JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The Pietermaritzburg High court in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on Tuesday resumed a trial that has dragged out for years over a $2 billion arms deal involving former president Jacob Zuma, whose legal team sought to remove a prosecutor they accused of bias The trial over the 1990s deal was meant to start […]

The past two years have been a real challenge for the South African economy, as the pandemic put pressure on businesses and their operations. More than 2.8 million COVID-19 cases and over 83,000 deaths have been reported by the time of writing, putting the country among the worse hit by the pandemic on the African […]

Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, says whistleblowers remain an important aspect to combatting corruption. Speaking during the first webinar in a five-part series, which will explore the importance of whistleblowing and the challenges that whistleblowers experience, Adv Mothibi said: “More often, corruption goes undetected until a whistleblower comes out. To bring any […]

People all over the world have been turning to a variety of investment strategies recently because they’re noticing prices for a wide range of services and goods going up, and they might even be noticing that the value of their currency is going down. If you’re concerned about your financial future, taking some smart and […]

The UK announced Friday evening that South Africa is to stay on its Red alert list. The news has been met with shock, disappointment and fury. It means that anyone who visits SA from the UK has to quarantine in a government-appointed hotel for 10 days, at their own cost (at least £2,000), on their […]

Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is facing a litany of challenges. The Conversation Africa asked Professor Anton Eberhard, director of the Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, to pose questions to the power utility’s CEO, André de Ruyter. BY Anton Eberhard, University of Cape Town Anton Eberhard: The […]

The DA has reported a suspicious hijacking, of sensitive National Lotteries Commission (NLC) information, outside their Cape Town office. The incident took place on Monday at 13:00. “A courier service arrived at the DA Federal Head Office in Cape Town to deliver a USB drive with sensitive information that we had requested from the National […]

According to the 2021 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, Cape Town remains such a wildly popular destination with international travellers that it was voted the number one city in the Middle East and Africa. Travel + Leisure is one of the biggest travel magazines in the world with a reach of more than 35 […]

Rodwell Nkomazana’s face was mauled by a hyena near his home, while he was sleeping at a church gathering in Harare, Zimbabwe, in May. The future looked grim, but thanks to the kindness of strangers – from donors and supporters to medical experts in South Africa who’ve worked pro bono – the little boy, who […]

Climate activists have mobilised their resistance to the financing of fossil fuels in South Africa by handing over a formal petition to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), ABSA and Investec. The hand-over by 350Africa.org took place yesterday, 2 September. The petition, signed by over 1000 people, calls on these financial institutions to publicly […]

South Africa will join central banks in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia to conduct a cross border payments trial, using different central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to assess if this allows transactions to be settled more cheaply and easily, the banks said on Thursday… writes Alun John. Many governments and central banks around the world are […]

Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has again urged all South Africans over the age of 18 to get vaccinated against COVID-19… as the country is expected to enter a fourth wave of the virus in November. In an update to the nation on the vaccination rollout, Dr Phaahla said: “We have opened [vaccinations] for everybody above […]

Police have arrested seven suspects in connection with the recent shocking murder of senior Gauteng Department of Health finance official, Babita Deokaran, who was a key whistle-blower in the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) scandal. The swift breakthrough in the case – thanks to information received by the investigating team – was confirmed by National Police […]

A Cape Town-based diamond jeweller – Shimansky – has dazzled the City of Lights, Las Vegas… scooping a first ever win for a South African jewellery brand at a prestigious international awards show. Shimansky was last night awarded the Best in Gold Award at the international Couture Design Show Awards 2021 in Wynn, Las Vegas. This […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to Germany tomorrow – Wednesday, 25 August 2021 – to attend a G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) meeting in Berlin on 26 and 27 August. President Ramaphosa has been invited by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. The G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) was initiated under the G20 German Presidency in 2017 […]

Law enforcement agencies are on high alert and say they are ready to ensure the safety and security of South Africans, amid threats of a “National Shutdown” on Monday. National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS) spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda said that law enforcement agencies have, through the NatJOINTS, put measures in place to […]

South Africans who have parcels to send to Australia have been advised to take the items to their local SA post office by no later than 7 September 2021. The South African Post Office said that they’ve been informed by Qantas that the Australian airline has scheduled a second repatriation flight to Australia, presenting customers […]

At least 1,227 ATMs and 310 bank branches were vandalised or destroyed during the recent unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, which occurred between 9 and 17 July. And over R119-million in cash was stolen, it was confirmed by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) today. SABRIC, which has been assessing […]

According to research conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the South African economy could face massive losses of more than R181-million every week it’s on the UK’s ‘red list’ for travel. The comprehensive study conducted by WTTC, reveals the staggering consequences the UK ‘red list’ represents to the South African Travel & […]

Nixon’s decision to delink the dollar from gold still hounds the IMF, South Africa and Africa. Five decades ago this month, US President Richard Nixon informed the world that the US would no longer honour its commitment to exchange US dollars for gold on demand. The commitment had been the foundation of the international monetary […]

At least 50 people marched to the Phoenix Police Station under the banners of the African United Activists and Qina Mhlali Movement in Durban at the weekend. A group of 50 people marched to the Phoenix Police Station to demand justice for those killed and attacked during the July unrest. They want a judicial commission […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Cape Town restaurateur Adrian Hochman watched over the years as friends packed up and emigrated, but rationalised that loadshedding (power cuts), the threat of crime and an uncertain future were simply part of doing business in South Africa… writes Promit Mukherjee. That was before a global pandemic took its toll on South […]

It is no secret that police officers in South Africa, who are implicated in violent crimes, are rarely held accountable. On a Friday evening in December 2013, 15-year-old Damian Ahrendse was shot and killed near his mother’s house in Wesbank, on the Cape Flats. Because of  the failure of the South African Police Service (SAPS) […]

Nederburg Wines is spending close to R1-million to encourage diners to return to their favourite licensed eateries in a campaign primarily designed to boost the beleaguered restaurant sector.   Working with around 150 restaurants nationwide, as part of its #TastesOfSouthAfrica campaign, the award-winning brand is giving away R600 000 in vouchers via selected retailers that can […]

These past few years, we have seen impressive growth in the gaming industry. Believe it or not, it is larger than the movie and music industry combined, especially now that esports is among the hottest talks of the town. Gaming has always been one of the best ways to pass the time and socialize with […]