South Africa could experience Stage 2 load shedding for the next year, according to Eskom’s load shedding outlook. The power utility’s medium-term Generation Adequacy Report, which maps out risk levels, was recently published. GENERATION ADEQUACY REPORT BREAKS DOWN ESKOM’S LOAD SHEDDING OUTLOOK INTO TWO RISK LEVELS According to MyBroadBand, the Generation Adequacy Report, breaks down the […]

Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel will lead the South African threat at the Masters this year with only one other player in the mix. And that other player is none other than leading amateur Aldrich Potgieter. ALSO READ: Christiaan Bezuidenhout: South Africa’s new No 1 MASTERS TO TEST SA CREW Schwartzel’s standing in the game continues […]

A well-known cricket journalist has shared a clip of a frightening ‘engine failure’ that apparently occurred during a flight at 15 000 feet. Taking to Twitter on Monday, Neil Manthorp posted a video which showed a stationary propeller on one side of the plane that he was travelling in during an unspecified flight. “Engine failure […]

Patrons of Wish On Florida restaurant have questioned the establishment for naming its closing down event ‘The Last Supper’. This, after rapper AKA ate his last meal at the Durban eatery moments before he was murdered. On Monday, 3 April, management of the award-winning restaurant announced news of their permanent closure. According to a statement, […]

Riana Pretorius, the biokineticist from Nelson Mandela Bay who was kidnapped outside her workplace in mid-March, has finally broken her silence on social media. ALSO READ | A trip to Home Affairs in Grabouw – ‘Slaat my met ‘n nat vis’ Pretorius, 26, was returned safely to her family eight days later on 24 March, as reported […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Monday, 3 April 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 Monday, 3 […]

In October last year, top former journalist Jeremy Gordin wrote a letter to his adult children imploring them to leave South Africa, no matter how much they loved the country, before it was too late. Tragically Gordin’s sentiments rang true this weekend when he was killed during a suspected home invasion in Johannesburg. He was […]

The ground-breaking 12-storey building at 84 Harrington Street in Cape Town, South Africa, is shaping up nicely as it appears to be nearing completion. The building, which will be home to around 50 apartments, is making history as the world’s first hemp skyscraper! The new hotel has been built using hempcrete blocks and other hemp-related […]

The City of Cape Town has approved 327 events for the year thus far and is gearing up for an eventful April with numerous major events lined up. From major ultra-marathons to a performing arts festival and geek culture convention, eventgoers will be spoilt for choice this April. According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member […]

The chairperson of South African Tourism (SAT) Board, Dr Thozamile Botha, has allegedly written to the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille complaining that de Lille cancelled the proposed Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship deal, according to a whistle blower who spoke with the DA’s Shadow Minister of Tourism. Despite the public outcry over the deal, the […]

John Steenhuisen retained his position as the Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Leader when he defeated former City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Dr Mpho Phalatse. The Democratic Alliance held its elective congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng this weekend. JOHN STEENHUISEN ELECTED DA LEADER The DA said the congress is important for South […]

Appearing oblivious to the outrage caused by its language testing of South African passengers, Ryanair is heading to SA on a hiring spree. The cheeky Irish low-cost carrier which in the not-so-distant past subjected South African passport holders using its flights, to discriminatory language tests is heading to SA in search of pilots and engineers. […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Sunday, 2 April 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 Sunday, 2 […]

South African television presenter Derek Watts, best known for his role on Carte Blanche, has posted a photo of himself on social media lying in a hospital bed in Johannesburg. ALSO READ | Derek Watts says Castle Lite ad was in jest: ‘I’m a boring person’ Watts, who has been part of the Carte Blanche family since inception in 1988, confirmed […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Saturday, 1 April 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 Saturday, 1 […]

Are you ready for the 1 April 2023 Lotto and Lotto Plus draw on Saturday? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re South Africa’s latest overnight millionaire. FOR THE LATEST SA EXPAT NEWS VISIT SAPEOPLE If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play then you might just strike gold here. Let’s have a […]

With hours to go until the Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 draws on Saturday, 1 April, South Africa could be welcoming its newest millionaire. FOR THE LATEST LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS RESULTS CLICK HERE There’s never a bad time to become super rich overnight! ALSO READ | SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY: TOP 10 PAYOUTS IN HISTORY But to […]

South Africa is still one of the African continent’s wealthiest countries in terms of high-net-worth individuals. However, this number is declining fast. Deteriorating economic conditions in South Africa, coupled with increased migration have led to the country losing over a fifth of its high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). SHRINKING NUMBER OF MILLIONAIRES According to The Daily Investor, South […]

The Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the quarter-finals at the Hong Kong Sevens with two victories from their three pool games. LIVE UPDATES: SPRINGBOKS’ ROAD TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP On Friday, they beat Ireland by 14-7, and followed that up with a 26-17 win over Kenya in their final Pool D clash, but New Zealand – who won all three pool games – proved too strong […]

Eskom has appointed Martin Buys as Chief Financial Officer until further notice. This comes after the power utility’s CFO, Calib Cassim, was asked to fill in as acting Chief Executive Officer after Andre de Ruyter’s exit earlier this year. BUYS BRINGS DECADES OF FINANCE EXPERIENCE TO HIS NEW ROLE AT ESKOM According to MyBroadBand, Buys is […]

A foundation set up in Reeva Steenkamp’s honour has criticised trolls for their attacks on the late model’s mom June, who has been labelled “greedy” and bitter.” This, after June Steenkamp attended Oscar Pistorius’s parole hearing on Friday, 31 March, where she strongly opposed him being granted an early prison release. Pistorius was denied bail […]

The Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) turned down former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s parole bid on Friday, 31 March, to the relief of Reeva Steenkamp’s family. READ: Parole board denies Oscar Pistorius’s early release: Here’s why PISTORIUS’S PAROLE BID REJECTED DUE TO INCOMPLETE DETENTION PERIOD Pistorius made representations to the board on Friday. June Steenkamp, Reeva’s […]

All South Africans know that a trip to Home Affairs is one of the most stressful outings that you can undertake. One never knows what the queues will look like, whether the doors will close due to loadshedding, and what the service will be like. Here’s a blow by blow account by Stefanie Minnaar of […]

Eskom has announced that Stage 3 and 4 load shedding (power cuts) will alternate across South Africa throughout the weekend and on Monday. The announcement came despite the power utility returning two units at Lethabo and Medupi Power Stations to service over the past 24 hours. Stage 3 will be implemented between 5am and 4pm while […]

Akani Simbine went sub 10 seconds twice on his way to a fifth national title in the mens 100m on the opening day of the SA Athletics Championships in Potchefstroom. Defending his 100m title, Simbine clocked 9.98 seconds in his heat before scorching a 9.92 in his semi-final. Inclement weather and strong winds dampened the […]