CAPE TOWN – In a combined operation of metro police and traffic cops, a record number of arrests were made over the past week in Cape Town, South Africa, including hundreds of taxi owners and drivers who hadn’t paid fines, drunk drivers, and people in illegal possession of drugs and unlicensed firearms, according to a […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has confirmed that an “intense cold front” is still on track to make landfall in South Africa on Tuesday (23 July 2019), bringing with it possible floods, snow and monster waves. Severe weather alerts have been issued for the Western Cape and western parts of the Northern Cape. Advisories […]

South Africa’s Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she “welcomes” President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to seek an urgent judicial review of her report that he violated the Executive Ethics Code regarding a donation to his 2017 campaign, and that she stands by her findings. Watch Mkhwebane explain why she investigated the matter, below. In a statement […]

The South African government is making an extra R59 billion ($4.24 billion) available to Eskom for the power utility to use over the next two years, according to a special appropriation bill seen by Reuters on Monday. The allocation of the funds to the state-owned company is to ensure that Eskom can pay its debts […]

The Constitutional Court today upheld an order against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to personally pay a portion of the legal costs in a matter involving the South African Reserve Bank. “This court holds that the Public Protector’s entire model of investigation was flawed and that she was not honest about her engagements during the investigation,” […]

South Africa’s Karla Pretorius was named Player of the Tournament on Sunday night at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England… for her “outstanding performance” and for being SA’s “impenetrable wall”. With huge cheers from the crowd, it was obvious said the compere, that Karla was a popular winner. The Netball World Cup announced on […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed members of the media on the report of Public Protector, Ms Busisiwe Mkhwebane, on Sunday evening.   Mkhwebane’s report alleged that the President had violated the Executive Ethics Code and the Constitution. Ramaphosa said the findings of the report are very serious and allege conduct that should not be taken […]

CAPE TOWN  – Sadly South African Captain Siya Kolisi will not be able to take part in the remaining matches of the 2019 Rugby Championship, due to an injury sustained in May. He has been left out of the squad for the matches in New Zealand and Argentina. While his team-mates arrived in New Zealand […]

South Africa’s Akani Simbine streaked to a surprise victory in London in the 100 metres race on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League championships. Simbine was on fire from start to finish, rocketing over the finishing line in 9.93 seconds, a season’s best. The South African athlete surprised all (and thrilled everyone from Africa) at […]

The whereabouts of a South African man, aged 28, are unclear after he went missing in Vietnam over two weeks ago. Mushfiq Daniels (28) is the second South African to have gone missing in the last few months in Ho Chi Minh City after John Bothma (23) went missing in May. Daniels, who moved to […]

JOHANNESBURG – Rassie Erasmus admitted his South Africa side have much to work on following their opening 35-17 Rugby Championship success against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday. The Springbok coach gambled with an experimental side as he sent 13 players to New Zealand this week ahead of their clash in Wellington on July 27, […]

A Memorial Service for legendary South African musician Johnny Clegg will be held on Friday 26 July in Sandton, Johannesburg. Since Tuesday, when 66-year-old Clegg passed away after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer, fans in South Africa and around the world have been mourning the passing of a man who was a gifted musician […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says it is keeping an eye on a “strong cold front” approaching the western parts of South Africa. “This cold front is expected to make landfall during Tuesday (23 July 2019) with heavy rain, snow, and strong winds,” SAWS announced at lunch time on Saturday. The satellite image above […]

A wild fire that burned across parts of iSimangaliso Wetland Park in uMkhuze, KwaZulu-Natal, last night – threatening the world heritage site – is now “back under control” thanks to brave firefighters, officials in South Africa confirmed this morning. Last night iSimangaliso posted frightening photos of the “unplanned bush fire”, asking its followers to “spare […]

On Tuesday night South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir sang their HEARTS out for America – exciting the crowd with an extremely high energy cover of ‘Wake Waka!” on America’s Got Talent (AGT) 2019. Watch below. (They had us with the first word – “AFRICA…”) And in just three days the video has attracted over 1.8 […]

JOHANNESBURG – A former state pathologist was today sentenced to 10 years in jail for stealing body parts that included the brain, tongue, lungs and larynx of a woman who died in a car crash. James Mwesigwa was yesterday found guilty in the Kempton Park Magistrates Court, according to a statement by the Democratic Alliance, […]

President Cyril Rampahosa “deliberately misled” parliament about a R500,000 donation he received during his campaign to become leader of the ANC, the Public Protector Busiswe Mkhwebane has found. Ramaphosa quickly made a response, and said he would consider what his next steps would be. The complaint from November 2018 was made by the DA’s Mmusi […]

PURCHASE, N.Y. and JOHANNESBURG – PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Foods Group Ltd. for R110.00 per share (about $1.7 billion), Pepsi said in a statement. Pioneer owns brands like Ceres, Liqui-Fruit, Weetbix, Bokomo, ProNutro, Sasko, Safari, Spekko and White Star. “Pioneer Foods has […]

JOHANNESBURG – Former South African president Jacob Zuma was due back on Friday morning in Parktown, Johannesburg to continue answering questions – by invitation – at the public enquiry into state corruption. But this morning his lawyer said: “We are here today to inform you we will take no further part in these proceedings.” Advocate […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) secured the successful arrest of five suspects in the murder of an elderly couple in Boshof farm in the Free State last Friday. SAPS said the arrests – in Bloemfontein and Dealesville – followed a 72-hour joint lockdown between themselves and the Hawks in the Free State. It was […]

A baby elephant born in an Austrian zoo five days ago has a wild elephant in South Africa to thank for its life! The young female calf, whose name will be announced on 23 July, was conceived through artificial insemination. It’s the second such birth at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn zoo. The baby’s 27-year-old mother Numbi was […]

In a scene that is at once heartening and heart-breaking, children were filmed today on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa, cheering and clapping as the army rolled into their neighbourhood. For many local residents the army’s arrival today brings reassurance and hope for the future. Their wish is that the army stays […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said today was the best Mandela Day he had ever had because of what he experienced at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. “I came here to uplift the spirits of the young people,” he said, holding one of the young patients in his arms, “but […]

NEW YORK – The chief prosecutor for the tribunal pursuing suspects involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has told the United Nations Security Council that South Africa continues to do nothing in respect of a suspect inside its borders, despite a year-long series of urgent requests. Serge Brammertz,  prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for […]

PRETORIA – The South African central bank cut its main lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%, as expected, citing weak economic growth and inflation which has stayed around the midpoint of its target range. The last time the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) cut its repo rate was in March 2018. The SARB […]