Chief Khoisan SA is once again en route to Pretoria on foot – all the way from Port Elizabeth – with three other Khoisan warriors, to demand an audience with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa… who made them promises last year which have not yet been fulfilled. The group is scheduled to arrive at the […]

Former Springbok hooker and Cheetah coach Naka Drotské (47) is in a stable condition after being shot three times by armed robbers at his brother’s home in Kameeldrift near Pretoria, in South Africa, last night. Naka and fellow ex-Bok and business partner, Os du Randt, were apparently enjoying a braai on Thinus Drotské’s smallholding when […]

The South African delegation participating in the G20 Summit will use the platform to promote and strengthen the interests of the country and the African continent, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said on Thursday. Led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the delegation left South Africa on Thursday for Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the […]

Sectors from from South African society – including business and government sectors – on Thursday added their signatures to the pledge against corruption. Government officials as well as faith-based NGOs all signed the pledge to end corruption, at a workshop held at the GCIS head office in Tshwane. GCIS has made the fight against corruption […]

Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson on State Capture, Natasha Mazzone, delivered an emotional speech in Parliament today, celebrating the Report that her portfolio committee has completed for the Zondo Commission, on State Capture at power utility Eskom. Watch below. After discussing the exposure of various ‘parasites’ (and thanking the brave whistle blowers) at the state-owned firm […]

There were goosebumps in Kalk Bay on Sunday as a former resident and decorated South African Defence Force (SADF) hero – Gareth Rutherford – finally returned home to Cape Town after being wrongfully imprisoned in Kuwait for a decade. Local resident Maria Wagener was there to capture the photos and video on this page of […]

Amidst the horror stories of ruthless rhino poachers or elephant hunters, and the carnage they leave behind, it’s wonderful to be reminded about how many good people there are in South Africa who will never give up saving the country’s wildlife. On Sunday two survivors of rhino poaching will be released back into the wild, […]

Former Parktown Boys High School water-polo coach, Collan Rex, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. The 23-year-old, a former Parktown Boys learner himself, was found guilty in September of 144 charges of sexual offences, as well as a further 12 charges of common assault. According to the SABC’s Sashin Naido Rex the High […]

The festive season just got merrier for Capetonians as the City of Cape Town announced that water users can expect a “considerable reduction” in the cost of water from next month! This is due to water restrictions being lowered from Level 5 to Level 3 from Saturday 1 December 2018. It’ll also mean the allowance […]

NAIROBI – When the soldiers started fanning out in the cashew nut growing regions of southern Tanzania – it was a jolting sight for traders and, campaigners say, a watershed moment for a country once held up as a darling of development groups. The government said the troops were there last week to make sure […]

Balule Nature Reserve Executive Committee has issued a statement regarding the “harrowing and traumatising” killing of an elephant on Friday afternoon by hunters, near a lodge where visitors were staying. The visitors, staying at the lodge near Hoedspruit next to the Kruger National Park, apparently watched in horror as two hunters gunned down a young […]

The Pretoria Magistrate Court on Wednesday postponed the Dros Rape Case case to next year, as Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital does not have a bed available to admit the accused, Nicholas Ninow, for psychiatric testing. Ninow (20) is accused of allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a six-year-old child in the toilets at a Dros restaurant in […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand will remain volatile in 2019, making monetary policy complicated and focused on long-term inflation factors rather than short-term market shocks, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Daniel Mminele said on Wednesday. Mminele said the bank expected the rand to average 14.50 against the dollar but trade would be volatile, forcing the monetary […]

The DA youth has pledged its support to the family of a young 13-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and impregnated by one of its members. Luyolo Mphithi, DA Youth Leader, said the party had “learnt with horror” that one of its own members had been accused of the rape and of making his teen […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa‘s struggling state-run power firm Eskom on Wednesday forecast a loss before tax of more than R11.2 billion ($800 million) in the current financial year, despite a turnaround plan designed to shore up its finances. Eskom, Africa‘s largest public utility, reported a R671 million profit in the six months to the end […]

Democratic Alliance Chief Whip John Steenhuisen today responded to claims that he should not be the DA’s Chief Whip in Parliament without a university degree. Steenhuisen delivered another epic speech, although he was interrupted several times (at one point saying “this is harassment, come on”). Watch below. Here’s a full transcript of John Steenhuisen’s speech […]

JOHANNESBURG – Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza will not be expanding for the present moment in South Africa, according to SA’s Taste Holdings which said it’s halted the roll out of new stores for the two after reporting a loss in the first half of its financial year. Most South African retailers have struggled to lift […]

The two officers who recorded themselves having a blast doing the famous Idibala dance challenge in South Africa – whilst driving! – have been issued with disciplinary action. In the video that went viral earlier this month, the two (very happy) officers are seen dancing and singing in full uniform… and not wearing their safety […]

JOHANNESBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader Julius Malema has retaliated to Pravin Gordhan’s defamation complaint – which was filed against Malema and his Deputy Floyd Shivambu yesterday – by filing his own counter criminal complaint against the Public Enterprises Minister. In it, Malema accuses Gordhan of money laundering, corruption, racketeering and fraud. Gordhan denies any […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa‘s cash-strapped state airline, South African Airways, will need a total of R7.5 billion  ($540 million) from next month to fund day-to-day operations into 2019, a presentation to a parliamentary committee by the airline showed on Tuesday. SAA, which has not generated a profit since 2011, survives on state guarantees and is […]

A brave – and petrified – woman in South Africa refused to be a victim of an attempted armed robbery in Cape Town yesterday. The unnamed female driver took matters into her own hands, reversing away from the perpetrators and crashing into three other cars as she made her successful escape. According to 1Second Facebook page, […]

NORTH WEST – Eight suspects, including farmers, were arrested on Sunday in South Africa for the alleged illegal possession of game products that ranged from lion bones and meat to tiger’s skin in what has been described as South Africa’s “dirty & shameful predator bone smuggling racket”… which had allegedly been ongoing for years, under […]

A video has been going viral on South African social media, sadly showing a mother using her three children to steal a handbag from a customer at a Steers restaurant in Paarl in the Western Cape. The family hover near a table with the mother either on the phone or pretending to be on the […]

The former partner of  South African hip-hop legend, Jabulani “HHP” Tsambo, has tragically died, just a month and two days after HHP passed away. According to local reports, Lerato Khanye died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday morning. It’s a heartbreaking loss for Lerato and HHP’s 14-year-old son Leano, who has […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the National Minimum Wage Bill into law today… setting a minimum of R20 per hour for the majority of SA’s workers. The new bill has been introduced to tackle wage inequality and will raise the earnings of an estimated six million South Africans, more than half of […]