A primary school learner from Somerset West (less than an hour from Cape Town) is representing South Africa at the Biathle-Triathle World Championships which kicks off in Madeira, Portugal today. Almost 2,000 messages of support have poured in for young Cameron Hodge from Beaumont Primary School in the Western Cape. The school called it an […]

The ten-year struggle to get rid of e-tolls has reached a fairly satisfying end for several South Africans who fought tirelessly against a system which they believed was totally over-priced. It was announced today – during the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement – that the state will take over the South African National Roads Agency’s (SANRAL) […]

The South African government says it has noted the terror alert issued by the US Embassy on its website, regarding a possible terrorist attack on Saturday in Sandton, Johannesburg. “This is part of the US government’s standard communication to its citizens,” said the Presidency in a statement on Wednesday evening. “It is the responsibility of […]

Tania Campbell was ousted as mayor of Ekurhuleni on Thursday after a vote of no confidence which won by just 7 votes. One hundred voted for the motion (including 86 ANC members) whilst 93 voted against it. The EFF abstained. Campbell, who remains as Leader of the Official Opposition in Council, has vowed to continue […]

The US Embassy has issued a Security Alert about a ‘Possible Terrorist Attack’ happening in South Africa this weekend, following information from its goverment. The US Embassy in SA issued the ’emergency information for American citizens’ on Wednesday 26 October. The US Mission said in the Security Alert: “The U.S. government has received information that […]

Showmax has just dropped the teaser for the third and final season of The Wife, their multi-award-winning, record-breaking, Twitter-topping telenovela. The smash hit Showmax Original returns with its most explosive season yet on 10 November 2022, with three episodes dropping every Thursday into 2023. Season 3 centres on two star-crossed lovers: Tswana doctor Naledi Montsho […]

South Africa has scooped several top awards in the 2022 World Luxury Awards, which was held in Turkey this weekend. The final winners were announced to the public on Monday, 24 October 2022. Fusion Boutique Hotel in Polokwane, Limpopo won for Best Luxury Small Hotel in the World! The hotel offers A-listers a glamorous stay […]

REUTERS: Russia has notified the United States about its plans to carry out exercises of its nuclear forces, the Pentagon said on Tuesday (October 25), declining to offer further details about drills expected to include test launches of ballistic missiles. “The U.S. was notified and, as we’ve highlighted before, this is a routine annual exercise […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australia cricket captain Tim Paine has accused South Africa of ball-tampering in the match that immediately followed the infamous 2018 Newlands test which saw the Australian team engulfed in the ‘Sandpaper-gate’ scandal. Paine, who stepped down from the captaincy late last year and withdrew from cricket for nearly a year, has […]

A robot designed, created, and programmed by a group of grade 11 learners at Sinenjongo High in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, will be entered into the 2022 World Robot Olympiad in the RoboSports category. A team from Sinenjongo High School in Joe Slovo Park in Cape Town will represent South Africa at the World Robot […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes today’s judgment in the High Court, which upheld the rule of law, and showed Speaker of Council, Cllr Colleen Makhubele, and the ANC acted illegally, dishonestly and unconstitutionally by effectively staging a coup in hastily removing the duly elected Executive Mayor of Johannesburg and Members of the Mayoral Committee… writes Dr […]

Social media users from South Africa to France to India are rushing over to Twitter to find out if WhatsApp is down… and yes it is (as of 09h45 SA time). UPDATE: WhatsApp is back up – please see Meta’s statement at bottom of page. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending […]

The DA Federal Executive (Fedex) met earlier this evening to hear representations from former Mayor of Johannesburg, Mpho Phalatse on a strategy to regain a governing coalition in the City. Solly Malatsi MP – DA National Spokesperson – said: “After a full and open engagement, in which many perspectives were analysed and discussed, the Fedex […]

The Springboks will line up against the New Zealand at Twickenham in England for only the second time ever when they clash in a Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture on Friday, 25 August 2023 – two weeks before the international extravaganza kicks off in France, where South Africa will attempt to defend their crown as […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus across the world celebrate Diwali. By Krishna N. Das Sunak was set to take the top job after his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt withdrew […]

The municipality may have to forfeit the conditional grant due to underspending. By Daniel Steyn The Amathole District Municipality (ADM) risks losing a R493-million conditional grant because it has failed to spend the first R100-million portion. The Municipal Infrastructure Grant was allocated to the municipality in July by the National Treasury. A large section of […]

A teacher at Pretoria High School for Girls has united South Africans across the nation as a video of her dancing, and having fun, has gone viral around the world. The school’s English teacher – Mrs Bullock – can be seen nailing the TikTok challenge with her dance to Salary Salary by Robot Boii. The […]

Representatives from several prominent organisations in South Africa gathered together on Monday morning to support a march in Roedtan, Limpopo, organised by the District Agricultural Union in Potgietersrus to condemn farm murders. The march in Roedtan follows the murder of Nicky Janse van Rensburg (35) earlier this month. Five suspects had entered the farm at around […]

South African actor Eric Nobbs has sadly passed away at the age of 68. According to Saartjie Klipkop, Nobbs died earlier today (Sunday 23 October) from a suspected heart attack. Nobbs began his career in 1978, and starred in several productions including Boetie Gaan Border Toe, Ma-Plotters, Lui Maar Op Belinda (Season 1 and 2, […]

South African teen swimmer Matthew Sates has begun the FINA World Cup season exactly where he left off last year when Matt was crowned overall winner. FINA said on Sunday night: “?? Matthew Sates restarts the World Cup season from where he left last year… WINNING ALL! With 58.3 points (Matt) is the rankings leader of […]

President Ramaphosa has welcomed the decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) countries to focus on price stabilization in their management of oil production. Rising oil prices contribute to higher fuel costs in South Africa, which exerts further pressure on small businesses, consumers and households, said […]

REUTERS: Pope Francis today prayed for Ethiopia ahead of peace talks to be held in South Africa, following increased fighting in the Tigray region. The Pope told those gathered in St Peter’s Square for his weekly Angelus prayer: “I follow with concern about the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. Once again, I heartily reiterate that violence […]

Eskom announced just before midday on Sunday, that at noon it would be implementing Stage 4 loadshedding… through until 05:00 on Monday and for the following couple of days, due to breakdowns of several generating units. Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Monday until 16:00, thereafter increasing to Stage 4 until 05:00 […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Miss Wheelchair Tamelyn Bock jetted off to Mexico this weekend to compete in the Miss Wheelchair World pageant on 29 October. Tamelyn was crowned Miss Wheelchair South Africa in August last year. She hails from a small town in the Northern Cape, Nababeep, north of Springbok. She says: “I am […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation tonight to provide details on his response to the State Capture Report recommendations, and what steps are being taken against the perpetrators of state capture and to prevent such a take-over occurring again. The President yesterday advised the Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula […]