South Africans were left a little surprised by a Twitter war – aka Twar – that went down on Friday between none other than Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Following comments made by Makhura regarding e-Tolls (the user-pay system on Gauteng’s freeways), Mboweni lambasted him about long-term returns, the similarity to […]

Travelling to Brazil just got easier as South African Airways (SAA) has signed codeshare and frequent flyer agreements with local Brazilian airline Gol – Linhas Aéreas (GOL). The agreements came into effect on Thursday, and not only contribute to SAA’s strategy of growing partnerships globally… but benefits customers with more travel options. SAA acting Chief […]

JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said today that South Africa could not let the economy be held back by the US-China trade war, and referred directly to the recent controversial developments around the Chinese company Huawei. “This standoff between China and the US where the technology company Huawei is being used as victim because of […]

LONDON – Argentine Guido Pella pulled off a major upset at Wimbledon on Friday, beating fourth seed and 2018 finalist South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in straight sets to reach the last-16 of a Grand Slam for the first time. The 29-year-old, who beat the big-serving SA expat 6-4 6-3 7-6(4), will play Canada’s Milos Raonic […]

Pravin Gordhan violated the constitution by setting up a so-called “rogue unit” when he was commissioner of the country’s tax services, SARS, and the unit carried out illegal intelligence operations, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said Friday. “There is further evidence at my disposal of the unauthorised interception of private communications of prominent members of society […]

A 21-year-old from Durban, South Africa, was the youngest out of 120 entrepreneurs named by Forbes Africa in its latest Top 30 Under 30 awards. Avthar Aniruth won in the business category. An innovative, self-taught 21-year-old, Aniruth is founder of Epic Motion Pictures and Audience Networks. “My obsession with making videos, prompted me to learn […]

In a major win for anti-fracking groups in South Africa, the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled this week that the minister for mineral resources did not have the authority to implement regulations promulgated in 2015 for petroleum exploration and production. Civil rights organisation AfriForum and the Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG) had appealed against the […]

Eight-times Wimbledon champ Roger Federer has confirmed he will play Rafael Nadal in Cape Town, South Africa, at a charity match – Match in Africa 6 – that will benefit children in the area. Tickets will go on sale in September BUT you can register your interest for tickets now – see details below. UPDATE […]

STOCKHOLM – South Africa’s Naspers is further extending its global reach after securing 30 million euros ($34 million) in a fundraising effort led by itself and EQT, both existing investors in the European startup Dott, to launch an electric bike-hiring business and roll out new generations of its electric scooters. Naspers, which describes itself as […]

ROME – A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted unexpectedly on Wednesday, releasing hot trapped magma in a powerful explosion, killing one person – believed to be a tourist – and enveloping the popular tourist destination in ash, witnesses and local officials said. (Watch video below.) The person, believed to be a tourist, […]

South African Reserve Bank (SARB) expects to sell its 50% stake in African Bank in a year or two, the central bank’s deputy governor said on Thursday. African Bank was placed under SARB control after nearly collapsing in 2014 due to the weight of bad loans. The bank was hived off from African Bank Investments Ltd (Abil) when […]

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 […]