South Africans have praised Bergville Primary School principal – Aleem Abrahams – for his speech to the community, encouraging parents to nurture good values at home. Speaking outside the school in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, Abrahams said schools can’t nurture good values in a child if they haven’t been instilled at home. He urged parents, […]

Dam levels in parts of South Africa have slightly begun to improve as a result of persistent rain. “Dam waters rose by 1% week-on-week, while an average national level is at 60.2% — an improvement from 59.2% the previous week,” said Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Wednesday. Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister […]

Over the past few weeks, there has been a vengeful rumbling within the Coloured communities of the Western and Northern Cape, with drug dealers being in their line of sight. At the end of this year, IOL reported how a drug dealer, which had been terrorising the Athlone neighbourhood of Silvertown for four years, was […]

Check out this hilarious video about the consequences of consuming curry in Durban, South Africa. The video was created by Craig Haughey who describes it as a “Parody about Eating Curry :)” Inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire”, the song begins: “Went out last night, had a curry or two; some chilli baked beans […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO ) of Mogalakwena Municipality, Charles Malema to immediately stop what it calls “the wasteful expenditure” of renting a Mercedes Benz C-Class for Mayor Andrina Matsimela, which the DA claims has already cost taxpayers more than R207 400… despite the municipality being under administration. […]

South Africa’s Lloyd Harris has continued his strong run of form in Australia by winning through to the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 event in Adelaide. The 22-year-old, who has risen to No91 in the world rankings, got past the No40-ranked player in the world, Laslo Djere, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in their second round match […]

Thabiso Molefi ran away from home and hitchhiked from the Free State to Cape Town in 2014. Only 14, it took him months to hitchhike to Cape Town. When he arrived, his first stop was Lagoon Beach in Milnerton. He couldn’t swim but nevertheless, he took off his clothes and then “just went to play […]

A 19-year-old teenager was reportedly abducted and raped while her parents were tied up and robbed on their farm in Kranskloof, Glendale in South Africa, on Thursday night. According to the North Coast Courier, the three attackers – armed with knives and a crowbar – accosted the family in KwaZulu-Natal at around 23h00. They tied […]

We’ve done a quick trawl of holiday viewing data on Showmax to see if we could spot any trends in how people used their downtime. Not everything was as expected, says Showmax… First off, top marks go to South Africa. The nation collectively viewed more than 100 years’ worth of video on Showmax over Christmas […]

A second sighting of a Great White Shark in False Bay has been made by South African National Parks (SANParks) marine biologist, Dr Alison Kock. Speaking to John Maytham on Cape Talk, Dr Kock said she spotted the Great White Shark near Macassar Beach in the False Bay area, during an aerial survey on Saturday. […]

South African Deputy President David Mabuza is in Juba, South Sudan, for meetings on the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan, aimed at ensuring peace in the region going forwards. The main aim of the visit is to find a consensus from the different parties on the issue of the number […]

When we’re watching the feats South Africa’s players pull off on-field, it’s hard to believe they’re human! Maybe they’re not … To kick off the Super Rugby season, our rugby heroes show their true colours when they dress in official Marvel kit for the matches on Super Hero Sunday. Showmax subscribers can watch these super-fun […]

Police Minister Bheki Cele has urged gun owners to take advantage of government’s firearms amnesty programme and surrender unwanted weapons before May this year. The Minister made the remarks at Linden police station in Johannesburg, where an arms dealer parted with 298 such weapons. Cele said since the amnesty began in December 2019, a total […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was honoured for his contribution to South Africa’s 2019 Rugby World Cup victory on Tuesday night, being awarded the prestigious Pat Marshall Memorial Award at the annual Rugby Union Writer’s Club dinner in London. Kolisi said it was an honour and thanked everyone for their support of rugby and South Africa […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) have announced an encouraging start to the year 2020 in their anti-poaching campaign in the Kruger National Park (KNP). SANParks CEO Fundisile Mketeni congratulated Rangers who managed to arrest seven suspected rhino poachers in the first nine days of the year. The first group of three suspected poachers were arrested […]

Former Paralympic medallist Natalie du Toit has been nominated for the Laureus Sporting Moment of the last 20 years. This year’s Laureus World Sports Awards will celebrate 20 years of the prestigious accolades being awarded to sports stars. In honour of its anniversary, Laureus has narrowed down 20 of the best sporting moments over the […]

South African expat Charlize Theron has been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Bombshell! Theron already has one Oscar, from 2004, for her  portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in ‘Monster’; and a nomination in 2006 for ‘North Country’. In her latest role, Charlize stars as Fox News host Megyn Kelly, in […]

LOS ANGELES – A video showing the devotion between two ex-circus lions, rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI), has gone viral on Facebook… notching up more than half a million view (573,000) and more than 71,000 reactions so far (and counting!) Thanks to Guatemala’s ban on animal circuses, the lions have been rescued from a […]

WESTERN CAPE – The 72 hour activation plan has been ordered for the arrest of suspects as Khayelitsha detectives are probing an armed robbery case… after 11 tourists were robbed in the area yesterday. The group of tourists had been visiting a Khayelitsha gardening project in Site C when they were threatened and robbed of […]

On an ordinary day in Johannesburg, listening to the news on the radio, I heard an advertisement that made me stop short. Shutterstock In the exaggerated manner of a pseudo naturalist, a man narrates shopping for shoes with an apparently female partner. “It’s dusk and you’re in unfamiliar territory, surrounded by predators hunting for fresh […]

South Africa’s Department of Basic Education recently released the country’s National Senior Certificate results for the class of 2019. These are commonly known as the “matric results” and they determine school-leavers’ admission and placement into tertiary level study. About 81.3% of those who wrote the matriculation exams passed. There has been much well-deserved celebration of […]

South Africa needs to seriously start thinking about shifting its energy focus. This is for two reasons. The first is that the country’s important exports – coal and platinum – face potential collapse with the imminent shift of global energy markets. A number of factors are driving this. The move away from vehicles powered by […]

After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s shock announcement this week that they will step down as senior royals and live between North America and the UK, South African comedian Trevor Noah weighed in with his thoughts on the radical change. Calling being part of the royal family the “sweetest gig” you could ever get, and […]

The South African government says President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the resignation of Jabu Mabuza as member and Chairperson of the Board of Eskom Limited. Mabuza tendered his resignation on Friday, 10 January 2020. In his resignation letter, Mabuza apologised for Eskom’s inability to meet the commitment it made to the President, the Deputy President […]

The Eastern Cape is in a crisis. Dams and boreholes have dried up and recent rainfall hasn’t been nearly enough to bring respite, says Carte Blanche which visits the region for the broadcast this Sunday in South Africa. INVESTIGATIVE > SOCIAL JUSTICE The Eastern Cape: Dry Dams and Empty Boreholes Farms have become arid and […]