President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working on mechanisms to improve protection for those who blow the whistle on corruption. “We are working to capacitate the Witness Protection Unit and will introduce amendments to the Protected Disclosures Act and Witness Protection Act to strengthen protection for whistleblowers,” he said on Thursday. Delivering the State of […]

A British passenger collapsed and tragically died at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Thursday. Michael Joseph Morris collapsed in the international arrival bathrooms after arriving on British Airways flight BA 57 from London, Heathrow. He was travelling with his wife. Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) CEO Mpumi Mpofu extended her heartfelt condolences to […]

Reports of radio presenter Mark Pilgrim’s ‘death’ spread like wildfire late on Thursday evening, but have subsequently been confirmed as fake news. ALSO READ | MARK PILGRIM: 5 FACTS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA’S MUCH-LOVED DJ As extensively reported by The South African website, Pilgrim has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, which he revealed in June 2022 had spread to […]

There was one winner of Thursday, 9 February’s Daily Lotto jackpot, with the lucky player banking over R460 000. FOR THE LATEST DAILY LOTTO RESULTS CLICK HERE Be sure to check your tickets! The player correctly predicted all five numbers drawn – and walked away exactly R461 828.30 richer. The five Daily Lotto numbers drawn were (in numerical order): 10, 18, 23, […]

Laughter is the best medicine, and South Africans in Mzansi and abroad could certainly do with a dose of the giggles these days! “Once, my father came home and found me in front of a roaring fire. That made my father very mad, as we didn’t have a fireplace.” THIS WEEK’S JOKES: Monday, 6 February […]

South Africa’s popular radio presenter Mark Pilgrim has not passed away. In a case of mistaken identity, false reports were spread on social media on Thursday night, following the sad death of a man in America who was also named Mark Pilgrim. Tributes to SA’s Mark Pilgrim, who has been fighting a brave and public […]

The DA has already briefed its lawyers to challenge in court tonight’s announcement of a National State of Disaster in South Africa. DA leader John Steenhuisen said in a statement on Thursday night: “In the absence of any real solutions to the permanent loadshedding crisis created by the ANC, President Cyril Ramaphosa during his SONA […]

In typical South African style, many locals have taken to social media this evening to make fun of the news that South Africa is to get a Minister of Electricity, a new role which sounds like it belongs in comedian John Cleese’s Ministry of Silly Walks. After announcing that loadshedding has been declared a national […]

Load shedding has been declared a National State of Disaster in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening (although many South Africans were unable to watch the address… because they were suffering Stage 4 load-shedding or planned power cuts). Ramaphosa said:the national state […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Thursday, 9 February 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Thursday, 9 […]

South Africa’s most popular car brand is Volkswagen while the country’s most popular model is the Toyota Hilux. That’s according to the 2022 AutoTrader Car Industry Report, which has just been published. ALSO READ: The EV ownership experience was seriously lacklustre in 2022 The report contains many other interesting findings too – such as the fact that […]

OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, has taken the world by storm and quickly reached 100 million global users between its launch on 30 November and late January 2023. It is the fastest-growing consumer application.  CHATGPT TALKS TO US ChatGPT is an advanced language model. It uses cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to generate human-like text based on the input […]

An estimated FIVE TONS of rock lobster have walked out of the sea on the West Coast in the Western Cape since Tuesday, 7 February 2023, due to a red tide (harmful alga bloom). RED ALERT OUT FOR ROCK LOBSTER The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DAF) has activated the West Coast Rock Lobster Contingency […]

Leading English club Leicester Tigers have reportedly added Rassie Erasmus to their list of top candidates to pursue as coach. Leicester are currently on the lookout for a replacement for Steve Borthwick, who has taken over as England head coach, and then promptly recruited a pair of other Tigers coaches in Richard Wigglesworth and Aled […]

It’s still too early to accurately predict what lies ahead for diesel and petrol prices in March, but the latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) looks DIRE, especially for petrol users. PICTURE | PowerBall winner comes forward to collect R32 million prize PICTURES | GUPTA FAMILY MANSION IN CONSTANTIA UP FOR SALE FOR R20 MILLION Mzansi motorists faced an […]

In news that went viral this week, Netwerk24 reported on how Jean de Villiers – who played 109 Tests for the Springboks – had grown suspicious of a man who was seemingly slipping items into his pockets before walking out of The Boer & Butcher in Paarl late last month. Store owner Edu Hanekom said that […]

Due to heavy rains in and around the southern part of Kruger National Park (KNP) several roads have been closed. South African National Parks (SANParks) advises guests to not use any gravel roads and to stay on the tar. Guests are further advised to not travel on any roads which have been closed and not […]

From a personal net worth point of view, South Africa-born Twitter owner Elon Musk won’t look back on 2022 with much fondness. However! ALSO READ | ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MATRIC STUDENT: CAN YOU ANSWER THESE MATHS QUESTIONS? This year has gotten off to a much, much better start for the 51-year-old from Pretoria. FOR MORE […]

The DA in the Western Cape says it has noted the appointment of Megan Taplin as the new park manager of Table Mountain National Park, and will be keenly observing her response to the challenges faced at this iconic attraction. “Managing and preserving one of the natural wonders of the world, and one of Africa’s main […]

All eyes will be on President Cyril Ramaphosa this evening as he takes to the podium to outline government’s programme of action through his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall. UPDATE Thurs 9 Feb, 20h30: President Ramaphosa has announced that load shedding has been declared a national State of Disaster. […]

A Pretoria man in his 30s has come forward to collect over R32 million after winning the PowerBall jackpot from draw number 1376 which took place on 31 January 2023. FOR THE LATEST POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS RESULTS CLICK HERE The unnamed latest PowerBall multi-millionaire has been working as an administrator since 2008. Having only started playing the […]

It’s not uncommon for new and exotic cars to be spotted in South Africa testing, with its harsh climates, wide variety of terrains and surfaces (ahem, potholes). Not to mention great locations for testing teams to stay, which ensure South Africa is a popular testing destination. However, we wonder if Rolls-Royce engineers were banking on […]

With the State of the National Address (SONA 2023) taking place later today, Thursday, 9 February, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been asked to DRESS DOWN and respect ordinary South Africans. SONA 2023 FASHION DISRESPECT TO SA CITIZENS Activist Lorenzo Davids took to Twitter to make the appeal to politicians who have turned the SONA into a glittering […]

A multi-stakeholder group consisting of unions, political parties and other civil society movements has threatened to “go to court on Friday” if President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a national State of Disaster in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, 9 February. UPDATE Thurs 9 Feb, 20h30: President Ramaphosa has announced that loadshedding has […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Wednesday, 8 February 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Wednesday, 8 […]