Approximately 60 house robberies (when the victim is present and under threat) take place in South Africa every day, and increasingly home owners are fighting back. (A further 676 house burglaries – when the victim is not home or threatened – occur daily.) This Sunday’s Carte Blanche explores your legal rights when experiencing a house invasion. […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Film mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in handcuffs in a New York court on Friday to face charges of rape and other sex crimes against two of the scores of women who have accused him of misconduct, ending his reign as a Hollywood kingpin. Weinstein, the 66-year-old co-founder of the Miramax film […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised an investigation into allegations of irregularities and unlawful conduct at several government departments, the presidency said on Friday. The decision is the latest by Ramaphosa to tackle alleged corruption and misgoverance in the administration of his predecessor Jacob Zuma, who was forced from office in […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African authorities are investigating an alleged cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of 1 billion rand ($80 million) with promises of huge returns that never materialised, police said on Friday. The fraud investigation involves a company named BTC Global, which told clients they would earn 2 percent per day, 14 percent a […]

Four animals have tragically died, after being cruelly poisoned with Temik (known as Two Step) at a predator park in South Africa. Jugomaro Predator Sanctuary in Vaalwater, said: “Our beautiful cats have been poisoned… Elvis [a white lion], Kai [a tiger], Taariq, Hercules. We are beyond heartbroken. Feels like our lives have just been broken […]

The South African MEC of Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi urges parents to apply for grade 1 and 8 placements. Lesufi has appealed to the parents who have not yet made their applications to do so as soon as possible. According to the Department of Education, they have received more than 500,000 applications since the online application […]

Excited Capetonians reported viewing five waterfalls on Table Mountain today as a good downpour was finally received. As predicted by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), heavy rain fell on Thursday in the Western Cape, bringing much needed water to the region which has become famous worldwide for its dire drought, the longest in Cape […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An inquiry into allegations of influence peddling revolving around former president Jacob Zuma and his businessman friends – the Gupta family – will begin formal public hearings in August and could take two years or more, the head of the commission said on Thursday. The allegations around Zuma, forced from office in […]

WATCH as DA Leader Mmusi Maimane receives a standing ovation for his speech during the Presidency budget vote in Parliament yesterday, 23 May 2018. WATCH Mmusi Maimane: Let us look to the future https://www.facebook.com/DemocraticAlliance/videos/10155703442358111/ An agenda for reform Transcript of the speech delivered yesterday by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, during the Budget Vote […]

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has suspended SA Express’s Air Operator’s Certificate (AoC) and the airline’s Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) approvals. In addition, SACAA has also suspended the Certificates of Airworthiness (CoA) of nine of the 21 aircraft being operated by the airline. “This effectively means that as of today [Thursday, 24 May], […]

South African Airways (SAA), SA Express and Mango are to be merged, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday. The minister also revealed that an intervention team, which he put in place at SA Express last week, has already uncovered two dodgy deals. One is a R67-million per month fuel contract which was entered […]

The South African Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has officially announced the appointment of Phakamani Hadebe as new chief executive of Eskom, on Thursday. “Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr Phakamani Hadebe as the new group chief executive of Eskom,” said Gordhan. In making the announcement, the minister pointed out that state owned entities […]

The African National Congress (ANC) said in a statement Wednesday that it condemns the escalation of murders in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) again this week. Violent crime in the province claimed the lives of two more people yesterday, while another one is fighting for his life, in separate incidents. The ANC said as a “leader of the […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The leader of South Africa’s North West province resigned on Wednesday in the face of pressure from President Cyril Ramaphosa and weeks of violent protests against his rule over the platinum-rich region. The pressure on Supra Mahumapelo is evidence of Ramaphosa’s drive to root out graft since he replaced former president Jacob […]

Leading by example, the President who likes to walk… has shown he not only walks the walk, but talks the talk. Today President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he has decided to donate half of his Presidential salary towards a soon-to-be established fund that will be launched on July 18 – the birthday of former President […]

The son of former South African President Jacob Zuma, Edward Zuma, has been fined R60,000 which will be given to two schools in the Durban area of KwaZulu-Natal. Zuma has also agreed to apologise to the entire South African public for hate speech which he directed at SA ministers Derek Hanekom and Pravin Gordhan. Previously […]

Proteas batsman, AB de Villiers, today announced he will retire from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect… after 14 years of a sterling Proteas career. WATCH Ab de Villiers: “I’ve made a big decision today” I’ve made a big decision today pic.twitter.com/In0jyquPOK — AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) May 23, 2018 “I will always […]

Meghan Markle’s dog has become one of the unexpected feelgood stories of the Meghan and Prince Harry’s Royal Wedding. Thousands of people shared a photo over the weekend, which showed Meghan’s Beagle – named Guy – spotted sitting in the car next to the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II! The picture was reportedly taken […]

Renowned South African photographer Justin Sullivan has been shortlisted in two categories for the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest – Top News/Single and My Planet/Series. Justin says he feels very “honoured” and that “the hundreds of hours I’ve put in to be on the front lines of many topical issues in South Africa has […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Scandal-hit South African retailer Steinhoff has repaid about 2 billion euros ($2.34 billion) of its debt in Africa after its local unit used the proceeds of a fundraising to pay back 16 billion rand ($1.26 billion) in shareholder loans. The retailer has been fighting for survival after it discovered accounting irregularities in December […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A criminal gang in South Africa who kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday are demanding a ransom in bitcoin crytocurrency of nearly $120,000, police said. Katlego Marite, 13, was dragged into a car while playing with two friends near his home in Witbank, a town in the eastern province of Mpumalanga, on […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand staged a modest recovery on Tuesday, as the dollar retreated after a recent rally. At 1505 GMT the rand traded at 12.5900 to the dollar, up 0.7 percent from the previous day’s close. The South African currency was around 2.5 percent stronger than a five-month low struck on Monday, […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa looks likely to implement land redistribution under existing laws rather than by changing the constitution following a ruling party summit, in an approach more palatable to investors, analysts said on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who came to power in February when former leader Jacob Zuma was ousted by his own […]

South Africa has done it again! For the 36th time (!) South Africa has won Gold at the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show in London, UK. And if you look at this picture below – you can see why! (Phew, tears of pride and joy!) That’s 36 times in the 43 years that […]

Castle Lager has taken the bold step of stripping off its main label in a new campaign to promote a label-free South Africa. The beer company said yesterday: “In light of recent events, we’ve decided to lose our label* in solidarity with all those who are unfairly and callously labeled on a daily basis. This […]