Wordfence has just issued the following alert to all Windows users (Sunday 22h30): “On Friday we alerted you to a global ransomware campaign a few hours after it started. That campaign has now infected over 10,000 organizations and 200,000 individuals in 150 countries. This includes the UK National Health System which saw ambulances divert from affected […]

While snow fell in the Drakensberg this weekend, heavy rain fell in other parts of KwaZulu-Natal… with some dramatic footage coming in from Richards Bay and Zinkwazi, in South Africa. (Watch video below.) Richards Bay resident Karina Rautenbach said this afternoon there had been 310mm of rainfall collected (since Friday) “and counting”. Flooding in the […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Sunday took an unassailable lead in the World Rugby Sevens Series and will be crowned the 2016/17 series champions in London next week when the series conclude with the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham. WATCH the Highlights from today in Paris at the bottom of the page. The Blitzboks had […]

World Rugby Sevens has announced that South Africa are the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series champions… a FANTASTIC achievement, after being runners up for so many years! The Blizboks ensured the win at the Paris Sevens on Sunday afternoon, 14 May 2017, after beating New Zealand in the Cup semi-finals. World Rugby said: “England’s earlier […]

An 11-year-old schoolboy from Fourways will be joining international musician Justin Bieber on stage at the FNB Stadium today in Johannesburg! Julian Andrews scooped the incredible opportunity after winning a dance competition. Julian told Justin in his video entry that he wanted to follow his dreams, of dancing, like Justin had followed his of singing. Watch […]

SINGAPORE/TORONTO (Reuters) – Technical staff scrambled on Sunday to patch computers and restore infected ones, amid fears that the ransomware worm that stopped car factories, hospitals, shops and schools could wreak fresh havoc on Monday when employees log back on. The spread of the virus dubbed WannaCry – “ransomware” which locked up more than 100,000 […]

New South African Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has taken the time to pledge his support to police officers around the country… as well as to their family members. Earlier this week, he acknowledged the thankless – and life-threatening – job South African Police Service (SAPS) officers undertake, whilst visiting a call centre in Midrand. This weekend, […]

Congratulations to four young South Africans who have won top titles at the International Pageantry stage in Turkey. Pageants SA CEO, Carolyn Baldwin Botha‎, said she is proud to announce the following achievements for “our incredible young girls”:   Eldunique Du Plessis has won Little Miss Universe 2017 & Little Miss Sympathy Neo Nkhumane has won Miss […]

Snow has continued falling in parts of South Africa this weekend… allowing at least one holidaying couple – Marius and Christine – to enjoy the perfect ‘honeymoon’ weekend in Sani Pass… snowed in! (See pics below.) For some travellers it’s been less exciting… as the inclement snowy and icy conditions led to road closures in the Drakensberg – between […]

PRETORIA – Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi will not appeal a decision by the Western Cape High Court to set aside Inter-governmental Agreements (IGAs) on nuclear. “I have decided that I will not be appealing the decision of the Western Cape High Court on this matter,” Minister Kubayi said. She was addressing a media briefing in Pretoria […]

According to local reports in South Africa, as many as NINE rhino were killed this week in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal… in what is becoming a tragic occurrence every time there is a full moon (nicknamed Poachers’ Moon). This brings the total rhino killed by poachers in the park during the first two weeks of this month […]

PRETORIA – The Eskom board’s decision to reinstate former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brian Molefe may have shocked many South Africans… but according to Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown, it’s a “better option” than the previous R30 million early retirement pay-out! Not everyone agrees (see the joke at the bottom of the page). “I believe the board’s […]

LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A global cyber attack leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency has infected tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries including South Africa, disrupting Britain’s health system and global shipper FedEx. Cyber extortionists tricked victims into opening malicious malware attachments to spam emails […]

PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma has described his State visit to Tanzania as successful, with talks paving the way for deepened cooperation between the two southern African countries. “It was an important visit for South Africa, as our aim was to review and strengthen the existing strong bilateral and economic relations between the two countries, […]

While parts of the country are receiving their first snowfall of the season, Gauteng has been hit by heavy rain and hail on Friday afternoon. Many vehicles have pulled over as hail is pelting the road and making visibility poor. Some have managed to park under bridges to prevent hail damage. Brendon Snyman captured the following videos just […]

As predicted, parts of South Africa and Lesotho have received their first snowfall of the season as a cold front moves across the country. Snow Report SA has uploaded the following pictures: LESOTHO “First snow photo of today is from Afriski Mountain Resort in the Lesotho Maluti Mountains.” EASTERN CAPE – TIFFINDELL The first view of […]

Yesterday in Parliament, National Assembly Speaker, Baleka Mbete, made the ultimate Freudian slip when she called Cyril Ramaphosa “Honourable President” before quickly correcting herself. Watch below as Parliament erupted in laughter. The DA’s John Steenhuisen was quick to joke that he wanted to draw the Speaker’s attention to “Rule 63 – the rule of anticipation”. […]

South Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has “apologised” for his actions in the run up the Marikana massacre when police killed 34 striking mineworkers on August 16, 2012. His supposed apology during a speech at Rhodes University on May 7, 2017 – reportedly followed advice by struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that he make amends and […]

South African power utility Eskom has confirmed Friday morning that its disgraced former CEO, Brian Molefe, will return to his position on Monday. Molefe resigned from Eskom in January following the Saxonwold Shebeen scandal, in which he was implicated in former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on ‘State Capture’… for allegedly having close ties to the Gupta […]

Despite searches yesterday and today, the last of the five lions that escaped from the Kruger National Park in South Africa – on Monday 8 May 2017 – is still unaccounted for. Four of the five lions were successfully darted yesterday in an area near Komatipoort, and safely returned to the Park… but one was illusive. […]

As South Africans are reeling after the latest killing in the country of a woman by the man who was once meant to love and protect her, her ex-boyfriend – one social media user, author Khaya Dlanga, has penned a message that sums up best what most South Africans are feeling right now as it’s been confirmed that […]

Solomonic wisdom needed to settle tiff over God in South Africa’s public schools The place of religion in South Africa’s public schools is set to come under scrutiny when two groups battle it out in court later this month. From 15 to 17 May the Gauteng High Court will hear the long awaited case, Organisasie […]

The People’s Health Movement (PHM) has called for better psychiatric assessment of prisoners before their release, following the murder near Port St Johns of four-year old Kamvelihle Ngala by a former prisoner. The child’s uncle, Mandisi Gwanya, 30, appeared in Port St Johns Magistrates Court on 2 May where he admitted having killed the child. […]

Service delivery protests engulfing the townships to the south of Johannesburg are continuing. Residents of Finetown which is located next to Ennerdale took to the streets blocking all entrances and exits out of the township with rocks and burning tyres. A man brandishes a toy gun towards police as protesting residents block the main road […]

Lwandile Mapuza has shown South Africans this week not only the importance of pursuing a good education, against all odds; but also the importance of gratitude and family love. His unwavering pursuit of a good education was brought to local attention on social media by Siyavuya Mawaters Maila who posted photos of Lwandile a couple […]