American actress Kirstie Alley – who was popular in South Africa (and the rest of the world) with her roles in hit TV show Cheers and the three Look Who’s Talking movies with John Travolta – has sadly passed away at the age of 71. Her children, True and Lillie Parker, said in a statement: […]

PRASA says 400 stations were vandalised during the Covid lockdown. By Ezekiel Kekana. A number of PRASA train stations in Pretoria vandalised during lockdown have been repaired. Trains on the Pretoria-Pienaarspoort line now stop again at Mears, Devenish, Walker, Loftus and Rissik stations. PRASA has spent R40-million repairing stations in Pretoria. About 400 PRASA stations […]

Springbok rugby star Sbu Nkosi, who was reported missing over two weeks ago, has been found safe and sound! The Blue Bulls Company said they and the “Vodacom Bulls family” are happy to confirm that the contracted player has been located. Nkosi was found today (Monday 5 December) at 14h02, following the club’s lengthy and […]

Missing cyclist, Alan Broderick, has been found and is being airlifted to hospital for a medical check-up and observation. Alan went missing two days ago, after setting off on a cycle through Diepwalle Forest in Knysna on Saturday morning. Volunteers had joined Emergency Medical Services and SA Police Service in the hunt – which included […]

AL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) – England may have triumphed tonight on the field in Qatar, but it was Senegal that won the hearts of FIFA World Cup fans around the world. Even the BBC tweeted after the match, in which England won 3-0: “What a great run for the African champions!” England overcame a pedestrian […]

(Reuters) – Home favourite Thriston Lawrence held off a spirited charge from Frenchman Clement Sordet to win the DP World Tour’s South African Open by one shot in Johannesburg on Sunday. It was an emotional rollercoaster, with Lawrence admitting afterwards that it was “unbelievable, unbelievable. I want to cry. I’ve got no words.” The win […]

Stage 4 loadshedding is currently being implemented in South Africa until 05:00 on Monday morning, whereafter Eskom promises it will be reduced to Stage 3 until 05:00 on Tuesday morning. And from Tuesday morning, the situation brightens further with Stage 2 loadshedding to be implemented until further notice, although the power utility cautions that circumstances […]

Springbok rugby winger Sbu Nkosi has been missing for three weeks. The Blue Bulls Company said in a statement that Nkosi, who signed with the Vodacom Bulls in May this year, “has been absent without leave for the past three weeks”. UPDATE 5 DECEMBER 2022: Missing Springbok rugby player Sbu Nkosi has been found safe […]

Gymnast Alejandra Morales Martinez is considered one of the brightest gymnastics talents in South Africa and she was given another accolade with the announcement that she would carry the flag for Team SA at the opening ceremony of the Region V Games in Lilongwe, Malawi, on Friday. The young gymnast celebrated her 14th birthday last […]

Leaders of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) delayed a decision on Friday (December 2) as to whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should stay on or not. UPDATE 3 Dec: The ANC said on Saturday, that it will meet on SUNDAY to continue a meeting it halted midway on Friday to discuss the future of […]

A South African teenager – Zulaikha Patel (19) – who protested against her school’s hair policy is one of just six youngsters from around the world who has been honoured at the 2022 Young Activists Summit (#YAS22) at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The awards took place today during a live event with participants from […]

The world’s best hidden gem is tucked away in South Africa, in beautiful Hermanus in the Western Cape. The local restaurant – Perlemoen – won the ‘World Hidden Gem’ award at the prestigious La Liste gala event in Paris, France, this week! The restaurant is located in one of the historic buildings in the heart […]

A leading Chinese telecommunications company has donated R1.15-million (about US$65,274) to help students studying information science at Wits University in South Africa. The donation has been welcomed by students and faculty at the university. Lungelo Cala, a Wits Information engineering student, says: “In the past years, I’ve struggled with funding and it has been very […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – At least 80 senior officials in South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) are gathering today to decide whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should stay on after an inquiry found evidence of misconduct over cash hidden at his farm. The ANC announced that officials from its most senior entity, the National Executive Committee […]

Swiss engineering company, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), is expected to pay some R2.5 billion in “punitive reparations to South Africa” for its part in State Capture, says the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The company was allegedly irregularly awarded a lucrative control and instrumentation contract at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station in 2015 after allegedly colluding with […]

Cabotegravir is still unaffordable after two years. By Daniel Steyn.   In 2020, pharmaceutical company ViiV Healthcare announced that a bimonthly injection of its new drug, cabotegravir, prevents HIV infection. More than two years later, the drug is still unaffordable in countries where HIV is highly prevalent. Local medicines manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare says that licences […]

Cape Town still has a sewage pollution crisis, but the mayor is “on the right track”, says expert. By Steve Kretzmann. When he took office, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis promised to make dealing with sewage pollution a priority. One year on there has been some progress, and water quality data is now available on the […]

A horrific string of pit bull attacks in South Africa which saw three children and a mother mauled to death in a fortnight, has led to an angry nationwide petition to ban the breed. Over 133,000 furious people have so far signed it which will be sent to the Government to bring an end to […]

An independent panel appointed by the Speaker of South Africa’s parliament has found preliminary evidence that President Cyril Ramaphosa violated his oath of office… which could lead to impeachment, although unlikely. “The panel makes some serious findings against the president, chief among them being that he may have violated the constitution,” the DA’s Chief Whip, […]

As fires raged from Uitenhage to Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Retief Odendaal thanked Gift of the Givers for their support and assistance, including two helicopters, to help douse the flames, which have been fanned by strong winds. With some areas difficult to access, the aerial support has been vital. The mayor said: “Thank you […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A member of the British royal family’s household has apologised and resigned from her honorary role after making “unacceptable and deeply regrettable” comments about race and nationality to a woman at a grand reception held at Buckingham Palace yesterday, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Ngozi Fulani, who was born in Britain and […]

Siyanda Nohashe is making a business out of servicing rubbish bins. By Peter Luhanga. For ten years Siyanda Nohashe used to sell South African design suits. But in 2018, at the age of 30, he quit his job and swapped the suits he wore for a pair of blue overalls. Nohashe started a business cleaning […]

Lonely Planet travel guide has revealed its top 30 must-visit locations around the globe, and South Africa is selected – not primarily for its wildlife or wonderful beaches… but for its world class dining! The 2023 list has for the first time ever, been separated into trip types – Eat, Journey, Connect, Learn or Unwind… […]

Passengers flying into Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday (27 November) were a little unsettled to notice a funnel cloud nearby in the Gauteng sky. In a video that has gone viral, one passenger can be heard saying: “Whoah, check that out!” Meanwhile South Africans on the ground, in cars in areas including Boksburg, Edenvale and […]

Limpopo MEC for Education Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya has conveyed her deepest condolences to the families of two Grade 12 learners who passed away last week. A learner from Tshamahansi, outside Mokopane, in the Mogalakwena District, was allegedly killed after escaping from a study camp at Ben Hlongwane Secondary School. It is reported that the learner was […]