PRETORIA – Things are clearly going down at the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Tshwane. The ANC announced Sunday evening that the meeting will be extended to tomorrow, Monday 28 November 2016. (See Update below.) As reported earlier today, City Press newspaper revealed that Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom, had […]

PRETORIA – Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) announced that is has left South Africa’s government bond long and short term ratings of ‘Baa2/P-2’ unchanged with a negative outlook, two notches above sub-investment grade. There had been concern that Moody’s would downgrade South Africa to junk status which would increase borrowing costs and put foreign investors off. The South […]

TSHWANE – It has been reported by City Press in South Africa that a motion for President Jacob Zuma to step down was tabled at a meeting of the ANC NEC (National Executive Committee) yesterday, and will be voted on today. The results from the vote will reportedly be announced late Sunday evening or Monday morning. […]

Former Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Student Representative Council (SRC) president Hlomela Bucwa has once again broken ground, this time being recently sworn in as South Africa’s youngest member of parliament. (Update: Watch video of Hlomela Bucwa’s maiden parliamentary speech.) Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Hlomela – who was inaugurated as the University’s […]

According to reports in South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, new Public Protector (PP) Busisiwe Mkhwebane has laid criminal charges against former PP Adv Thuli Madonsela, for releasing the audio recordings of her ‘State of Capture’ interview with President Jacob Zuma. Madonsela released the recordings following the President’s denial that any meeting ever took place during […]

20th-century political icons don’t get much bigger than Fidel Castro. His death will reignite many important and still-unresolved debates about his particular place in history, and about the revolutionary ideas he seemed to epitomise. For many of my generation, he retained a special place in our collective imagination, however undeserved it may have been in […]

The president of SA Rugby outlined plans on Saturday night for an overhaul of SA Rugby administration as well as for a Springbok review process following what he admitted had been a “profoundly disappointing” season for South African rugby. South Africa lost to Wales this evening 13-27, the first time apparently that the Boks have […]

A highly venomous Snouted Cobra has been on the loose in an apartment block in Lynnwood Glen in Pretoria since Thursday. Residents were advised to keep their toilet lids and bathroom doors closed to prevent it from entering into other areas of the flats. Snake handler Barry Greenshields, who identified the snake on Thursday, said he has never […]

PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma has, on behalf of the government and the people of South Africa, conveyed a message of condolences to the government and people of Cuba following the passing on of former President Fidel Castro. The President said the people of South Africa share the loss of the Cuban people and stand with […]

South Africans have embraced the Black Friday tradition with the same enthusiasm as they’ve grabbed many other American traditions… queuing for hours since before dawn, fighting, laughing, grabbing bargains and tussling over toilet rolls!   Below are scenes from around the country where a riot apparently broke out over toilet rolls in a Roodepoort supermarket, while […]

Fitch ratings agency has affirmed South Africa’s credit rating at BBB- (a notch above sub-investment), but dropped the outlook from Stable to Negative. The government welcomed the news of the investment status being maintained, saying it “demonstrates the resilience of the country and its people” who had worked hard together to avert a downgrade to […]

The trial of alleged rhino poaching kingpin, Dumisani Gwala, at KwaZulu-Natal’s Ngwelezana courthouse has been “postponed AGAIN”, according to Saving the Wild’s founder Jamie Joseph. “Defense is making a mockery of justice system,” Jamie tweeted Friday, after yet another postponement in the trial. Jamie said: “It appears Gwala’s defense attorney is having difficulties understanding instructions. […]

The ICC has issued a statement saying they are “disappointed” that Faf du Plessis has chosen not to accept the findings of Match Referee Andy Pycroft and will instead exercise his right to appeal. A Judicial Commissioner will now be appointed to hear the appeal at the earliest opportunity. The full statement reads: “Mr du […]

Vytjie Mentor has defiantly reposted a Facebook post that the Department of Basic Education has condemned as inaccurate and implicating Minister Angie Motshekga. The department says the Minister has decided to sue Vytjie for ‘defamation of character’. Vytjie responded on Facebook, saying “I have REPOSTED my Status that Angie is crying about. Read it AGAIN.” The department in […]

South Africans in London will be able to see and listen to homegrown talent – and international star – Trevor Noah in conversation, at a rare one-night event in Westminster Central Hall, on Friday evening. And maybe he’ll discuss his Bar Mitzvah. The host of The Daily Show will be in conversation for the launch of his funny and […]

Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Jamba Ulengo and Uzair Cassiem will make their Springbok debuts against Wales in the Principality Stadium on Saturday, while a fourth uncapped player, Jean-Luc du Preez, has been included on the bench for the final match of the 2016 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour. Strongly-built inside centre Janse van Rensburg, who takes […]

The BBC has selected four fabulous South African women to appear on its ‘100 Women List for 2016’, which was announced this week. The list celebrates the most inspirational and influential women in the world for the year 2016. The four brilliant South African women are: Adv Thuli Madonsela It seems no inspirational list would […]

ADELAIDE – South Africa’s cricket captain Faf du Plessis wrote another chapter in his Adelaide Oval romance when he struck an invaluable unbeaten century – the sixth of his career – on the opening day of the Proteas historic first experience of day/night Test cricket on Thursday. Following his being charged for ball tampering on […]

Cosatu’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) has resolved to support businessman and South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to take over the reins as the next president of the ANC (African National Congress). The powerful Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) made the announcement during a press briefing in South Africa on Thursday. Its CEC is […]

The Department of Water and Sanitation says all dams and systems have benefitted from the good rains over the past week, and “a number of dams are above 100%”… although that happy news doesn’t apply to all, judging by the Department’s own stats. The Vaal Dam is thankfully rising, but some dams – particularly in the Western […]

A shocking video has gone viral around the world, exposing horrific child abuse, coincidentally as the world prepares for ’16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children’, which kicks off on Friday 25 November. South Africans on social media have been sharing the video under the mistaken assumption that it took place in SA, […]

South Africans have expressed their grief and sadness as Gauteng police confirmed that a body of a toddler was found upstream in Jukskei River on Tuesday. The body of the little child was found by construction workers, who were rebuilding a damaged wall at a home in Buccleuch, north of Johannesburg, near the river. Police […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd plans to buy more hotels in the United Kingdom where it is performing well and weakness in the pound has made assets much more affordable, it said on Wednesday, after reporting flat half-year profit. Africa’s biggest hotels and gambling operator, which also has interests in Nigeria, […]

The EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) refused to participate in the Question and Answer session in South African parliament today “because we do not recognise Jacob Zuma as president of the Republic”. (Watch video below.)  The EFF explained that Zuma is a “criminal” and they don’t wish to “normalise” him by attending a Q&A session with him.  They said […]

South Africa’s former Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, is in Germany this week to receive the prestigious German Africa prize in a ceremony in Berlin this evening. During her stay she has spoken out about South Africa, race, the ANC and President Jacob Zuma. In the last few days she’s been visiting German landmarks, conducting interviews […]