The Wallabies defeated the Springboks 23-17 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday after the South Africans failed to capitalise on a good start in the first half. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said afterwards he was not pleased with his team’s discipline. The two teams scored two tries apiece but the boot of Bernard […]

A South African family is reaching out to the public for a living donor to help save the life of their 7-month-old baby daughter, Divya Ashleey Singh. After being born healthy, Divya’s condition changed within a few weeks and she was finally diagnosed with an extremely rare – and life-threatening – liver disease called Biliary Atresia […]

Well known South African opera singer Johan Botha passed away early Thursday morning in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 51. Botha, one of the world’s most respected and celebrated tenors, had been suffering from cancer. Charl van Heyningen, Director at the Centre for Music at Stellenbosch University, posted a message on Facebook offering his sincerest condolences […]

Former students of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban campus have expressed shock and dismay at the burning and destruction of UKZN’s Howard College law library. The library was damaged as part of wider unrest on all three UKZN campuses as students protested against the increase of university fees. One graduate, now middle-aged, said: “We also had […]

Shadow Minister of Finance, David Maynier, kept yesterday’s promise of “I’m going to roast rogue Minister Mosebenzi Zwane tomorrow in Parliament”… but it was DA’s Chief Whip John Steenhuisen who truly ranted, raging at the Speaker of the National Assembly for not making Zwane answer the question. “You are trampling on the Constitution again,” he accused the […]

The legacies of apartheid in South Africa can only be understood by making sense of the complexities of the past. This includes recognising what those who were young during the apartheid era – and who are now the elders and leaders of our society – experienced during that time. In the roughly 30 years between […]

DURBAN – Classes have been suspended at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) until further notice, following unrest on the three campuses. In a statement issued Tuesday, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Dr Albert van Jaarsveld, said the situation had become “untenable” after gunshots were heard on campus (see video below). Students began protesting against tuition fees on […]

Jamie Joseph, founder of Saving the Wild, has issued a statement regarding the postponement of yesterday’s much anticipated trial of alleged rhino poaching kingpin Dumisani Gwala. The trial was due to begin Monday but was yesterday postponed until 19 September 2016. Jamie’s statement said: “Gwala, who is believed to be responsible for as much as 80% […]

The trial of alleged rhino kingpin, Dumisani Gwala, which was due to start in KwaZulu-Natal today, has been postponed to 19 September 2016. Wildlife advocate and founder of Saving the Wild, Jamie Joseph, has campaigned tirelessly for the world to take note of this important court case and ensure justice is done in the fight against […]

Merely by virtue of the fact that they’re at the Paralympic Games in Rio means that each and every athlete who’ll be in action has already faced one struggle or another. So the 45 men and women representing Team South Africa are used to dealing daily with adversity. One of them, Commonwealth Games medallist and […]

PRETORIA – Public safety is deteriorating in South Africa with the rates of murder and carjacking up, but there are measures that can be taken in the next few years to bring about a sustainable improvement, according to the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). Watch video below. There are now 51 murders occurring every day […]

There has unfortunately been an explosion on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the aerospace company SpaceX – founded by South African entrepreneur Elon Musk – was preparing an unmanned rocket for launch. UPDATE: SpaceX issued a statement Thursday saying: “SpaceX can confirm that in preparation for today’s standard pre-launch static fire […]

An American tourist on holiday in South Africa had a once-in-a-lifetime experience when she came across a leopard in her shower! Tally Angle, from North Carolina, posted photos to a Kruger National Park group on Facebook of the leopard “lounging in our outdoor lodge shower” at Singita Ebony Lodge. Tally posted several amazing photos of the […]

The owners of Sunland Farm in South Africa, home to one of the world’s most famous baobab trees, have a very pragmatic approach to the “breaking” news that one-third of their gentle giant’s trunk has crashed to the ground. Heather van Heerden says it’s simply “nature’s way of renovating”. Here’s the famous Sunland Baobab – […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan could be charged with graft as soon as this week, the City Press newspaper reported on Sunday, citing senior sources in the police, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the tax service.   The AFP news agency quoted an NPA spokesperson as saying “there is no […]

The Springboks’ 26-24 loss to Argentina’s Puma’s on Saturday in Salta is proof the Boks are in “free fall”, according to Supersport journalist Gavin Rich. In a hard-hitting piece, republished on SARugby’s website, Rich said “it is time to face reality… Since Allister Coetzee took charge of the Boks they’ve displayed no clear plan and assumed no […]

Zimbabwe has reportedly suffered its worst protests in over two decades as a peaceful “mega demonstration” in the capital, Harare, against President Robert Mugabe’s long rule of 36 years turned violent. The protests came after new that the 92-year-old president plans to stand for re-election again. Mugabe warned there will be no ‘Arab Spring’. Opposition leader […]

The 2-year-old daughter of a South African family who was washed into the sea in Cornwall in the UK a few days ago has tragically passed away. The Bruynius family of five – from South Africa and living in Surrey in the UK – were holidaying in Newquay last week when they were swept off rocks at South […]

Eish, it appears that the Brits have not been adequately introduced to the South African braai! In a recent survey in Great Britain, respondents voted Australia the best barbecuing nation… with South Africa only coming 6th! The Glowing Embers ‘Battle of the BBQ’ poll asked Brits which nation BBQs the best, and by a BBQ they meant […]

At least 250 people have died after a massive earthquake – of magnitude 6.2 – struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Many people are still trapped under rubble. The quake hit approximately 76 km south east of the city of Perugia (in Umbria), a region popular with tourists… especially now during the European summer. By […]

Opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has reacted to news that the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, has been requested to report to the Hawks at 10h00 on Thursday 25 August 2016… calling it a “major escalation in the ‘SARS Wars’.” David Maynier, Shadow Minister of Finance, said the fact that Gordhan has reportedly been requested […]

The Rand has fallen to its lowest against the dollar since 3 August, after reports surfaced in the Daily Maverick that South Africa’s Finance Minister – Pravin Gordhan – has been summoned by the Hawks to “present” himself on Thursday… which could signal Gordhan’s dismissal from office. With the elite police division circling the Treasury Chief, the Rand […]

JOHANNESBURG – A female councillor for the ANC has sadly passed away during the Joburg Council meeting today. The inaugural meeting – in which the Speaker, Mayor and Chief Whip are being elected – was adjourned when the councillor fell ill and collapsed, apparently battling to breath. She was led out of the chambers by medics shortly […]

There has been an outpouring of support from South Africans and locals in Cornwall after a South African family, living in the UK, suffered a terrible tragedy this weekend whilst holidaying in Newquay. According to family friend Madelein Jansen Van Noordwyk “my dear friend [Lisinda Bruynius] has had the worst happen on her family holiday in […]

South Africa’s rhinos have again fallen victim to the breathtakingly beautiful full moon which rose on Thursday evening… and was still shining bright last night. Passionate wildlife advocate Jamie Joseph, from Saving the Wild, reported Saturday evening that “#Zululand has suffered another devastating full moon slaughter in Hluhluwe iMfolozi. “I have wept over the #rhinos that have […]