At first glance the dystopian tech horror Black Mirror, the 2022 film The Woman King, and the feel-good Netflix teen Rom-Com The Kissing Booth don’t appear to have much in common. They’re so generically distant that one might not guess their commonality at all. Unless viewers recognise the incredible backdrops of cityscapes, rolling hills and […]

Eskom has announced that load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to 5am every evening “until further notice”. This as the power utility continues to battle breakdowns at power stations and for the recovery of emergency generation capacity. “The nightly implementation of load shedding is mainly due to the need to preserve emergency generation reserves […]

ADELAIDE (Reuters) – The Netherlands lit up the final day of Group 2 action on Sunday in Adelaide, Australia, when they dashed South Africa’s semi-final hopes at the Twenty20 World Cup by pulling off a huge upset against Temba Bavuma’s team. Cricket South Africa said: “The Netherlands’ bowlers came up with the goods as they […]

Ireland showed composure under pressure and took advantage of some unforced errors by the visitors to beat the Springboks 19-16 (half-time 6-6) in a hard-fought Test match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday evening. The two sides were level at at the halftime break following two successful penalty goals each way, but Ireland […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi vowed that his team would give everything when they line up against Ireland, the top-ranked team in the world, at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday and shot down suggestions that it was a revenge match after their heavy defeat in Dublin in 2017. The Boks wrapped up their on-field preparations on […]

Shaiyene Fritz says her passion for pool started when she was nine years old. By Mary-Anne Gontsana Shaiyene Fritz has just returned from Morocco, where she competed in the World Blackball Championships. South Africa won gold medals in a number of events, including the women’s team category. Fritz is studying to be a social worker, […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it « unequivocally » condemns the «abusive and racialised bullying allegedly directed at learners of Fish Hoek High School on Monday». Some students at the school were apparently so traumatised by a diversity course they attended – about racism and faith – that they needed counselling afterwards. DA National spokesperson, […]

Anglo American Platinum on Thursday donated four Bat Hawk surveillance aircraft to South African National Parks (SANParks) to aid in their surveillance, conservation and anti-poaching efforts. The sponsorship agreement of the aircraft is valued at over R3.8 million. The Kruger National Park (KNP), which spans over 2 million hectares of land and is divided in […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A British subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore was ordered to pay a total penalty of £276.4-million ($310.6-million) in a London court on Thursday for seven bribery offences in relation to its oil operations in Africa. By Sam Tobin. Glencore Energy UK was ordered to pay a £182.9 fine, and a […]

GAUTENG – The bodies of at least 21 suspected illegal miners were discovered in a mine in Krugersdorp on Wednesday, 2 November. Gauteng Police confirmed they responded to a call yesterday afternoon, and the discovery was made at around 15h00 in one of the active mines in the area. ”Preliminary investigations suggest that the deceased […]

SYDNEY: The Proteas surrendered the early advantage against Pakistan before going down to a 33-run defeat on the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) Method at the SCG in Sydney on Thursday – their first loss at the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Desperate to win in order to stay alive in the competition, the unpredictable Asian side […]

Most of PRASA’s long-distance train carriages “obsolete”… By Ezekiel Kekana PRASA says 396 Shosholoza Meyl train carriages nationally will be scrapped and sold. 155 carriages have been parked for years in Pretoria’s Bosman Street station and are “obsolete.” A “retirement” strategy has been approved to dispose of all the obsolete assets of PRASA. Only two […]

South Africa now has a new 24-hour, state-of-the-art regional space weather centre, which was launched in Hermanus, Western Cape, today. Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, described today’s launch as a historic development and illustration of the country’s excellence in science. “It is yet another demonstration that the DSI, together with its […]

Nolethile Bokoda is a cook and housekeeper at Bulungula Lodge, in Xhora Mouth in the Eastern Cape. She is also an artist, and this year she decorated all the rondavels and the lodge common area with beautiful patterns and illustrations. By Daniel Steyn and Mkhuseli Sizani Bokoda started at the lodge as a casual worker […]

Swedish clothing company H&M is under fire for allegedly backtracking on a promise to no longer use mohair wool. The multinational fashion giant had ditched mohair wool, along with around 70 other companies like Zara and Gap, after an exposé in 2018 from South Africa – the world’s leading mohair wool producer – showed how […]

Shamwari Untamed, an insider’s perspective about a wildlife team restoring a vanishing way of life, is now playing on Netflix. Unwell leopards, orphaned rhino calves, clever hippos and reluctant giraffes are some of the things the Shamwari conservation team deals with on a daily basis, all of which and lots more can now be seen […]

The South African government’s decision to allow the superyacht of the Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov to dock in South Africa is an ”international embarrassment”, says Darren Bergman – DA Shadow Minister of International Relations. International media, such as the Wall Street Journal, is reporting on Nord’s imminent arrival in SA waters despite American and European […]

Condolences have poured in from around the world for one of Africa’s most popular musicians Davido, after his three-year-old son tragically drowned in a swimming pool at his home in Lagos on Monday night. The BBC reports that Nigerian police have confirmed that Ifeanyi Adeleke drowned at the 29-year-old Afro-pop star’s home. Davido and his […]

A South African school that was closed down due to vandalism vanished within six months – after being stolen brick-by-brick by cheeky thieves! The once-proud Uitzig Secondary School in Cape Town used to boast a grand entrance and reception area, along with five classroom blocks and two toilet areas. But once the local education authority […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – One of South Africa’s largest grocery retailers Pick n Pay is expanding a pilot of adding cryptocurrency as a payment option to more stores after the successful completion of the first phase, it said on Tuesday. The announcement came weeks after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority formally declared crypto assets as a […]

South Africa has come out tops – out of 31 countries! – with an amazing 26 Gold medals at the Biathle-Triathle World Championships, which was held over the last four days in Madeira, Portugal. UIPM World Pentathlon said: “The battle for medal supremacy was an all-African affair as South Africa and Egypt shone across almost […]

The South African government has sent its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of South African radio veteran, Jeremy Mansfield, who passed away at the age of 59. Mansfield, known for his dynamic presence on radio and for his role in raising funds for charity, lost his battle with Stage 4 cancer on […]

Popular South African radio personality Jeremy Mansfield has sadly passed away at the age of 59, after a long battle with cancer. His close friend and former co-presenter Samantha Cowan, who is also a collaborator on Mansfield’s YouTube channel Mansfield2day, broke the news on Monday morning. Samantha said: “This morning a light went out in […]

Cape Town organisation feeding nearly three times as many people since 2019. By Ashraf Hendricks With South Africa’s economy staggering, and two in every five adults unemployed, “villages” of homeless people are springing up in South Africa’s cities as increasing numbers of people find themselves on the street. In our series on homelessness, GroundUp looks […]

Gratitude has poured in for the firefighting heroes who battled a wildfire on Table Mountain this weekend, as fire fighting season unfortunately gets underway. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway led tributes on Sunday afternoon to the brave firefighters, saying: “A huge word of thanks to the firefighters who worked tirelessly to bring the fire under control. […]