Convicted South African murderer Henri van Breda will hear his fate at 10h00 on Thursday 7 June 2018, it was announced in court today. The sentencing of 23-year-old Van Breda – in the triple murder of his parents and brother – was postponed today by Judge Siraj Desai, who said he needed to spend a […]

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has urged the public to be cautious of a fake SMS doing the rounds. “SASSA notes with concern the increasing number of fake SMSes that are being circulated to beneficiaries.” The organisation said that the agency has received reports recently that beneficiaries received an SMS instructing them to […]

South African referee Craig Joubert has refereed Test matches, Super Rugby, the Rugby World Cup… and on Sunday he finished his 200th match on the World Rugby Sevens Series… and ended his career as a referee. Craig has hung up his boots to become a full-time mentor and coach to Seven Series referees. Here he […]

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has officially appointed Ria Ledwaba – along with Xolile Nkompela and Gay Mokoena – as the SAFA vice-presidents. The appointments were made at the National Executive Committee (NEC) in Polokwane on Sunday. The three have served on SAFA in the past and they will work under reappointed Danny Jordaan. […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African father of nine Frank Mapara has been waiting nearly three decades to own a plot of land in the Johannesburg slum he calls home. If President Cyril Ramaphosa, who came to power in February after the African National Congress ousted Jacob Zuma, can keep his promise to redistribute land to […]

Global auditor KPMG said on Monday it will lay off 400 people as it closes offices in South Africa following a corruption scandal that resulted in the firm losing several major clients. “These hard decisions were necessary to put the firm on a more sustainable footing, while ensuring we continue to offer our clients the […]

Watch below as a young guy, clearly struggling to make ends meet, is given the opportunity – by an anonymous kind businessman – to buy whatever his heart desires in a Checkers store in South Africa (as well as giving him cash AND giving him the opportunity to tip the teller!). This video, and others […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s former leader Jacob Zuma is impeding a crackdown on corruption by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) under President Cyril Ramaphosa, the head of the communist party said. The ANC has become increasingly divided since Zuma was ousted by Ramaphosa’s faction in February. Many of Zuma’s allies remain in top […]

Decades after the devastating Angolan Border War, almost 100 South African military veterans travelled in convoy during May to revisit battle sites that have haunted them ever since, driven by a need for redemption, peace… and to “say cheers to the brothers”. Defying expectations Angolan citizens greeted them with open arms… like allies, not foes. […]

The African National Congress (ANC) party announced on Friday the death of Councillor Gloria Pencil. The party said Pencil collapsed and died at her home. Pencil was deployed as a ward 7 councillor of ANC in the Lekwa-Teemane local municipality in the North West. “The ANC in Bokone Bophirima mourns the death of another councillor, […]

The South African petrol price is set to increase this week on Wednesday, 6 June 2018, by 82c a litre and diesel will cost between 85 and 87c. Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, announced the 5.5 % increase (and 6.4 % increase in diesel) on Friday. He said that the petrol hike is the result […]

Five boys, including twin toddlers, died in a fire that gutted shacks in Masiya informal settlement in Philippi on Saturday morning. The children were all from the same family and died in the same shack. According to Theo Layne of the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue department, ten structures were destroyed and 30 […]

Gauteng Weather’s Twitter page has uploaded rare footage of a meteor seen flashing through South African skies on Saturday evening, in the North West province. (Watch below.) Gauteng Weather said: “MUST SEE: Amazing video footage of meteor between Sanieshof and Mareetsanie in the North West on Saturday | Suburban Control Centre.” Witnesses in Pretoria said […]

North West (NW) Health Department is allegedly paying R6 million per month for accommodation in hotels for health practitioners at Potchefstroom Hospital. NW DA Spokesperson on Health, Dr Tutu Faleni, said the DA was “shocked” to learn this information, and that apparently “this exorbitant expenditure has been going on since 2016”. This revelation came to light […]

It is South African Music Awards (SAMAs) weekend – with local artists and fans gathered at Sun City, in the North West, to celebrate and honour those who have worked hard in the previous year. This is the 24th year of recognising talent in the local music industry. The first night of the SAMA’s took […]

Rory Steyn, the former policeman who formed part of former President Nelson Mandela’s personal security detail, has stood by his claim that the All Blacks were poisoned during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Steyn, who was tasked with looking after the All Blacks during the world cup in South Africa, said he saw evidence first hand […]

The South African National Assembly Speaker, Baleka Mbete has condemned the recent killings of women and children in South Africa. The speaker urged politicians and the public to be united and fight against the killing of women and children. “We must find partnerships in government and within the political arena and fight this issue of […]

It’s what drought-stricken Cape Town has been waiting for… welcome rain to fill its dams. In the last couple of days, videos of water rushing into Theewaterskloof Dam have started flooding social media, as thrilled Capetonians watch their main source of drinking water finally getting replenished… According to Meteo Cape Town, Theewaterskloof Dam received almost […]

Proudly South African expat Lyla Illing will be singing her heart out for South Africa on Saturday 2 June 2018 as the Springboks face Wales in Washington, DC. Last year Lyla captured our hearts when she did an impromptu performance of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica under Brooklyn Bridge in New York, after the Springboks played the […]

South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has published a new tobacco control bill which, if passed into law, will tighten the grip on how cigarettes and other tobacco products are sold, marketed and regulated in the country. Health and Medicine Editor Candice Bailey asked Catherine Egbe about what it means for tobacco control. What’s significant about South […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers said on Friday a miner was killed by falling rocks at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Driefontein gold mine, where seven workers died four weeks ago in a cave-in following a seismic event. Sibanye, which saw its share price sink about 28 percent in May, noted on Thursday that “recent […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Thursday to apologise for the period in which the Archbishop “lost confidence in the leadership of the country” (during the presidency of Jacob Zuma). Ramaphosa said: “It was not a pleasant moment to hear you, the Archbisohop who we’ve always loved, expressing your loss […]

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has strongly condemned the naked dancing by teenage school girls on stage in the Eastern Cape leg of the ABC Motsepe SASCE, that took place this week in South Africa. “There is no need for learners to go on stage completely naked and exposed in the manner we have seen […]

There is something really disturbing about the murder of women in South Africa. Some are calling it the murder of “light-skinned” women. It seems like the brutal killing of women by their intimate partners is almost becoming routine. In the past weeks, it has been made clear by so many people on social media, in […]

The truth is, this Los Angeles trip is make or break for Saving the Wild… writes Jamie Joseph, founder of Saving the Wild, who is currently in the US for a special launch on Saturday night of the Saving the Wild Collection by legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen. If we don’t raise serious funding soon, we […]