The British and Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was jointly announced on Wednesday. The hotly-anticipated tour will span the length and […]

SA Rugby President Mark Alexander paid tribute to former Springbok Ockie Oosthuizen, who passed away early on Wednesday morning at the age of 64… following a short battle with colon cancer. Oosthuizen played nine Tests at prop for the Springboks between 1981 and 1984. He made his Test debut against Ireland in Cape Town in […]

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel has been re-opened with water already reaching the Saulspoort Dam in Bethlehem in the Free State. The water project was closed for two months to allow for inspection and maintenance. Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu said the replenishing of the tunnel started on 20 November […]

South Africa’s beloved Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital in Cape Town for a recurring issue. In a short statement from the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, it said: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital for treatment of a stubborn infection, Mrs Leah Tutu said today.   The Archbishop […]

South African Airways (SAA) will be put into ‘Business Rescue’, which will prevent further multi-billion rand taxpayer bailouts to the national carrier, and avoid liquidation. An official statement has not yet been released but a letter to cabinet and deputy ministers was reportedly sent out, informing them that President Cyril Ramaphosa has made the decision […]

Geoff Makhubo has been elected new mayor of Johannesburg, putting the city back in the hands of the ANC, after the DA’s Herman Mashaba resigned in October. Mashaba resigned following the appointment of Helen Zille in a top DA position (which also led to the resignation of DA leader Mmusi Maimane). Of the 268 votes […]

National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole has ordered an immediate manhunt for the suspects in the killing of a Constable in Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, last night. Two constables were attending to a complaint at Zindidi Location in Coffee Bay, shortly before midnight, when they were approached by four men pretending to […]

As parts of South Africa continue to experience the effects of a severe drought, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has announced immediate and long-term measures to mitigate the resulting risks. Parts of the country have been devastated by the lengthy drought. These photos here were posted this weekend, taken in the Great […]

For a Western hunter to pay to kill an African animal and expatriate its parts is a form of objectification, dehumanising and therefore morally reprehensible. It may entrench a Western narrative of supremacy underpinned by chauvinistic, colonialist and crudely utilitarian anthropocentric attitudes… writes Ross Harvey. We are living in the sixth extinction. Birds are disappearing from North America, […]

South Africans are still reeling from the brutal murder of a traditional healer, Anele Hoyana (40), in the Eastern Cape over the weekend, by his so-called friend Fritz ‘Majeke’ Joubert, who shouted “Amandla”, “Viva” and “I’m Staying” in video footage on the night of the killing. Social media page #ImStaying has responded to Joubert’s multiple […]

Motorists will have to dig even deeper into their pockets at the pumps, as South Africa’s petrol price is set to go up by 22 cents a litre tomorrow, 4 December 2019. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced a 22 cents increase in both grades of petrol, namely 93 (ULP and LRP) and […]

Tributes have poured in for highly respected South African pilot, Stuart Lithgow, who was tragically killed in a glider accident in Plettenberg Bay on Monday evening. Another person in the aircraft has also passed away but their name has not yet been released. SAFlyer/FlightCom magazine said: “(We) would like to celebrate the life of Stuart […]

Miss South Africa 2018 Tamaryn Green has a new title – Doctor Green! Yesterday she announced, after receiving her university exam results, that she is now officially a dcotor. In a joyful message on social media, liked by thousands of fans, Tamaryn said: “It’s official, results are out. You can call me Dr Tamaryn Green […]

South Africa’s The Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient has been awarded again in Paris at the world’s top restaurant awards – La Liste – for 2020. The Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient was honoured in the La Liste TOP 200 Best Restaurants in the World, and in the process won the Country Award for the […]

PRETORIA – Johannes Knoesen (60), Riana Heyman (54) and two brothers – Eric Abrams (55) and Errol Abrams (49) – appeared briefly at the Middelburg Magistrate Court on Monday on charges related to terrorism and for harbouring a wanted suspect. The four suspects who are members of the National Christian Resistance Movement (NCRM) – also […]

An investigation into allegations surrounding former Bishops’ teacher, Fiona Viotti, has revealed that she had sexual encounters with at least five boys at the prestigious Cape Town school. The news has come as a shock to those who knew her and her family, who have a long history at the school, one of South Africa’s […]

The Proteas netballers bounced back in the best possible fashion to beat England 54-48 in a thrilling international in Bellville, Cape Town. This came after two narrow defeats to their powerful opponents, the bronze medallists in the most recent World Cup. They say there’s no such thing as a ‘dead rubber’ when international sport is played […]

South African filmmakers, who on Friday won a top conservation award for their anti-rhino poaching documentary, have donated the R20,000 prize money to the Kruger National Park Special Ranger K9 Unit. The multiple award-winning wildlife crime thriller, ‘STROOP – journey into the rhino horn war’, received its 26th award this weekend when the documentary’s filmmakers, […]

There’s a heartwarming and heartbreaking South African video that’s been going viral around the world in the past week… viewed over nine million times, and liked by over 200,000 social media users. UPDATE: Unfortunately it appears the young boy in the video lied, for whatever reason, to the person filming. The video features a young […]

Deputy President David Mabuza has conceded that while the South African government has made significant inroads in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic, more needs to be done to curb the scourge. “We must intensify our programme on prevention by employing every method possible to end this epidemic,” he said. The Deputy President made the […]

A day out diving for crayfish together for two friends ended in tragedy on Sunday when one of the men drowned at Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. The deceased was a 43-year-old male from Bloubergstrand, Cape Town. According to NSRI Kleinmond Station Commander Schalk Boonzaaier, the two friends had been free diving […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that the suspect in the murder of Limpopo student Precious Ramabulana was already wanted in another rape-related case. The President stressed today that the criminal system will be coming down a lot harder on these men who have “declared war on South African women and children”; and also […]

PRETORIA – Riana Heymans, wanted for the National Christian Resistance Movement (NCRM) also known as the ‘Crusaders’ terrorism-related activities, has been arrested, the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed in a media statement on Sunday afternoon. Heymans was arrested on Friday evening with two other accomplices in Kliprivier, Johannesburg, SAPS announced. The Crusaders were allegedly […]

This story begins with an archive audit at the University of Cape Town’s department of human biology. The audit reveals the remains of 11 human skeletons that had been unethically obtained and used for study many decades earlier. It becomes a stock-taking and place-making moment in the life of the department. A multi-disciplinary team of […]

Namibia’s incumbent President Hage Geingob has won the 2019 presidential election – following Wednesday’s vote – with 56.3% of the vote, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said on Saturday Nov. 30, 2019. Geingob, Namibia’s third leader since the sparsely populated and mostly arid country freed itself from South Africa in 1990, was seeking a […]