Former South African Western Cape Police Commissioner Arno Lamoer has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption. Lamoer appeared in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town on Thursday where he was handed an eight year sentence, two of which were suspended. The police commissioner was found guilty of corruption in February […]

The DA has declared that “we have not and will not offer to keep Patricia de Lille on as Mayor of the City of Cape Town”. In a media statement on Thursday, Natasha Mazzone – Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council – clarified: “We have offered to agree, in order to prevent any further unnecessary legal delays, […]

Following public outrage over the murder of Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) student Zolile Khumalo,  the South African Minister in the Presidency for Women and Children, Bathabile Dlamini said that there are many women who are being abused by their boyfriends, and urged them to speak up. Dlamini was addressing a large crowd of young […]

One person has died, and two have been hospitalised, after a horrific attack at the Imam Hussain Mosque in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa, on Thursday afternoon. Three balaclava-clad men, believed to be Egyptian nationals, allegedly stormed the mosque  this afternoon, 10 May 2018, wielding knives. They slit the throats of the two people who […]

A video which is being shared in South Africa this week, showing a distressed woman crying in her car was NOT filmed in South Africa. The mother – Kogee Sinniah – who had just picked up her son from training, says after she inadvertently went into the wrong lane, she had been followed by a […]

Twenty people are reported dead, and at least 39 have been hospitalised after a dam in Kenya broke its banks last night, following heavy rain in the area. According to reports, the breach – which occurred in Solai, about 190km north-west of Nairobi – caused “huge destruction”, flooding nearby villages. Homes were swept away leaving […]

With Mother’s Day coming up on Sunday 13 May 2018, South African mothers have been looking forward to being pampered and spoilt… but one local supermarket chain appears to have other plans for Mom! (UPDATE: Checkers apologises for inaccurate promo photo taken while moving merchandise.) A photo allegedly taken in a Checkers’ store, shows a […]

Murder cases have increased in three out of four police districts in eastern Johannesburg, rising 30% from 136 murders to 177 murders in the last year. The most affected areas are Yeoville, Jeppe, Sandringham and Cleveland. According to Jack Bloom, DA Johannesburg East Constituency Head, these figures from April-February (2016-17) to April-February (2017-2018) were revealed […]

Horses in the care of the South African Army have allegedly been neglected and left to starve to death, with 25 so badly emaciated that they had to be destroyed to prevent further suffering. The main herd was apparently left with no food so that the horses had no option but to eat soil and […]

The assault case against former South African Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Mduduzi Manana has been withdrawn. Just three weeks into her job, Manana’s domestic worker – named as Christine Wiro in local reports – laid charges against her employer on Sunday night at the Douglasdale police station. She claims that Manana had tried to push […]

Intruders chose the wrong house in South Africa to break into last week, when a fiercely protective father gunned down the three men, killing two of them. The third is in hospital. The man told the Middelburg Observer that he was consumed with fear that his wife and baby daughter would be tortured, raped and […]

The MyCiTi service in the City of Cape Town remains suspended as the nationwide bus strike is still ongoing. “After nearly three weeks of strike action it is still unclear when the deadlocked wage negotiations will be resolved,” the City of Cape Town said in a statement on Sunday. MyCiTi commuters are requested to make […]

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has joined millions of football fans around the country, and world, in conveying condolences for the passing on of Maritzburg United striker, Luyanda Ntshangase. Luyanda was tragically struck by lightning during a match back in March – and had been hospitalized ever since, in an induced coma. Unfortunately he […]

The African National Congress (ANC) said in a statement Saturday evening that it is saddened to learn of the “brutal, callous and cold-blooded killing” of well known education expert “Comrade” Graeme Bloch’s parents, Rosalie Bloch (84) and Aubrey Jackson (96), who were found murdered in their Rosebank/Mowbray home in Cape Town today, 5 May 2018. […]

Gauteng director Carlos Carvalho was tragically killed on Wednesday when a popular giraffe – known locally as Gerald the Giraffe – headbutted him during the shooting of a feature film at Glen Afric Country Lodge  in Broederstroom, about 40 minutes outside Johannesburg, within the Cradle of Humankind. Carvalho, who was originally from Port Elizabeth according […]

Crazy things happen all over the world… but sometimes you see something that really is a unique ‘Only in Africa’ occurrence. Arrive Alive, which campaigns for safer roads in South Africa, posted the following video along with a very dry comment: “Several violations in this video… such as using a cellular phone while driving… cyclist […]

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a statement on Saturday, expressing his sadness at the deaths of seven workers at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Driefontein mine. The president said that the government’s thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those who lost their lives. Ramaphosa also wished the six injured miners a quick recovery. […]

The death toll of miners trapped underground at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Driefontein mine near Carletonville on Gauteng’s West Rand, in South Africa, has now escalated to seven. This follows after another body of a miner was discovered on Saturday morning, 5 May 2018. Spokesperson James Wellsted confirmed that the deaths were linked to a seismic event at […]

Suspended SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane has been served with disciplinary charges, the Presidency announced on Friday. This relates to alleged misconduct in violation of his duties and responsibilities in terms of the South African Revenue Service Act, Public Finance Management Act and SARS Code of Conduct. The Presidency said Monyane was served with the charges […]

Almost R1 million was allegedly spent on foreign travel trips for the wife of former South African Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba… according to DA Shadow Minister of Finance, David Maynier. Maynier said in a press statement Thursday morning that while Gigaba was responsible for the implementation of cost containment measures in SA, and should have […]

The court has found Sandile Mantsoe guilty of killing his 22-year-old girlfriend, Karabo Mokoena. The shocking murder made headlines last year and raised awareness about abuse of women in South Africa. The convicted murderer was accused of burning Mokoena’s body beyond recognition, and dumping it in the veld in Lyndhurst. Mantsoe claimed that Mokoena committed […]

Help is sought in finding a missing 13-month-old child and his carer, who went missing in Alberton, South Africa, on Wednesday morning, 2 May 2018… in what is suspected to be a kidnapping incident. UPDATE 5 May 2018: Kidnapped child Eden Laird has been found unharmed in Brackendowns, South Africa. Suspects arrested. According to the […]

The City of Cape Town is making aid worth almost half a million available to seven organisations that will be taking part in the winter readiness campaign for street people this year. The City’ s Social Development Directorate is providing the R450,000 financial aid to approved organisations, including the provision of an additional 115 bed […]

The South African football Club, Orlando Pirates has released a heartfelt tribute to one of their former midfielders, Bheka Phakathi. Phakathi died in a fatal car accident on Sunday Morning. Kick Off reports that the 43-year-old was on his way to training at ABC Motsepe League club Umvoti; a team he had coached to league […]

South Africans have been shocked by a distressing video circulated on social media of a Game Reserve owner, Mike Hodge, being mauled by one of his lions. Hodge, the British owner of a private park near Thabazimbi in Limpopo, has fortunately survived the attack and is now hospitalised. South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Lieutenant […]