An aerial photo taken by Stan Sanetra this morning in South Africa, flying over the Western Cape’s False Bay, had many people wondering just what caused the phenomenon of the ocean appearing to be split in half, displaying two distinct colours on either side of an invisible boundary line. We turned to an expert – […]

Opposition party leaders met Monday to discuss a way forward for South Africa while the ANC continue its talks with President Jacob Zuma at an NEC meeting about the transition to new leadership. During a press briefing after its meeting, the opposition parties said they want Parliament to be dissolved and a motion of no […]

As the commemoration to mark the 28th anniversary of the release from prison of Former President Nelson Mandela continued on Sunday, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced that it will issue a set of commemorative banknotes to honour the former statesman’s centenary. Mandela would have turned 100 years this year. Events have been […]

South Africans are known for being incredible entrepreneurs. And nobody proved it more than SA expat Elon Musk, when he launched his Tesla sports car into space this week! So when President Donald Trump tweeted congratulations to Elon, and claimed it as “American ingenuity at its best”, many tweeted back reminding Trump that the former […]

Watch the daring rescue below of a giraffe which was choking on a metal wire wrapped dangerously around its neck. The video was uploaded by Inside Edition on 29 January 2018. It was apparently filmed in Mikembo Sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rescuers worked together to tranquillise the large animal with a […]

It’s been blistering hot in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and it appears even one of the world’s most dangerous snakes needed to cool off on Thursday evening! According to a statement by Crocworld Conservation Centre, a male teenager almost tripped over the 2.8 metre Black Mamba as he was jogging past the Cutty Sark Hotel, just […]

A powerful photo from Sullivan Photography of the Southern Cross / Donkerhoek Fire, taken Thursday night at 18h20, captures the intensity of the multitude of fires which have blazed across the Simonsberg and Overberg areas in the Western Cape of South Africa in the past couple of weeks… wreaking havoc and causing untold tragedy as […]

Capetonian freelance photographer Jan Fischer captured this awesome time lapse video of the rain approaching drought-stricken Cape Town on Friday evening in the Western Cape, South Africa. “I filmed it in Somerset West today, from 17h15 to 18h45, using an iPhone 6s with the time lapse function,” Jan told SAPeople late on Friday evening. Just […]

Many were fearing the worst when Eastern Cape Granny, Denise Bartlett, was kidnapped after an armed robbery at her home in Sterkstroom, South Africa… but the Dispatch newspaper has just reported the good news that she has been found, alive! The elderly Sterkstroom woman was found – by Komani police – locked in a house […]

If you wander the world, there are few places where you will find such electrical storms as those that blaze across South Africa, lighting up our magnificent skies. Eastern Cape freelance photographer Christopher Scott captured these awesome photos on Thursday night. “There was a short lightning show all the way out near St Francis Bay […]

Immunity from prosecution for South African President Jacob Zuma is allegedly not being considered by ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, according to local reports. (UPDATE: Please see ANC denial of this report at bottom of page.) News24 reports Thursday that Ramaphosa told the ANC’s Parliamentary caucus that immunity from prosecution is not part of the “transition” […]

A ten-member syndicate, allegedly behind South Africa’s “ATM Bombings”, has been arrested for selling commercial explosives and will appear in court this morning. The syndicate includes three police officers. The suspects were arrested in a Hawks joint operation which was conducted on Tuesday evening in the Free State towns of Thabong, Odendalsrust, Virginia and Teunissen.. […]

The South African Department of Water and Sanitation has encouraged everyone from all walks of life, wherever they will be, to pray for rain this coming weekend. Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane said faith-based organisations play an important role in communities, and they can help as water challenges continue. “The lack of rain – […]

A South African expat billionaire is buying one of America’s most famous newspapers. It was reported Wednesday in the US that Tronc Inc. has agreed to sell the ‘Los Angeles Times’ to SA expat Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong… for a cool $500-million (which includes the LA Times’ sister paper, ‘San Diego Union-Tribune’). UPDATE May 2021: Dr […]

In Tanja Spykerman’s household, using less than 50 litres of water per person per day – as required by Cape Town’s Level 6b water restrictions – is a breeze! In fact, this motivated South African family of four (plus three pets) doesn’t just use less than 50 litres each… they use less than 50 litres […]

African National Congress President (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, has issued the following statement regarding his discussions with South African President Jacob Zuma about the transition in leadership. Here is the statement in full: Fellow South Africans, There has been a lot of speculation and anxiety about the position of President Jacob Zuma as the head of […]

The Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the African National Congress (ANC) has been postponed following an apparently “fruitful” meeting between the ANC President and South Africa’s President. The special meeting had initially been scheduled for Wednesday, 7 February 2018, “This postponement follows fruitful and constructive engagements, on various  issues, held earlier today by […]

Eikenhof Dam in Grabouw, South Africa, started releasing its water to the City of Cape Town at 11 am this morning, according to Elgin resident Cathy Shaw. Shaw uploaded the following video, saying: “This is what 10 000 cubic litres per hour looks like!” The Groenland Water Users Association in the Overberg is releasing between […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has resolved to convene a “Special NEC meeting” on Wednesday, 7 February 2018, in which it will discuss the “transition between the 5th and 6th administration of government and pending actions in Parliament”. In a statement issued in the past hour, the ANC said that during a meeting of the National […]

The African National Congress said in a statement Monday that it condemns in the strongest possible terms the assault of protestors by a grouping outside the ANC Headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House, earlier today. “Regardless of what some may deem as provocation by the Black First Land First Movement who intended to march to Luthuli […]

The City of Cape Town has announced that Day Zero (when residents’ taps will be turned off) “is expected to move out to mid-May 2018” thanks in large part to a decline in agricultural usage. The reported date is now 11 May. DA Leader Mmusi Maimane said: “This significant victory is thanks in large part […]

KENYA – One of the world’s top ivory and rhino horn trade investigators, Esmond Bradley Martin (75), was found murdered at his home in Langata, Nairobi on Sunday. He was allegedly working on a new report exposing the illegal trade. Esmond, an American geographer, had travelled the world identifying ivory and rhino horn markets and […]

Two siblings in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal tragically died on Saturday night after playing with their father’s licensed firearm. The incident occurred at 23h50, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS). The SAPS said an 11-year-old boy was playing with the firearm when a shot went off and struck his two-year-old sister. “The victim was taken […]

The annual MTBS competition is famous in South Africa for the cheerleading by the participating schools… and there’s no video that has been shared more than this one featuring DF Malan High School at the inter-schools athletics competition back in 2013. The next MTBS gathering is on 07 February 2018. Hoërskool DF Malan at the […]

Minibus taxis in South Africa have been filmed using the pavement as an extra lane! Gauteng photographer, Susan Harwood, captured the action on film in William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg on 30 January 2018 at 06h40. Her initial post was apparently removed after receiving 3,500 shares and being sent to the ‘powers that be’ to […]