AfriForum has written to the Minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, demanding that the new regulations for isolation be scrapped. Apparently these new regulations, published in the Government Gazette, seek to force people into quarantine camps. According to these new regulations, no person who has tested positive for COVID-19 through a laboratory […]

In the midst of extreme boredom during the Covid-19 lockdown last year, a Cape Town couple decided life was too short to drink boring drinks, and came up with South Africa’s first ‘glitter bombs’ to add some sparkle. What started out as gifts to a few friends became orders from strangers, and 12 months later, […]

You can watch the show on Sunday 06 February in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 08 February if you’re abroad. INVESTIGATIONS Surviving Prison Working in some of South Africa’s most notorious male prisons is tough – and for some women, it’s a calling where they hope to […]

Due to huge customer demand, Pick n Pay has launched its new Vehicle Licence Disc Renewal Service nationally. Customers will now be able to renew their licence disc in over 500 Pick n Pay stores, across South Africa, at an amended service fee of R250. Customers can visit any Pick n Pay supermarket or hypermarket […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Tlalamba, a four-year-old leopard, has achieved much in her short life. She’s queen of her mother’s old territory, borne two cubs and, so far, is the most sought-after animal on her reserve among buyers of a new project selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to raise money for conservation. By Emma Rumney. What are […]

The Cape Trade Portal – supported by the ‘Made in the Cape’ digital brand marketing campaign – was officially launched today by Wesgro, in partnership with the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town. The Western Cape Government’s strategic plan for the next five years identifies growing exports as a fundamental component to […]

Several Uber passengers in Johannesburg, South Africa, will recognise Diana Dube, one of the coolest drivers in town who always wears her trademark hat and a passionate can-do attitude. Yesterday passenger Carl Chemaly took to Facebook to publicly applaud Diana. He wrote: “I met this inspirational lady called Diana Dube this morning. Great sense of […]

South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will be resuming flights to Mauritius after the island nation lifted its travel ban on the country in January. The nation banned travel from Southern African countries in November last year following the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. SAA interim CEO, Thomas Kgokolo, said the airline […]

Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, says without loadshedding, the power utility would face the “system equivalent of cardiac arrest”. This morning Eskom announced stage 2 load shedding in South Africa from now until Monday. According to De Ruyter, this will help prevent a “catastrophic blackout”. Following breakdowns at power stations, De Ruyter said load shedding […]

Employee “refused to participate in the creation of a safe working environment”. By Tania Broughton. The dismissal of an employee who refused to be vaccinated was fair, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled. The employee, a training officer, had applied for an exemption from company policy on vaccination but was turned down. […]

A petition has been launched calling on all South Africans to oppose Eskom’s application to hike the price of electricity by 20,5% for the 2022/2023 financial year. The petition has been created by the DA, who assert that Eskom’s proposal is “completely out of touch with the lived reality of many South Africans”. DA Leader […]

The workers have been on strike since November last year… By Masego Mafata. Striking Clover workers marched through Johannesburg city centre on Tuesday stripping the company’s products from shop shelves and leaving them in shopping trolleys. They are calling for a boycott of Clover products to protest against restructuring and loss of jobs. Clover management […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to join Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of the multinational conglomerate NantWorks, LLC, in launching the NantSA vaccine manufacturing campus in Brackenfell, Cape Town, on Wednesday. The President and Dr Soon-Shiong will also launch the Coalition to Accelerate Africa’s Access to Advanced Healthcare (The AAAH Coalition). This follows last September’s announcement […]

Following a furore over the prices for Robben Island Museum’s (RIM’s) newest tour package, the museum issued a statement on Sunday saying “the walking tour is not designed to exclude South Africans, but rather offers an alternative way to experience the rich historic tapestry that maps the journey of South Africa’s liberation struggle.” The new […]

You can watch Carte Blanche on Sunday 16 January in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 18 January if you’re abroad. Here’s what’s coming up this week on Carte Blanche: MEDICAL A Genetic Mystery   When a geneticist from Cape Town headed to Namaqualand to figure out why so many people were […]

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has Gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19 until 15 February 2022. In a statement, the Ministry on Friday said the extension took into account the need to continue augmenting the existing legislation and contingency arrangements undertaken by organs of state […]

The most recent passenger arrival figures from Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) are the clearest sign yet that the metro’s trade and travel-related industries – and the economy at large – are set for re-growth in 2022. According to the airport’s data, Cape Town welcomed 869 119 air passengers between October and December last year, […]

In a first for the African continent, three maritime-focussed nano-satellites from South Africa are expected to be launched into orbit on Thursday afternoon by SA expat Elon Musk’s Space-X in the USA. The three nanosatellites – the first to be entirely developed on the African continent – will be launched from Cape Canaveral at about […]

The interim board of South African Airways (SAA) says it will implement all of the recommendations of the State Capture report and subsequently go after those who embezzled any monies from the airline. The first tranche of the report – which was released and handed over to President Cyril Ramaphosa last week – deals extensively […]

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Germany is the latest country to drop travel restrictions on South Africa and its neighbouring countries. From today (Tues 4 Jan), SA is no longer considered a “virus variant area” by Germany, which means fully vaccinated or recovered passengers can now enter Germany from SA without needing to complete a compulsory two-week quarantine. These restrictions […]

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has gazetted amendments to Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations from midnight last night. This follows a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa which lifts the curfew, among other things. Changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations were approved at a special Cabinet […]

South Africans can party all night long on New Year’s Eve as the government has scrapped the long-standing midnight to 4am curfew, along with some other regulations, with immediate effect. “National Government has finally heeded our calls and put a complete end to the curfews. This is very welcome news and is long overdue,” said […]

The DA has today called on President Ramaphosa to end the curfew before New Year’s Eve. « Hospitalisation rates are low across the country. Omicron has proved to be far milder than past variants. Meantime, vaccines have proven to be extremely effective at protecting against severe disease and death, so those in the high-risk group […]

Don’t miss this Sunday’s Carte Blanche. You can watch the show on Sunday 26 December in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 28 December if you’re abroad. CELEBRATION Honouring Healthcare Heroes When the waves of the pandemic surge, we stay at home. But healthcare workers keep going to […]