ActionSA has shown appreciation to former Councillor David Tembe for his service to the residents of Johannesburg over the past 18 months. DAVID TEMBE SETS HIS FOCUS ON NATIONAL ELECTIONS This as he resigned as a city councillor to turn his focus to helping the party win the 2024 elections. Both as a councillor and as […]

South African-born America-based billionaire Elon Musk is well known for his outspoken nature — especially on his favourite social media app Twitter. The Tesla and SpaceX founder recently found himself bizarrely challenging Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight. The interesting exchange left thousands of people quite bemused but many of them have been […]

Eskom has indicated that it prepares to kick off its prepaid meter recode initiative to all its customers around the country. SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROJECT PROPELS ESKOM’S NATIONAL PROJECT This follows a successful rollout of a pilot project in Gauteng where Eskom was able to recode 5 800 meters. “The current TID code will expire on 24 November 2024 […]

Talented actor Thami Mngqolo, revealed on King David’s Podcast why the cast of Generations travelled to Nkandla to try to save the SABC1 soapie after salary woes with the producers. ALSO READ: ‘End of an era’: Actor Musa Ngema exits ‘Generations: The Legacy’ ‘GENERATIONS’ CAST AT NKANDLA The father of two and award-winning actor Thami Mngqolo played […]

The Bulls Daisies are getting ready to host Border for the second round of the 2023 Women’s Premier Division as club captain Lusanda Dumke is back in the starting lineup. On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Loftus Versfeld, Dumke and the herd will play host to the women from the Eastern Cape. Kick-off is scheduled for […]

The Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga has welcomed the hefty R70million fine handed to the Lekwa Municipality by the Standerton Magistrates Court for contravening environmental legislature. ALSO READ: Cape Town dam levels: Water streams into dams as capacity nears The municipality was found guilty on seven counts relating to: failure to comply with conditions stipulated in the waste […]

The last time Bafana Bafana qualified for a FIFA World Cup was back in 2001. Shaun Bartlett and Benni McCarthy both scored for Bafana as they recorded a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe at the FNB Stadium. The win saw South Africa securing a second successive World Cup qualification with two games to spare. Since then, […]

Some called him “The Hurricane” while many others called him “Ntofontofo. But where is Collins Mbesuma now? COLLINS MBESUMA’S DECORATED PSL AND INTERNATIONAL CAREER It’s safe to say the apple did not fall too far from the tree in the case of the Zambian international as his father, Francis Kajiya, was also a football player […]

Local low-cost airline FlySafair has denied that one if its planes had to do an emergency landing at the OR T ambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The alleged incident happened on Monday, 19 June on a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg. PASSENGER FEARS FOR THEIR SAFETY AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING One of the passengers who […]

The Springboks have been hard at work on and off the field in the last two weeks for their opening Test of the season against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 8 July, with the training camp comprising numerous field and gym sessions as well as team meetings. ALSO READ: Could new-look Springboks team look like […]

Musician and actor Ntobeko Sishi, who exited Gomora as Ntokozo tells City Press that he was depressed and emotionally fragile for a long time, to the point of contemplating suicide. ALSO READ:Actor Ntobeko Sishi reveals why he left ‘Gomora’ NTOBEKO SISHI: ‘MY AUNT FOUND A COUPLE OF MY SONGS’ The Gomora star Ntobeko “Sishii” Sishi revealed this about his new EP and […]

Fans of talented actor Molefi Monaisa, who played Wallet on Skeem Saam have wondered if he’s returning to the show. His last appearance was in the spelling bee competition episode in December 2021 on the SABC1 soapie. ALSO READ:‘Skeem Saam’: Here’s why fans love the ‘poetic justice’ of Wallet PLAYING WALLET IN ‘SKEEM SAAM’ The 49-year-old […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Friday, 23 June 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Friday, 23 […]

It’s nearly time for Friday, 23 June 2023’s PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws. Here are the numbers – and hopefully they mean one thing: You are South Africa’s latest multi-millionaire. POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS JACKPOTS ESTIMATED AT: R52 million (PowerBall) R3 million (PowerBall Plus) If you really want your share of the jackpot, you have […]

While recreational offerings in Durban are as vast as they are various, there are plenty of free, fun-for-all activities to enjoy within the city. Here are our top five choices… 1. VISIT THE BEACH, OF COURSE! Sand, sea, and sky in Durban. Photo: Pe_Wu / Flickr If there’s one thing that’s a must-do when visiting […]

Mpumalanga police have cautioned the public against hitchhiking or lifting hitchhikers following a spate of robberies in the Kinross police precinct. Police say hitchhiking and giving lifts to hitch-hikers may result in crimes such as robberies or risk the lives of those engaged in the practice. MPUMALANGA MOTORISTS AND HITCHHIKERS WARNED South African Police Service (SAPS) […]

Three suspects aged between 30 and 47 were caught red-handed stealing fuel during a business robbery at a certain energy depot in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga. The incident reportedly happened on Wednesday, 21 June 2023 around 23:00. SUSPECTS CAUGHT STEALING FUEL South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson in Mpumalanga, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said according to an incident […]

South Africa is divided into nine provinces. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER IN EVERY SA PROVINCE VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE On the eve of the 27 April 1994 general elections, South Africa’s former homelands, also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated, and the four existing regions were divided into nine. The four original regions were the Cape Province, Transvaal […]

On Sunday, 18 June, the Ocean Gate’s Titanic submarine left St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada with five billionaires including Brian Szasz’s stepfather Hamish Harding and just two hours after its descent, it was reported to have gone missing in the deep dark blue sea; soon after the news broke, Szasz was spotted at a Blink-182 concert. […]

The fans of former Ukhozi FM presenter Sbu Buthelezi are crowd funding to get him out of financial trouble he is in. SCAMMING ALLEGATIONS AND ISIKEBHE VANDALISATION Buthelezi is accused of scamming the Msibi family in Nquthu, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), out of R600 000 through his poultry investment scheme called Abombuso Investment. The agreement was that […]

Former Miss SA Amy Kleinhans-Curd and some of the other ladies, who star on the Real Housewives van die Wynlande (RHOWL) shared an inside look at their Mauritius vacation via Instagram posts on Thursday 22 June. ALSO READ: 1st woman of colour to win Miss SA: Where is Amy Kleinhans now? ‘REAL HOUSEWIVES VAN DIE WYNLANDE’ TAKE MAURITIUS […]

Reuters: The South African rand weakened about 1% on Thursday against a stronger U.S. dollar as a spate of interest rate hikes by several central banks fuelled worries about global growth. SOUTH AFRICAN RAND WEAKENED At 1528 GMT, the rand traded at 18.5000 against the dollar, about 1% weaker than its previous close. The safe-haven […]

South Africans are known for their twisted sense of humour – but an “after tears” gig in memory of the Titanic sub victims has got to take the cake! In a viral image, Daveyton club DKNY Lounge capitalised on the tragedy with a weekend-long memorial celebration. On Thursday morning, authorities confirmed that the US OceanGate sub had […]

Royal author Tom Bower claims that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be set to changing their surname. ALSO READ: Duke and Duchess of Dior? Report claims ‘rumours untrue’ PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN TO TAKE PRINCESS DIANA’S SURNAME? A royal expert claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been […]

North West-based Comrades Marathon winner Tete Dijana shares his plans for his R1.7 million cash prize. ALSO READ: R1.7 million Comrades Marathon winner remains a security guard TETE DIJANA PLANS FOR R1.7 MILLION PRIZE The father of two and two-time Comrades Marathon winner Tete Dijana tells Drum Magazine that he plans to invest his R1.7 million money for his children. […]