African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip in Knysna, Victor Molosi has been shot dead on Monday. Molosi (50) was murdered near his home in Concordia at around 22h00, after reportedly returning from a school governing body meeting. Molosi was the councillor of Ward 8, in the Knysna Municipality and was the ANC’s mayoral candidate. Knysna […]

South African sex work activist Duduzile ‘Dudu’ Dlamini is to be honoured at the  22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with a prize named after the late trailblazer Prudence Mabele, who was the first Black woman to reveal her HIV status in South Africa. Dlamini – a long-time advocate for the rights and […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry – who has long had a concern for children living with HIV in southern Africa – and music star Elton John are joining forces to launch a “global coalition” focused on treating HIV infections in men, the singer’s AIDS charity said on Thursday. The Elton John AIDS Foundation did […]

South African Airways (SAA) is pushing ahead and already making progress in implementing its turnaround plan to lead the airline to financial sustainability, the company announced on Monday. In a statement, South Africa’s national carrier said: “Over the past six months, SAA has been on roadshows to meet its major codeshare partners and other potential […]

JOHANNESBURG – The New Development Bank, set up by the BRICS group of emerging economies, has approved loans of $300 million for energy projects in South Africa. South Africa, which will host a BRICS summit later this week in Johannesburg, is trying to diversify its energy mix to reduce its reliance on heavily polluting coal-fired […]

Last night a young woman in Gauteng, South Africa, went into labour. The CEO of the orphanage she used to live at, went to visit her in hospital… and was horrified by what she saw. UK-based Lisa Ashton MBE, who is in South Africa at the moment, told SAPeople: “Lenasia South Clinic was HORRENDOUS.” Lisa, […]

Eskom says it is considering cutting staff and selling assets after reporting a massive $171 million loss which reveals the gravity of its financial position. (In Rands, the company reported a shocking loss of R2.3-billion for 2017/2018 with almost R20-billion irregular expenditure.) The loss by South Africa’s struggling state-run power firm, which is Africa’s largest […]

The South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) haa announced that it won’t prosecute former deputy minister of education Mduduzi Manana for allegedly assaulting his domestic worker. “Basically there are no prospects for success‚” said NPA spokesman Phindi Mjonondwane on Monday. Mjonondwane said,”The version of an independent eye witness who was allegedly present at the scene […]

JOHANNESBURG – Diamond producer De Beers said on Monday it was relocating 200 elephants from its private reserve in South Africa to neighbouring Mozambique, part of wider efforts to restore wildlife populations ravaged by conflict there. The Anglo American unit said its 32,000-hectare (80,000-acre) Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve could support around 60 elephants but now […]

South African Deputy President, David Makhura will lead South Africa to the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam. This is the 22nd Aids conference and the deputy president is the chairperson of South African National Aids council which coordinates SA’s response in HIV/AIDS epidemic. The event is set to start on Monday. The conference theme is: […]

JOHANNESBURG – Gunmen have shot dead 11 taxi drivers returning to Johannesburg from the funeral of a colleague in Kwa-Zulu Natal, a police spokesman said on Sunday. The drivers, who were members of the Gauteng taxi association, were in a minibus driving along the R74 when unknown gunmen launched an ambush and opened fire. “There […]

China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged to strengthen economic ties with Africa… a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects. Xi was speaking during a two-day visit to Senegal on Saturday, the first leg of an Africa tour that will also take him to Rwanda and South […]

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a crowd of white voters on Saturday in an attempt to improve relations ahead of a July 30 election, reassuring white farmers their land will not be taken… which is a marked shift from his predecessor Robert Mugabe whose policies became increasingly racially divisive. Mnangagwa – who […]

The African National Congress Youth League( ANCYL) Costal College’s chairperson, Bongani Usher Mkhize has been fatally wounded. Mkhize was shot dead in uMlazi. It is understood that Mkhize was at the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) provincial elective conference and was shot as he was returnig from the conference. KZN ANCYL secretary, Thanduxolo Sabelo confirmed his death. […]

South African Police and law enforcement remain on high alert in Zwelihle, Hermanus, today following recent violent protests by some community members. (Watch vlogger Adam Spires’ report from Hermanus below.) The riots were started over land issues and housing, but have been exacerbated by protests for the release of a community leader who was arrested […]

The South African Editors Forum (SANEF) says it is deeply concerned as yet another South African media outlet  closes down. The forum said that it’s time that media houses review the financial models that are being used. This comes after HuffPost South Africa announced its closure on Monday. According to SANEF, despite attracting an audience […]

A proudly South African team is planning an epic trek to Everest Base Camp and Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds and awareness for iconic – and endangered – Big Cats. During the month’s trek the three South African conservationists – who are all qualified safari guides – will be wearing very realistic custom-made cat mascots… […]

JOHANNESBURG – First came the shock, then the tears of joy, then the dreams of home. As a three-month-old political revolution sparked by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gathered pace, Ethiopians forced into exile by decades of war, repression and economic stagnation are thinking the unthinkable – it’s time to go back. “When you have […]

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has added her voice to the call for the South African army to be brought in to crime-ridden areas. Zille’s call came after a policeman was critically injured in Zwelihle, Hermanus, last night where violent protests have plagued the area recently… originally over land grab issues, but in the last […]

A South African National Parks (SANParks) field ranger has reportedly been killed by poachers in the Kruger National Park. Game Rangers Association of Africa said: “It is with great sadness that we learnt today about the killing of a South African National Parks field ranger from Kruger National Park by armed poachers during a follow […]

We have analysed the data, and can now answer this question. Much has been argued about the causes of the 2017 Cape Town water crisis. Is it the drought? Is it climate change? Is it population growth? Is it lack of foresight by national government or local government? Is it the rich? Is it the […]

South African civil rights organisation AfriForum’s private prosecution unit announced on Thursday that it will prosecute the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chairperson, Thandi Modise, in connection with animal cruelty on her farm. According to Advocate Gerrie Nel, he plans to have a case in court within the next three months. The Sunday Times reported […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has responded to the French government’s criticism of his Africa joke, which he cracked after France won the World Cup. Speaking on ‘Between the Scenes’ – the segments he films between recording ‘The Daily Show’ – Trevor said: “The French ambassador to the U.S. Gérard Araud didn’t like that I […]

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane is set to lead thousands of Capetonians on a march to Nyanga Police Station today, Thursday 19 July 2018, calling on the ANC (African National Congress) government to deploy the army to crime-ridden communities in Cape Town. Maimane says the ANC’s failure to deploy the army is putting the […]

South African Police Minister Bheki Cele has officially revealed the name of the former African National Congress (ANC) employee who has been arrested in connection with a Cash-in-Transit (CIT) heist in Soweto. According to Cele, Errol Velile Present is linked to the heist and other crimes.  Present – together with three others – was arrested […]