JOHANNESBURG – In a quick operation by the police, three people were arrested on Wednesday night for the kidnapping of 6-year-old Amy-Lee (Amy’Leigh) de Jager earlier this week, according to a statement today, and one of the people, a woman, was reportedly known by the parents. “During an intelligence-driven operation, members from the FCS (Family […]

CAPE TOWN – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on foreigners that have threatened to cast a cloud over an economic forum aimed at boosting intra-African trade. Police have arrested almost 300 people and confirmed at least five deaths after riots in […]

Three restaurants in Cape Town, South Africa, have started a brilliant campaign of inviting anyone feeling unsafe to come into their restaurants to seek shelter and feel safe, without any pressure to order anything. The warm and welcoming initiative was announced on Wednesday by The Raptor Room who wrote their post with a “sore heart”. […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand rose to a four-week high on Wednesday backed by a better-than-expected jump in second-quarter growth and improved risk sentiment globally, brushing off concerns over anti-immigrant protests. Stocks gained led by Naspers. At 1545 GMT the rand was 1.91% firmer at 14.8025 per dollar, its firmest level since Aug. 6, […]

South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Bruce Koloane, has resigned after being recalled from his posting, an action taken after he gave evidence to the state capture inquiry about his involvement in the landing of a Gupta family wedding plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in 2013. The minister of the Department of International […]

My name is Cindy September and I am the woman behind The List of Fallen Angels. I hail from Robertson, a small town in the Western Cape, and I was raised by two very socially conscious parents, both teachers, who during the Teachers’ strike in 1993, would rally my sisters and I to attend marches… […]

Only days after the protests and looting of shops, many of them foreign-owned, began and spread across Johannesburg and Tshwane, celebrities, sports teams and politicians from other African countries including Malawi, Rwanda, Nigeria and Zambia, have pulled out of events in South Africa. At the same time, it was reported that South African businesses in […]

CAPE TOWN – South African business leaders on Wednesday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to push through reforms faster to lift the economy and curb investment outflows, as executives and policymakers gathered for a continental economic summit. Frustration is building in South Africa. Ramaphosa has promised sweeping reforms, but growth remains below 1% a year and […]

JOHANNESBURG – Eish, South Africans could face more load-shedding over the next few months. The acting chief executive of South Africa’s state power firm Eskom said on Wednesday that he could not rule out more power cuts going forward. Jabu Mabuza told a media briefing that Eskom was planning to undertake plant maintenance on 5,500 […]

JOHANNESBURG – The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has called off the country’s friendly soccer international against South Africa in Lusaka on Saturday after riots in Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria left at least five people dead. South African police arrested more than 80 people and confirmed the five deaths as violence intensified on Tuesday, […]

Within minutes of tickets for the much-anticipated charity match in South Africa between tennis legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal going on sale… they were sold out! The Match in Africa 6 will be played in Cape Town on 7 February 2020. Tickets went on sale at 09h00 Wednesday morning. SAPeople tried to buy tickets […]

South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir delivered another top performance last night at America’s Got Talent (AGT) 2019, earning a standing ovation from the crowd and all four judges! AGT said afterwards: “It’s impossible not to feel inspired as Ndlovu Youth Choir bring a Higher Love to Semifinals. ?” Back home in South Africa the thrill […]

South Africa has had many ups and downs, but yesterday – Monday 2 September 2019 – it appeared to reach a new low with South Africans around the country heaving a collective sob in the face of more devastating and senseless crimes. Facebook timelines were strewn with tearful, angry and heartbroken messages. Twitter burned with […]

“This is a very dark period for us as a country,” admitted President Ramaphosa in a statement on Tuesday. “The assaults, rapes and murders of South African women are a stain on our national conscience.” The South African president said he will be meeting with the leadership of the police later today to be briefed […]

PRETORIA – South African GDP grew more than expected in the second quarter thanks to a recovery in mining and manufacturing, official data showed on Tuesday, in a boost to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to revive a troubled economy. Growth in the three months to June was 3.1%, after a revised contraction of 3.1% in […]

There’s nothing like South African humour! In a very Leon Schuster-like set-up, the 2019 iMfolozi Outrun organisers surprised runners during the inaugural two-stage run over the weekend. Imfolozi Outrun posted the video below, saying: “The STIHL iMfolozi Outrun had a few surprises on route….and our runners put their dangerous game briefing into perfect practice!” When […]

More than 1,000 leaders in their field from 100 countries – including 10 African heads of government or state – are gathering in Cape Town for the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa from tomorrow until Friday, according to the WEF. Attendees at #WEFAfrica2019 will, according to the WEF, be spread across the fields of […]

The retail price of petrol in South Africa will rise by 0.7% from Sept. 4, while the price of wholesale diesel will increase by 1.8 percent, the energy department said on Monday. The price of petrol will rise by 11 cents to 16.03 rand ($1.05) per litre in the commercial hub of Gauteng province, while diesel will also […]

Six-year-old child Amy-Lee de Jager, who was shockingly kidnapped on Monday morning in front of Laerskool Kollege Park (Kollege Park Primary School) in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, has been safely returned to her family. The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed this morning that the schoolgirl has been found. Amy-Lee was kidnapped when her mother was […]

Tickets for the Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal charity tennis match – ‘Match in Africa 6’ – to take place on 7 February 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa – are due to go on sale at 09h00 on Wednesday 4 September 2019. They will be available on Computicket. UPDATE: Federer v Nadal tickets sold […]

World record holder Wayde van Niekerk said he would not defend his 400-metres title at this month’s World Championships in Doha as he has yet to recover from a knee injury. The Olympic champion suffered the injury while playing a charity touch rugby game in October 2017 and has not raced internationally since. The 27-year-old […]

JOHANNESBURG – The death of three people on the weekend during a fire in a hijacked building in Jeppestown, east of downtown, triggered looting in the area that on Monday spread into the city centre and Turffontein, with many on social media saying it was a backlash against foreigners. Police were reportedly in heavy presence […]

A young six-year-old girl – Amy-Lee de Jager – has been kidnapped outside her school, College Park Primary School (Laerskool Kollegepark) in South Africa, on Monday morning. According to local reports, the kidnappers have demanded a ransom of R2-million. UPDATE: Amy-Lee has been found. Earlier this morning, Laerskool Kollegepark in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, posted a photo […]

A luxurious yet understated 23-room hotel in a centuries-old mansion in the Somerset countryside of England, owned and restored by South African power couple Koos Bekker and Karen Roos, The Newt, had a quiet opening this weekend. Set in a former 17th-century Georgian country home on extensive grounds, the couple – Bekker is chairman of […]

The UK’s Prince Harry says he “can’t wait” to introduce his wife, former ‘Suits’ TV actress Meghan Markle, and their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (who was born in May this year) to South Africa! The royal family will be travelling to South Africa ??on an official tour together in September. The Prince will also visit […]