JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African Weather Service said on Monday that it saw an El Nino weather pattern developing during the region’s winter and spring but it was too early to forecast if it would last into the summer growing season. The last El Nino was linked to a severe drought that hit crop […]

South African rugby player, Siya Kolisi, has officially been named the Springboks captain. Kolisi will make history next month as he becomes the second black captain of the national team, when the Springboks host England in South Africa. The 26 year-old will captain the team for the three home test matches, while Pieter-Steph du Toit will […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Warning of heavy rain, leading to localised flooding, expected in places over the Cape Metropole and other parts of the Western Cape on Monday 28 May 2018. SAWS issued the warning for between 08h00 on Monday and 00h00 on Tuesday 29 May. The Weather Service predicted […]

A 23-year-old final year medical student – Tamaryn Green – has been crowned Miss South African 2018 at a glitzy event in Pretoria. Tamaryn, who is the 60th winner of the coveted crown, is from Paarl in the Western Cape. She was also named Miss Universe South Africa, while runner-up Thulisa Keyi (26) was given […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), the biggest opposition to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC), dismissed as “rumours and gossip” a Sunday newspaper report that said the party was about to split. The City Press, citing unnamed sources, said at least five senior MPs unhappy with the direction the party was […]

The North West (NW) police confirmed that the lifeless bodies of two South African teenage girls were discovered Sunday morning, strangled in a school hostel in the NW province. The two Grade 11 learners from Stella High School were aged 16 and 17. According to the South African Police Services (SAPS), the matron found the […]

JOHANNESBURG, May 26 (Reuters) – Veteran hooker Bismarck du Plessis has been recalled to South Africa’s squad for four tests against Wales and England in June as new coach Rassie Erasmus also named the three Du Preez brothers in a 43-man squad on Saturday. Du Plessis, 34, won the last of his 79 caps at […]

Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, has included 17 uncapped players in his first Springbok squad of 43 for the four Tests next month, against Wales in the USA and Castle Lager Incoming Series at home against England. The Bok squad consists of a mixture of exciting new players who have performed well […]

The South African National Police Commissioner, Khehla Sitole has urged police officers to fight back and not die while they have guns in their hands. The commissioner was speaking at the funeral of Meadowlands Station Commander, Malefetsane Jonas Mofokeng on Saturday. Mofokeng was shot dead at his home in Soweto on May 16 at around […]

The South African Football Association (SAFA) Elective Congress took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Saturday where Dr Danny Jordaan was re-elected as the president for SAFA. SAFA has officially confirmed that Jordaan went into the ballot box unopposed following the withdrawal of former referee Ace Ncobo. SAFA says Jordaan received 234 […]

Saturday, 26 May, marks exactly 100 days since President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected into office. As he sees the end of his first one hundred days at the Union Buildings, the president’s score-card is a mixture of optimism in the future of the country – coupled with harsh economic realities, wage strikes, tax increases and […]

Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga was reportedly hijacked in the early hours of Saturday morning after dining with friends in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa. Social cohesion advocate Yusuf Abramjee took to Twitter to ask people to share a photo of the Mayor’s car in an attempt to retrieve it. He said it is a grey Mercedes […]

A video has surfaced Friday night showing an armed attack on a vehicle at a Caltex fuel station in Delft, South Africa, which reportedly led to one fatality. Swift police action has reportedly already led to two arrests. The video was uploaded by safety advocate Yusuf Abramjee. It was believed at the time to be […]

JOHANNESBURG, May 25 (Reuters) – S&P Global Ratings affirmed South Africa’s sub-investment grade credit rating and kept its stable outlook on Friday, saying the country’s improved economic growth remained tentative and that the government’s debt burden was still on a rising path. S&P rates South Africa’s foreign currency debt ‘BB’ and its local currency debt […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Soccer’s World Cup organizers divided fans by releasing the tournament’s official song on Friday – a fast-paced dance tune titled “Live It Up” featuring American actor and rapper Will Smith. Some on social media asked how the tune’s Latin American feel fitted in with the tournament’s host country Russia – and compared […]

The fab team at BrightVibes Africa have put together this awesome video to remind us of all the amazing things about Africa that make it so spectacular! Plus – to celebrate on this Africa Day – watch Thabo Mbeki’s moving ‘I am an African’ speech… WATCH Celebrating Africa’s Beauty on Africa Day https://www.facebook.com/BrightVibesAfrica/videos/962046253979821/ Nine Interesting […]

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 […]