South African Airways (SAA) is due to face the music in Parliament today as reports of its imminent bankruptcy and billions in “irregular contracts” make international headlines. According to the BBC, the airline is “haemorrhaging cash” and needs a R792-million bailout from the government. SAA has reported financial losses over the past seven years, and […]

Several South Africans on social media have been sharing an article about President Donald Trump threatening to send ‘more troops’ to South Africa. (See also: President Donald Trump has NOT spoken out about Farm Murders in South Africa.) The rumour began on a South African gossip site a few days ago, with a screenshot of […]

South African national, Stephen McGown, who was kidnapped by Islamist militants in Mali has been released, government announced on Thursday. McGown was kidnapped in November 2011 while touring in Timbuktu together with Swedish national Johan Gustaffsson – who was freed earlier this year. “We are happy to announce that finally these efforts have culminated in […]

A video, filmed on 19 July 2017 in Mozambique, shows a massive logging operation taking place in the country by alleged Chinese companies… exporting truckloads of juvenile trees (identified by their small diameter) which could lead to the “extinction of many tree species happening before our eyes”. So says Andre Swanepoel, who uploaded the video […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it is investigating an incident in which its members were seen watching as an Uber driver was being attacked at the Mall of Africa on Sunday. A video recording, which has recently gone viral, depicts police officials standing by idly and watching the Uber driver being attacked by […]

South Africans have been left shocked by the sudden death of Rhythm City Star, Dumi Masilela, who passed away Wednesday night. According to most reports he was the victim of an alleged car hijacking in Tembisa. It was a car accident a few years ago that ended his professional soccer career. After over three years […]

Residents of Klipspruit West in Soweto barricaded the K43 highway with burning tyres on Thursday morning, and torched a bus. The community is angry over the appointment of a black principal at Klipspruit West Secondary School, and the larger context in which the appointment was made. According to Anthony Williams, from Patriots for Equality, they […]

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged the public not to speculate on what caused the accident that resulted in the death of a Member of Parliament (MP) and seriously injured three MPs. “RTMC crash investigating team will work with other law enforcement authorities to investigate and establish the root cause of the crash.” […]

Yesterday was a good day for one Knysna baboon who has been suffering from a snare wire caught around her wrist, since she was first spotted just after the June fires. See video below. In a fantastic collaborative effort, Knysna Veterinary Clinic and Baboon Matters successfully helped the female baboon in the Eastford area. It […]

One Member of Parliament (MP) has died in a car accident in the Western Cape, South Africa, while three other MPs were seriously injured on Wednesday morning. In a statement the South African Parliament said it had “just learned with shock and devastation that four Members of Parliament (MPs) in the National Assembly belonging to […]

The prognosis that the South African economy is in dire straits is pretty obvious even to the untrained eye. The solution to the country’s present predicament is also pretty much understood. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently produced a comprehensive view which deserves to be considered. The IMF identifies three key ailments as causes […]

South Africa’s mid-year population has increased by close to a million from 2016 to 2017, says Statistician-General Pali Lehohla. Lehohla on Monday released the mid-year population estimates 2017, which indicate that South Africa’s mid-year population is at 56.52 million. This shows an increase of about 902 200 from 2016. Females make up the majority of the […]

Opposition parties have called on South Africans to join a mass march on 8 August, when Parliament meets to decide on whether to recall President Jacob Zuma or not. Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, tweeted: “South Africa, No work & No business on the 08 August 2017 in support of motion of no […]

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation has conveyed its condolences to the families of those who died in a stampede at a soccer match at FNB Stadium at the weekend. The stampede in which two people were reported to have died took place during the Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on […]

A well-known elderly couple were subjected to a night of horror, when they were attacked in their farmhouse, De Mist, in Glendale Heights 40 minutes outside of Ballito, in South Africa, on Friday evening. Alpha Security area manager Rex Hunt struggled to repeat the details of the terrible tragedy that unfolded at St Martin sugar […]

Thousands of miles away from South Africa, is a graffiti artist on a mission to save Africa’s wildlife… even though he’s never set foot on the continent. PAVEL CISAROVSKY spends his days painstakingly creating artworks – or rather ‘heart-works’ – along the roads of Prague to raise awareness about the tragic massacre of Africa’s rhino […]

Knysna fire survivor, QUENTIN HAMAN, has been blown away since a simple thank you message he wrote on Facebook – about a stranger’s secret note which he found in a donated jacket – has become national news in South Africa, shared in newspapers and on radio stations across the country. Speaking to SAPeople today, Quentin […]

While admitting he is living his dream, South African comedian Trevor Noah has also revealed that he was suffering depression… and it was thanks to Hollywood star Jim Carrey that he realised it and was able to find a way to fight it. Whilst accepting the Comedy Person of the Year Award at the Just […]

Dear 702, In light of the terrible news coming out of St John’s, and the way in which Mr Edey has been portrayed by some of your talk show hosts, I feel duty-bound to express the truth about him, and about the tremendous influence he has had upon my life. As a young, poor, indigenous […]

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has welcomed the decision to fire the educator found guilty of three serious charges including racism at St John’s College in Johannesburg. The department on Friday said the educator has left the school with immediate effect. The MEC had visited the school earlier on Friday and held a meeting with […]

Friends and fans of one of South Africa’s most popular and famous journalists of all time – JANI ALLAN – are rallying together to help the talented writer through a tough transition in her life. After entertaining many of us for years with her exquisitely written newspaper columns, Jani’s appreciative audience is paying her back […]

The United States (US) Mission to South Africa has advised US citizens to “exercise caution” when arranging ground transportation from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, to hotels, guest houses, and residents. In a statement on their website this week, the Mission’s Security Message warned of robberies of passengers travelling from South Africa’s busiest airport. […]

The author of the social media post purported to show a racist and offensive mail written by a MiWay staff member, has apologised.  The writer of the post, former MiWay client Mondli Madlala, was identified in an independent forensic investigation into the incident. After having a claim legitimately rejected by MiWay and subsequently by the […]

St John’s learners, parents – and the Gauteng MEC of Education, Panyaza Lesufi – have stood up against the decision by St John’s College to not fire a teacher who allegedly made racist remarks. Lesufi said “the school has undermined the dignity of children..” and that “we advised St John’s College to fire the (racist) […]

Olympic legend Michael Phelps has ticked off a bucket list item by swimming with sharks in South Africa. Unfortunately though, his attempt to raise awareness about the species backfired this week when some viewers of a Discovery programme felt duped by his much-hyped race against a Great White. While Michael did indeed get to go […]