A petition against the Firearms Control Amendment Bill is gaining momentum with 45 000 South Africans who have already signed the petition. The Bill aims to ban ownership of firearms by civilians for the purpose of self defence among other limitations on firearm ownership which the Democratic Alliance (DA) say would affect the hunting, sporting […]

After being wrongfully arrested in June 2019, for an attempted robbery he didn’t commit, 19-year-old Sihle from Table View, Cape Town, spent eight fearful months in custody while awaiting trial. During that time – disconnected from the world – Sihle’s mom tragically died in a car accident… and the home he had always known was […]

“The idea of a woman marrying more than one man has been the subject of heated debates over the last few weeks (in South Africa),” says Carte Blanche presenter Claire Mawisa. There have also been memes and video jokes posted with many men finding the idea “preposterous” and women joking that who would want to […]

The South African Emergency Personnel’s Union (SAEPU) has condemned the robbery of an EMS crew in KwaMashu township, Kwazulu-Natal (KZN), the latest in several similar traumatic incidents where EMS personnel, on rescue missions, are held up at gunpoint, robbed and left terrified. On Wednesday (26th May) a crew from the KwaMashu base was dispatched to […]

To keep youth from joining gangs, Kalib Missoe runs an after school dominoes club in Belhar, Cape Town… writes Ashraf Hendricks. He says that there are not enough after school projects on the Cape Flats and many young people are unemployed. Not much is happening and it is this frustration “that leads them to gangsterism” […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday host France’s President Emmanuel Macron on a State Visit at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria, South Africa. “President Macron’s first visit to South Africa at the invitation of President Ramaphosa is aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries, which is substantiated by a number of bilateral […]

A video of an exciting battle between wild dogs, an unfortunate impala, and an annoyed hippo – filmed in the Greater Kruger National Park – is going viral this week (watch below)… but there’s even more to celebrate, as it’s been revealed that, thanks to conservation efforts, the number of wild dogs in the Kruger […]

A Khayelitsha animal clinic’s homeless dog shelter flooded in last week’s rainstorm. The Mdzananda Animal Clinic reports that their organisation is in desperate need of assistance. Homeless dogs needed to be moved to their small hospital cages during the flood as they had no other space for them. “It’s only the start of winter and the pets […]

South Africa recorded 4 623 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as the positivity rate increased to 10.1%. This means the country now has 1 645 555 detected infections since the outbreak. Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said a further 102 Coronavirus-related deaths have been reported, bringing the tally to 56 077. Two provinces recorded double-digit deaths […]

Popular Afrikaans actor Ben Kruger sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 64, from Covid-19 related complications. The actor was best known as ‘Oom Okkie’ to fans of kykNET soapie, Binnelanders. Tributes have poured in from heartbroken South Africans, led by Karen Meiring, M-Net Director: kykNET channel, who said on Wednesday: “Today we keep […]

A Special Tribunal has ordered that R18-million worth of assets belonging to former Transnet executive Herbert Msagala, be forfeited to the State. The assets include 35 luxury vehicles and five properties which include two farms and houses in gated estates. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said in a statement that it welcomed the Special Tribunal’s […]

This weekend South African professional golfer Louis Oosthuizen pulled off his fifth runner-up achievement in a Major, when he came second to US player Phil Mickelson at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in South Carolina… and it wasn’t long before fans were sharing an old video he made laughing about his knack of coming […]

South Africa’s elite athletes will be vaccinated through the Sisonke Study ahead of international sporting events, including the Tokyo Games kicking off in July. This comes after the approval granted by the South African Health Product Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to make available a “modest” number of the remaining COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine doses […]

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the acquisition of a strategic partner for South African Airways (SAA) could be concluded in the next four to six weeks. “As you know, SAA is now out of business rescue as of the 30th of April. There is an interim board in place and an interim top management. […]

At first glance, Deon Dreyer from Roodepoort in Joburg looks like a normal, healthy, smart and energetic young boy… but what you wouldn’t know, is that the five-year-old is still wearing nappies as a result of a serious medical condition he has faced his whole life – Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele. He was born with the […]

A video featuring South Africa, which was posted a week ago by a group of American YouTubers, has already been viewed 11.5-million times! (Watch video below.) The 31-minute action-packed video by Dude Perfect showcases SA’s oceans, culture, wildlife, mountains and more… as the five best friends from Texas tick off a list of exciting things […]

For all South Africans wondering where you can watch the Friends Reunion in SA, MultiChoice announced today that Friends: The Reunion will premiere on M-Net exclusive to DStv on Sunday, 30 May at 20:00 and will be available on streaming service Showmax from Monday, 31 May 2021. Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew […]

A General Manager at Richards Bay Minerals was assassinated on Monday, in a hail of bullets during rush-hour traffic. Nico Swart was on his way to work, when his vehicle was reportedly approached by three armed men. The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that more than 20 high-caliber bullets were fired into Swart’s car, […]

Nearly 170,000 people received their first vaccine dose in the first week of the official rollout. That’s not bad, but we have to scale up quickly. After all, the health department has had months to plan this. Taking into account the Sisonke study and several other clinical trials that have been run in South Africa, […]

Writing this piece was a difficult task because I had to shrink a book-length account to a concise paragraph (or 3)! So, I’ve put together a summary of a summary, accounting for some core events and highlighting some pillars of strength… writes Faith Moyo. The Highs amidst the Lows I left school with excellent matric […]

There are calls for DIRCO (South Africa’s foreign affairs department) to fire David Kweli Nkosi, after revelations that the South African diplomat has allegedly destroyed not one, but two apartments that he has lived in abroad, whilst representing SA. Nkosi apparently caused damage worth €42 000 (R714 0000) to his apartment in Vienna, Austria last […]

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has expressed concern at yet another bullying incident in South Africa which was filmed and has gone viral. In this incident, a male Grade 8 learner at a Cape Town school was caught on camera setting alight the hair of a female learner in his class. The incident took […]

A fundraiser to ensure justice for Yolandi Botes (34) who disappeared on 26 April after hailing a vehicle from OR Tambo International Airport has almost reached its target of R50,000. Yolandi’s dismembered body was tragically discovered on 4 May at a dam near Villiers. The fundraiser, which has raised R47,971, stresses that “this is not […]

A river of boiling lava has reportedly stopped just in time to spare the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A mass evacuation had been ordered after one of the world’s most dangerous and active volcanoes – Mount Nyiragongo – erupted last night. Thousands of frightened residents fled into the dead of […]

MultiChoice’s production houses have won more than half the Golden Horns at this year’s South African Film and TV Awards (SAFTAs) Craft Awards. The awards ceremony, which was held last night (Friday 21 May), honoured the behind-the-scenes talent for their prowess in directing, scriptwriting, cinematography and editing categories to name a few. MultiChoice’s production partners […]