucas was posted on social media on Tuesday night. The message was published by Benedict Maaga who’s a director at DKL Communications, and a former Media Relations Manager at South African Breweries, according to his Facebook profile. Benedict revealed that he’d given a lift […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Governor of the Reserve Bank Tito Mboweni as Finance Minister on Tuesday, replacing Nhlanhla Nene. Ramaphosa made the announcement at Tuynhuis this afternoon, after accepting Nene’s letter of resignation. Quick action was required on the fate of Nene after the Rand suffered its worst fall in six […]

We’re SO excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with South African Airways (SAA) to offer those living in the UK or Ireland a chance to win 2 RETURN TICKETS TO SOUTH AFRICA! When we heard President Cyril Ramaphosa launch his Thuma Mina (Zulu for Send Me) campaign… we thought how fantastic it would be […]

South Africa has expressed its support for the relief efforts undertaken by South African Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Gift of the Givers in Indonesia. “The South African government supports the work that the NGO, Gift of the Givers, is doing in Indonesia to bring life-saving assistance during this time of need,” said the Department of International […]

It’s been a horrific week in South Africa for Bradley Steyn, whose brother-in-law – John Bosman – was callously murdered on his strawberry farm in Nelspruit a few days ago. Yesterday however, Brad managed to smile for the first time… and feel the hope of a nation… A couple of days ago Brad posted a […]

South Africa has been voted Africa’s Leading Destination… with Durban named Africa’s Leading City Destination. The announcements were made at a red carpet event at the World Travel Awards (WTA) in Durban on Saturday night. The WTA said that Durban is currently “enjoying a renaissance thanks to a series of landmark development projects”. The KwaZulu-Natal coastal […]