Betty’s Bay bears the brunt of blaze, which is now under control. Hundreds of people were evacuated in the Overberg region on Friday after a fire made its way closer to residential areas. The areas affected included Hermanus, Franskraal, Betty’s Bay and Karwyderskraal. By early Saturday morning, with the help of rain, firefighters and aerial […]

Popular and world famous South African football player Phil Masinga has sadly passed away this morning at a hospital in Johannesburg, at the age of 49. South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan said: “Sad day for South African football. A loyal servant of the game, on and off the field of play.” […]

HARARE – Zimbabwe will introduce a new currency in the next 12 months, the country’s Finance Minister said, as a shortage of U.S. dollars plunges the financial system into disarray, forcing businesses to close and threatening unrest.  The southern African nation abandoned its own hyperinflation-wrecked currency in 2009 at the height of an economic recession, […]

Award-winning South African photographer Justin Sullivan has captured on film some of the frightening scenes from yesterday’s Day from Hell in the Overberg, South Africa, where three large runaway fires were fuelled by strong winds pounding the coastline at gusts of close to 100km/h… creating an inferno. Justin was on the scene in Betty’s Bay on Friday […]

For many residents in Franskraal and Hermanus, in the Western Cape, today was a day from hell… as three fires burned out of control in the Overstrand, and strong winds of 60 to 80 km/h forced aerial support to be grounded and and fuelled the inferno. Residents were evacuated. Buildings, including houses, were destroyed. And […]

ATHENS – The ancient monuments in Athens got a rare dusting of snow on Tuesday as temperatures across Greece hit record lows, bringing transport to a standstill in some areas. While early morning tourists at the Acropolis were treated to a snow-globe scene, locals had to contend with roads made impassable by ice and many […]

An Afrikaans message on Facebook by a farmer’s daughter, Bella Bok Marais, has been going viral the last couple of days – shared by thousands of South Africans and Namibians. For thos who don’t speak Afrikaans, here’s a rough English translation: “If you call your dad… and you can hear such a big farmer’s heart […]

PRETORIA – Over 30 pieces of rhino horns were seized at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) Thursday morning during an on-going operation into ridding the airport of criminal activities. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement that recent reports of the detection of Rhino Horns in the East, originating from Southern Africa, […]

WINDHOEK – Namibia has suspended meat imports from South Africa due to the outbreak of the highly contagious foot and mouth disease, state broadcaster, NBC, said on Wednesday. The disease, which causes lesions and lameness in cattle and sheep, was detected in a northern district of Limpopo province, South Africa’s agriculture department announced this week. […]

JOHANNESBURG – Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday its bullion output in 2018 would be lower than forecast after almost half of the employees down tools since mid-November in a wage strike that has killed four employees at its South African gold operations. The miner said it expected 2018 production to come in at 1.1 million ounces […]

South Africa’s opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) claims that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has stolen their election slogan “One South Africa For All”. In a statement Wednesday evening, DA Spokesperson Solly Malatsi said: “The DA notes the fact that the ANC has stolen our election slogan: “One South Africa for All’ which we […]

South Africans across the country have been outraged by a photo that’s gone viral showing black learners in a Grade R classroom at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke, in the North West, sitting at a separate table to the white learners. One mother told TimesLive that the teacher had sent the photo on a WhatsApp group and “all […]

A fire, which has already claimed one life, has continued to rage across parts of the Overstrand in South Africa, causing ecological devastation and threatening the safety of residents. However, winds have fortunately died down today. Last night a mother of two young children in Gordon’s Bay took to Facebook to express her fear as […]

Positive laboratory results have confirmed Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in cattle in the Vhembe District of Limpopo, South Africa, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Tuesday. In a statement, the department said samples were collected during a disease investigation after reports of cattle with lameness were received. The positive location is […]

JOHANNESBURG – At least three people were killed and around 200 injured on Tuesday morning when two trains collided in the South African capital Pretoria, an emergency services official said. Charles Mabaso confirmed two of the fatalities with Reuters, and Netcare911 have since updated the death toll to three. Netcare said more than 200 passengers […]

Condolences have poured in for OR Tambo District Municipality Mayor, Nomakhosazana Meth, after she suffered a double tragedy this weekend when her two sons were killed in a car crash late Friday night in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The two boys had been out celebrating their matric results when the accident happened in the early […]

Half of all South African pupils who attended school for five years can’t do basic calculations. This is according to a 2015 TIMMS report on mathematics achievements among Grade 5 learners in South Africa. At the same time, it’s calculated that 10% of the country’s teachers are absent from school each day, while research found […]

A video has gone viral in South Africa showing a rat trying to tuck into some food on sale at Food Lover’s Market in Diepkloof, Soweto. (Watch below.) The video was posted by Sipho Ndhlovu, saying: “That’s how diepkloof food lovers serves its customers and the rats so comfortable and not scared of people as […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s national cricket captain Faf du Plessis has been suspended for one test and fined 20 percent of his match fee after the Proteas were charged with a slow over rate in the nine-wicket second test victory over Pakistan at Newlands. Earlier today Du Plessis had been named man of the […]

The historic Bo-Kaap – with its colourful architecture and community life – is shockingly under threat as developers put up high-rise modern conveniences… and don’t even try to respect and fit in with one of South Africa’s most photographed areas! Tonight on Carte Blanche, the investigative programme asks: Who will win the battle for the […]

“It was a challenging night for ground crews as the Betty’s Bay Fire battle moved high into the mountains,” says award-winning South African photographer Justin Sullivan, who has been up close with the firefighters as they tackle the fire which has already claimed one life, and has been raging since New Year’s Eve… when a […]

Two chalets were burnt last night in Oliphants Camp in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park… caused by a braai which had not been extinguished. There were no injuries, however the two chalets were badly damaged as evidenced by the photos on this page, taken by Theo Thumbran. Theo and his wife are currently on […]

A family from abroad is seeking the help of South Africans in SA to find Stanley Currie, who has been missing since 28 December 2018 when he boarded a flight from Dublin Ireland to South Africa on a one-way ticket. UPDATE: Missing Irishman Stanley Currie has been found in South Africa.  His brother, daughter-in-law and […]

NAIROBI – Girls in western Kenya returning to school after the Christmas break are undergoing compulsory tests for female genital mutilation in a move to crackdown against the illegal and harmful practice, a senior government official said on Friday. They are also being tested to see if they are pregnant. George Natembeya, commissioner for Narok […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three former Credit Suisse Group AG bankers were arrested in London on Thursday on U.S. charges that they took part in a fraud scheme involving $2 billion in loans to state-owned companies in Mozambique, a spokesman for U.S. prosecutors said. Andrew Pearse, 49; Surjan Singh, 44; and Detelina Subeva, 37 were […]