To celebrate their 25th birthday, Engen management and employees embarked on a number of clean-up initiatives around the country – including beach clean-ups in coastal areas and river clean-ups for inland areas. In Cape Town, 100 employees were transported to Blaauwberg Nature Reserve yesterday where they spent the morning cleaning the area to make it […]

This week’s episode of Carte Blanche exposes something wonderful happening in South Africa – young men from the Cape Flats giving hope to farmers! The show also reveals how South African civilians are fighting back against dreaded car jackings, interviews the South African colonel who narrowly escaped death row in South Sudan, now safely home for […]

Civil rights organisation AfriForum is attending a United Nation’s Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, in an effort to muster support against the South African government’s proposed amending of the Constitution in order to enable land expropriation without compensation. AfriForum’s attendance at the UN’s Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law is part of […]

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has sent condolences to the family of a Grade 1 pupil who was tragically stabbed to death at Dikeledi Makapan Primary School in the North West on Wednesday. The unnamed pupil was allegedly stabbed multiple times by a Grade 11 pupil from Mankala Technical High School. It is believed the […]

A former high-profile footballer was amongst four suspects arrested in a HAWKS drug-bust in Gauteng, South Africa. Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Stefan Schutte has commended Crime Intelligence, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and Gauteng Province Anti-Gang Unit for the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory at a Randfontein small holding. The […]

Finance Minister on Wednesday tabled the Carbon Tax Bill in Parliament, giving effect to the announcements made in the 2017 and 2018 Budget statements. Tabling the bill, Mboweni stated that “climate change poses the greatest threat facing humankind, and South Africa intends to play its role in the world as part of the global effort to […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) laid criminal charges against the EFF’s Julius Malema, Floyd Shivambu and the party itself on Thursday. This followed allegations that the EFF used corrupt means to receive R1.8 million from VBS Mutual Bank, said the DA. “Reports indicate that monies syphoned from the bank were allegedly funnelled through companies owned by […]

The Department of Public Enterprises is considering the possibility of introducing a strategic equity partner for South African Airways (SAA), says the Parliamentary Communication Services. Officials from the department told the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations that despite previous bail-outs for SAA, including the R5 billion under consideration, the airline will still be insolvent. […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Loss-making South African arms maker Denel has a problem as it fights to survive. Its potential saviour is Saudi Arabia, now drawing fierce criticism following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But after being mismanaged for years and tainted by a far-reaching influence-peddling scandal, state-owned Denel now needs the kind of help […]

Avela Faya was only 14-years-old when she lost her mother and her uncle at the hands of her adopted brother. Even though 11 long years have passed, the perpetrator – alleged to be Faya’s adopted brother – is still roaming the streets as a free man. Faya, along with other victims of gender-based violence (GBV) […]

South Africans always make the best commercials, and the latest ‘Zero Bucks’ ad from Showmax is one of the classics… going viral with over 330,000 views in just a couple of weeks. One Capetonian viewer Chris Mackerdush wrote on YouTube: “Guys this ad is f..king outstanding. I’m in the ad industry and cynical as a bastard […]

St John’s DSG in Pietermaritzburg – the ‘small school with the big heart’ – has proved its teachers really are big-hearted, with a behind-the-scenes video that will melt your heart. The KwaZulu-Natal school posted the video on Tuesday morning for parents, saying: If you have ever wondered where our teachers are – and what they […]

After the fiasco for South Africans living or travelling abroad during the last General Election, it was hoped that the SA government would make it easier this time around for them to exercise their legal right and cast their vote for a country that many are still very passionate about. But a sugar-coated press statement […]

Coming Up on Carte Blanche this week is the future of Durban’s iconic beachfront amidst escalating crime, bio farming, hijacked buildings and South Africa’s genius children. If you’re a South African living abroad – subscribe to Showmax to watch from Tuesday 20th November (14-day Free Trial). Goodbye Durban? Holidays are approaching with an estimated 2-million […]

A businessman from the Muslim community in South Africa has reached out to the Jewish community with warm words of tolerance and respect that should go viral around not just South Africa, but the world. Solly Hattia emailed his message to the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) who said they were “heartened” by his […]

Eskom has placed its Executive for Group Capital Division at Eskom, Abram Masango, on suspension pending an investigation into various allegations of impropriety. The allegations of impropriety against Masango relate to the Kusile Power Station project. Eskom said the suspension is with immediate effect. “Whilst we recognise his rights to be presumed innocent, however, given […]

A pride of four lions band together to take down an enormous buffalo in the middle of the road, in the Kruger National Park, in South Africa. The video is quite harrowing to watch as the buffalo moans in pain as it is floored. According to Reuters, the video-filmer said: “On my way to Lower Sabie […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s central bank will keep interest rates on hold at its Nov. 22 meeting, according to a Reuters poll, but the number of economists forecasting a rise suggests it is a very close call. In a poll taken in the past week, 16 of 26 economists said the South African Reserve Bank […]

When did travel become all about crowded airports, scrambling for space in the overhead bins for your luggage and feeling guilty because you haven’t snapped that selfie in front of the Louvre? Take a deep breath and pack your sense of humour… writes Teresa Richardson. So, when Trafalgar recently released its study on The Good […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has held discussions with the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, in Strasbourg, France; and thanked Europe for its role in South Africa’s development. The two leaders discussed strengthening cooperation between Africa and Europe, increased youth employment and the opportunities – and challenges – of immigration into Europe. President Ramaphosa said: “We […]

The South African Department of Water and Sanitation has raised fears that the country may end up with half  the water resources it has currently, as the heatwave continues to affect dam levels. “The heatwave in most parts of South Africa is reducing dam levels at an alarming rate and there are fears that unless […]

Following photos being shared wildly on social media in the past week or so, showing chaos at the Johannesburg International Mail Centre, the South African Post Office (SAPO) told SAPeople yesterday that the photos were old (they were in fact from 2015!) and that “the picture looks very different currently”. We asked the Post Office […]

In case you needed any temptation… the South African government, together with SA Tourism, has created a video showcasing 10 reasons to visit South Africa (and you know there are a lot more!). With former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba gone (he finally resigned yesterday), it should also start becoming a lot easier to visit South […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has (finally) resigned, the Presidency said on Tuesday. His resignation following calls from opposition parties to stand down in recent weeks over a High Court ruling which found he lied under oath. Gigaba, who was finance minister between March 2017 and February 2018, has denied any […]

Jason Rohde, a former property mogul, has been found guilty of the murder of his wife Susan by the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. Rohde’s defence argued that his wife took her own life after a physical fight about his extramarital affair with a colleague. Throughout his trial, Rohde said that Susan killed herself […]