As South Africans joke today that the Rand is falling faster than the ruling party’s membership figures (trading at a record low of 14.2689 to the dollar this afternoon), here’s the latest rendition of Zumanomics, a track based on President Jacob Zuma’s unfortunate speech at an ANC conference in early October. During the speech, Zuma attempted to compare current ANC […]

Dire economic destabilisation, a disenfranchised populace and death – these are not the results of spiraling crime figures or rampant political corruption, but of another, more insidious threat to South Africa’s national security. These are the very likely consequences of a continued disregard for the country’s most valuable resource: water. (See infographic below.) The most […]

One of Durban’s most talented, well known sand artists – Thembinkosi – has sadly passed away. He was known on Durban beachfront by locals and international visitors for his awesome creations that both entertained and inspired. The news was announced on Street Scene Tours’ Facebook page on 1 November. Themba was a popular sand artist on the Durban […]

It’s not surprising that the Ministerial Task Team announced today, Thursday, that it has found that the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has failed to provide leadership and guidance to the health profession on a number of issues…when you look at the infographic below. The infographic, outlining how effectively countries around the world spend their […]

Popular radio and TV personality Darren Scott and his wife, former Mrs South Africa Sarah-Kate Scott, have announced their separation in a joint statement. In the statement, published by each of them on their Facebook pages today, they revealed that “after much soul-searching and discussion” they’ve taken a mutual decision to separate. The couple stressed that […]

Late this afternoon the Democratic Alliance (DA) posted a message on Facebook declaring that “the DA will not be intimidated by the ANC’s violence!” The message was accompanied by a video which allegedly shows ANC members attacking DA members during the set-up of a DA mayoral launch in Tshwane. The event took place on Friday, 23 October 2015 […]

It’s the incident that just keeps giving. That moment that President Zuma unfortunately fumbled  over the ANC membership figures during a speech at the ANC National General Council earlier this month. In its latest incarnation, Darth Vader is seen – in the latest Star Wars video trailer – doing the Zuma speech. On viewing the video, Twitter user […]

Filmmakers – who are currently making a documentary on the shocking onslaught of poaching on South Africa’s rhino – have asked for feedback on the news that rhino horn items were auctioned in Australia this week. In a message to SAPeople followers, Stroop asked: “WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? We at Stroop – die film feel that there’s something quite wrong […]

OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, has confirmed it is currently experiencing delays following an “aircraft incident” in which a plane from Port Elizabeth crash landed. A press release issued by the airport stated that: “British Airways’ (operated by Comair) BA6234 a 10:35 departure from Port Elizabeth, with 6 Crew and 94 Passengers on board, […]

I’m not going to get into this much as most people out there already know the #FeesMustFall situation…but instead I will rather show visuals of today’s peaceful march to City Hall in Durban. The protests started last week at the prestigious University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg (with #WitsMustFall), and have since spread to at least […]

Following the clash between student protesters and police outside parliament Wednesday, the widespread protests at universities in South Africa are making headlines around the world. The protests have rapidly evolved in less than a week from #WitsFeesMustFall (where it all began) through various universities’ #FeesMustFall to today’s #NationalShutDown…and #ANCMustFall. Several universities – from Wits to UCT, Fort Hare, Nelson […]

Springbok wing Bryan Habana on Tuesday paid tribute to Zukisa Kela, a teacher from Johannesburg who died in tragic circumstances over the weekend following a gang attack. The 25-year-old Kela was a teacher at Westbury Secondary School. According to media reports, his last words to his principal before he left school at the weekend were […]

A group of protesters at the University of Cape Town booed and shouted at Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane as they pushed to make him leave the campus today. See video below. The DA leader had gone to UCT to meet with the latest of a growing number of students protesting fees at universities across South Africa. The […]

World Rugby has completed a performance review and clarified South African referee Craig Joubert’s decision in the final minutes of the Australia versus Scotland quarter-final was incorrect. Joubert gave Australia a penalty with two minutes to go, when in fact it should have just been a scrum to Australia. Australia successfully converted the penalty which […]

Warm wishes have poured in for radio broadcaster Darren Scott’s quick and full recovery after he undergoes an operation this morning to remove melanoma cancer from his lungs. The popular South African personality confirmed on facebook yesterday that the cancer had returned, joking that “the fact that this is the 4th time melanoma has come-a-visiting MUST now […]

Photos of a bridge which has collapsed in Sandton, Gauteng, are going viral on social media this evening, Wednesday. The temporary pedestrian bridge, constructed by Murray & Roberts, collapsed on the M1, close to Grayston Drive at about 4pm this afternoon. The company confirmed in a statement that there have been two fatalities. Emergency services estimate approximately 20 people […]

A short video showing South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma struggle to read a couple of numbers is going viral on social media at the moment. The footage is taken from the president’s speech last week at the ANC National General Council (NGC) meeting in which he detailed the drastic drop in his party’s membership from 1,220,057 […]

The Democratic Alliance and the African National Congress have both been clamouring over the past week for the other party to take immediate action after news broke of serious problems within their ranks, namely the ANC’s possible involvement in a deal with Hitachi and a DA parliamentarian’s indiscrete tweet that has been called racist. On Thursday (today) […]

The Democratic Alliance has said member of parliament Dianne Kohler Barnard will face disciplinary action after sharing a post on Facebook that praised former president P.W. Botha, although social media is still abuzz with her gaffe. The shared post, written by freelance journalist Paul Kirk, said: “Please come back PW Botha – you were far more […]

A British lawyer on a flight from Doha in Qatar to Cape Town is suing Qatar Airways after being bitten by a highly venomous spider during the flight, according to news reports. Jonathon Hogg (40) apparently spent a month in hospital in South Africa, where he underwent three operations and a skin graft. He reportedly said the […]

Harbour House and Brass Bell in Kalk Bay, South Africa, took a beating from the ocean yesterday…possibly causing thousands of rands worth of damage, following Sunday night’s supermoon when the moon came closer to the Earth and had more of an impact on the tide. Photographers ROBYN GWILT and KIM BOUCHIER were there to capture these photos… UPDATE: View […]

Unfortunately South Africa’s murder rate continues to increase with a shocking total of 17,805 murders committed from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, according to the national crime statistics which were released today. That works out to an average of almost 49 people per day. In comparison, the total number of people murdered in Australia, according to BBC […]

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup after suffering a fracture to his jaw in the pool match against Samoa in Birmingham on Saturday. Heyneke Meyer, coach of the Springboks, described this latest injury to De Villiers as a massive set-back. Jan Serfontein has been […]

Private rhino owner Nick Tredger bid farwell to the last of his rhino in South Africa yesterday, following his heartfelt letter a fortnight ago after one of his black rhino cows and her calf were killed by poachers. At that time Nick said “I am very tired and very, very angry”. He was angry with the poachers […]

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed to Vogue magazine that he was bullied at school whilst growing up in South Africa. In an article headed “Elon Musk Wants to Change How (and Where) Humans Live”, Musk – who went to school in Johannesburg and Pretoria – says that the bullying was so bad that there was […]