Who would have thought that something as simple a strelitzia seed pod would give a retrenched Salt Rock man the business opportunity of a lifetime. You could very well call Peter Shanley an innovative opportunist who not only has a creative eye, but plans to help others make a living through his breathtaking ‘lockdown lights’. […]

After three years of drought, Namaqualand (Namakwaland) is boasting a spectacular display of wildflowers, flourishing in every corner of the Northern Cape area… with an array of colours and shapes heralding a splendid and welcome spring (after a long winter Lockdown in South Africa!). Hester SophiaEsta Marais captured these beautiful photos of the 2020 Namaqualand […]

Is the crime holiday over? As lockdown restrictions ease, criminal activities in South Africa are sharply spiking, according to Carte Blanche on this Sunday’s broadcast. Presenter Macfarlane Moleli says: “As the national lockdown restrictions continue to ease, experts around the country are seeing a spike in criminal activities. It seems the perpetrators are making up for […]

The owners of Dippin Blu Racing in Fairview, Port Elizabeth are considering legal action against a group of its former groomers who stormed the stables in protest on Thursday, killing one horse and injuring over 20 others. “This is the worst day of my life. What they have done to my horses is barbaric and […]

Renowned human rights lawyer and activist, Advocate George Bizos, has been laid to rest at Westpark Cemetery in Randburg, Johannesburg. Bizos, 92, passed away on 9 September 2020. The Bizos family held a private family service ahead of the Special Official Funeral Category 1, as declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa upon his passing. Delivering the […]

Medical doctors gathered today in Houghton, Johannesburg, to mourn and protest the death of Dr Abdulhay Munshi, who was gunned down in Orange Grove yesterday. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) said in a statement that the killing of Dr Munshi is “outrageous and deplorable”, and that “all South Africans should be appalled”. SAMA said […]

Johannesburg anaesthetist Dr Abdulhay Munshi – whose court case regarding the death of a young boy was recently postponed to November – was reportedly shot dead in Gauteng on Wednesday, in what some suspect was a revenge killing. According to Social Cohesion Advocate Yusuf Abramjee, the fatal shooting took place today – Wednesday 16 September […]

Nando’s proved again tonight that it’s not just a fast food chicken outlet – it’s also fast with its distinctive and humorous adverts which tend to highlight SA’s unique culture! Less than an hour after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday that South Africa will enter Level 1 on 20 September and that its borders […]

After months of talk, they are finally here, the bumped-up security detail being put in place to protect the infrastructure and trains of South Africa’s railways. There will be at least 3,100 of them in identified hotspots, and some of them were out marching in Rhodesfield, Johannesburg, today (see video). Introducing a new security plan […]

The Western Cape government today launched a R3 billion housing project in Cape Town to redress historical imbalances in spacial planning as a result of apartheid, with a safe Live-Work-Play-Learn environment for people and families close to public transport and sustainable work opportunities. Construction at the Conradie Better Living Model Project officially commences this month, […]

A private security firm that often has to deal with illegal mining operations says there are more than 16,000 illegal operators in the country, some of whom get caught up in gang warfare, and are costing the country R21 billion a year. “In South Africa illegal mining is often linked to human smuggling and trafficking, […]

Less than a week after an ANC delegation of 10 people hitched a ride on a Defence Force aircraft flying to Zimbabwe to hold unofficial talks with government officials there, and later said they would pay for its use, the Democratic Alliance is to lay criminal charges against them for abusing a state aircraft and […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19h00 tonight on developments in the country’s risk-adjusted response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many South Africans, fed up with the long lockdown, are hoping that Ramaphosa will announce a move from Lockdown Level 2 to Level 1, and that some international travel will be permitted. […]

2020/09/15 A search and seizure operation was conducted today at 15 properties out the 18 in Durban and surrounding areas of various officials from eThekwini Municipality Water and Sanitation Unit and service providers, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering amounting to R700 million. In June, the National Clean […]

After 18 months of construction, the Nelson Mandela Square, a park in the southern German city of  Nuremberg, was officially opened today. The park was planted with 70 new trees, and has a spacious lawn, bicycle paths, parking lots and Nuremberg’s first bicycle parking garage. The mayor Marcus König and the South African consul general, […]

Five suspects have been arrested for tampering with essential infrastructure in the rail environment. The outrageous train looting in South Africa was recently exposed by Carte Blanche in a deep undercover investigation going inside some of PRASA’s railway stations where thieves have been stripping every piece of copper and steel they can find. Bit by […]

More than 700 residents in Khwanyana village, about 40km outside Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, share just two 5,000-litre water tanks. According to the ward councillor, as well as residents, the tanks are filled irregularly, sometimes once every two weeks, which comes to just over one litre of municipal water […]

The 2020 annual SA Agulhas II relief voyage to Gough Island will depart on Thursday under strict COVID-19 health protocols, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has announced. Gough Island, some 2 600km south-west of Cape Town, is very strategic for South Africa’s weather observations and forecasting. The weather data collected at Gough and […]

The State Security Agency says it has noted reports about an alleged plot to assassinate the United States (US) Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Lana Marks. “The agency has noted the rising public interest on the matter and would like to assure all South African citizens and interested parties that the matter is receiving the […]

The United Kingdom today became the first international partner to contribute to South Africa’s Solidarity Fund, with a donation of R50 million. “Proud to become the first international partner to contribute to S Africa’s Solidarity Fund; a transparent, accountable, public-private collaboration, directing support to those hardest hit by coronavirus, especially women,” tweeted the UK’s High […]

“His name was Zwelenkosi Zulu. He was axed and burnt in Eshowe … for being a part of the (LGBTQ community). How many more homophobic murders?” These were words on Twitter about #Zwe, who was, according to the Democratic Alliance’s Sakhile Mngadi, “allegedly hacked in his own house, left unconscious and the house was then […]

The statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa today praising the work of the media is a sea change from the days of his predecessor Jacob Zuma and his support of the Gupta ANN7 network and New Age newspaper and the vilification of Jacques Pauw, author of “The President’s Keepers,” among other low points. Countries with strong […]

South Africa recorded its lowest single-day death toll on Sunday in over four months, while the number of COVID-19 cases rose by 1 579. The recovery rate is almost 90 percent. The 20 deaths recorded on Sunday is the lowest number since 23 May, when 10 people succumbed to the disease. According to the latest […]

Eskom says it is pleased to note that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has concurred with the ministerial determination for the procurement of 11 813MW of electricity generation infrastructure, as issued by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in February 2020. This is part of the power infrastructure to be procured […]

Kruger National Park (KNP) management has confirmed that a fire broke out from the restaurant kitchen at Berg en Dal Rest Camp today, Monday 14 September 2020, at around 10h00. The fire has since been extinguished. South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement on Monday afternoon: “The contractor team who are refurbishing the […]