President Cyril Ramaphosa says passing a time-bound targeted Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver, as proposed by South Africa and India and now supported by many countries around the world, is urgent if the world is to save millions of lives. Addressing the opening of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum – […]

Global Citizen Live – the global moment of unity in the mission to defend the planet and defeat poverty – is taking place right now. Watch the live video stream below. It’s just moved from Paris (Ed Sheeran rocked it!) to New York City. The once-in-a-generation 24-hour Global Citizen Live broadcast is coming from six […]

Prince Harry has unveiled a million-dollar donation to a Lesotho charity from his lucrative book deal. The decision to donate some of the profits from his memoir was announced on Thursday during the Sentebale Polo Cup in Colorado, USA where he made a surprise appearance. The Sentebale Polo Cup is a charity match named for […]

In response to the tragic murder of 29-year-old, Meghan Cremer, the vibrant Western Cape show-jumper and bakery manager, who was assaulted and murdered in Cape Town in August 2019, Bronwyn Litkie launched Facebook group SA Women Fight Back. The group, which was founded on 8 August 2019, the day before Women’s Day, began as a […]

The late Princess Diana’s sons – Prince William and Prince Harry – today, 1 July 2021, unveiled a statue to their mother at Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden in London… on the day she would have turned 60. The brothers appeared united as they honoured their beloved mother, who died in a car crash in Paris […]

Having been here for six months now, here’s 85 things you may want to know about immigrating to the UK, writes South African abroad Dene Botha: ???? You need a vehicle if living outside of London. Also there are no stop-streets, only roundabouts and there’s enough of them to make you dizzy… it seems to […]

Despite reports of chaos, sounds of gunshots and the South African Police Service being called, there appears to be an over-riding sense of celebration and unity amongst the Zulu nation after Prince Misuzulu Zulu (46) was last night announced as the successor to the late Zulu King, King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu (72), who passed […]

For those who are experiencing night tremors, heart palpitations, chronic depression and the drizzling shits from indecision on which side to take, here is an elixir of prose to calm your shattered nerves…. writes Chris Moerdyk, in his latest popular The Lemongas* Chronicles. HARRY AND MEGHAN – *LEMONGAS ! By Chris Moerdyk. Just think of […]

Queen Elizabeth II has broken her silence over the Oprah Winfrey interview with her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, which aired in South Africa on DStv on Monday evening. The Queen said the royal family was “saddened” by how challenging the couple said their experiences had been, and promised to address some […]

Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport confirmed six debutants in his tournament squad of 12 players for the inaugural women’s leg of the Cape Town Sevens, from 13-15 December at Cape Town Stadium. Forwards Rights Mkhari, Buhle Sonamzi, Catha Jacobs, Sizo Solontsi will join backs Meghan Phillips and Liske Lategan for their first ever appearance […]

The man accused of the brutal murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana (fondly known as Nene) has been given three life sentences in court today. Nene’s death in Cape Town in August, at the hands of a postal worker, made world headlines and brought South Africa to its knees as the final straw in a […]

Here’s the full video showing the moment that Prince Harry of England met South Africa’s Springboks in their dressing room, after they’d just beaten his team 32-12 at the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final in Japan. It’s a historical and hysterical moment with Faf de Klerk in his South African flag speedo and Frans Steyn […]

After Nadeema Newman’s 26-year-old daughter, Sadiqah, was murdered in cold blood just two months ago, shot eight times as she walked near her home in Cape Town, Nadeema thought she would never trust again. But thanks in no small part to some special people from Facebook page SA Women Fight Back, Nadeema’s load has been […]

LONDON – The doorbell rings to the tune of the British national anthem “God Save the Queen”, and Prince Harry opens the door to find Ed Sheeran on the threshold. Both men have red hair and beards. “It’s like looking in the mirror,” the prince quips before ushering the pop star inside. This is the […]

Seventeen-year-old schoolgirl Michaela Booyson was battered to death with a pickaxe in the early hours of Sunday morning in Mossel Bay. She was allegedly killed for her pair of Nike sneakers. SA Women Fight Back, the movement which began following the senseless murder of Meghan Cremer two months ago in Cape Town, is calling on […]

The New Zealand rugby team may be famous for its Haka… but the South African guys in this video give them a run for their money with their own passionate version… an ode to South Africa’s delicious Samosa / Samoosa (a spicy triangular-shaped savoury that originates from India and which Meghan Markle recently enjoyed during […]

Britain’s Prince Harry will on Tuesday visit a health centre in Malawi before leaving later in the day to join his family in Johannesburg, South Africa. Harry, his wife, Meghan, and their four-month-old son, Archie, have been in the region on their first official overseas tour, which has seen the Duke of Sussex visit four countries. Malawi […]

LIWONDE, Malawi – Britain’s Prince Harry appealed on Monday for increased global efforts to protect the environment against human “greed, apathy and selfishness” during a visit to a national park in Malawi. Harry, whose tour of southern Africa has taken him to four countries, observed a simulation of an anti-poaching drill by Malawian rangers and […]

JOHANNESBURG – Britain’s Prince Harry followed in his late mother’s footsteps on Friday, wearing a protective vest and visor during a visit to a de-mining project in Angola that echoed a famous series of images taken of Princess Diana more than 20 years ago. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and sixth in line to the British throne […]

Britain’s Prince Harry warned the world faces “a race against time” and that “no one can deny science” as he arrived in Botswana on Thursday to visit conservation and health projects on the next leg of his family’s tour of southern African. Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and sixth in line to the British throne, also referenced Swedish […]

News of a pregnant young mum in South Africa who was stabbed to death in her bed whilst on holiday has made headlines around the world from Australia to the UK, whilst back home some social media users have been asking why this has not made bigger news locally. Karen Turner (31) was asleep at […]

PSA (Public Service Announcement), not for debate: will all those calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty – specifically for rape – please stop and USE YOUR NOODLES… writes South African Editor Helen Moffet. (I am not getting into the debate on capital punishment more broadly — many excellent commentators have already done so.) […]

South Africans are fighting back against gender based violence (GBV) and President Ramaphosa is promising a life sentence, no bail or parole for those who murder and/or rape women. The Carte Blanche team investigates this and more on Sunday 8 Sept. (and available for South Africans abroad in most countries to stream from Tuesday 10 […]

LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry will make a poignant visit to Angola this month to visit the landmine clearance project that featured in some of the most famous photographs of his late mother Princess Diana. The pictures of Diana wearing protective gear as she walked among red skull-and-crossbone signs in 1997 won vital publicity for […]

South African women ‎fought back yesterday with a powerful display of solidarity, standing in silent vigils at different locations around the country, all dressed in black and holding the heartbreaking list of ‘Our Fallen Angels’, the list compiled by Cape Town resident Cindy September which honours all the women and girls who have been tragically […]