Aggression and violence are at worrying levels in South Africa, as emphasised by the grim 2022 crime statistics, released by Police Minister, Bheki Cele, on Wednesday. “Violence meted not only against women and children, but violence playing out in homes, on our roads and even inside public safe spaces such as churches and schools, is […]

Hundreds of athletes from across the country gathered in Polokwane, Limpopo at the weekend to compete in this year’s National Special Olympics South Africa Summer Games. Founded in 1991, Special Olympics South Africa provides sports training and competitions for adults and children with intellectual disabilities. During the national games, athletes competed against each other in […]

Japan’s fans are making as much news around the world as their team did with its historic 2-1 win against Germany in the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. Photos and videos have gone viral showing the disciplined Japanese fans cleaning up their mess in the stadium, before going out to party and celebrate. FIFA said: […]

They’ve never been in a Springbok team that have beaten England at Twickenham, and on Saturday Malcolm Marx and Damian de Allende will look to change that when the sides meet in what is expected to be an epic encounter in their final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match. The last time the Springboks defeated England […]

Meet Thinus van der Westhuizen, the fourth* South African chef to be awarded a coveted Michelin star! The 33-year-old is the head chef of 99 Sushi Bar in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the first establishments to be awarded a Michelin star in the Middle Eastern country for the inaugural […]

A key pledge made by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis during his election campaign was to clean up the waterways and wetlands of Cape Town. Here are 30 key achievements by the City of Cape Town, implemented together with partners and community organisations, to clean up Cape Town’s wetlands and waterways, over the last year. […]

LONDON (Reuters) – As South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa became the first world leader to be hosted on a State Visit to the UK by King Charles, he has some important items on his agenda – namely asking Britain to allow more South African students to be able to study in the UK, a call […]

LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles hosted his first state visit since becoming British monarch on Tuesday, welcoming South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace. Charles, 74, rolled out the traditional pomp and ceremony for the first time as head of state, as Britain seeks to bolster its relations with its biggest trading partner in […]

Statistically – and for many Lionel Messi fans, emotionally – Saudi Arabia’s win today over Argentina in Qatar is the most unexpected and biggest World Cup shock ever. Data company Nielsen Gracenot has rated Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 victory in Al Rayyan, Qatar, as statistically the biggest shock in World Cup history since the United States […]

The DA protested outside the South African High Commission in London during President Ramaphosa’s visit to the commission yesterday, reminding the SA president that while he’s sipping tea with the King this week (let alone enjoying a banquet), South Africans back home don’t even have power in their homes to boil the kettle. DA Abroad […]

South Africa earned a big first-time award in the Kids Programming category at the International Emmy Awards, held in New York City on Monday (November 21). ‘My Better World’ – an animated series about six African teens as they navigate school, family and friendship – snagged the top prize. The series – which combines animation […]

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LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – King Charles will host his first state visit since his accession to the British throne when he welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Charles, 74, has played a leading role in many of the recent official visits by the 112 foreign heads of state during […]

A student from the University of the Free State was tragically murdered during a robbery in Universitas, Bloemfontein on Saturday (19 Nov). The theft, which targeted student accommodation houses, resulted in devices being stolen from one of the houses, and a student shot dead in another. The ANC’s Parliamentary Caucus Study Group on Higher Education […]

Yet another child in South Africa has tragically been mauled by pit bull dogs… who then met a tragic end themselves when members of the Cape Town community turned on them, brutally stoning the three dogs before setting them alight. The SPCA said on Monday that it was alerted to the brutal killing of three […]

The DA in the Western Cape has strongly condemned the “blatant criminality on bus infrastructure and attacks on the millions of passengers” in Cape Town this morning. While the perpetrators of these attacks have not yet been identified, they come as the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) today embarked on a two-day shutdown in […]

The DA and AfriForum are both celebrating today’s decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein to uphold the Gauteng High Court’s finding that former president Jacob Zuma’s medical parole was illegal. The Supreme Court of Appeal did, however, set aside the earlier High Court order that the time Zuma spent outside prison […]

History is being made this week as South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa becomes the world’s first Head of State to be hosted in the UK for a State Visit by His Majesty Charles III. The State Visit begins on Tuesday 22 November. President Ramaphosa will arrive in London on Monday, accompanied by his wife, Dr […]

Eskom issued a ‘Power Alert’ on Sunday, 20 November 2022, announcing that Stage 4 loadshedding was to be implemented from 17:00 until 16:00 tomorrow (Monday 21st November)… and thereafter Stage 5 will be used from 16:00 until midnight on Monday until Wednesday. During the day various stages from 2 to 4 will be used. “Changes […]

Cape Town is famous for many things – from the mountain to the sea – but not for having Jacaranda trees. That accolade is reserved for Pretoria and Johannesburg. But this year, Cape Town’s earning its own reputation for a brilliant display of purple Jacaranda trees and their blossoms carpeting the pavements. Author Ted Botha […]

DJ Sumbody has tragically died in what is believed to have been a deliberate hit. The popular South African disc jockey and radio presenter was shot and killed whilst travelling in a blue car in the early hours of this morning, Sunday 20 November 2022. DJ Sumbody – whose real name was Oupa John Sefoka […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) today welcomed the heavy sentencing of a rhino poacher by the Skukuza Regional Court, to a total of 52 years in prison for rhino poaching and related offences. The sentencing took place on Friday 18 November 2022, just days after another rhino poacher was successfully convicted and sentenced to 17 […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 20 November in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 22 November if you’re abroad. Dumped – Police Dogs Police dogs once had a bad reputation as a brutal symbol […]

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A man jumped into a river in South Africa full of crocodiles to get tickets for 2010’s World Cup, a Uruguay player returned to the field just after suffering a heart attack and a Russian couple broke up after arguing over who was the better player, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. […]

Seven sensational second-half tries, with Kurt-Lee Arendse grabbing a brace in a Man of the Match performance, saw the Springboks record a 63-21 win over Italy in Genoa on Saturday, to get their first victory of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour this month. The big win was the Springboks’ first of their tour of the […]