PRETORIA – Weighing just 2.5kg, South Africa’s first privately owned nanosatellite, nSight1, has been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). Deployed on 24 May, nSight1 will orbit Earth and capture images with a remote sensing camera. Locally designed and built by SCS Space, a member of the SCS Aerospace Group, nSight1 was […]

SA Rugby on Tuesday delivered what it believed was a winning bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup at World Rugby headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby, handed in the 827-page, 8.2kg document, detailing South Africa’s compelling case to host the tournament. “This is a momentous day for South African […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry will headline a star-studded concert in Manchester, England, on Sunday to benefit victims of the suicide bombing at Grande’s May 22 concert there, organizers announced on Tuesday. American artists Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams and Usher will also perform at the June 4 concert, along […]

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has Tuesday laid charges against the President of South Africa, the Gupta family and several other prominent ministers. Maimane made the announcement, saying: “Fellow South Africans, Today I laid an array of criminal charges against President Jacob Zuma, members of the Gupta family, several cabinet ministers and senior executives […]

Illegal gamblers have forfeited over R1-million of their winnings to the State, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. Unprecedented court proceedings led to the gamblers’ unlawful winnings of about R1.25 million being confiscated and forfeited to the State. Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said online gambling is illegal in the country and […]

A female zoo keeper has been tragically killed by a tiger in a “freak accident” at Hamerton Zoo in Cambridgeshire, UK. Hamerton Zoo has issued the following statement Monday night: “We are sorry but our staff are too distressed to speak directly to the media, as one of our colleagues was killed at Hamerton Zoo […]

President Jacob Zuma paid tribute to the significant role South Africa’s traditional leaders can play in the country’s transformation, at the official opening of the Indigenous and Traditional Leaders Indaba today… and said that land distribution will be one of the serious matters on the agenda. The President quoted freedom fighter Oliver Tambo, who would have turned 100 […]

The fact that the ANC National Executive Committee chose to keep Jacob Zuma in power as President of South Africa last night is a serious crime against the people of South Africa, according to opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA). DA leader, Mmusi Maimane, said today: “This once again illustrates that the ANC cannot self-correct. The […]

Video footage has emerged of the South African police officers’ hot pursuit of the hijackers who murdered Stellenbosch student, Hannah Cornelius, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The CCTV footage shows the suspects in the stolen blue Citi Golf being chased by police, before they jump out of the car and attempt to run […]

South Africans have been paying tribute to Stellenbosch University (SU) student Hannah Cornelius (21), whose body was found yesterday morning after the car she was in had been hijacked in the early hours of Saturday morning. Hannah, who was from Scarborough, had allegedly been stabbed several times with a sharp object before being strangled to […]

Congratulations to Lorna Greyling from Hartbeespoort in South Africa for being crowned Mrs Transcontinental! Representing the Continent of Africa, Lorna was crowned in Atlanta, USA, on Saturday. Carolyn Baldwin Botha‎, CEO of Pageants SA and MRS Africa, said: “As the reigning Mrs Africa Transcontinental 2017, we are extremely proud of her achievement and wish Lorna a spectacular […]

South African wannabe Everest climber, Ryan Sean Davy, is back in the USA after being arrested in Nepal for trying to climb Mount Everest without the $11,000 permit. The authorities kindly allowed him to return home without paying the hefty $22,000 fine (until recently he was living out of a van to save for this summit)… but […]

South Africa’s Sunday Times has published a series of “explosive e-mails” which reveal how much President Jacob Zuma’s “close friends the Guptas run South Africa”. On the eve of publishing the emails (on Sunday), the newspaper claimed they would reveal major state capture by the Gupta family (brothers Atul, Tony and Ajay). The emails allegedly show the […]

Two South African wines have been awarded the coveted ‘Platinum – Best in Show’ awards at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards: Paul Cluver Wines’ Seven Flags Chardonnay (2016) and Klein Constantia’s Vin de Constance (2013). An elated Paul Cluver Wines said on Thursday: “It is with enormous excitement and pride that we announce – and on no […]

Just when you think poachers can’t be more depraved… they cross another boundary. According to local reports, a rhino cow and her calf were slaughtered in an attack in the middle of the night on the auction holding pens (bomas) at the ‘Home of the White Rhino’, trapped and unable to run away into the […]

Due to exceptional public demand and SOLD OUT shows in the first phase of the World tour, Johnny Clegg has added additional South African and #London shows to his Final Journey World Tour, according to his management team. There will now be a second show at the Grand Arena in Cape Town on Friday 30th […]

“It is impossible to look past the fact that the festival could serve as a diversion from the human rights violations being committed by the state of Israel” A South African film director has pulled out of the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, citing Israel’s human rights violations as his reason. John Trengove is a […]

When things get bad in South Africa, people get funny. And the Cape Town water crisis, that is currently gripping the city, continues is no exception. After authorities have tried everything from educating, fining and even naming and shaming to try and get some reluctant residents on board to truly save water… two locals are trying […]

Africa is not the cradle of humankind: that’s the claim by a group of scientists who’ve just published what they describe as evidence of pre-human remains found in Eastern Europe (Greece and Bulgaria). The fossils in question belong to Graecopithecus freybergi, and are a little more than seven million years old. This would make them […]

Two South African cities have earned places in a Top 26 List of Major Cities with the Highest Quality of Life in the World. They are Cape Town and Johannesburg. The list, compiled by Deutsche Bank, forms part of their annual Mapping the World’s Prices report… which for the first time this year includes a […]

Minister of Police in South Africa, Fikile Mbalula, has confirmed that six of the “thugs” in a video filmed in Limpopo, which went viral, have been arrested. In a tweet, the Minister said five firearms have been recovered. He then added the hashtag #wanyaTsotsi. Watch the video here: https://twitter.com/MbalulaFikile/status/867791545579307008 Since taking office, after the controversial […]

DA Leader Mmusi Maimane, a Constitutional Office Bearer of South Africa, has this evening been “forcefully prevented from entering the Republic of Zambia, by Zambian Police who boarded his arriving SAA flight upon touchdown”, according to a statement from the DA. The DA Leader was arriving in Zambia, on Africa Day, to attend and observe […]

Speaking at Joubert Park today to commemorate Africa Day, Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Commander in Chief, Julius Malema, said this world was meant to be ruled by women. Speaking against women and child abuse – of which several cases have recently rocked South Africa – Malema said: “Women are the most peaceful, understanding people. If […]

City Manager Moeketsi Mosola posted a message on Facebook Thursday announcing “A Miracle Happened in the Tshwane City Council Chambers Today”. He said the miracle is that a R30-billion budget was passed by ALL political parties represented in council. Mosola wrote: “A balanced and Pro-Poor Budget supported by All Parties. As Our Democracy matures our […]

The Mayor of Ditsobotla, Daniel Buthelezi, is being held hostage in Lichtenburg by protestors; and a fire is raging through municipal offices, allegedly caused by petrol bombs thrown into the building by unhappy residents… who have been protesting about poor service delivery in the North West area. According to several tweets from the area, a Service Delivery […]