Entrepreneurs in the tourism, hospitality and creative industries received a much-needed boost for their businesses when they were honoured at the second Durban Tourism Business Awards on Thursday, June 15… writes Nia Louw, Berea Mail. This year’s rickshaw-puller winner was 61-year-old Mjabuliseni Dlamini. He said the R50,000 prize money will help him to renovate his […]

South African social media users have been not stop marvelling over a beautiful Cape Town home with marvellous views of the ocean. A clip of the property shared on TikTok left peeps blown away. They were even more shocked at the property’s reported R200 million price tag. While some remarked that the price was way […]

Power utility Eskom on Tuesday confirmed the load shedding plan for the next couple of days. VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v Woolworths – and more From Tuesday at 16:00, Stage 3 load shedding will be in operation and will continue until midnight at which point it will be suspended until 05:00 on […]

A search for solutions to a foot sweat condition has seen a Vereeniging, Gauteng woman develop a treatment product that she now sells to others facing a similar challenge. Refiloe Mohono, 27, together with her business partner Optimist Philiso, 33, first embarked on the journey in 2018. ALSO READ: Lifehack: Hidden secrets of soaking your feet […]

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who backs the politically-split country’s eastern administration, has threatened military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly by the end of August 2023. The country sits on Africa’s biggest oil reserves but the wedge between the eastern government and a United Nations-recognised administration in Tripoli has hampered Libya’s efforts to […]

A freak paragliding accident in Cape Town has claimed the life of for Scotland international and Munster coach Greig Oliver on Monday afternoon. In a statement the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) explains the collision occurred in the skies above the Sea Point Point Promenade. ALSO READ: RIP: Munster coach dies in tragic paragliding accident in […]

Famous British entrepreneur Richard Branson, recently surprised crew and staff of local budget carrier Fastjet when he flew to Zimbabwe’s capital city. The Virgin Group founder happily posed in photographs with passengers and airport staff at Harare’s Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The British billionaire is somewhat of a celebrity in these parts. Being the […]

Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistics, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has officially launched the registration process for manufacturers of vehicle number plates. In December 2022, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced that the province will roll out new vehicle number plates in 2023 to help fight crime, corruption, vandalism, and lawlessness. He further emphasised this during his State of […]

Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival app this week. ZUCKERBERG Zuckerberg’s Meta group, which owns Facebook, has listed a new app in stores as “Threads, an […]

A team of South African canoeing’s future stars, led by African Beach Games gold medallist Kwanda Mzolo, are preparing to take on the world in Auronzo, Italy, at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships which begins on Wednesday. The team is made up of SA’s top junior and U23 girls and […]

Veteran Loose forward Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. This will be the third time that the 37-year-old has led his country. Vermeulen leads a team featuring a core of Rugby World Cup winners and talented newcomers – who have excelled […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) says they are flabbergasted by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to increase salary for office bearers. This was after the government refused to increase civil servants’ lack of money. ALSO READ: Ramaphosa gives greenlight to salary increase of office bearers NEHAWU CALLED ON RAMAPHOSA TO IGNORE COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION […]

Talented actress Letoya Makhene-Pulumo opens up about leaving SABC1 soapie Generations: The Legacy as Tshidi Moroka-Phakade in 2021. ALSO READ:Letoya Makhene-Pulumo is grateful for ‘Home Wrecker’ role WHY ACTRESS LEFT ‘GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY’ The Home Wrecker actress Letoya Makhene-Pulumo tells TshisaLIVE that she chose to focus on her other talents and didn’t leave Generations: The Legacy on bad terms. The actress, who […]

A bogus real estate agent was sentenced to 23 years of direct imprisonment by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 3 July. His conviction and sentence are related to when he swindled a victim out of R100 000. READ: ANC ward councillor murdered, girlfriend raped in the Eastern Cape BLOEMFONTEIN COURT SENTENCES FRAUDULENT REAL ESTATE AGENT […]

After a disappointing World U20 Championship campaign to date, the Junior Springboks are under plenty of pressure as they prepare to face Argentina on the back of a shock defeat to Italy and just a narrow win over Georgia. READ | World U20 Rugby Championship: Fixtures, results, kick-off times The clash between Argentina and the Junior Springboks […]

On Monday, Chiefs began to officially welcome new players ahead of the next season, with as many as six recruits unveiled in a social media blitz. Ranga Chivaviro was signed on a two year deal with a one-year option, but this confirmation came amidst talks that there may be a fight for his services. ALSO READ […]

A video of a shocking incident showing South African Police Services (SAPS) VIP protection officers appearing to assault motorists in Gauteng has gone viral and led to outraged calls for a speedy and thorough investigation into the officers’ conduct. Watch the video below. AfriForum is one of many demanding the investigation be “speedy”, and claims […]

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has confirmed the official fuel price adjustments for July 2023. FOLLOW | LIVE: Wimbledon Day 2 – Tuesday, 4 July 2023 The changes will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. ALSO READ | Date confirmed for Springbok team announcement for Wallaby Test Petrol price both inland and at the coast will decrease by 17 cents per litre (95 […]

African women champions Banyana Banyana have made headlines for the wrong reasons this past weekend. The South African national women’s team boycotted their warm-up against Botswana on Sunday afternoon ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup which kick-off later this month. One of the reasons why the team did not want to play was venue choice. The players […]

The last, relatively pristine section of Western Cape coastline between the Olifants River and the Northern Cape border is threatened by two new mining-related applications.

The Zulu king, head of South Africa’s most influential traditional monarchy, said on Monday he was “fit and sound,” and denied rumours he had been poisoned. “I’m very well, I’m very fit and sound,” Misuzulu Zulu told AFP in a phone interview from the neighbouring country of Eswatini, where he is undergoing a medical check-up. ALSO READ: MultiChoice […]

A “gagging order” obtained by the Moti Group against investigative news agency amaBhungane has been set aside in its entirety. The Gauteng High Court has set aside the “gagging order” brought against amaBhungane by the Moti Group. Judge Roland Sutherland said the Moti Group had abused the court process by bringing an unjustified ex parte […]

To avoid paying administration fees to renew a vehicle licence disc online, motorists can make use of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) online service. The only fee charged is the R99 courier fee, which other online service providers also charge. “The R72 transaction fee, which has been referred to, is a legislated fee, which […]

Motorists are in for more relief this month, as both grades of fuel are expected to decrease for the second month in a row. Illuminating paraffin and LP Gas are also expected to decrease, with an increase in the price of both grades of diesel. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced […]

Here’s when you can collect your social grants for JULY 2023 from TODAY. REMINDER – HERE ARE THE SASSA SOCIAL GRANTS PAYMENT DATES FOR JULY This comes after the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) released the payment schedule for the 2023/24 financial year. ALSO READ: SASSA: Here’s how to replace expiring cards Social grants payment schedule for […]