Ratings agency Moody’s said on Monday that it had lowered its forecast for South Africa‘s 2019 economic growth to 1.0% from 1.3% after it said a first-quarter contraction had dented the government’s revenue and policy options. Moody’s is the last of the big three international credit firms to rate South Africa at investment grade. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to revive […]

South Africa need to put aside the fallout from their decision to overlook AB de Villiers and their injury issues when they face the West Indies in the Cricket World Cup on Monday, said key bowler Kagiso Rabada. It was confirmed last week that De Villiers, regarded as one of the world’s leading batsmen, had approached South Africa captain Faf […]

HARARE – Zimbabwe must have a new currency by the end of the year, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa who argued on Friday that this would help stabilise prices and inflation, which is at a 10-year high. The southern African nation in February removed an unrealistic peg for its electronic dollars and surrogate bond notes […]

This week the #KrugersdorpKillers were convicted on charges of murder, racketeering, robbery and other charges… bringing to an end a four year reign of terror which left 11 people dead. For Carte Blanche’s special coverage this Sunday, the investigative show has made their previous three inserts over the past year on the #KrugersdorpMurders available. Watch […]

In a Carte Blanche exclusive this week, the show meets the investigating officer who cracked the case of the notorious Krugersdorp Killers and speaks to family members of the victims – available to watch this  Sunday 9 June in South Africa; and to stream from Tues 11 June for South Africans abroad in many countries. […]

The Office of the ANC Chief Whip has confirmed the resignation of former Minister of Sport and Recreation Tokozile Xasa as an ANC Member of Parliament. The Chief Whip, Pemmy Majodina, said in a statement Friday morning that Xasa’s resignation is effective from today, 07 June 2019. Xasa, who was previously Tourism Minister, will be […]

South Africa’s rand fell again early on Friday, reaching a new 2019 low as assurances by the African National Congress (ANC) about the independence of the Reserve Bank did little to ease nerves about economic policy. At 0640 GMT, the rand was 0.63% weaker at 15.0900 per dollar, bringing losses since Monday to nearly 5% […]

The Office of the ANC (African National Congress) Chief Whip has confirmed the resignations of three ANC Members of Parliament…. with no reasons given. In a statement on Thursday evening, the ANC confirmed the resignations of former Minister of Social Development Susan Shabangu, former Minister of State Security Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba and former Minister of Human […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his best wishes to activist, musician, songwriter and producer Jonas Gwangwa. Gwangwa, 81, is currently receiving medical attention at 1 Military Hospital in Tshwane. “The thoughts and prayers of all South Africans are with our beloved national treasure, Ntate Jonas Gwangwa, and his family. We wish him a speedy and full […]

JOHANNESBURG – A row centring on the South African central bank – the Reserve Bank – exposed deep divisions in the governing ANC party on Wednesday, as a faction loyal to President Cyril Ramaphosa opposed calls from a rival group for the bank to do more to boost employment and growth. The dispute between a […]

One hears so many different reasons why rhino horn is used in Asia, so travelling there to get to the bottom of it all was an important step for me when I was researching for my film, ‘STROOP’… writes Bonné de Bod. I spoke to many locals and eventually had a breakthrough when we got […]

At a press conference in South Africa yesterday, in which AfriForum released its latest farm attack statistics for SA, a farm attack survivor (who prefers to remain anonymous) also shared the horrific details of an attack she endured, in which she was shot and raped. This is her letter from which she read… My great-grandfather, […]

South Africa’s economy saw its sharpest contraction in a decade in the first quarter of 2019 as the dreaded power cuts – nicknamed loadshedding locally – hurt key sectors like manufacturing and mining, another sign that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s growth drive is struggling to gain traction. Data on Tuesday showed the economy was 3.2% smaller […]

The latest South African farm attack statistics for 2019 show that they are “most definitely not” all socio-economically motivated, according to AfriForum. The civil rights organisation announced the latest stats at a media conference Tuesday morning, at which one farm attack survivor also shared the horrific details of the attack she endured… in which she […]

Vinpro chairman Anton Smuts has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take a strong stance against attacks on South Africa’s agricultural sector following a spate of attacks on wine producing farmers in the Western Cape, and two murders in the past month that have shaken the wine industry, the second one just yesterday. UPDATE: Wife […]

Dozens of patients hoping to get medical attention were turned away from Ikhwezi Clinic in Nomzamo township in Strand, Cape Town, South Africa on Friday. This clinic burnt during the night and appears to have been deliberately torched. The remains of petrol bombs could be seen in some of the rooms. Strand has been the […]

South Africa cannot afford any more mistakes at the World Cup and will need to win almost all their remaining seven games if they hope to qualify for the semi-finals, former all-rounder Jacques Kallis has said. South Africa lost their tournament opener to England by 104 runs before they suffered an upset 21-run defeat against […]

Disciplinary action has been taken against four staff members implicated in the shocking abuse of an elderly woman at the Mamelodi Hospital, following a social media post which went viral last week. The post (including photos and video), by former news editor Virginia Keppler, showed 76-year-old Martha Marais, with her hands tied behind her back […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways’ CEO Vuyani Jarana has resigned after less than two years in the job, saying his turnaround strategy for the loss-making airline was being undermined by a lack of state funding and too much bureaucracy. Jarana’s departure, announced in a letter to the chairperson of the airline’s board dated May 29 […]

A knee injury initially thought not that serious has ruled South Africa captain Siya Kolisi out of the rest of the Super Rugby season and threatened his participation in the build-up to the World Cup later this year. Kolisi went off towards the end of the first half of last Saturday’s 34-22 home win over […]

England made a confident start to their Cricket World Cup campaign as they crushed South Africa by 104 runs in the tournament opener at The Oval on Thursday. Ben Stokes top-scored with 89 as the hosts made a competitive total of 311 for eight after being sent into bat. Jofra Archer took two early wickets […]

Two horrifying cases involving the abuse of elderly women have shocked South Africans on social media in the past week, as videos and photos have gone viral. The one incident took place at a hospital in Pretoria yesterday, and the other at a centre for the elderly in Bloemfontein. In the first, Virginia Keppler – […]

Last Thursday evening Sibusiso Vumase was entertaining guests when he heard a loud knock on his front door. When he opened the door, a group of people carrying crowbars and hammers were standing outside demanding that he immediately evacuate his RDP house and find another place to live. On Friday morning Vumase was folding and […]

South Africa has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, with an alarming figure of 13%. The global average stands at 6%. One of the main causes of South Africa’s rate is the rapid growth of the country’s commercial food industry. This has led to increased consumption of cheap, easily accessible and ultra-processed […]

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhinoceros has died, an official said on Monday, dashing efforts to save the critically endangered species in the country. The rhino, named Tam, was about 30 years old and lived at a wildlife reserve in Sabah state on Borneo island since his capture in 2008, Christina Liew, state […]