Ted Botha
Ted grew up between Washington D.C. and Pretoria. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, and was an editor for Reuters in Manhattan. His books include 'The Girl with the Crooked Nose' and 'Flat/White,' about living in a crazy tenement in Manhattan. His latest book is a true story of murder and movie mayhem in the 1920s that takes place in Johannesburg, London, Paris and New York. Read more at tedbotha.com
Ramaphosa Backs Pravin Gordhan’s Court Bid Against Public Protector
PRETORIA - President Cyril Ramaphosa has entered the battle between his Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and the Public Protector Busiswe Mkhwebane by...
Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel Guests and Staff Robbed by Gang
CAPE TOWN - The publicity for the world-famous Mount Nelson hotel - "an oasis of calm within Cape Town's beating heart" - must have...
State Capture Inquiry Adjourns Over Zuma Team Concerns about Questions
JOHANNESBURG - The inquiry into state capture was adjourned early today until Friday after former president Jacob Zuma's legal team raised concerns about the...
Zuma’s Supporters at State Capture Inquiry are No Surprise
JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule and former cabinet minister Malusi Gigaba were two of the present and former high-ranking...
Animal Rights Campaigner from South Africa Assaulted while Filming Donkey Abuse in Greece
SANTORINI - A South African animal welfare worker documenting the abuse of donkeys on the Greek island of Santorini was brutally assaulted and threatened...
Zuma Tells Inquiry of Death Threat After Giving Evidence
JOHANNESBURG - Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, has told the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture that he...
Spies, Conspiracy, Murder Attempts: Jacob Zuma Replies to “State Capture”
Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, appeared Monday before the Zondo Commission to respond to allegations made against him at the inquiry into...
Radical Black Land First Loses Political Party Status Because of Race Limits
The ex-EFF member and firebrand Andile Mngxitama's Black Land First has been de-registered as a political party after three years because it excludes members...
Six-Year-Old South African Gets Worldwide Following for Her Dance Moves
PORT ELIZABETH - Ivanah Campbell is six years old but only a few months after her videos started reaching the Internet she has drawn...
South Africans Cross Africa in 1972 Beetle to Fund Children’s Heart Surgery
As Volkswagen rolled the last Beetle off a Mexican assembly line this week, a group of South Africans in a 1972 model of the...
