GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Looking grey and gaunt, but relieved it’s over – South African mine worker Philippe Bota, who was kidnapped by militia in eastern Congo in late July. was released on Thursday. According to the official Twitter account of the province, Maniema, where he was taken, Bota had been captured for […]

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya could trade her running shoes for soccer boots as early as next year after the 28-year-old signed for South African women’s club JVW FC. The South African athlete will not be able to defend her 800 metres title at the world championships later this month after the Swiss Federal Tribunal […]

CAPE TOWN – Former Springbok legend Chester Williams has passed away at the age of 49. The former Springbok wing, Blitzboks captain, and coach died suddenly on Friday 6 September 2019, from a heart attack. Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, reacted with shock and disbelief when the news surfaced on Friday afternoon. “The news […]

LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry will make a poignant visit to Angola this month to visit the landmine clearance project that featured in some of the most famous photographs of his late mother Princess Diana. The pictures of Diana wearing protective gear as she walked among red skull-and-crossbone signs in 1997 won vital publicity for […]

VENICE, Italy – South African director Oliver Hermanus hopes his new film about young soldiers during apartheid will help open up a conversation about what he calls “toxic masculinity” and LGBT rights. Set in 1981, Hermanus’ drama, provocatively called “Moffie” a derogatory slang term for being gay, shows a group of white teenage boys called […]

In a fantastic start to their Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign South Africa’s Springboks today got their revenge for that embarrassing loss against Japan at the last Rugby World Cup (RWC), beating the home team on Friday in the RWC Warm-Up match in a crushing defeat of 41-7. The Springboks said afterwards: “A big thank […]

KIRINDY FOREST, Madagascar – As a shocked world watches fires ravage the Amazon, slash-and-burn farmers are wreaking proportionally worse destruction half a world away in Madagascar, driving humanity’s smallest relative – the Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur – to extinction. Frustrated conservationists hope Friday’s arrival of the environmentally-conscious Pope Francis will spotlight the island that lost […]

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation when he first came to power in a nation divided by nearly a century of white colonial rule. Nearly four decades later, many at home and abroad denounced him as a power-obsessed autocrat willing to unleash death squads, rig elections […]

The man who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980 after a long and bloody civil war but then clung to power as his country slipped into economic decay under his command, Robert Mugabe has died at age 95 in Singapore. The announcement was made by the president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, early on Friday. Mnangagwa […]

As South Africans collectively shudder at the horrific crimes that have been committed by men against women, there is so much hope shining through from the younger generation. In just a couple of days school boys have shown how much they care about women and want change. Here are three videos from boys behaving like […]

“Violence against women has become more than a national crisis. It is a crime against our common humanity.” These are the words of President Cyril Ramaphosa as he addressed the nation on Thursday evening through a national broadcast on radio and television on matters of public and gender-based violence (GBV) that have gripped the country. […]

Watch the exciting moment when the Ndlovu Youth Choir, from Limpopo, South Africa, listened to the Judges last night to discover their fate… that they are through to the America’s Got Talent (AGT) Finals. It was a nail-biting finish, waiting to see if they got the judges’ vote to make them one of last night’s […]

PERTH, Australia – Anyone Googling the word “hazenile” will almost immediately come across an April 1, 2019, story on Smart Energy International about a “miracle new mineral” from South Africa, but with bold red letters across the story stating “This was an April Fool’s joke.” Clearly, South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy didn’t […]

The South African embassy in Lagos, Nigeria, remains temporarily closed after threats led to fears for staff safety, International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor told Reuters. The threats came after attacks this week on foreign-owned businesses in South Afria caused a diplomatic spat. She said South Africa was in constant contact with Nigerian authorities to try […]

A book whose author has refused a R600 000 000 bribe is a book that comes highly recommended. But be warned. The book, After Dawn: Hope after State Capture, is devoid of all autobiography, except one page mentioning Mcebisi Jonas’s feeling of loss when being offered that bribe. The book contains no biographical details. They […]

A “landmark” case has been won by a 78-year-old Limpopo farmer who has leased his land from the government for almost two decades, despite an agreement in 2003 that it would be sold to him. The decision could have far-reaching effects for thousands of smallscale farmers who have been stymied by the government’s inaction over […]

South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir announced last night: “We’re through to the final of America’s Got Talent! Dreams do come true! #agt ????????❤️” The elated choir, who are flying  the flag high in the US on AGT – and lifting the spirits of South Africans back home – were through to another nail-biting finish in […]

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 […]