South African National Parks (SANParks) has urged tourists to use other entrance gates into the Kruger National Park (KNP) following the recent attack on a group of four German tourists – and fatal killing of one of them – who were on their way to Numbi Gate on Monday afternoon. SANParks Acting CEO Ms Hapiloe […]

South African professional Motocross and Enduro racer Bradley Cox has won the final stage (Stage 5) in the legendary Rallye du Maroc Rally 2 class today. Posting from Agadir in Morocco, Bradley said he is “over the moon” to have grabbed the final stage win. Moving up from 15th to come tenth overall for the […]

Blood Psalms, the biggest and most ambitious Showmax Original yet, has set a new record for the most first-day views on Showmax for any drama series, ahead of international titles like Game of Thrones. Set in Ancient Africa, the action-packed epic Blood Psalms follows Princess Zazi (Bokang Phelane) as she battles a world-ending prophecy to […]

REUTERS – Thirty-four people were killed in Thailand on Thursday (October 6) in a gun and knife attack at a daycare center by a former policeman who killed his wife and child before turning his weapon on himself, police said. The gunman was identified by police as 34-year-old Panya Kamrab who killed himself and his […]

Siya Kolisi is going back to grassroots to level the playing field for the future of rugby in South Africa. The Springbok captain aims to celebrate his own heritage and give back to his beloved sport through Red Bull Roots, a multi-year partnership with the Kolisi Foundation that aims to empower the next generation of young […]

Load shedding in South Africa has been reduced to Stage 3 from this morning until 5am on Saturday morning, following the recovery of some generating units at Eskom. The power utility says the continuation of load shedding is necessary for further replenishing of reserves. Some 6 647MW is currently unavailable due to planned maintenance with […]

Warrant Officer Thapelo Molomo has been wowing South Africans with his singing talent on the Idols SA stage, and supporting him all the way are his proud colleagues from the South African Police Service (SAPS). (Watch video at bottom of page.) Molomo, who has made it through to the Final (updated 6 Nov), is a psychologist […]

Police in Mpumalanga have taken three people in for questioning in relation to the gruesome murder of a German tourist in White River on Monday afternoon, Police Minister Bheki Cele revealed during a visit to the scene of the crime on Wednesday. They are co-operating. Cele was accompanied by Police National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, […]

An Irish woman, who has been on the run for eight years for the double murder of two best friends in Ireland, has been arrested in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Ruth Lawrence, 42, originally from Clontarf in North Dublin was at the centre of a global manhunt until a dawn police swoop yesterday. The Hawks – […]

The following speech was delivered today by the DA Johannesburg Leader, Dr Mpho Phalatse, during a live broadcast. Dear South Africans, and in particular, the residents of Johannesburg, I am Dr Mpho Phalatse, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, and I’d like to share with you my views on the recent developments in the […]

Anglo American has partnered with French subsidiary, EDF Renewables SA to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop a renewable energy ecosystem (“RREE”) in South Africa, which will help fast-track SA’s decarbonisation and take care of Anglo’s power needs. Envusa will launch 600mw of wind and solar projects in its first phase. […]

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has made the “tough decision” to drop animal welfare as a focus area for funding in 2022/2023, a decision that some organisations say is ignorant and unfair. Others say that the application for NLC funding is laborious and simply not worth applying for. The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has excluded […]

South African Police Minister, Bheki Cele, and senior management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) will today visit the scene of the horrific murder of a German tourist who was gunned down on his way to the Kruger National Park, during a failed hijacking and robbery incident on Monday, in Mpumalanga. (Read the full […]

South Africa’s richest province, Gauteng, is set for new leadership following the resignation of Premier David Makhura on Tuesday. Makhura announced that he will step down from the position after serving the provincial government for the past eight years and is expected to have his last day in office on Thursday. “I have handed a […]

We found some of the best local restaurants across the city where you can eat for cheap. By Liezl Human and Ashraf Hendricks from GroundUp. Cape Town has an abundance of independent restaurants, but like rent in the city, not many of them are affordable. GroundUp visited five places where you can find a delicious […]

South African expat and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has had a change of heart and is now planning to go ahead with his original $44-billion offer to take Twitter Inc private, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, potentially ending the bitter feud between the Tesla chief and the social media company. And allowing Musk […]

South African Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has expressed sadness at the brutal murder of a German tourist in Mpumalanga on Monday. The tourist was fatally shot by a group of criminals on Numbi Road at around 4.30pm on Monday. (Read the full story of the tragic murder of the German tourist near the Kruger Park […]

LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William on Tuesday paid tribute to South African game ranger Anton Mzimba, who was assassinated in July, and spoke of his “much-missed grandmother” Queen Elizabeth as he called for action to tackle the illegal wildlife trade, saying it was destroying lives and endangering too many species. In his […]

FEDHASA says it is “shaken to the core” by the tragic loss of a German tourist’s life near the Kruger National Park yesterday, during an attempted hijacking; and has called on the government to implement a “nationwide intervention to address the root cause of crime in our country”. The 67-year-old male tourist was driving from […]

The trial against three suspects in the brutal murder of a Cape Town-based couple travelling in Zululand, resumed on Monday at the Durban High Court in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Respected botanists Rodney Charles Saunders (74) and his wife Rachel May Saunders (63) were killed near Eshowe, and their bodies thrown in a river to be eaten […]

Tributes have poured in for legendary former Comrades Marathon champion, Samuel Tshabalala who died on Sunday at the age of 65. Samuel – the first black person to win the Comrades – was a trailblazer who ended Bruce Fordyce’s eight-year winning streak, and inspired so many runners across the country to enter the famous race. […]

The DA has called on KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, to provide answers after a three-month-old baby girl was abandoned by her mother, allegedly after she could not get help from social workers. The infant was found in eThekwini with a note from her mother outlining her tragic situation. The mom wrote: “Hi. […]

South African motorists will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps this week as the price of all grades of petrol is set to come down by between 89 cents and R1.02 a litre. This marks the third consecutive month of decreases following increases experienced this year. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy […]

Patricia Mtuse has been a car guard for nearly 25 years and currently works outside Checkers in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. A project launched in Makhanda currently works with about 50 local car guards to upskill them and formalise their work. They do this through hosting “brainstorming” meetings with their members […]

The Equality Court today granted leave to appeal in the civil rights organisation AfriForum’s Kill the Boer hate speech case against the EFF, Julius Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. This application comes after the Equality Court declared in August that the chant Kill the Boer is not hate speech. Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for strategy […]