The number of politicians, organisations and media calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down has mounted considerably since Thursday’s momentous court decision saying he had failed to defend or respect the constitution – although senior African National Party members have either dismissed the idea of his resignation or said it would only create more problems. Sunday Times […]

A day after President Jacob Zuma made his much-derided and much-criticised apology to the nation over Nkandla, one of his ministers was booed off the stage at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa came on stage before the performance of SA duo Mafikizolo on Saturday, but was quickly met with […]

The office of President Jacob Zuma has rejected as “preposterous and malicious” an allegation by EFF leader Julius Malema that Zuma carried R6 billion to Dubai for the Gupta family. “Mr Malema’s allegation has no basis in fact,” the Presidency said in an unusual statement posted on Saturday, two days after Malema made the allegation on […]

In late March 2016 struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada congratulated the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, on Facebook for “being vindicated by today’s findings at ‪#‎ConCourt‬”; and then penned a letter – that he says was “painful” to write – to the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, calling on him to step down. The letter went […]

Following yesterday’s apology to the nation from President Jacob Zuma, in which he largely blamed legal advice and the Public Works department for the Nkandla issue, Advocate Thuli Madonsela has tweeted a message that for many says it all… In a tweet posted Saturday morning, South Africa’s Public Protector said: “We all make mistakes but it […]

Western Cape ER24 paramedics helped rescue a paraglider from a precarious cliff this evening near Brenton-on-Sea. According to ER24 Spokesperson Pieter Rossouw the paramedics “showed exceptional skills earlier this evening when they assisted in the rescue of a paraglider who had fallen from a cliff”. The female patient allegedly did not get enough height when she […]

President Jacob Zuma has (finally) apologised for the Nkandla affair, but said that he had never deliberately intended to subvert the constitution. Zuma addressed the nation in a quickly arranged address on Friday night (which was only announced an hour before it was delivered), a day after the Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma had failed […]

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While “Batman v Superman” plays out on movie screens, South Africa has some real superheroes who have swooped in during the presidency of Jacob Zuma to save the day. You might love them or disagree with them, but they deserve recognition and admiration. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng The chief justice, who brought an end to the […]

After producing the more exclusive Roadster, Model S and Model X electric cars, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday that a five-seater sedan selling for a lot less – $35,000 – would come off the production line in 2017. Within 24 hours of the announcement, orders had reached 180,000. The car, which was launched in […]

The world premiere of the documentary about a South African woman who became an Israeli Mossad agent and an assassin took place in Ra’anana, Israel, on Tuesday. “Sylvia: Tracing Blood” is the story of Cape Town-born Sylvia Rafael, who was, as one review puts it, “a woman with a secret life, comprising triple identities, who […]

SA National Parks said it has successfully darted Sylvester, the lion that escaped from Karoo National Park earlier this week – for the second time – and whose plight generated a frenzy online when people heard that SANP was going to euthanise him. “SANParks search team has successfully darted the escaped lion from #KarooNationalPark outside […]

Political parties and politicians (and everyone with a Twitter account in South Africa) was quick to react to the Constitutional Court’s judgement against President Jacob Zuma and the National Assembly for failing to hold Zuma accountable, as well as the highest court’s insistence that the public protector was there to protect the constitution and the […]

JOHANNESBURG – The Constitutional Court, in a unanimous decision, on Thursday came down hard on President Jacob Zuma and the National Assembly for second-guessing the public protector Thuli Madonsela over her report about security upgrades at Zuma’s Nkandla home and demanding that remedial action be taken against the president. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said Zuma had failed […]

Following petitions and an international outcry that an escaped lion from the Karoo National Park would face euthanasia, the South African National Parks (SANParks) has apologised for their earlier statement “which did not accurately reflect the organisation’s position” and clarified that all will be done to ensure the safe capture of the lion. This is the second time […]

A group of Economic Freedom Fighters MPs turned up at the Unisa graduation ceremony on Wednesday to support their newly graduated party leader, Julius Malema. Malema graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Human and Social Studies. A trim-looking Malema was dressed in the official graduation garb and cap, forsaking EFF red for the evening.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has responded to questions sent to him by the SA Police Hawks division, apparently regarding a so-called rogue unit in the SA Revenue Service (SARS) during Gordhan’s term as head of SARS. In a statement, issued today by the Ministry of Finance, Gordhan replied (full statement below): I have responded to the […]

BEAUFORT WEST – A wily lion named Sylvester has escaped Karoo National Park by crawling under an electric fence – his second escape in less than a year – and is said to be roaming a mountainous area nearby, with a growing public outcry for parks authorities not to shoot him. SANParks was quoted in the media on […]

President Jacob Zuma’s working visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken trade and economic relations between South Africa and each of the countries to a higher level, said the President on his return to South Africa on Tuesday. The president said bilateral relations were further cemented. The president visited Saudi Arabia first, where […]

Thanks to increased awareness of road safety, and a stepped-up presence of traffic officers on South African roads this Easter Weekend, the number of fatalities nationwide has drastically decreased by 46 percent from 287 last year to 156 this year. In a press briefing this morning, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters credited the traffic officers’ zero-tolerance […]

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, is to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Africa on Wednesday, the EFF has announced. Malema will graduate with a BA in Communications and African Studies at a ceremony at the university. In an interview last year Malema said that once […]

Two South African priests – one of them the archbishop of the Greek Orthodox church of Johannesburg and Pretoria – were among the passengers of an EgyptAir plane en route to Cairo from Alexandria that was hijacked on Tuesday and rerouted to Cyprus, according to news reports. All the passengers were released and the suspected hijacker […]

The DHL Stormers leapfrogged the Cell C Sharks for the top spot in the African Group on the Vodacom Super Rugby log table in the early hours of Sunday morning as they defeated the Jaguares in Buenos Aires to the delight of South African fans in Argentina, while the Cell C Sharks suffered their first […]

Cape Town has again made it into Trip Advisor’s Top 25 Destinations in the world…however, at number 20, this is a drop of ten places from last year which may be because of the stringent immigration laws which were implemented last year. The full 2016 Awards Winners were recently announced by Trip Advisor on their […]

PRETORIA – The office of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a statement in response to several media queries regarding the allegation that he had met with business people – including billionaire Johan Rupert – following the appointment of Des Van Rooyen, and the subsequent appointment of Pravin Gordhan, as minister of finance in South Africa. The […]