As a precautionary measure, the main bathing area section at Fish Hoek Beach – between the lifeguard station and Jager Walk – has been temporarily closed to the public until further notice. The temporary closure is due to a sewer overflow caused by a blocked sewer pipe that has now been cleared. “Items such as […]

Here is a full transcript of SA President Cyril Ramaphosa’s message for South Africans as the new year, 2023, begins… It is a time for fresh starts in a number of aspects that affect our lives and for making resolutions to do things better. It is also a time of hope – hope for a […]

Join us this Sunday as we look back on some of the most memorable Carte Blanche moments of 2022 in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 03 January if you’re abroad. Frontline Emergency Room Heroes In a story that offered a rare glimpse of medical […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of global football icon and social activist, Pelé. Edson Arantes do Nascimento passed away at the age of 82 after an extended illness, reported to be colon cancer. “President Ramaphosa offers his deepest sympathy to Pelé’s family and friends and to the government and people […]

Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game. For others it goes further: He was the symbol of soccer played with passion, gusto and a smile. Indeed, he helped to forge an image of […]

The Gqeberha High Court today ordered that the mayoral committee and the multiparty coalition remain in government in Nelson Mandela Bay. The coalition said in a joint statement: “We are delighted that the first leg of justice has been served.” The coalition government said it believes that the interdict, which will later be heard in […]

Mourners have today paid their respects to the tragic victims of the Boksburg explosion, in a memorial service hosted by the Gauteng provincial government at the Boksburg Civic Centre. The death toll of the explosion incident, of a truck near the OR Tambo Memorial Hospital on Saturday, 24 December 2022, now reportedly stands at 34. […]

British TV bosses are splashing out over one million pounds to hire a fabulous Franschhoek villa exclusively for five months, for the filming of the new Winter Love Island in South Africa. The much-anticipated details of the new Winter Love Island in South Africa has now been revealed with the Ludus Magnus villa being named […]

Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa has lauded a group of young black South Africans for qualifying to compete in the Cape2Rio yacht race, which is set to start on 02 January 2023. UPDATE: South Africans make history at Cape 2 Rio yacht race. The group will be the first complete crew from townships across Cape Town […]

What do Lee Child, Jeff Kinney and Michelle Obama have in common? They’re all authors of the most borrowed books at various Cape Town public libraries this past year. As the year winds down, libraries across the city will still remain a hive of activity to keep children of all ages entertained during the holidays […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says racism has no place in South Africa and racists must expect harsh consequences in terms of the law. The President commended the South African Police Service for opening dockets and launching investigations into a reported case of suspected racism at a Free State holiday resort swimming pool on Christmas Day. The […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is is “deeply saddened” by the continued loss of life following the explosion of a truck near the OR Tambo Memorial Hospital on Christmas Eve, Saturday, 24 December 2022. To date, 18 people have lost their lives, a significant number have been injured and the hospital and surrounding public infrastructure […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Free State has strongly condemned the violent incident involving adult men assaulting children at a resort. The incident was recorded and is now being widely distributed on social media. The video was shared on Twitter on Christmas Day by radio presenter Tumii Frost who said: “Family came to spend […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The death toll from a gas tanker that exploded in Boksburg, Johannesburg on Saturday has nearly doubled to 18, authorities said, adding that they’d arrested the driver and charged him with culpable homicide. The blast, which tore the roof off the emergency department at the Tambo Memorial hospital, destroyed two houses, several […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show today, Sunday 25 December in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 27 December if you’re abroad. Solo’s Strength Solomzi “Solo” Nqweni was a man with big dreams: he’d moved to Scotland […]

Eskom has announced a loadshedding-free Christmas Day for South Africans. The power utility said on Saturday afternoon: « Loadshedding will be suspended at 05:00 on 25 December until 05:00 on 26 December. Thereafter, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented until 16:00 on 27 December, whereafter Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented.« Eskom said the suspension […]

Photographer Masixole Feni captured children at play in Sea Point, Green Point, Mfuleni, Khayelitsha Site C, Happy Valley in Blackheath, and New Beginnings in Blue Downs. After taking these photographs, he reflected on the assignment. Children everywhere Everywhere you go, children gather in groups and play. Everywhere, running, playing. Even in town, kids don’t remain […]

South African police have been called upon to leave « no stone unturned » in the pursuit of criminals who kidnapped two engineers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) last week. The Department of Water and Sanitation said the hijacked engineers had been contracted by the Mhlathuze Water Board. They were apparently working to restore water infrastructure in […]

South African sprinter Neo Mosebi preps himself for another typical day at SPIRE Academy – first, a morning training session, followed by a day’s worth of schoolwork and classes, a second-afternoon training session, and then returning back to his dorm for a few minutes of relaxing before returning to his schoolwork in preparation for the […]

Forty-seven white-backed vultures have been killed in a mass poisoning incident in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Another five were injured. One of the key reasons for poisoning of vultures is for use in the traditional medicine trade. The gruesome discovery of the birds – some with their heads removed – was made on Sunday (18 […]

It is always important to consider whether it’s really necessary, or not, to ask for a personal loan or get into any kind of debt. However, in contexts like the present one, where interest rates are constantly increasing, we must be even more careful when it comes to making those kinds of decisions. The credit […]

A Cape Fur Seal has been rescued near a busy shopping mall, after it appeared to be on a mission to join the last-minute Christmas shoppers in Athlone, Cape Town. WATCH videos below. The Cape of Good Hope SPCA Wildlife Department, which carried out the rescue, joked: “It seems not even Cape Town’s wildlife is […]

The GroundUp RoundUp: A Year in Photos: 1. Zubaida Adams and her family have been trading at the Salt River Market for more than 50 years. Traders at the historic Salt River Market are concerned about their livelihoods after being excluded from new City of Cape Town development plans. 2. Plant poaching has become big […]

TotalEnergies, the French energy giant, intends to drill up to ten exploration wells for oil and gas in the deepwater Orange Basin along the west coast, as well as conduct sonar surveys and vertical seismic profiling, among other operations. The explorations will span from 188 kilometres offshore to 340 kilometres from the coast. French energy […]

Stage 6 loadshedding will be implemented from 20:00 tonight, until 05:00 tomorrow morning, according to the latest alert from Eskom. (See separate Cape Town schedule below.) The power utility promised that Stage 4 loadshedding will resume at 05:00 tomorrow morning until further notice. “This is necessary to ensure sufficient generation capacity is available tonight to […]