Two South African filmmakers – Bonne de Bod and Susan Scott – sacrificed everything, including selling their homes, to stop their lives and make a film about the rhino poaching crisis in SA. The two passionate wildlife enthusiasts carved out six months for the project… but soon found themselves immersed in a world far larger […]

A South African chef, on a working holiday in Indonesia, has shared some incredible footage of the evacuation currently taking place from the island of Gili Trawangan to Lombok, where 91 people have died after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the resort islands causing thousands of buildings to collapse. It was the second powerful earthquake […]

A third bus is now reported to have been set alight in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Monday morning. It is believed to be related to a minibus taxi strike planned by taxi operators for today, although the SABC says this has not yet been confirmed. Two Golden Arrow buses were torched earlier this morning. Two fire […]

The tragic death by suicide of a young 23-year-old Rhodes student, Khensani Maseko, has rocked South Africans around the country who took to Twitter to reveal how upsetting they found her death, despite many not knowing her personally. Maseko’s passing has touched so many – in a month that women are meant to be being celebrated […]

The African National Congress (ANC) says it has learned with “shock” of the alleged, attempted assassination of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro. “The abhorrent attack reportedly happened as President Madura was delivering a keynote address on the 81st anniversary of the National Bolivarian Guard. “At least two explosions in aerial devices (drones) reportedly […]

Video footage of the scary moment when a rhino attacked a car in a Mexican safari park has gone viral around the world. Watch below. According to local reports, nobody was injured – although it’s likely the family who were inside the car, were probably left a little shaken! The video was filmed at Africam Safari […]

Summerwood Primary School, a well-resourced government school in Port Elizabeth’s Summerstrand suburb, failed to honour a netball match at John Masiza Primary in Walmer Township on 30 July, with coaches and parents citing safety concerns. In a leaked Whatsapp group conversation between parents and the school — which is in GroundUp’s possession — the grade […]

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean riot police chased away journalists waiting for a news conference by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday, shouting “out, out,” a Reuters witness said. Chamisa has questioned the outcome of Monday’s presidential election, in which he lost out to President Emmerson Mnangagwa (75) from the ruling Zanu-PF party. According to Reuters, […]

Shoppers at a Spar supermarket in the Eastern Cape of South Africa were surprised when thieves took off with not just a load of cash… but with the entire ATM machine loaded onto the back of their bakkie! A video of CCTV footage of the incredible scene at Lady Frere was uploaded by News24 to […]

A South African man – Andre Hanekom – was allegedly shot and kidnapped in Palma, Northern Mozambique yesterday afternoon. His family are desperate for any leads that could help them find him. His daughter Amanda Hanekom told SAPeople that her father had been living in Mozambique for more than 26 years, and that she and […]

HARARE – At least one person was killed in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Wednesday as soldiers stepped in to disperse stone-throwing opposition supporters who accused the ruling party of trying to rig Monday’s presidential election, witnesses said. Gunfire crackled in the streets while troops, backed by armoured vehicles and a military helicopter and some with […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s power utility Eskom said on Tuesday it has implemented controlled electricity cuts – known as load shedding in SA – after the company’s power supply was affected by labour unrest, by workers who are demanding higher wages. “Stage 1 rotational loadshedding implemented this evening,” Eskom said on its Twitter account. Eskom […]

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has announced the unemployment statistics of the second quarter, revealing that South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 27.2%…with the Free State being the hardest hit with an unemployment rate now of 34.4%. In the first quarter of this year the unemployment did not change – it was 26.6%. Stats […]

Eskom has announced that the risk of Stage 1 rotational loadshedding remains “high” this evening… due to industrial action. However, South Africa’s national power supplier has promised that it “will only be implemented if absolutely necessary”. If there is loadshedding – of which there is a “high probability” – it will be between 17h00 and […]

The situation at the Vaal River – which provides a major source of water for Gauteng – has reached crisis levels as raw sewage continues to spill onto land and into the river, posing a threat to the drinking water of 45% of Gauteng’s population. According to an expose by Carte Blanche, streets in the […]

JOHANNESBURG  – Holiday and business commuters in Gauteng have been affected Monday as workers at South Africa’s high-speed Gautrain went on strike over pay. Services to capital city Pretoria, commercial hug Johannesburg, and to the country’s main airport – OR Tambo International – have all been impacted, with major delays expected. The Bombela Operating Company, […]

Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Leader Julius Malema has lashed out at South African business mogul, Patrice Motsepe. Malema warned that Motsepe is leading another form of state capture. The EFF chief commander was addressing a crowd in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, during the party’s fifth anniversary celebration. Malema said that South Africa is not […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his “heartfelt condolences” on the tragic passing of acclaimed South African cardiologist Professor Bongani Mawethu Mayosi, who was Dean of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Professor Mayosi died from suicide on Friday, 27 July 2018. He was renowned for heading the research group that discovered the […]

The body of a missing six year-old girl who was abducted last weekend has sadly been found, Mpumalanga police have confirmed. Noluthando Masango was last seen last week on Saturday when the family held a traditional ceremony. Her grandmother Leah Masango told local media the young girl had mysteriously disappeared after all the children had […]

While statistics reveal the sad state of so many households in South Africa where children are growing up with absent fathers, there are men like 27-year-old Sabelo Malusi Thabethe whose greatest dream is to hold down his job so that he can buy a home in a safe area and take care of his daughter. […]

Lions have attacked the sole survivor of the disastrous relocation of 11 black rhino to Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The relocation was intended to save and protect the rhino, a species whose future is in jeopardy… as poaching syndicates wipe them out to feed an Asian market that mistakenly believes the rhino horn […]

A video showing a blatant robbery in action in Gauteng, South Africa, is gaining a lot of traction and raising the conversation on how witnesses to a crime should behave. The video was posted by Intelligence Bureau SA on Thursday morning, and shows two men approaching a vehicle on the Grayston Drive Off-Ramp. While the […]

The emergency medical service, ER24 said no injuries have been reported following a massive building fire at a retail park on North Rand Road in Boksburg, South Africa. Footage of a flaming fire at the Retail Park, east of Johannesburg, could be seen in a stream of videos on Twitter. Ekurhuleni metro’s disaster and emergency […]

MATI, Greece – Greece’s prime minister told of the “unspeakable tragedy” the country faced after at least 74 people were killed by wildfires that swept through a resort, trapping people in cars and on the edge of cliffs as others were forced to jump off to survive. The scale of Monday night’s devastation in Mati […]

The name of the Field Ranger who was killed by poachers in the Kruger National Park last week has been released. South African National Parks (SANParks) said yesterday that it was with “deep sadness” that it learned of the passing of Field Ranger Respect Mathebula on Thursday, 19 July 2018. SANParks Chief Executive Officer Fundisile […]