South African comedian Trevor Noah has cancelled his hosting gig at the MTV African Music Awards (MAMAs) in Johannesburg Saturday night. He is suffering a “severe upper respiratory and ear infection” and has been advised by his doctor to not take the “added risk of flying” which would be “highly irresponsible and may cause further damage”. […]

Today could be a big day for the rhino in KwaZulu-Natal… and for one of the rhino’s greatest allies, Jamie Joseph. Today is the day that alleged rhino kingpin of Zululand, Dumisani Gwala, is due to appear in court. And this time anti-poaching supporters are praying the case is not delayed again. Rhino kingpins have a way of […]

Doctors attending to SAFA Technical Director, Neil Tovey – who suffered a heart attack last Sunday – are impressed by the progress being made by the former Bafana Bafana captain, according to his older brother Mark Tovey. “He is now able to sit on his own, walks unaided and from where I am seated, I […]

South Africa’s two 2016 Olympic gold medallists – Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya – have been nominated for the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) World Athletes of the Year Award! The public has until 1 November to cast our votes!!! Wayde won the 400 metres in Rio (breaking a world record!) and his […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the ANC has to choose: it’s either Zuma or South Africa. The opposition party is once again tabling a motion of no-confidence in South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma in the National Assembly. The DA said: “It is our duty, as the official opposition, to defend the well-being of our country […]

JOHANNNESBURG – Gupta-owned Oakbay has responded to South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan. In a statement issued to the press, it says that on Tuesday afternoon van Der Merwe Associates (VDMA) notified the Minister of Finance’s attorneys of Oakbay’s intention to oppose the application issued under case number 80978/16 on 14 October 2016 – unless the […]

The SA Rugby Coaches’ Indaba, which began in Cape Town on Wednesday, was designed to plot a new direction for Springbok rugby, said Mark Alexander, acting president of SA Rugby (SARU). Springbok coach Allister Coetzee, his management team and all six Super Rugby coaches and CEOs were in attendance for the opening of the two-day […]

JOHANNESBURG – University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) workers and students sang ‘Voetsek’ outside Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court Wednesday morning, after police asked them to move. The scene came following the denial of bail for Wits University SRC leader Mcebo Dlamini (32). Watch below. Dlamini, one of the #FeesMustFall leaders, was arrested on Sunday morning – at a Wits […]

Last week Western Cape photographer JUSTIN SULLIVAN reported on a beautiful and peaceful candlelit vigil at CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Technology). Today he witnessed the contrast. An outbreak of violence at the University of Cape Town (UCT). “It was terrible to see violence erupt on UCT Campus this afternoon,” he says, “especially after my previous […]

PRETORIA – South African Police Services (SAPS) say they have arrested 567 persons in 265 cases relating to the student protests over fees at the country’s institutions of higher learning and training. SAPS acting National Commissioner General Kgomotso Phahlane said at a briefing in Pretoria on Monday the arrests were made from 1 February 2016 to […]

At about 6:30am Monday morning about 30 student protesters blocked Baxter Road outside the University of Cape Town’s Tugwell and Leo Marquard residences. This is the main stop of the university’s shuttle service. The protesters eventually swelled to about a hundred people. At times private security moved the protesters out the road, but the protesters […]

JOHANNESBURG – Oakbay Investments – the holding company for the Gupta family’s businesses in South Africa – has announced the sudden resignation of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nazeem Howa with immediate effect. In a statement this evening, Oakbay said after a period of illness Howa is stepping down, “due to health issues and medical […]

Sometimes fans can spoil a good thing, and a post published yesterday on Facebook as a presumably well-intentioned salute to the good that the Democratic Alliance (DA) is doing in Joburg, is currently backfiring. The post – which appears to show how much the DA has cleaned up the streets of Joburg since they took over […]

South Africa is playing host Monday to the 30th Anniversary Service of the late Mozambican President Samora Machel, who died in a plane crash over South African soil on 19 October 1986, along with 34 others. Only nine survived the crash at Mbuzini, Mpumalanga. Questions still hang over the crash today, with some suspecting it was not […]

South African sporting legend – and Technical Director of the SA Football Association (SAFA) – Neil Tovey (54) has suffered a heart attack. In a press statement, SAFA said his brother Mark Tovey confirmed the incident, adding that the former Bafana Bafana captain was in critical condition and doctors were battling hard to stabilise him. […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have opened a criminal case against the “Gupta Criminal Syndicate” on Sunday in South Africa… and revealed they “fear that due to their connection to high office, the suspects will temper with evidence and crucial witnesses.” The charges pertain to the so-called ‘State Capture’ by the Gupta family, including ‘money […]

Mmusi Maimane called on ANC ministers to make their voices heard and support a call for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to step down or be recalled; and called on all South Africans to be in Pretoria on the 2nd of November. “We all need to stand together in this time of crisis,” Maimane said. Maimane’s […]

Congratulations to Johannesburg’s former Mayor Parks Tau who has been appointed President of world body United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the umbrella body of local governments around the world. UCLG, which has its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, is the equivalent of the United Nations (UN) for local government. It represents over 240,000 towns and regions, 175 […]

Golden Lions Julian Redelinghuys is due to undergo surgery Sunday morning, and is expected to make a full recovery following the “desperately unlucky collision” during Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the Free State Cheetahs in which he sustained a serious neck injury. The Lions Rugby Union published the medical report from team doctor Dr Rob […]

Adv Thuli Madonsela woke up this morning feeling like a team captain “that has completed an epic race and survived by grace”… and by this evening she had inspired many others to start on a similar race, with grace, to achieve a better more equal, less discriminatory South Africa for all. South Africa’s former Public […]

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) students have been quick to distance themselves from the violent incidents which occurred in Braamfontein, South Africa, Friday night… where an SABC van was set alight, bottles were thrown at passing vehicles and students were allegedly shot with rubber bullets by police. One student – Arnold Maflow – tweeted just […]

While South Africa’s President Zuma has extended condolences to the people of Thailand following the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, there are many South Africans in the country who are as heartbroken and “gutted” as the locals. One South African, who has been living in Thailand for years, wrote: “RIP Your Majesty You are a […]

As South Africa thanks Advocate Thuli Madonsela for the incredible job she did at protecting the country from corruption, at being the Public Protector we could only have dreamed of having… here are some wise words from the lady herself that may help us move forward without her. Outgoing Public Protector, Adv Thuli Madonsela, on life and […]

The South African President’s son, Edward Zuma, has released a media statement accusing Finance Minister Gordhan Pravin of being a “cry baby”, and outgoing Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela, and her “handlers” as being in “panic mood”. Supporting his father, the President’s son also took part in a radio interview late Thursday evening on Power […]

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, the government said on Thursday. UPDATE 3 FEB ’23: A documentary film about Boko Haram has won the International Film Festival Rotterdam – Le […]