A mystery woman, who apparently vanished on Saturday evening at Camps Bay Beach, is still missing; and South African police say no missing person report has been filed that matches the case. The woman – a white female aged between 45 and 50, according to witnesses – was seen entering the ocean at around 20h30, […]

About 60 people marched from Church Square across Pretoria to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) and the Union Buildings on Friday. They were demanding an end to load-shedding and objecting to the recent electricity tariff hikes authorised by the regulator. Not In My Name (NIMN) in partnership with Mamelodi Nellmapius Eersterust Shareholders […]

Today, hundreds of Capetonians are expected to join the DA in the Western Cape in taking to the streets of Cape Town to tell the ANC: “Enough loadshedding! Enough cadre deployment! Enough price hikes! Enough corruption!” The DA says: “We will march to the ANC’s provincial head office in the Western Cape to voice our […]

Tens of millions of chickens, pigs, cows and fish are suffering in South Africa due to intermittent power outages, or load shedding, warns animal protection organization, Humane Society International/Africa. Local load shedding is being increased to level six, with rollouts of up to four and a half hours occurring continuously, vastly increasing the risk of […]

Limpopo’s Ndlovu Youth Choir flew the flag high for South Africa last night on the fourth episode of America’s Got Talent Season 14. As AGT said, the choir’s performance of their new original song, ‘We Will Rise’, “will make you emotional”. So too will the outcome – the group was sadly eliminated as only one […]

The government has urged South Africans to take extra caution as the heatwave persists in certain parts of the country. In a statement on Tuesday, GCIS Acting Director-General, Michael Currin, said: “We are concerned about the impact of the hot weather, parts of South Africa have been experiencing.” He said residents must drink water and […]

As media outlets around the world report on South Africa “openly siding with Russia” as the countries prepare for a maritime exercise together with China, SA’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor accused critics of having double-standards. Appearing to ignore Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, Dr Pandor said “all countries conduct military exercises with friends worldwide”. She […]

Despite the South African Class of 2022 doing the last two and half years of their schooling under intermittent COVID-19 lockdowns, school closures and various difficulties, including curriculum trimming, they kept their heads up and still emerged victorious. Most of the top achievers of this cohort agree that the pandemic and the constant load shedding […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to assure South Africans that government is using every means and resource at its disposal to get more capacity onto Eskom’s grid “as a matter of extreme urgency” with the Energy Action Plan at the core. The President was addressing the nation through his weekly newsletter after South Africans have […]

South African National Parks today welcomed the sentences handed down by the Skukuza Regional Court, to two Mozambican nationals convicted for rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park (KNP), after they had killed a rhino and were found in possession of its fresh horns four months ago. Lucky Shihlangu (33) and Sergio Mathebula (32) were […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is appealing to anyone who can assist in identifying a murder victim whose body was discovered on Friday (20 January) in bushes next to Dorinhoekroad, Groendal in Gerald Smith, Eastern Cape. The victim is a male, approximately 25 to 35-years-old. His body was found by community members, with multiple […]

The DA is today fighting in court in Pretoria to have “cadre deployment corruption” declared unconstitutional and unlawful. DA Leader, John Steenhuisen and DA Shadow Minister of Public Service, Dr Leon Schreiber, are at the North Gauteng High Court where the DA is arguing that the abolishment of cadre deployment is a fundamental prerequisite if […]

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed a High Court Gauteng North judgment confirming that Atul Gupta is a fugitive from justice and therefore does not qualify for a South African passport, as the Department had contended. The Court issued the judgment on Friday. On 25 September 2018, having fled South Africa in the […]

Eskom Board Chairperson Mpho Makwana says the power utility is exploring the possibility of permanently implementing Stages 2 and 3 of load shedding in SA over the next two years in order to give power stations the “headroom” to address power station maintenance and ensure predictability for South Africans. He was speaking during a virtual […]

South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Barbara Creecy, today paid a hospital visit to Joe Nkuna, the SANParks ranger who was injured by an elephant at the Kruger National Park (KNP). Nkuna, a ranger with 32 years of experience, was hospitalised on 20 December 2022 after being charged by an elephant […]

Hashim Amla, one of the most prolific batters in South Africa’s history – has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Amla leaves behind a rich legacy in Cricket South Africa and is a big servant of the game. Bringing curtains down on an illustrious cricket career that spanned over two decades, legendary South […]

Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell. By Marecia Damons.   On 3 May 2022, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported that convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester had been found dead in his cell at the Mangaung private prison in Bloemfontein after a fire […]

Snake experts are raising the alarm over a shortage of South African-produced polyvalent snake antivenom, as a production backlog is causing waiting times of at least six months for the delivery of the life-saving snakebite treatment. South Africa’s only snake antivenom producer can’t make enough of its polyvalent antivenom, which treats bites of at least […]

As South Africans grapple with the tragic ending to the hunt for the escaped tiger known as Sheba, this exquisitely written piece by Facebook Author RALPH SIBANDE has us all in tears. Grab a tissue and read to the end… AN INTERVIEW WITH SHEBA AKA SASHA By Ralph Sibande (republished on SAPeople with Ralph’s kind […]

Following the tragic killing of captive tiger, Sheba, that escaped from a private farm near Johannesburg in South Africa over the weekend, World Animal Protection (WAP) has reiterated that « wild animals are not pets and should not be kept as such ». Edith Kabesiime, Wildlife Campaigns Manager at World Animal Protection says: “Sheba the […]

The South African government says it has acknowledged the frustration of South Africans, due to a combination of factors, which have led to sporadic protests that occurred on Monday in Parys, Kroonstad, Randfontein and Phoenix. It also called for calm as a series of protests were reported in parts of the country on Monday. In […]

South Africans have woken up to the sombre news that Sheba, the tiger that escaped from its Walkerville enclosure in Gauteng, has been shot and killed. So many across the nation had been watching and praying for a positive outcome, as search teams worked tirelessly during the past few days to try and ensure a […]

Showmax has just released the freaky first trailer for S2 of DAM, which premieres on the homegrown African streaming service on 16 February 2023, with new episodes on Thursdays. • Showmax drops first trailer for DAM S2 • Releasing on Thursdays from 16 February 2023 • Created by four-time SAFTA winner Alex Yazbek • S1 was one of the 10 […]

Over the course of this week 14 generators are expected to return to service, helping to ease the pressure on the power system. Stage 4 loadshedding is being implemented from 05:00 daily until 16:00, with Stage 5 loadshedding daily from 16:00 – 05:00, a slight reprieve after last week’s Stage 6. But still devastating for small […]

Sitting in the dark, flicking through Facebook and seeing so many of my friends and contacts making plans to leave our shores… writes Samantha Jacobs. We have the most incredible shores and mountains and people! Many taking their pets with them, or making plans to leave once their pet departs this world (that’s why we […]