The man whose name was synonymous with the success of Mango, the low-cost airline wholly owned by South African Airways, is to take over the CEO post again after leaving three years ago. Nico Bezuidenhout, who helped found Mango in 2006, led the upstart airline until 2016, during which time he also served two short […]

Social media users were left confused – and frustrated – on Wednesday when their images on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram wouldn’t load… with rumours abounding in South Africa that it was caused by “Facebook cables stolen in the Midrand”. But this was untrue. As reported by SAPeople members around the world – from Germany and […]

The South African government has said it learnt with “deep regret” about the tragic loss of life following an airstrike on a migrant detention centre in Tripoli, Libya, that killed at least 44 people, mainly migrants. Over 130 more were left wounded according to the UN (United Nations) mission to Libya. For migrants who are […]

A 34-year-old British woman, on a mission to clean up the ocean’s plastic pollution, has tragically drowned off the coast of Durban, South Africa, after the catamaran she was travelling on suffered massive damage during a “severe storm” on Monday. The eco researcher, named as Sara King in UK reports, was travelling with her dog […]

JOHANNESBURG – The South African government is weighing up additional options to support Eskom, including swapping the state power firm’s debt for government bonds and moving it to a special purpose vehicle, a senior official said. Discussions are at an early stage, and it is not yet clear which option will be chosen to help […]

At 15h15 on Tuesday afternoon in London, South African tennis player Lloyd Harris steps onto Centre Court at the world’s most famous tennis tournament – Wimbledon – to take on his childhood idol – and 8-time Wimbledon champ – Roger Federer! A double whammy! But rather than feeling intimidated, the 22-year-old told the ATP Tour […]

LONDON – The body of a suspected stowaway from Africa fell hundreds of meters from a plane flying over southwest London, landing in the garden of a man’s home, just missing him – by only a metre! – as he sunbathed, according to neighbours. Police believe the man fell into the property in Clapham from […]

The proposal to transfer Gauteng Academic Hospitals to South Africa’s national government would dangerously fragment the health system in Gauteng and jeopardise academic training for student doctors, claims DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC Jack Bloom. Reacting to Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s State of the Province speech in Soweto yesterday, Bloom said in a media statement […]

It’s good news for cash-strapped South African consumers who will get a reprieve at the pumps at midnight tonight when the price of fuel is set to come down by between 95 and 96 cents a litre! The fuel price drop announced by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy will see 93 (ULP and […]

Bulls loose forward Marco van Staden was added to South Africa‘s training squad on Monday as doubts remain over the fitness of Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi ahead of the Rugby Championship. Kolisi injured his knee playing for the Stormers in Super Rugby and was initially ruled out for six weeks in late May, though it now seems […]

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned tax dodgers they will face prosecution and other dire consequences for not submitting returns or defrauding the system. The warning was fired by SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter during the opening of the 2019 tax season in Pretoria on Monday morning. From 1 July 2019 until 1 December […]

LONDON – Returning to the lush grasscourts of Wimbledon proved to be just the tonic Kevin Anderson needed on Monday as the 2018 runner-up buried memories of an injury-hit year by easing into the second round with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The South African, who had played only three tour-level events […]

South Africa has been voted the sixth sexiest nation in the world, by the same people who voted the Afrikaans accent the second sexiest on the planet. (Tbh, we’re a little surprised SA isn’t higher on the list!) According to Big 7 Travel, their social audience (of a cool 1.5 million people all around the […]

Wimbledon tennis championships kicks off today a little more environmentally friendly than ever before… thanks to an anti-plastic campaign by South Africa’s Kevin Anderson. Tennis players who need a replacement racquet will no longer be taking them out of those polythene wrapping bags (pictured above)… which means there will be 4,500 fewer plastic bags for […]

STANFORD, California (Reuters) – Olympic champion Caster Semenya said on Sunday she would not defend her world title in Doha in September if she could not run in the 800 metres because of new testosterone regulations imposed by the sport’s governing body. “If I am not running 800 metres, I’m not running in the world […]

An iconic desert-dwelling elephant named Voortrekker, beloved by many in southern Africa, has been killed by a trophy hunter in Namibia, it was confirmed by Elephant Human Relations Aid (EHRA) on Sunday evening. There has been an outpouring of absolute heartbreak and outrage at the news by conservationists. Johannes Haasbroek who worked at EHRA for […]

The people in Zimbabwe are hurting right now because we love this place so much and we can’t bear to see it like this… writes entrepreneur Anton Bhana. People are tempted to leave and some are leaving, but to be honest nobody really wants to leave. We love this place. Even those who have left […]

Earlier this week the City of Cape Town and the National Department of Water and Sanitation announced that Cape Town Dam Levels had risen above 50%… with Theewaterskloof Dam – which is the main source of drinking water for Capetonians – sitting at 42.9%… bucketloads more than the bleak 19.4% that the dam recorded this […]

Following the deaths of two whales which got entangled in fishing gear off of Cape Town, the South African government has temporarily banned exploratory fishing for octopus in False Bay until further studies have been done and ways found to avoid such incidents in future. The lobbying group AfriOceans called the announcement a victory. “Our […]

Here’s the line-up of hot topics that the Carte Blanche team tackle this Sunday 30 June in an extended 90-minute episode – watch here if you’re in SA, and don’t miss out if you’re abroad: the current affairs programme is available to stream from Tues 2 July on Showmax International in many countries: South Africa […]

South Africa’s Bongani Zungu scored with a header from a second-half corner to secure a 1-0 win over Namibia on Friday and SA’s first points in Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations. The 68th minute goal will have brought relief more than anything else to the regional giants against SA’s northern neighbours, whose […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to a notice issued by the Public Protector regarding an investigation into his alleged violations of the Executive Ethics Code. The investigation relates to a payment of R500 000 from Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson to the President’s election campaign for the ANC presidency. At the end of May 2019 the […]

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England – A swarm of bees forced the players of South Africa and Sri Lanka to dive onto the ground during their Cricket World Cup clash at the Riverside Stadium on Friday — but for many on the pitch there was a sense of deja vu. Bees halting international cricket matches is not common, […]

Europe’s record-breaking heat wave – which has seen temperatures soar to over 45 degrees in some parts – is putting South Africans in the shade, literally. A large reservoir of hot air from the Sahara has engulfed Europe, with France registering its hottest day ever on record today, the first time the country has raised […]

JOHANNESBURG – Last year, gin consumption in South Africa grew by an astonishing 50 percent, to half a pint for every man, woman and child. No wonder that distilleries are mushrooming, trying to give a colonial tipple a distinctive flavour of the fynbos. If the British made use of the freely available local juniper berries […]