JOHANNESBURG – A former state pathologist was today sentenced to 10 years in jail for stealing body parts that included the brain, tongue, lungs and larynx of a woman who died in a car crash. James Mwesigwa was yesterday found guilty in the Kempton Park Magistrates Court, according to a statement by the Democratic Alliance, […]

President Cyril Rampahosa “deliberately misled” parliament about a R500,000 donation he received during his campaign to become leader of the ANC, the Public Protector Busiswe Mkhwebane has found. Ramaphosa quickly made a response, and said he would consider what his next steps would be. The complaint from November 2018 was made by the DA’s Mmusi […]

PURCHASE, N.Y. and JOHANNESBURG – PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Foods Group Ltd. for R110.00 per share (about $1.7 billion), Pepsi said in a statement. Pioneer owns brands like Ceres, Liqui-Fruit, Weetbix, Bokomo, ProNutro, Sasko, Safari, Spekko and White Star. “Pioneer Foods has […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said today was the best Mandela Day he had ever had because of what he experienced at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. “I came here to uplift the spirits of the young people,” he said, holding one of the young patients in his arms, “but […]

NEW YORK – The chief prosecutor for the tribunal pursuing suspects involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has told the United Nations Security Council that South Africa continues to do nothing in respect of a suspect inside its borders, despite a year-long series of urgent requests. Serge Brammertz,  prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for […]

CAPE TOWN – British Airways would remain the only airline flying a daily flight between London and Cape Town for the time being, according to Wesgro, although the agency was in regular discussions with other airlines to fly to the city, according to CEO of the Western Cape’s tourism and trade body Tim Harris. A […]

PRETORIA – President Cyril Ramaphosa has entered the battle between his Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and the Public Protector Busiswe Mkhwebane by filing a supporting affidavit for Gordhan in the North Gauteng High Court, according to a statement released by the presidency today. Gordhan has applied to the same court for the suspension […]

CAPE TOWN – The publicity for the world-famous Mount Nelson hotel – “an oasis of calm within Cape Town’s beating heart” – must have seemed like a cruel joke yesterday after a group of men stormed the lobby and robbed staff and holiday guests, and broke jewellery displays to steal the contents. In an emailed […]

JOHANNESBURG – The inquiry into state capture was adjourned early today until Friday after former president Jacob Zuma’s legal team raised concerns about the kind of questions he was being asked, claiming he had been brought to the inquiry under false pretenses and he would reconsider his participation in the inquiry. Inquiry leader Deputy Chief […]

JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule and former cabinet minister Malusi Gigaba were two of the present and former high-ranking party officials supporting Jacob Zuma as he appeared for the second day at the inquiry into state capture. Magashule was there to show his support for the former president, it was […]

SANTORINI – A South African animal welfare worker documenting the abuse of donkeys on the Greek island of Santorini was brutally assaulted and threatened with death while filming, international charity Network for Animals said in a statement on Tuesday. Luke Barritt, a campaigner for NFA, and Polish cameraman Wiktor Dobraczynski were seen filming the treatment […]

JOHANNESBURG – Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, has told the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture that he received a death threat after giving evidence on Monday. He said his personal assistant had received a phone call late on Monday from an unknown caller threatening to kill Zuma and his […]

Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, appeared Monday before the Zondo Commission to respond to allegations made against him at the inquiry into state capture. Zuma began with a long, rambling statement, interrupted by a lot of throat clearing, in which he repeatedly referred to a “conspiracy” against him and a “plan” since at […]

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 based on race, the Independent Electoral Commission said in a statement today. The appeal against BLF had been made by the Freedom Front Plus, led by Pieter Groenewald, a rightwing, predominantly […]

PORT ELIZABETH – Ivanah Campbell is six years old but only a few months after her videos started reaching the Internet she has drawn a fast-growing worldwide audience for her freestyle dance moves. https://www.facebook.com/ivanahthedancer/videos/640788503087827/ “I love music, it does something inside my heart,” the Grade 1 pupil from Port Elizabeth was quoted saying. She likes […]

As Volkswagen rolled the last Beetle off a Mexican assembly line this week, a group of South Africans in a 1972 model of the bug is setting off on a 12-nation trip through Africa to Romania to raise funds for heart surgery for more than 100 children. At the end of the journey, the Beetle […]

On July 16, one of the most luxurious trains in the world, the South African Rovos Rail, set off to make the first-ever passenger train trip from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic. It is the second major journey across Africa that the private rail company has launched in its 30 years. The train journey […]

Traffic cameras monitored by the South African National Roads Agency on a highway near Johannesburg were used this week to catch a group of hijackers within 13 minutes, according to a video posted online. WATCH VIDEO: How Sanral traffic cameras assist arrests At least three men were filmed hijacking a pink delivery van. The vehicle […]

DURBAN – Supporters of the embattled ANC mayor of eThekwini, which includes Durban, once again took to the streets of the city today, leading to calls for the ANC to take action against Zandile Gumede, who has been charged with corruption, as well as those causing “continuous chaos” in the South African city. Gumede’s supporters […]

CAPE TOWN – In her maiden speech to parliament as the Minister of Public Works, former Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille yesterday came out guns blazing, warning of immediate lifestyle audits of her officials and public scrutiny of all her government procurement contracts. De Lille said her department had been instructed with immediate effect […]

The Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, today announced the appointment of a new interim board for the Public Investment Corporation. The twelve appointees include Maria Ramos, the former chairman of ABSA, Sindi Mabaso-Koyana, Irene Charnley, and Reuel Khoza, according to a statement released by the Treasury. Mboweni has broken with tradition and given the PIC […]

The highly respected governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Dr Lesetja Kganyago, has been reappointed for another five-year term by President Cyril Ramaphosa, in what is seen as a move that will reassure markets. The move was quickly welcomed by many in financial markets. Kganyago’s second term will start in November, it was announced […]

CAPE TOWN – A total of 13 million smart ID cards that are meant to replace the old green South African ID books have been issued so far, according to the Department of Home Affairs, who also said passports were now issued within only 13 working days. Before the Home Affairs budget was presented to […]

A woman giving birth at an infamous KwaZulu-Natal hospital was asked for her cell phone to use its torch during the procedure because the facility’s lighting did not work, the Democratic Alliance has alleged in a complaint to the KZN government. “The patient, who wishes to remain anonymous, had to have a surgical procedure known […]

He might not look like an officer or have the expected name of one – just Savage, no surname – but one German Shepherd in the Cape Town K9 unit is getting special mention this month for helping locate R160,000 worth of illegal drugs. The Sable German Shepherd, who has been with the Metro Police’s […]