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 […]

As the world celebrates ‘World No Tobacco Day’ today, 31 May 2018, the South African Department of Health is calling for public comments on the Control of Tobacco and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill. Speaking on Morning Live on Thursday, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the department wants to implement firmer smoking laws, which would include […]

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is calling on men in South African communities to lead the battle to protect women from violence. The department also called on all members of society to assist in reporting abuse and violence against women. This follows the stabbing to death of Sheila Mosidi Kopanye, who was a […]

May 30 (Reuters) – Springboks assistant coach Pieter de Villiers has been released from his contract to take up an opportunity in France, South Africa Rugby said on Wednesday. France’s L’Equipe newspaper reported he was set to join Stade Francais, the club he ended his playing career with in 2008 and that is now under […]

The South African Parliament has on Tuesday passed the national minimum wage bill. The National minimum wage Bill has set out the minimum wage of R20 per hour which makes R3,500 a month. This excludes farmworkers and domestic workers. The law was passed by an overwhelming majority, gaining 202 votes. Three amended labour bills were […]

He will go down in history as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen, and it was a sad day for cricket fans worldwide when the legendary South African batsman AB de Villiers posted a video on Twitter announcing his retirement from international cricket. I’ve made a big decision today pic.twitter.com/In0jyquPOK — […]

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s wildlife agency said on Tuesday it was investigating allegations that a South African national bribed officials to allow a Colorado-based tourist to take the ivory tusks of an elephant, which had been illegally shot in a Zimbabwe game park.   Their inquiry comes after U.S. prosecutors accused the South African, who […]

A wonderful Good Samaritan in South Africa has donated his kidney to talented artist and wildlife crusader Di Wilkinson… and he did it just in time for Di and her children to celebrate Mother’s Day with joy and newfound hope. It’s now almost three week since the op on 10 May 2018, and Di and […]

The ‘Ramadaan Angels’ in South Africa were at it again a couple of nights ago… having an iftaar (breaking of the fast) in Cape Town’s poverty-stricken Parkwood estate, which was in the news most of last week due to protests by the local community. While many were too scared to enter the community, a few […]

The nine-year-old girl, Sadia Sukhraj, who was tragically killed during a hijacking outside a school in Shallcross, Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, yesterday, is being buried today. Her death yesterday sparked protests in Chatsworth where residents said they are “gatvol” of the escalating crime. The protests led to 20 arrests, amidst accusations that police – firing rubber […]

Following a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist in Polokwane, South Africa, yesterday, seven suspects have been arrested… thanks to swift action by a multi-disciplinary team. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said Tuesday morning that the operation to clinch the arrests was led by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit and supported by the Provincial Task […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the ‘Spiderman hero’ from Africa, Mamoudou Gassama – who scaled a building in Paris to save a young boy, hanging precariously from a fourth-floor balcony – will be given residence papers for his selfless, heroic deed. Gassama, an illegal immigrant from West African country Mali, climbed the facade […]