Near a roaring train line and informal market in Gugulethu in the Western Cape, South Africa, the unexpected sound of bees buzzing can be heard from a nearby high school. But these are not wild bees. They belong to Vuyo Myoli, who has set himself up with a small urban beekeeping business. “I’m a farmer […]

A devastating 259 rhino were poached for their horn in South Africa in the first half of this year, which the government says is a “slight increase” from the same period last year. The number of rhino poached between January and June 2022 is 10 more than the 249 poached countrywide in the first six […]

Six more medals came Team South Africa’s way at the Commonwealth Games on Monday, taking their tally to 12 and leaving them in fifth spot on the table, writes GARY LEMKE in Birmingham. A top-six finish on the table has always been the Team SA target for these Games, and they have pulled themselves two […]

When Michaela Whitebooi steps out of her “girly-girl” shoes and puts on her judoji she undergoes a transformation in more than one sense. “I turn into a bulldog,” the 26-year-old says. By GARY LEMKE in Birmingham. And at Coventry Arena on Monday she became that “bulldog monster” that she so enjoys as she fought her […]

Two people have been shot and killed during protests in the township of Tembisa on Gauteng’s East Rand in South Africa. It is alleged that it was authorities who shot the two people, after protestors threw petrol bombs. According to Ekurhuleni Mayor, Tania Campbell (from the DA), the South African Police Service (SAPS) is trying […]

Idris Elba stars in Beast, a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Co-starring in the film alongside Elba is South African actor, Sharlto Copley together with Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries. […]

Team SA is in action in seven different sports on Monday’s day four of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. They start the day with six medals! See below for who and what to watch today… Who has won South Africa’s medals so far at the Commonwealth Games? Swimmer Lara van Niekerk scooped […]

South African consumers are in for some relief this month as the Department of Minerals and Energy has announced a decrease in all grades of fuel starting from Wednesday… although it’s not as much as the opposition party believes it should be. The department also announced a reduction in the price of illuminating paraffin and […]

With over 80 suspects in the horrific Krugersdorp Gang Rape case expected to appear in court this morning, Monday 1 August, more police have been deployed to maintain the peace as various groups of protestors have gathered outside the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court. The suspects – many of them illegal immigrants – face charges of contravention […]

South Africa’s Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) will no longer issue the daily numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths due to a decrease in SARS-CoV-2 levels. It will instead be issued on a weekly basis. The department and the NICD had been reporting COVID-19 surveillance data on […]

Chad Le Clos has shot into the history books, after winning his 18th Commonwealth Games medal on Sunday! It may have been silver (he wanted gold), but it came with a silver lining. Writing from the Sandwell Aquatic Centre in England after coming second in the men’s 200m butterfly, the 30-year-old said on social media: […]

South Africa’s swimmers again rose to the occasion at a major championships when it counted most with a gold, silver and bronze to add to Saturday night’s two golds in the pool at the Commonwealth Games. By GARY LEMKE in Birmingham. South Africa is now in FOURTH place on the leaderboard (behind Australia, England and […]

South Africa’s Proteas cricket team has secured the series against England 2-1, with a brilliant day in the field today at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England. With SA spinner Tabraiz Shamsi grabbing a maiden Twenty20 International five-wicket haul, it helped ensure England were dismissed for 101. Along with Reeza Hendricks’ 70 and Aiden Markram’s […]

South Africa and Fiji will contest the gold medal match at the Rugby Sevens event of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham after the Springbok Sevens team defeated Australia 24-12 at Coventry Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Angelo Davids scored his third hat-trick of the Games as the South Africans recovered from an early 5-0 deficit […]

Rising South African teenager, Pieter Coetze, collected his first major title by winning the men’s 100m backstroke on Saturday evening, with a last lunge to the wall, winning in 53.78. By GARY LEMKE in Birmingham. Coetze had come into the race as the favourite and was given the treasured lane number four. He had a […]

South African teen sensation Lara van Niekerk has won SA’s first medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022, in Birmingham, England… and it’s GOLD. Putting South Africa on the medals table on Day 2, Lara – who hails from Pretoria – also broke another Games record, swimming the women’s 50m breaststroke in 29.73 seconds. SA’s Olympic […]

For weeks, South Africa suffered crippling levels of power cuts throughout the country. In some areas, there would be no electricity for up to ten hours in a single day. But as Eskom ramped up the dreaded load shedding schedules, Cape Town kept its lights on for longer. Ahead of the Curve When the rest […]

Team SA is in action in 13 different sports on Saturday’s day two of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. There are medal expectations in the pool where Lara van Niekerk twice broke the Commonwealth Games record in the heats and the semi-final in the 50m breaststroke, while Pieter Coetze is fancied in […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed it has made multiple arrests after a group of armed men on Thursday evening attacked a production company which was shooting a music video at West Village mine dump outside Krugersdorp. The ten armed men also raped eight of the women, before robbing them of their belongings. […]

When Samantha Jacobs penned a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, expressing her raw, broken feelings as she waved goodbye to yet more relatives emigrating from South Africa… for what they hope will be a better life abroad, she never expected it to become viral. She was just writing it down because she knew if you […]

A runaway ostrich, which was filmed running along a highway in South Africa this morning, has sadly passed away. According to local reports, the animal succumbed to stress which was not helped by metro police allegedly not assisting rescuers. According to witnesses the ostrich was on William Nicol Drive, but was later located on the […]

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has announced its decision to retire popular Elephant Charley (or Charlie) from the Pretoria National Zoological Garden. SANBI said it is pursuing options for Charley to retire in a suitable wildlife sanctuary or similar setting. “This decision follows a number of considerations, among others, the elephant’s advanced age,” […]

The South African National Parks (SANParks) says it has concluded its investigations into the abuse of a dead leopard – which was caught on film in a video which went viral; and has started implementing corrective measures… including banning the man who was seen striking the leopard’s face from entering the Kruger National Park again. […]

Two dolphins that found themselves beached at Sandy Bay, near to Llandudno, have been returned to the ocean thanks to the combined efforts of the NSRI and other Cape Town organisations. An eye witness alerted the NSRI to the plight of the two dolphins on Thursday morning (today). The aquatic mammals were alive but appeared […]

Prince William has joined in adding a tribute to Anton Mzimba, the brave ranger who was heartlessly shot and killed by suspected poachers outside of his home in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve on Tuesday night, after reportedly receiving death threats in recent times. The Duke of Cambridge tweeted: “I’m deeply saddened to learn of […]