Aspen says it will release 300 000 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) doses earmarked for teachers soon. In a statement released this week, Aspen said it was “extremely disappointed” to learn that specific batches of the J&J manufactured at its Gqeberha production site have to be destroyed. This is due to the good manufacturing practice risk of […]

South Africa recorded 5 552 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, representing an 18.5% positivity rate. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Gauteng continues to drive the third wave with 3 720 new infections reported, accounting for 67%. The province is followed by the Western Cape after 446 people were confirmed to have contracted […]

A new era will kick off for South African rugby when the Sharks, Stormers, Lions and Bulls join 12 PRO14 clubs for the United Rugby Championship, which will start in September 2021 in a brand new, world-class 16-team league. SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux called it a “watershed moment in South African rugby history”. The […]

Two South African Police Service (SAPS) dogs were tragically killed whilst fighting crime in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, yesterday. A third was helicoptered to the vet in critical condition (watch below). Three suspects were also fatally wounded during the shoot-out with police. IPSS Medical Rescue said on Tuesday morning: “We mourn the loss of two […]

Over 1,000 fortune hunters have driven from all corners of South Africa to a village near Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), in the search for diamonds… after the alleged discovery of the precious stone in the area. Crowds of people, men and women – carrying spades and pick-axes – have flocked to KwaHlathi since Saturday to […]

South Africa detected 7 657 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, representing a 17.2% positivity rate. According to the latest data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the majority of the new infections were logged in Gauteng after 4 891 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus. Meanwhile, the Western Cape recorded the second-highest […]

Queen Elizabeth II wowed the world yesterday with her delightful choice of outfit for her breakfast meeting with US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill. Photos of a beaming Queen were flashed around the globe… and it didn’t take South Africans long to notice that matching her smile, was a dazzling brooch she was […]

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has decided not to release the long-awaited Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines for use in South Africa. However, SAHPRA said about 300 000 doses from batches that have been cleared by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) meet the requirements and will subsequently be released and […]

Novak Djokovic made history on Sunday evening in a thrilling men’s finals match at the Roland Garros 2021 French Open. The Serb – who is the world’s number one tennis player – fought from two sets down to became the first man in Open Era to win each major at least twice! He is just […]

Tributes are being paid today at the special provincial funeral of one of South Africa’s icons – Shaleen Surtie-Richards who sadly died at the age of 66 on 7 June 2021. You can watch the service, being held at Durbanville in Cape Town, below. Flags across the Western Cape province have been lowered to half-mast […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the leaders, gathered at the G7 Summit in the UK, to provide substantial support to the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, and to support a temporary TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Waiver of Covid-19 vaccines. Ramaphosa said: “If the world is to emerge from this grave […]

South Africa’s Proteas cricket team has won the first Test match against the West Indies, with fast-bowler Kagiso Rabada “on the rampage”… helping his team to victory by taking five wickets. The Proteas won – before lunch – by one innings and 63 runs. Cricket South Africa said: “A clinical performance by the #Proteas sees […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has posted what look like fabulous holiday snaps from a faraway island location… but which are actually photos from British seaside county, Cornwall, where he is bumping shoulders – and elbows – with leaders from some of the wealthier nations in the world, who are gathered this weekend to get down to […]

Ingonyama land leases stripped people living on ancestral land of their customary rights… By Tania Broughton In a ruling that affects five million people in KwaZulu-Natal, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled the Ingonyama Trust’s land leases unlawful. The Zulu King’s trust has been ordered to refund millions it collected on the leases. The court […]

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has welcomed input from top global health experts, who have dismissed purported links between the COVID-19 vaccine and magnetic fields. This follows a series of viral video footage on social media, shared wildly in South Africa and around the world, where some individuals are seen placing metal coins on the […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Cornwall in the United Kingdom (UK) for the G7 Leaders’ Summit. Although South Africa is not part of the G7, he is attending the Summit at the invitation of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Which countries are in the G7? The G7 (Group of Seven) comprises the following […]

Gauteng Social Development Department has confirmed that the mother of the alleged decuplets is NOT missing, contrary to local reports in South Africa. UPDATE 18 June 2021: It appears this story – which gripped the nation, and made worldwide news – was a hoax, and the Tembisa 10 mom was not even pregnant. She is […]

Environment Minister Barbara Creecy’s report on the use and protection of SA’s iconic wildlife was groundbreaking… writes DON PINNOCK from Daily Maverick. But is there the political will to turn its recommendations into policy? At the launch of the far-reaching report on the management of lions, elephants, rhinos and leopards by Environment Minister Barbara Creecy’s […]

The ANC Parliamentary Caucus says it welcomes some of the major reforms for South Africa announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ministers in the last few days. Yesterday, Thursday 10 June 2021, President Ramaphosa announced strategic steps to reform South Africa’s electricity sector towards the achievement of a stable and secure supply of energy. “We […]

South African Airways will continue to fly thanks to a consortium which will purchase a 51% stake in the airline, which suffered great losses during the Jacob Zuma presidency years when his close ally Dudu Myeni was chairperson. The consortium – named as Takatso Consortium – will pay R3-billion, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced […]

South Africa on Thursday logged 9 149 new COVID-19 cases, which represents a 15.7% positivity testing rate. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), figures from the past seven days show that South Africa is now experiencing the third wave. “South Africa technically entered the third wave today as the national seven-day moving […]

US President Joe Biden, who is currently in the UK attending the G7 Summit, has made a historic Covid-19 Vaccine announcement: the US will donate half a billion new vaccine doses to 92 countries in dire need in the fight against the pandemic, including South Africa. “It’s the right thing to do — and the […]

South African athlete Akani Simbine has won the 100 metre event at the Diamond League meeting in Florence, Italy. The smile on his face says it all! SA’s 100 metre men’s champion (and reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist) had a slow start but sprinted to victory – in 10.08sec – at the 2021 Pietro Mennea […]

The Kiffness continues to conquer the world. The South African musician who has teamed up with everyone from his dad to a hadeda… and whose recent Alugalug Cat video spawned several international covers (and was shared by Hollywood celeb Ryan Reynolds), has now teamed up with London East End’s famous ‘One Pound Fish Man’ (£1 […]

South African born and raised chef and businesswoman, Prue Leith (81) is set to be made a dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The ‘Great British Bake Off’ star was made an OBE in 1989 and a CBE in 2010, and will now receive a damehood ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday this month, according […]