South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will address a virtual Global COVID-19 Summit on Wednesday evening, at the invitation of United States President Joe Biden. The theme of the summit is ‘Ending the Pandemic and Building Better Health Security to Prepare for the Next’. The summit, according to the Presidency, envisages agreement by leaders on four […]

As we celebrate World Rhino Day today – 22 September – we recognise the pioneering technological innovations that are proving to be highly effective in protecting Africa’s threatened rhino populations from poachers. Watch the Video: Postcode Meerkat For almost five years, Postcode Meerkat – the most advanced wide-area surveillance system ever developed for counter-poaching purposes […]

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Townsville, as they look to rebound from successive defeats against Australia. Nienaber has made five changes to the match-day squad for the Test against the All […]

Tributes have poured in for Xolani Luvuno, the South African amputee athlete who inspired a nation by overcoming every bad thing life threw at him to complete challenging events including the Comrades Marathon and the Iron Man. Xolani sadly passed away on Monday evening in his apartment. His mentor Hein Venter, who also inspired the […]

There was much excitement and laughter – and near tragedy – at an entrance to the Kruger National Park today where some visitors were taking photos of elephants outside of their cars. In a video post by Edward the Guide (@EdwardthembaSa) on Twitter, he said: “Hey…hey…hey….It almost ended in tears at Paul Kruger gate today! […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The Pietermaritzburg High court in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on Tuesday resumed a trial that has dragged out for years over a $2 billion arms deal involving former president Jacob Zuma, whose legal team sought to remove a prosecutor they accused of bias The trial over the 1990s deal was meant to start […]

The past two years have been a real challenge for the South African economy, as the pandemic put pressure on businesses and their operations. More than 2.8 million COVID-19 cases and over 83,000 deaths have been reported by the time of writing, putting the country among the worse hit by the pandemic on the African […]

An incredibly special NSRI crew member, Patrick van Eyssen, who has volunteered for 50 years without a break, has won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) Awards Ceremony. Amongst incredible stories from around the world of search and rescue (SAR) workers’ dedication, selflessness, bravery and innovation, the NSRI won two […]

Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, says whistleblowers remain an important aspect to combatting corruption. Speaking during the first webinar in a five-part series, which will explore the importance of whistleblowing and the challenges that whistleblowers experience, Adv Mothibi said: “More often, corruption goes undetected until a whistleblower comes out. To bring any […]

SA’s Blitzboks claimed a second Canada Sevens tournament win in three years when they totally outplayed Kenya to the tune of 38-5 in the final at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday. South Africa were up 24-0 at the break and continued their dominance in the second half. With this win the South Africans also […]

People all over the world have been turning to a variety of investment strategies recently because they’re noticing prices for a wide range of services and goods going up, and they might even be noticing that the value of their currency is going down. If you’re concerned about your financial future, taking some smart and […]

The Cape Town International Airport domestic terminal has continued its post-third wave recovery for the first two weeks of September, with the domestic passenger numbers reaching 49% of 2019 levels. The periods compared are 1-12 September 2021, and 1-12 September 2019. While the figures are still much lower than 2019’s, with international passenger terminal recovery […]

KLERKSDORP, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s largest private rhino breeder – John Hume – says he has kept the rhino on his farm safe from poachers for four and a half years but cannot continue if he is not allowed to sell their horns. Rhino horn is used in traditional Chinese medicine and prized […]

State must provide court with reports every six months with details of steps taken to eradicate pit toilets… By Ciaran Ryan. In 2014 five-year-old Michael Komape drowned in a pit toilet at his school outside Polokwane. Earlier judgments ordered the Limpopo education department to eradicate pit toilets at schools. But after the department provided a […]

Investigations are underway following the tragic deaths of 63 African penguins inside the Boulders African penguin colony in Simonstown, which was recently made world famous by the Netflix show ‘Penguin Town‘ which featured the endangered African penguins. The penguins were found dead on Friday morning, 17 September 2021. It’s believed they died suddenly some time […]

Johannesburg’s newly elected Executive Mayor, Jolidee Matongo, has tragically died in a car accident in Gauteng, South Africa. Matongo was allegedly on his way home from Soweto where he had been engaged in the ANC’s election campaign, headed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Matongo was elected just last month, following the death of former Mayor Geoff […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa was booed and chased away by the Naledi community in Soweto today, during the ANC’s voter registration drive. The residents, who are apparently living without power, accused the ANC of only caring about them when it comes time to vote. People in Soweto reportedly protested outside Ramaphosa’s family homestead, demanding better service […]

Nobody yet knows what triggered South African mom Lauren Dickason to murder her three daughters on Thursday, just over a week after they began their new life in New Zealand… but another South African mom, living in Sudan, has written a heartfelt post sharing her own near-tragic personal experience that sheds some light on mental […]

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber pulled no punches and offered no excuses after South Africa went down by 30-17 to the Wallabies in their Rugby Championship Test match in Brisbane on Saturday, admitting that they were outplayed in all areas. Nienaber described the performance as the Boks’ worst since 2018, and said they will need a […]

An outstanding performance from a well-organised Australia inflicted a 30-17 defeat on the Springboks at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday – their heaviest loss in 29 Tests since losing by the same margin to Argentina in Mendoza in 2018. The Wallabies scored four tries – two each to centre Len Ikitau and wing […]

If you’d like to help South Africa get moved off the UK’s Red List – whether you’re an expat desperate to get home to visit your family, or you’re a British citizen dying to visit SA’s beautiful beaches, mountains, wildlife, culture – here are a couple of suggestions. Background: The UK announced this evening that […]

The UK announced Friday evening that South Africa is to stay on its Red alert list. The news has been met with shock, disappointment and fury. It means that anyone who visits SA from the UK has to quarantine in a government-appointed hotel for 10 days, at their own cost (at least £2,000), on their […]

Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is facing a litany of challenges. The Conversation Africa asked Professor Anton Eberhard, director of the Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, to pose questions to the power utility’s CEO, André de Ruyter. BY Anton Eberhard, University of Cape Town Anton Eberhard: The […]

When a bus breaks down far from town, and people have nothing to eat or drink, who you gonna call? Gift of the Givers, of course! A caring traffic officer, Mr Skota, did just that when he attended to a bus that had broken down 15 km outside of Graaff Reinet in the Eastern Cape. […]

The Constitutional Court today handed down judgement concerning the ongoing Jacob Zuma matter, finding that the former president did not meet the statutory requirements for a rescission application. It was a majority decision and Zuma is now left with the bill for legal costs. The case – JG Zuma versus the Secretary of the Judicial […]