JOHANNESBURG – Britain’s Prince Harry followed in his late mother’s footsteps on Friday, wearing a protective vest and visor during a visit to a de-mining project in Angola that echoed a famous series of images taken of Princess Diana more than 20 years ago. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and sixth in line to the British throne […]

With over R102,000 raised and many hearts captured, Tannie Poppie is finally making her way to Italy where she will prepare her famous ‘roosterkoek’ to new adoring fans! This incredible dream has been made true by 43-year-old Capetonian, Stan Engelbrecht, who befriended Poppie six years ago… and the kindness of strangers around South Africa who […]

The mixed reaction to the government’s plan to introduce an option for students to leave school in Grade 9 – with some interpreting it as government’s failure in education – has led the department of basic education to clarify the intention of the so-called General Education Certificate. “The Department of Basic Education has noted with […]

JOHANNESBURG – Luxury handbag designer Lana Marks has been appointed U.S. ambassador to South Africa, the U.S. embassy said on Friday. Marks was born in South Africa and speaks English, Afrikaans and Xhosa, the White House has said. The U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination, which President Donald Trump put forward last year. Washington has had […]

We were making progress until 2011. So what happened? Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder set off a wave of protests across the country. The release of the latest crime statistics confirmed perceptions: South Africa is becoming more violent; the number of murders has increased every year since 2012. When it comes to crime stats, murder is a […]

Britain’s Prince Harry warned the world faces “a race against time” and that “no one can deny science” as he arrived in Botswana on Thursday to visit conservation and health projects on the next leg of his family’s tour of southern African. Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and sixth in line to the British throne, also referenced Swedish […]

A rare blue diamond has been discovered in a mine in Botswana, just days after one was found in South Africa, it was announced Thursday. Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp said it recovered a 9.74 carat blue gem diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana (which is a fifth the size of the famous Hope […]

Nineteen-year-old Kgaugelo Neville Ngomane has won a prestigious environmental photographic competition. Ngomane’s powerful image of a rhino dehorning, titled Desperate Measures, was picked from more than 4,000 international entries by the judges who commended its storytelling and photographic merit. The judges said: “When his photo flashed up on screen, there was a sharp intake of […]

Three people have been shortlisted for the job of CEO at the R450-billion-indebted Eskom, according to Bloomberg. The three are a former Eskom CEO from 2007 to 2009, Jacob Maroga; Andy Calitz, who once worked at Eskom and Royal Dutch Shell and was a former CEO of LNG Canada; as well as a third person […]

Edwin Cameron, who recently retired from the Constitutional Court of South Africa, has been named the new chancellor of Stellenbosch University. “I am honoured and humbled to have this chance to serve SU and its communities, and look forward to my new tasks,” Justice Cameron said on Wednesday. Cameron, an alumnus and recipient of an […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu hailed Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan as “genuinely caring” people when the royal couple visited the former archbishop along with their four-month-old son Archie in Cape Town on Wednesday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have recently been the subject of scurrilous […]

A traffic officer in Ekurhuleni was suspended today, shortly after two videos of him apparently drunk on the job and trying to hand over his service revolver to a colleague went viral. Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Marina said today he had seen the videos and the chief of police “has decided to suspend both the drunk […]

In what amounted to a relaunch of the Peugeot brand in South Africa, the company introduced the market to two new models, a hatchback and an SUV, with the promise of more launches. At an event last week, reported almost exclusively in the car media, managing director of Peugeot Citroen South Africa, Xavier Gobille, was […]

The South African Treasury has raised $5 billion from the sale of two new bonds in international markets, with strong demand beforehand allowing it to pre-fund $1 billion more than originally planned, it said on Tuesday. “The South African government sees the success of the transaction, believed to be the largest ever out of Sub-Saharan […]

Robert O’Brien, the new security adviser to President Donald Trump – his fourth since taking office – studied at the University of the Orange Free State in the years that sanctions were being heavily imposed against South Africa and speaks Afrikaans fluently, according to news reports. O’Brien was appointed six days ago to take over […]

CAPE TOWN – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan danced and chanted with a group of mental health mentors at Cape Town’s Monwabisi beach on Tuesday, on the second day of their ten-day Africa tour. The royal couple visited the Waves for Change project, which grew from a small surfing club started in Masiphumelele […]

About 200 South Africans from numerous states across America gathered in the very heart of New York, Times Square, to hold a silent protest against gender-based violence in their home country. The protest on Saturday was organised by South African cultural exchange visitor Iman Jeneker, who said that she was so moved by what was […]

PRETORIA – South African Police have arrested a fourth suspect, and possibly the last one, wanted in connection with the kidnapping of 6-year-old Amy-Lee de Jager in Vanderbijlpark earlier this month. Members from the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit tasked with the investigation arrested a 24-year-old man today at Muvhango, an […]

CAPE TOWN – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan melted hearts as they started their tour of South Africa on Monday in Nyanga township, which is sadly known as the country’s “murder capital”. The royal couple visited The Justice Desk in Nyanga, a group that teaches self-defence and empowerment to vulnerable children, many of […]

At a time when South Africa is looking for tourism to boost the economy, the news is not good. Five percent fewer foreigners visited the country in July 2019 compared to the same period a year ago, according to government figures released today. Between January and July, the total number of foreigners visiting the country […]

CAPE TOWN – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in South Africa on Monday for their first overseas tour since the birth of their first child. Later in the trip, Harry will rekindle memories of the couple’s courtship in Botswana and of his mother Diana in Angola. Meghan, an American former actress, has […]

CAPE TOWN – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in South Africa to start their first overseas tour on Monday since the birth of their first child… choosing to begin their tour in a township outside Cape Town known as the country’s “murder capital”. Former US actress Meghan has had only one official […]

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are apparently “very much looking forward” to showing their baby son Archie around South Africa. The royal family arrive in Cape Town today – Monday 23 Sep – for their visit. According to a Reuters report the couple, who married in May 2018, can’t wait to see the […]

 In a box office win fit for a queen, Focus Features’ “Downton Abbey” ruled over the competition in North America… and played to packed audiences in South Africa. The big-screen continuation of the popular British TV show beat expectations in the US with $31 million when it debuted in 3,079 theatres, setting a new opening weekend […]

CAPE TOWN – Bringing local communities into mainstream conservation was vital to South African efforts aimed at curbing rhino poaching that has steadily declined from a peak of 1,215 animals killed five years ago, the environmental minister said on Sunday. South Africa, with one of the world’s largest rhino populations, is battling organised crime syndicates […]