Radio legend Kevin Savage (69) has sadly passed away today, 9 July, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Radio station Hot 102.7 said Kevin, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer over four years ago, “fought heroically till the very end”. South Africans were today reeling from the news, as it comes on the same day […]

Well loved journalist and broadcaster Barry Ronge has passed away at the age of 74. He reportedly died peacefully in the arms of his life partner of 45 years, Albertus van Dyk, on Sunday 3 July. It was his wish that his passing only be announced a week later. Barry – whose Sunday Times columns […]

Wales have made history by beating the Springboks in a Test in South Africa for the first time after they won a proper arm-wrestle by 13-12 at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday afternoon, squaring up the Castle Lager Incoming Series at 1-1. Josh Adams’ five-pointer was the only try in a game dominated […]

Caster Semenya is on the entry list to compete at next week’s World Championships in Oregon, potentially setting up a surprise return to the big stage for the two-time Olympic champion. The South African superstar is listed on the women’s 5000m, an event she has turned to after being banned from running in her favourite […]

(Reuters) – South African born and raised Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla and the world’s richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement, including not divulging just how many bots there are. […]

The following story has been going viral since December 2020. It’s about a story supposedly told by Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Femi Otedola. Nobody’s exactly sure if it’s fact or fiction. But perhaps it doesn’t matter. The message is real (and so is Otedola)… and, as Gauteng PR Georg Knoke says: It’s Food for the […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the people of Japan, following the death of the country’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe passed away following a shooting while he was on the campaign trail in the country. Abe was Japan’s longest serving prime minister until he left the job in 2020 […]

A year ago, a former Canadian journalist, now living in South Africa, found a man selling authentic Canadian Mounty style hats on the streets of Parkhurst, Johannesburg. He was blown away by the great quality of the hats. “I bought one, but could never find him again,” Douglas Mason wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. This […]

Banyana Banyana marched through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a game to spare as they comfortably beat Burundi in a Group C encounter at the Complexe Sportif Prince Heritier Moulay Al Hassan on Thursday night. The Sasol-sponsored team have put in a stellar performance – beating Nigeria 2-1 […]

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after being shot during a political event in Japan – where he was giving a speech – on Friday morning, 8 July 2022. Bodyguards managed to wrestle the suspected shooter to the ground, and police have confirmed he has been arrested. The 67-year-old politician, who […]

Two restaurants in the Western Cape have been ranked among the 100 Finest Restaurants in the world in the prestigious ‘Oscars of food’ list – The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022. They are the multi-award winning La Colombe in Cape Town and Wolfgat in Paternoster. The extended list from 51-100 was announced on Tuesday 5 July, […]

Daughter suspects they went to bed when the electricity cut and forgot to switch off a stove. By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik.   A couple burnt to death in a shack fire in Blowy Informal Settlement, Khayelitsha, early on Thursday morning. Nocingephi Kani and Zolile Stuurman were sleeping when their shack caught fire. Two of their grandchildren, aged […]

Eskom has delivered some slightly brighter news today, announcing that seven generation units have been returned to service. During the same period six generating units that needed urgent repairs during the strike have been taken offline for repairs. This is made possible by the full return to work of all striking employees over the past […]

Eviction case withdrawn from High Court. Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks. A developer has struck a deal with families occupying land near Kommetjie in Cape Town. The land is to be developed for subsidised housing. In terms of the deal, the families who have been occupying the land will not be evicted […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced its plan to reconvene the Emergency Committee on monkeypox under the International Health Regulations as infections continue to soar globally… although at the time of publishing there have only been two confirmed cases in South Africa. In June, the WHO’s Emergency Committee resolved by consensus the outbreak does not […]

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as Tory party leader, but says he will remain in his position as PM until the Autumn by which time a new Conservative leader will have been elected. Johnson delivered a statement to the nation at 12:30 UK time. The resignation comes as no shock after the exodus […]

An alert tourist’s actions have led to the successful arrest of three suspected rhino poachers in SA’s famous Kruger National Park. The tourist, who had been travelling on the road between Malelane and Skukuza on Friday (1 July), heard two gunshots… and immediately reported it to the Malelane Ranger, South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed […]

I have today written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, calling for Parliament to reconvene… writes DA Leader John Steenhuisen. It is inconceivable that Parliament is shut during this time of national crisis. It should be meeting around the clock to find solutions to the multiple crises hitting our nation simultaneously at […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa is today (Wed 6 July) attending the mass funeral service for the 21 young people who died last week in a tavern in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The teenagers – some as young as 13 – passed away at the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, East London in the early hours […]

South Africa’s Police Minister, Bheki Cele, today clashed with Ian Cameron, anti-crime activist and Action Society director of community safety, in an angry and emotionally-fuelled outburst that ended with him yelling at Cameron to sit down and listen, or to ‘get out’. Cameron was then led out by police. The Police Ministry was meeting with […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British ninth-seed Cameron Norrie – who was born in South Africa, raised in New Zealand and naturalised in Britain – reached his first Grand Slam semi-final when he twice came from behind to beat unseeded Belgian David Goffin in five sets on Tuesday, to set up a dream Wimbledon meeting with Novak […]

Season 3 of Life With Kelly Khumalo is now streaming, with new episodes on Showmax every Tuesday. In the explosive first episode of Season 3 of the Showmax Original reality series Life With Kelly Khumalo, the singer:  Gives her ex, Jub Jub, the middle finger over his Mother’s Day message Brings Somizi to tears at her gospel […]

South African-born Cameron Norrie has reached the quarter finals of a Grand Slam tennis tournament for the first time in his career, after beating American Tommy Paul at Wimbledon on Sunday 3 July 2022: 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. And this afternoon he will step onto Court 1 carrying the hopes of a few nations on his […]

In its ongoing clean-up operations, the Department of Home Affairs has dismissed two employees for fraud relating to the selling of South African identities to foreign nationals who do not deserve such documents. The generation of fake SA IDs and passports has led to travel challenges for genuine South Africans, with the Ryan Air Afrikaans […]

Watching the South African national anthem – Nkosi Sikelil’ iAfrika – being sung anywhere can give you chills, but it was extra special on Saturday (2 July ’22) at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria… sung by the first packed stadium back home since the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup in 2019. SA Rugby says there […]