The Rand strengthened Thursday afternoon after South Africa’s Reserve Bank (SARB) announced it is increasing its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points in a close call, putting repo at 6.75 %. The new interest rates will take effect from 23 November 2018, with the prime lending rate being 10.25% SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that while […]

Millions of South Africa’s children are hungry. More than 40% have had multiple experiences of violence in their homes, schools and communities, and four million children are not living with either biological parent. This is according to survey results published in the latest Child Gauge report. Most alarming from the latest Child Gauge report is […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will at 15h00 today announce changes to the National Executive in a statement to media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. In a statement Thursday morning, the Presidency said these changes have been prompted by the passing away of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, as well as the […]

JAKARTA – A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia is making headlines around the world for the tragic state, caused by humans, in which it has been found. It had nearly six kilograms of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials said on Tuesday. The plastic include: 115 cups, 25 plastic […]

South Africa’s former Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, has been awarded the highest tribute Germany can pay to an individual. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier bestowed Germany’s Great Order of Merit (or Federal Cross of Merit) upon Adv Madonsela on Tuesday, during his state visit to South Africa. He said: “Thuli Madonsela, you teach us how […]

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife veterinarian, Dr Dave Cooper, is the 2018 recipient of the Wild Tomorrow Fund’s Umvikeli Wildlife Protector Award. The award is for his lifetime of dedication to the care, management and conservation of rhinos and other wild animals in Africa… reports Larry Bentley from the Zululand Observer. The award recognises an individual or organisation […]

NAIROBI – Gunmen kidnapped a young Italian woman who was working as a volunteer, and shot and wounded another woman and four children in Kenya late on Tuesday, police and witnesses said – the first abduction of a foreigner there since raids blamed on Somali Islamist militants six years ago. Men armed with AK-47 rifles […]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu last night awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize 2018 to March For Our Lives student founders from the United States, at an awards ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa. In a personal message to all the finalists, Nobel Peace Laureate Tutu – who is Patron of KidsRights and The International Children’s […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African inflation came bang in line with expectations in October with food prices edging lower while the impact of higher global oil prices was subdued, data showed on Wednesday. South Africa‘s headline consumer inflation rose to 5.1 percent year-on-year in October, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Loss-making South African arms maker Denel has a problem as it fights to survive. Its potential saviour is Saudi Arabia, now drawing fierce criticism following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But after being mismanaged for years and tainted by a far-reaching influence-peddling scandal, state-owned Denel now needs the kind of help […]

Insurance company Momentum has listened to the outraged cries on social media in South Africa (you would’ve needed to be deaf to not hear them!), and announced a change to its policy that will allow victims of violent crimes, such as the Ganas family in KwaZulu-Natal, to receive a payout regardless of medical history. Momentum […]

Avela Faya was only 14-years-old when she lost her mother and her uncle at the hands of her adopted brother. Even though 11 long years have passed, the perpetrator – alleged to be Faya’s adopted brother – is still roaming the streets as a free man. Faya, along with other victims of gender-based violence (GBV) […]

JOHANNESBURG  – The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s main opposition party, has called for an independent inquiry into a $36,000 payment made to a fund that financed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s successful campaign for leader of the African National Congress (ANC) last year. Ramaphosa, who has staked his reputation on rooting out corruption, told lawmakers this month […]

As predicted by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), parts of South Africa experienced severe thunderstorms today, with strong winds and localised flooding still being experienced in Pretoria this evening. Besonderse groot #storm het so 16:15 verby #Fochville beweeg.Iets besonders wat ons nie sommer sien nie. 📸 Quintin Muller @SAWeatherServic @eNCA @venter_annette @debeer_anika @Netwerk24 @maroelamedia […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s economic recovery plans face serious constraints with growing debt of state firms domestically and capital outflows as a result of global trade tensions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday. “Some of the initial optimism has dissipated as growth remains stuck in low gear and reform implementation has faced constraints,” […]

After the fiasco for South Africans living or travelling abroad during the last General Election, it was hoped that the SA government would make it easier this time around for them to exercise their legal right and cast their vote for a country that many are still very passionate about. But a sugar-coated press statement […]

South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan appears before the Commission in Parktown, Johannesburg, to give his much-anticipated testimony. WATCH State Capture Inquiry – Pravin Gordhan, 19 November 2018 After Lunch Break:

Former Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has launched a new political movement… “for good”, which the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) see as a Very Good Thing, while the Democratic Alliance (DA) say it’s Not Quite Good Enough. The EFF said De Lille’s announcement confirms its own ambition to take over from the DA and […]

South African civil rights organisation AfriForum say they have to declare Julius Malema and the EFF bankrupt in an attempt to recover legal costs that Malema and the EFF owe to AfriForum. This follows the sheriff of the court only finding assets to the value of R66 550 in the EFF’s head office in Johannesburg […]

HARARE – More than 20 people survived deadly flames that swept through a South Africa-bound bus on Thursday evening in Zimbabwe. The bus – on its way from Bulawayo to Musina – caught fire, killing at least 42 people, according to local media reports. Many of the bodies were burned beyond recognition and more than […]

Capetonian co-founder and Director at Read to Rise, Taryn Lock, is jetting off to the USA this weekend, as the only South African selected to attend the 2018 Obama Summit in Chicago. Her husband, award-winning poet and author, Athol Williams, announced the news, saying: “Proud of my wife! The only South African selected to attend […]

CAPE TOWN – Big business is backing a South African fund to eradicate invasive trees around Cape Town and yield billions of litres of water as the city emerges from its worst drought in a century, officials said on Friday. Alien species, such as eucalyptus trees which are largely native to Australia, are thirstier than […]

Eskom has placed its Executive for Group Capital Division at Eskom, Abram Masango, on suspension pending an investigation into various allegations of impropriety. The allegations of impropriety against Masango relate to the Kusile Power Station project. Eskom said the suspension is with immediate effect. “Whilst we recognise his rights to be presumed innocent, however, given […]

Holidays are approaching with an estimated two million holidaymakers expected to descend on South Africa’s iconic Durban beachfront. But the once beautiful sandy beaches  are now littered with heroin needles and shards of broken glass from bottles smashed to make crack pipes… Could a multi-billion rand make-over fix things? Durban residents are concerned about the […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s central bank will keep interest rates on hold at its Nov. 22 meeting, according to a Reuters poll, but the number of economists forecasting a rise suggests it is a very close call. In a poll taken in the past week, 16 of 26 economists said the South African Reserve Bank […]