The South African government says it “notes with great concern” the ongoing political and security situation in the Kingdom of Eswatini, where protestors have burned buildings and the army has reportedly used violent force against them (watch video below) with shots fired in the streets and citizens filmed being beaten up by soldiers. According to […]

The Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Motherwell in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, has launched a search for a 4-year-old Kwazakele girl who has been missing since Tuesday, 29 June 2021. Sadly there are no photos of her to help in the search. Please see update at bottom of page. The […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic clinically dispatched South Africa’s big-serving Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-3 6-3 on Wednesday to glide ominously into the Wimbledon third round. South Africans can still pin their hopes on Lloyd Harris. Defending champion Djokovic is bidding for a sixth Wimbledon and record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title. Today he was […]

South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruling to imprison the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, was unprecedented… writes Mcebisi Ndletyana, University of Johannesburg. But it wasn’t unexpected. The author of the majority judgment, Justice Sisi Khampepe, captured the inevitability of the outcome somewhere in the middle the ruling, when she noted: For I am not in the […]

The South African Emergency Personnel’s Union (SAEPU) has strongly condemned an armed hijacking of EMS personnel in East London, Eastern Cape, who were held up while on duty on Monday (28 June). According to the union, crew from Mdantsane EMS Base were hijacked at gun point while attending a call in the area. Apparently three […]

Angry protestors in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) have reportedly ignored a 6pm to 5am curfew set by the government on Tuesday night and are burning businesses with ties to King Mswati as their protest against the royal leader continues. According to award-winning Zimbabwean journalist and documentary filmmaker, Hopewell Chin’ono, “the King deployed the military to quell […]

The construction of the SKA telescopes – the world’s largest radio telescope arrays – in South Africa and Australia has been given the go-ahead at a historic meeting, it was today announced by the SKA Observatory (SKAO) Global Headquarters in the UK. The approval was given by SKAO’s members states at a meeting of its […]

Nando’s has done it again, and while many South Africans have loved a joke the restaurant chain posted on Tuesday afternoon about former President Jacob Zuma being sentenced this morning, others have vowed never to eat Nando’s famous fried chicken again. In a historical moment for South Africa, the Constitutional Court today (Tuesday 29 June) […]

American tourist, Eric Czuleger, says he had to fight for his life after being attacked by a knifeman on Saturday as he hiked on a trail below Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. The 33-year-old senior content editor was ambushed as he walked alone on Signal Hill when a man, wearing a mask, leapt […]

Talk of a so-called “pensions crisis” is prevalent across the globe, with Schroders Global Investor Study (GIS) suggesting that 41% of investors were concerned that they wouldn’t have sufficient savings to fund their retirement in 2020. The situation is even worse in developing economies throughout the world, with as many as 50% of South Africans […]

Former South African President Jacob Zuma (79) has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for contempt of court. He has been sentenced to direct imprisonment (not suspended) and has five days to present himself to a police station, at Inkandla (in KZN where he lives) or Joburg, to be sent to a correctional facility. If […]

South African sports star Kevin Anderson has won his opening match at Wimbledon… knocking Marcelo Vera, from Chile, out in four sets. “The big-serving South African recovered from a set down to defeat Vera 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in a clash that lasted over three hours,” said Tennis South Africa. Kevin’s through to the […]

Following South Africa’s move to Adjusted Level Four with effect from today, Monday, 28 June 2021, the South African National Parks (SANParks) has informed guests of the following key changes to its hospitality and tourism services in its various national parks. “SANParks, in complying with government regulations, has made the requisite amendments… particularly for travellers […]

The Drakensberg Boys Choir is giving the nation goosebumps again. This time the famous South African school choir has posted a moving video tribute to healthcare workers around the world “for their selfless humanity in this very difficult time”. Watch below as the Choir brilliantly and aptly performs an ovation-worthy cover of Queen’s “We Are […]

Classic 1027 has released a statement clarifying that the change in format, which they recently announced, and which comes into effect on 1 July, does not mean that Classic is shutting down. “Classic 1027 fans will still be able to listen to their favourite music 24 hours a day online via streaming audio and DSTV […]

Having been here for six months now, here’s 85 things you may want to know about immigrating to the UK, writes South African abroad Dene Botha: ???? You need a vehicle if living outside of London. Also there are no stop-streets, only roundabouts and there’s enough of them to make you dizzy… it seems to […]

Perpetrators of apartheid era atrocities, that came to light in the late 90s’ Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), could soon face prosecution as the NPA and Hawks investigate these cases. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks) confirmed over the weekend that these cases would be revived. The 53 […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced the placement of the country under Adjusted Alert Level 4 for two weeks, due to the worrying increase in the numbers of COVID-19 infections in South Africa. As of Sunday, the seven-day average of new daily COVID-19 infections nationally has overtaken the peak of the first wave […]

Bhekizizwe Peterson was one of South Africa’s foremost humanities scholars. Internationally renowned as an award-winning film writer and producer, he was a leading practitioner of community theatre, a literary and cultural critic and a public intellectual. His work straddled the academy and the community, foregrounding the knowledge of ordinary people. In a round table discussion […]

A 34-year-old farmer in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, has been brutally attacked and murdered, leaving behind his wife and two young daughters, as well as a teenage son from a previous relationship. Darryl Richter was from Waterfall Farm, just outside East London. Agri Eastern Cape said in a statement that it is “saddened and […]

South Africa’s cycling team at this year’s Tour de France – Team Qhubeka – successfully navigated today’s dramatic start to the famous annual race, managing to escape the accidents without serious injury. Team Qhubeka said: “Thankfully all of our riders came through today’s stage of Le Tour de France unscathed. ? We want to wish […]

South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza has requested President Cyril Ramaphosa allow him a few days of leave in order to visit Russia for a medical appointment. The Presidency said in a statement that during his leave, “the Deputy President will undertake a visit to the Russian Federation for a scheduled medical consultation. This consultation […]

This article is a response to ‘Baboons Belong Campaign‘ published by SAPeople on 20/06/21 The City of Cape Town’s baboon program has been widely criticised for allegedly using inhumane and ineffective methods to deter baboons from urban areas and keep them within the protected area of Table Mountain National Park… write Esme Beamish and Justin […]

The Delta variant, first identified in India, is behind the surge in Covid-19 cases in South Africa and is on course to have any even higher peak than the highest during the second wave in January, as it sweeps the nation. The first wave has already been surpassed, said Acting Minister of Health, Mmamoloko Kubayi, […]

SURFSIDE, FLORIDA. (Reuters) – Families and friends of the 159 people missing after the collapse of a condo building in a Miami suburb were clinging to hope on Friday as rescue workers sifted through a mountain of debris for signs of life, having found four dead so far. Three more bodies were pulled from the […]