NSRI Wilderness, who are used to rescuing locals and tourists of the human kind, didn’t hesitate to dispatch a team to Kleinkranz Beach (in Wilderness, South Africa) when they received a cry for help for a family dog, Rex, that had collapsed on the beach. Mike Vonk, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said a family had […]

“It’s tough being a cop in South Africa. Between April 2020 and early September last year, 33 SAPS members were killed while on duty,” says John Webb, Executive Producer of Carte Blanche. “Enforcing the law in a country as violent as ours has other impacts, too, and I shudder to think of the levels of […]

The Coding 4 Youth project, coordinated by Prof Jean Greyling from Nelson Mandela University, set out to use the unplugged coding games – TANKS, RANGERS and BOATS – to reach 10,000 learners in 2 months. They ended up reaching the target in 6 weeks! Coding 4 Youth was launched in mid-February as a joint initiative […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) today, 19 March 2022, welcomed the sentence meted out by the Skukuza Regional Court to a man convicted on 12 counts associated with poaching. The accused, Mike Nyathi, a 39 year old Mozambican man with a South African citizenship, faced 14 charges relating to two separate cases of rhino poaching. […]

A Google sub-sea cable that promises to double internet speeds for millions of long-suffering users in parts of Africa – including South Africa – arrived at Lomé, Togo, today (Friday 18 March), its first stop along Africa’s Atlantic coast. The cable will connect Europe to Togo, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, and St Helena, Google Africa’s […]

Sidwell Mayekiso hopes one of his students will one day become a Grandmaster. By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human. Sidwell Mayekiso started the 2 Knights Chess Club in Khayelitsha in 2017. Living with a disability, he wanted to make a difference in the community by teaching children to play chess. Now, five of his students […]

China stands ready to work with South Africa to move their ties forward toward a deeper level, with higher quality and broader scope, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday afternoon during a phone call with SA President Cyril Ramaphosa. Noting that China and South Africa share a “special friendly relationship of comrades and brothers”, […]

Two Golden Arrow buses, two municipal vehicles and an Eskom vehicle were set alight in Cape Town. By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik Two Golden Arrow buses, two City of Cape Town vehicles and an Eskom vehicle were petrol bombed in Nyanga and Philippi on Friday. Informal car taxi drivers, popularly known as amaphela, are accused of being behind […]

Lukhanyo Booi, Lali Booi and Tembelani Mnyani are three men from Fingo Village in Makhanda who have taken it upon themselves to clean up the town’s dirty streets. Armed with rakes and shovels, and sometimes using their bare hands, the three move around the city streets removing domestic refuse and filth. On Monday and Tuesday […]

As calls mount to do away with the National State of Disaster, President Cyril Ramaphosa says new health regulations that are meant to replace the lockdown regulations have been published. Responding to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday, the South African President said public consultations with leaders from different sectors of society are […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked Public Protector Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane to provide him with reasons why he should not suspend her in terms of Section 194(3)(a) of the Constitution. This follows confirmation from the Speaker of the National Assembly that the Section 194 Committee has resolved to continue with its consideration of the motion for […]

A beautiful video is going viral on social media, showing a young South African schoolgirl in a hurdles race at an athletics meet at Klub Nories Ondersteunersklub in Gauteng. The young girl – Mieke – falls badly at the first hurdle… but instead of giving up, she gets up. The others in the race are […]

Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours for violating its harassment and bullying policy with his posts – one of which was targeted at South African expat and talk show host Trevor Noah – on Wednesday. The 44-year-old American singer shared a screengrab of SA comedian Trevor appearing in Google search results […]

Cape Town Women’s Cycle Tour winner, Kim Le Court De Billot, was celebrating just days ago after winning the famous race for the third time. But today, according to her Facebook page, she is feeling shocked. All the bikes belonging to her Mauritius team mates have been stolen in Paarl, South Africa. UPDATE Fri 18 […]

CAPE TOWN – There was excitement today at the Cape Town Film Studios with a special guest, none other than South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who visited the studios where Project Panda – the working title for Netflix’s live action anime series, One Piece – is currently shooting. The hour-long set tour by the President […]

Last month Carte Blanche featured a segment on the ‘Hoppers of Biblical Proportions’ that have plagued parts of South Africa (watch below), and as the newer videos on this page show, these enormous swarms of locusts are not letting up. A local farmer estimates there are billions of them. And the government isn’t doing anything […]

South African-born and raised entrepreneur Elon Musk has changed his name on Twitter to Elona Musk in the midst of hilarious – and serious – banter following Musk’s challenge to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for a single combat to see who wins Ukraine. If you missed the challenge, in which Musk tagged Putin’s official English […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Top African lender Standard Bank has ruled out funding all new coal-fired power plants and most oil-fired plants as part of plans to reach net zero-emissions by 2050, but campaigners said it could still do more to cut emissions. More financial services firms are setting net-zero targets to combat global warming but […]

A new documentary film, Open Borders, produced by AfriForum, exposes the complete lack of border control on South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe and looks at the wave of crime this has caused. The documentary – directed by Jacques Broodryk – also shows the extreme lengths that AfriForum’s neighbourhood- and farm watch volunteers must go to, […]

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is one of many South Africans today who have condemned the government’s decision to extend the State of Disaster, which has already been in place for two years. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, yesterday gazetted a further extension of the National State of Disaster […]

During the filming of “The Challenger Disaster”, I had rare opportunity to be in a few scenes with William Hurt. We were all exceptionally nervous having to work alongside him. We are told to never get into the lead actors’ personal space, only speak if they speak first and try not to look at them […]

“I am tired of appealing. I am tired of trying to ask nicely. What does it take to get action????” asks an extremely frustrated and concerned KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) resident and tourism business owner, Megan Bedingham, who discovered today that one of the main roads connecting the Free State and KZN is likely to close, due […]

South African music legend Jody Wayne has sadly passed away at the age of 77. Mara van der Bergh Productions confirmed on Tuesday morning: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, Jody Wayne, on Monday 14th March.” She said: “He has been very special in our […]

South Africa’s Competition Commission announced in a statement on Monday that it has referred Meta Platforms and its subsidiaries – WhatsApp and Facebook South Africa (collectively referred to by the Commission as Facebook) – for abuse of dominance in the country. The Commission alleges that Facebook decided in mid-2020 to off-board Gov Chat and #LetsTalk […]

South African born and raised entrepreneur Elon Musk has challenged Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, to a ‘single combat’ over Ukraine in a series of tweets that have virtually catapulted excited Tweeters into orbit! I hereby challengeВладимир Путин to single combat Stakes are Україна — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 14, 2022 In fact one of Musk’s […]