Sediment from coffer dams built by diamond mining companies on the West Coast is smothering the seabed and damaging the inshore reef systems, perhaps permanently, diamond divers have warned. Diamond divers have warned of damage to the seabed and inshore reef systems from “coffer dams” on the West Coast. Coffer dams are temporary sea walls […]

The number of new Coronavirus cases in South Africa has risen by 4011, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 821 889 since the outbreak. Meanwhile, 183 people died on Tuesday, which brings the death toll to 22 432 since the outbreak. Of the latest fatalities, 82 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 50 […]

Two members of the ‘Crusaders’ right-wing organisation – brothers Eric Donald Abrahams (55) and Erroll Abrahams (50) – were today found guilty, convicted and sentenced in the Middelburg Regional Court for contravention of Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorism and Related Matters Act (POCDATARA). The men were found guilty of preparing and planning to “carry […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that former Free State premier Ace Magashule, who is out on bail on charges of fraud, will be presenting himself to the ANC party’s Integrity Commission on December 12. According to DA leader John Steenhuisen, this announcement about one of the ANC’s “most corrupt cadres” – following a […]

Durban, South Africa, has been rocked by yet another explosion this morning, leaving 13 injured. The New Germany sky was stained with billowing black smoke on Tuesday morning as flames ravaged Zeta Chemicals in Otto Volek road. Less than a week ago, fire broke out at an Engen’s Durban refinery following an explosion at the […]

Tributes have poured in from around South Africa, and the world, following the sad passing of theatre legend Dawn Lindberg. The theatre doyenne died yesterday, 7 December, at the age of 75 from Covid-19 related complications. Ismail Mahomed, former chief executive officer at the Market Theatre Foundation, led the tributes with the following tribute. He […]

New water tests conducted by activists at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) show that the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works in Milnerton is discharging effluent with high levels of E. coli. This is in direct contradiction to tests done by the City of Cape Town. Tests by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) show the […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have agreed to postpone the remaining matches in the current One-Day International (ODI) Series being played in SA. The decision was taken jointly by the two Boards to ensure the mental and physical health and welfare of players from both teams, CSA said in […]

An extensive and sobering report, Serial Rape in South Africa, has been published revealing the extent and brutality of the rape crisis in SA. The report, published by Afriforum, contains devastating rape statistics and has used news reports, available data, research performed by various institutions, court cases and other sources. According to the latest annual […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness at the recent death of South Africa’s ambassador to Senegal, Lenin Magigwane Shope. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Presidency said ambassador Shope passed away at his official residence in Dakar, Senegal, earlier last week. President Ramaphosa offered his sincere condolences to Shope’s mother, Ma Gertude Shope, a […]

The South African Department of Health has issued an urgent announcement to all parents and learners who attended Ballito Rage event in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to get tested for COVID-19 after it was identified as a super-spreader event. Anyone who attended a Ballito Rage event is a ‘contact’ “We confirm that we have now identified a […]

A mysterious grant of R5.5 million has been given by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to a Limpopo organisation which says it never got the money. (Plus see the DA’s revelations below.) The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) gave R5.5 million to a Limpopo organisation which says it never got the money. The NLC has confirmed […]

MPUMALANGA – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a manhunt for a suspect following the recovery of a stolen bakkie that was being smuggled inside a truck! The hidden vehicle was discovered yesterday afternoon, 5 December, at the Lebombo Port of Entry where it’s believed the driver was hoping to cross the border […]

One night in August, in a quiet suburban complex in Port Elizabeth, Selina and Stanton Ingram spent the evening at home together with their children, twelve-year-old Tammy and seventeen-year-old Matthew. Little did they imagine that this would be the last time they would be together as a family… A Poisonous Pesticide Just a few hours […]

For the first time in South Africa’s history, matriculants will sit for a national rewrite of two examination papers after they were leaked. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga made the announcement during a media briefing on Friday where she provided an update on the progress of the 2020 matric examinations. “Having considered all of these […]

At least six people (some reports say seven) have been injured after a massive explosion on Friday morning at an Engen refinery in Durban, South Africa. Watch below. According to Rescue Care Paramedics and Engen, the explosion occurred at 07h10 on Tara Road in Wentworth. Engen said in a statement that it was successfully extinguished […]

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has topped 800 000, after 4 400 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 800 872 since the first case was reported in March this year. Meanwhile, 94 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease which pushes the death toll to […]

A shootout has taken place between armed rhino poachers and an anti-poaching unit on SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary in Limpopo, near South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park, on Thursday afternoon. SanWild said the suspected poachers were armed with automatic rifles. The chase is still on to catch them. “A Helicopter, armed response unit with tracker dogs, […]

Locust outbreaks are currently plaguing South Africa in parts of the Free State, Northern Cape and Western Cape, fuelled further by strong winds, according to Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza. “Control measures are currently being implemented to curb the spread of the locusts. The current strong winds are aiding the fight […]

Just a couple of days into the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa, a bubbly mother of two, who loved to dance, was allegedly raped and brutally murdered. Anna Phokela’s body was apparently so badly mutilated that one of her breasts was found almost two kilometres away from the rest […]

South Africa has reportedly missed the deadline to participate in the Covid-19 initiative that would have given SA access to the Covid-19 vaccine. Yesterday the UK announced it would be receiving its first shipment of vaccines within days. The Democratic Alliance (DA) today called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to explain, in his impending address to […]

The Coronavirus continues to spread in South Africa as cases jumped to 796 472 after 4 173 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the death toll has now risen by 65, bringing the tally to 21 709 since the outbreak. Of the latest deaths, 30 were recorded in the Western Cape, […]

Former deputy Hawks head in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Simon Mzayifani Madonsela, has been sentenced to eight year imprisonment after he was found guilty on two counts of corruption. He was tried and sentenced by the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court following his arrest in 2015. According to media reports, the crime happened in October 2011. […]

A South African Police Services (SAPS) officer in full uniform, caught drunk on duty after a video went viral, appeared in court this week where he had his bail extended until January 2021. The shocking video (watch below) filmed on Sunday, showed the SA police officer, behind the wheel of a patrol car, so drunk […]

The COVID-19 death toll in South Africa has now reached 21 644 after 109 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Tuesday, according to the SA Department of Health. SA Coronavirus Update by Province Of the latest fatalities, 36 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 27 in the Western Cape, 17 in the North […]