The DA has told residents of Cape Town that “we are ready to end load shedding” (the term South Africans use for Eskom’s power cuts which have blighted homes and businesses for the past decade or so). The DA said over the past 13 years, Capetonians have demonstrated “tremendous resilience in the face of the […]

Following a furore over DA posters in KwaZulu-Natal which declared “The ANC called you racists. The DA calls you heroes”, the DA has announced today that it is in the process of removing all the posters that have “inadvertently caused offence”. Dean Macpherson – DA KZN Chairperson – said in a press statement on Thursday: […]

The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has lifted its advice ‘against all but essential travel’ for over 30 countries and territories. The change, announced today, means UK travellers will be able to visit these destinations with greater ease… although still not South Africa. SA is not on the list of 32 countries and, […]

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai today announced at Google for Africa’s first virtual event that the company will invest $1-billion in Africa over five years. The investment will cover a range of initiatives, from improved connectivity to investments in startups. (Watch the full event on the video at the bottom of the page.) These […]

Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu will turn 90 on Thursday (October 7). To celebrate this momentous occasion and honour the life of South Africa’s beloved African Anglican cleric and human rights acvitist, Reuters has compiled an 18-minute video (watch below) which includes his meetings with politicians, royalty and special humans like Mother Teresa. Desmond Mpilo Tutu […]

A homeless man, Rajah Brigmouhoun, was sitting on a bench in Cape Town when well known South African philanthropist BI Phakathi and musician K.O sat next to him… (Watch the video at the bottom of the page.) The three started chatting and Brigmouhoun shared that after being seriously injured at his last job, he was […]

South Africa’s fabulous Babylonstoren Farm Hotel has been placed at number one in Southern Africa, and number 34 overall in a prestigious list of The Best Hotels in the World. Over 800,000 readers of Conde Naste Traveler (CNT) took part in the survey to find the world’s best hotels. “Congrats to our team!” said Babylonstoren. […]

PRETORIA: Following reports in local media on Tuesday that South Africa’s Digital Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates had been launched, many South Africans were frustrated when they unsuccessfully tried to download their new Vaccination Certificates… and were met by System Error messages. It turns out the reports were a little ahead of themselves, and the certificates are […]

Man dies during NUMSA march in Gqeberha… By Masego Mafata, Joseph Chirume, Nokulunga Majola and Marecia Damons Thousands of workers affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa went on strike across the country on Tuesday. One worker in Gqeberha collapsed and died during the march through the town on Tuesday. Steel workers […]

A South African researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU), Prof Resia Pretorius, appears to have uncovered one of the contributing reasons to the mystery of Long Covid that has puzzled the medical world for the past 18 months! In an article on the SU website, Wilda Fourie-Basson unpacks the ground-breaking news… First evidence of inflammatory micro […]

Every few years, it is devastating to watch the same tragedy: a weather cycle that brings debilitating drought and hunger to East Africa, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. By Chris Funk, University of California Santa Barbara. The weather cycle responsible for these episodes is a climate-change-enhanced […]

Following South Africa’s awesome 31-29 victory over the All Blacks on the Gold Coast, Australia, over the weekend, the Springboks have regained their status as the world’s best team – ranked number one by World Rugby! World Rugby said: “New Zealand’s two-week reign at the top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings is over after […]

Facebook is back!!! Although many features aren’t working properly yet. Earlier on Monday, Facebook, FB messenger, WhatsApp (the messaging app) and Instagram – which are all owned by Facebook – crashed around the world, and were down in several regions worldwide, including South Africa for at least SIX HOURS. (See the memes at the bottom […]

The explosive Pandora Papers that has rocked the world in the past 24 hours, includes a whopping 56,493 links to South Africa, according to an exclusive expose on Carte Blanche last night. African Leaders’ named in Pandora Papers In total, nearly 50 African politicians and public officials from 18 countries on the continent were found to […]

Eighteen-year-old South African swimming sensation Matt Sates set TWO new World Junior records at the World Cup in Berlin, Germany, this weekend and won Gold Medals in the Europasportpark Pool… while Chad le Clos won his 146th World Cup title! FINA congratulated Matt on his World Junior Records (and African Record) set in the 200m […]

Thirty captive lions on a private breeding farm in the Free State, South Africa, have had to be euthanised after the farm owner apparently left them suffering for days after wildfires had ravaged the area. Details issued by the Bloemfontein SPCA of the scene they discovered in the Glen/Brandfort district are harrowing and heartbreaking. Unable […]

One of the world’s most spectacular marine migrations is the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. The so-called “greatest shoal on Earth” takes place during the southern hemisphere’s winter. It involves the movement of tens to hundreds of millions of sardines from the warm-temperate waters of South Africa’s south coast to the subtropical waters of the east coast, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Travellers from South Africa will soon be able to enter the UK without having to pay the exorbitant £2,000 for 10 days in hotel quarantine! British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will open up South Africa and some other countries for hotel quarantine-free travel later this week, The Sunday Telegraph reported, saying that […]

Desperation to win the election hit a low on Friday, 1 October 2021, when a DA councillor in Nelson Mandela Bay was held up at gunpoint while erecting DA posters in New Brighton. The criminals were allegedly linked to the ANC, according to the DA’s Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson, Andrew Whitfield. The incident was witnessed […]

South Africa’s Springboks were finally rewarded for all their effort and sacrifice in a 17-week odyssey since the start of the international season, by deservedly coming out on top, 31-29 (halftime 14-20), over New Zealand in a nail-biting Rugby Championship classic on the Gold Coast, Australia. DON’T MISS UPDATE 4 OCT: Springboks Reclaim Number One […]

South African dancer Motsi Mabuse was told she would never make it in Germany because of her skin colour… but with her dazzling international success, she has proved the critics wrong! As a judge on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Motsi (40) is a household name in not only Germany, but the UK – where she replaced […]

A piece of controversial artwork by the late boxing legend, Muhammad Ali, depicting South Africa, is part of a prestigious Bonhams auction taking place in New York on Tuesday 5 October. The original painting (felt pen on paper) – titled ‘Let My People Go’ – includes a “white man whipping a black man”, and was […]

A 51-year-old farmer in the Free State, South Africa, was murdered on Wednesday night, 29 September, on a farm he and his family had long dreamed of living on and were reportedly due to move to in October. The murdered man – Petrus Steyn – farmed near Heidelberg according to Pretoria FM, but was planning […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday night announced that the Department of Health will soon roll out the vaccine certificate as proof that residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19. He also revealed that he has discussed South Africa’s ongoing inclusion on the dreaded Red List with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In a televised address to […]

Following meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council and the President’s Coordinating Council, the SA Cabinet has – to the joy of many South Africans – moved the country from Adjusted Alert Level 2 to Adjusted Alert Level 1 from midnight tonight (Thurs/Fri). President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the news during a ‘family meeting’ on Thursday […]