President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the recently retired Constitutional Court Justice, Edwin Cameron, as the Inspecting Judge of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services. The appointment is for a three-year term with effect from 1 January 2020. The President has also – in terms of Section 86(1)(b) – reappointed the current Inspecting Judge, Justice Johann […]

South Africa’s state-run airports management company said on Thursday it had suspended Zimbabwe’s debt-strapped national airline from using the country’s airports over unpaid landing and parking fees. Air Zimbabwe owes foreign and domestic creditors more than $300 million. The Zimabwe government put the airline under administration last year and later invited bids from potential investors […]

Mossel Bay Municipality says it is proud to announce that the greater Mossel Bay boasts 5 Blue Flag beaches for the 2019/2020 summer season. Mossel Bay Municipality is the only municipality in the Garden Route that received Blue Flag Beach Awards this year. Also, the prestigious Glentana Beach, which was a Blue Flag pilot project […]

Animal Rights campaigners have expressed outrage and “heartbreak” at the news that today more than 30 wild-caught baby elephants – held captive for nearly a year in Hwange National Park – have been flown out of Zimbabwe, via Victoria Falls Airport, to Chinese zoos. Army trucks allegedly moved in despite campaigners’ legal effort. Humane Society […]

Democratic Alliance (DA) John Steenhuisen is no longer Chief Whip as of today, and Interim Parliamentary Leader of the DA has been announced as Annelie Lotriet, following the resignation of Mmusi Maine from the DA, and as a Member of Parliament in South Africa. Lotriet made the announcement following a sitting of the DA’s Parliamentary […]

JOHANNESBURG – Forty of the 46 airplanes grounded this week – owing to faults found at the maintenance unit of state-owned South African Airways (SAA) – have been returned to service, the head of South Africa’s aviation regulator said on Thursday. The faults found at SAA Technical have focused attention on the crisis at SAA, […]

The former leader of South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, gave up his seat in parliament on Thursday after quitting the national leadership and plunging the traditionally white liberal party into crisis. Race and class remain highly divisive issues in South Africa, where the ruling African National Congress has been in power since […]

After Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane resigned yesterday as head of South Africa’s main opposition party, he has today announced his resignation from the DA party and from Parliament. Maimane announced his resignation as leader of the party on Wednesday after four years at the helm, citing difficulties making the traditionally white liberal party […]

GABORONE – More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past two months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government said on Tuesday. “Preliminary investigations suggest the elephants are dying from anthrax whilst some died from drought effects,” a Department of Wildlife and National Parks statement said. “Due to the severe […]

CAPE TOWN – There is no quick fix for South Africa’s ailing Test team in the wake of their demoralising series whitewash in India, captain Faf du Plessis said, as retirements, defections abroad and an under-performing domestic scene drag them into mediocrity. South Africa were thrashed in all three matches and look a shadow of […]

South African Police have recovered gold, vehicle registration plates and cash following an armed robbery at Ergo DRD gold mine in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni, which resulted in the death of the chief security officer, Bart Coetzee, who was fatally wounded in a shoot-out with the suspects. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement […]

SOCHI/MOSCOW – Russia landed two nuclear-capable bombers in South Africa on a training mission on Wednesday, a flight apparently timed to coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s opening of a flagship Russia-Africa summit designed to increase Russian influence. The two Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers touched down at Waterkloof air force base in Tshwane on Wednesday, the […]

I am a pastor who is very involved at Grantleigh… writes Jason Currie. I believe it’s important to state this, as part of me feels it would be better to lay low as the bullets fly. But Grantleigh is a school I have come to love. I have been involved in the school through assemblies, […]

The matric learner at the centre of the ‘demonic’ artwork debacle at a Curro Grantleigh school near Richard’s Bay in South Africa has issued a statement in response to the social media outrage over his artwork, in which God was replaced by a Ronald McDonald clown, and torn pages from a Bible were used. The […]

Below is the full speech given by Mmusi Maimane on Wednesday 23 October 2019 as he announced his resignation as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) party in South Africa: My fellow South Africans, When I was elected as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in May 2015, just over four years ago, I set […]

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Cape Town beat out places like New York and Rio de Janeiro to be voted the fifth-sexiest city in the world – with the second-sexiest accent and “some of the sexiest people on this planet” – according to a recent survey. The Big 7 Travel group said in a statement on its website that in […]

The murder investigation underway after the bodies of 39 people were tragically discovered in the back of a cargo truck in the UK, is ongoing. UPDATE SATURDAY 16h30 SA Time: On Thursday British police said the victims were Chinese, but today (Sat 26 Oct) it is now being reported that most of the victims were […]

Cape Town’s La Colombe has been announced as the 12th Best Fine Dining Restaurant in the World by the acclaimed TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice® Awards 2019. TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel platform with nearly 795 million reviews and opinions from travellers worldwide. La Colombe, with its seasonally-driven, globally inspired modern cuisine, is also the only […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa has been crowned the 2019 Africa Netball Cup Champions in a clean sweep in a tournament in which South Africa remained unbeaten throughout! It’s the first time SA has secured the award in a decade. The South African national netball team beat Zambia in the final match to win that […]

JOHANNESBURG – Crisis-hit South African power company Eskom was handed an additional R59 billion ($4 billion) lifeline by parliament on Tuesday, prompting criticism from opposition parties who described it as a “blank cheque”. The special bill passed by parliament to grant the funding was first proposed by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in July as Eskom […]

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has welcomed the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) submitted by SAA Technical, which aims to address the irregularities that have led to the grounding of a number of aircraft. On Tuesday, South African Airways (SAA) announced it would operate an amended flight schedule following a decision to recall some of its aircraft […]

EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kuanda has issued an excited ‘news flash’, announcing that the multi-million-Rand Durban Beachfront Promenade Extension is 100 percent completed and will soon be open to the public. On Wednesday, at 07h30, the mayor will do a walkabout to inspect the “breathtaking construction work” that has been carried out on the project. The […]

The board of Prosus, the international digital company owned by South Africa’s Naspers group, today announced a cash offer of $6.3 billion to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Just Eat, a British online food order and delivery service. Just Eat has 27 million customers and 107 000 participating […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa has signed a two-year agreement with Chinese internet firm Tencent, which will use its popular WeChat platform to market tourism to millions in China, the South African tourism minister said on Tuesday. South Africa is targeting key untapped tourist markets such as China and India as it promotes tourism as […]