“I want to interview you right here on the set of The Daily Show,” says Trevor Noah. “It’s all a part of an amazing initiative to support a programme called Education Changemakers.” And that programme will benefit the teachers and pupils at school around South Africa. South African expat Trevor promises it’s going to be […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lost its second metro in two days, as Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa was voted out of office in Tshwane in a motion of no confidence on Thursday evening. Yesterday, the DA-led coalition lost its hold in Johannesburg after the ANC’s Geoff Makhubo was elected the city’s new mayor (to replace the […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken the decision to put South African Airways, the cash-strapped national flag carrier, into voluntary business rescue. Caroline Southey from the Conversation Africa asked Professor Marius Pretorius to explain how the process works. Epa/Udo Weitz What is a business rescue? It’s what is known in the European Union as […]

Due to a “shortage of capacity”, Eskom is this afternoon implementing Stage 2 load shedding in South Africa. In a tweet on Thursday, the power utility said: “Eskom regrets that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to 11pm today due to a shortage of capacity.” Earlier in the day Eskom had warned that […]

Mongameli Bobani was today ousted as Nelson Mandela Bay’s mayor after the majority of parties voted in favour of a motion of no-confidence, which had been brought by DA Councillor Morne Steyn. Many Port Elizabeth residents have welcomed the news, saying he left a “trail of destruction”. Nelson Mandela Bay Caucus Chairperson Athol Trollip (who […]

PARKTOWN – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a manhunt after nine suspects, awaiting trial, escaped from Springs Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday afternoon. Four of the nine are murder suspects. Gauteng police are investigating the circumstances surrounding their escape from custody. Four of the escapees had made an appearance in Court for alleged […]

The British and Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was jointly announced on Wednesday. The hotly-anticipated tour will span the length and […]

SA Rugby President Mark Alexander paid tribute to former Springbok Ockie Oosthuizen, who passed away early on Wednesday morning at the age of 64… following a short battle with colon cancer. Oosthuizen played nine Tests at prop for the Springboks between 1981 and 1984. He made his Test debut against Ireland in Cape Town in […]

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel has been re-opened with water already reaching the Saulspoort Dam in Bethlehem in the Free State. The water project was closed for two months to allow for inspection and maintenance. Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu said the replenishing of the tunnel started on 20 November […]

Geoff Makhubo has been elected new mayor of Johannesburg, putting the city back in the hands of the ANC, after the DA’s Herman Mashaba resigned in October. Mashaba resigned following the appointment of Helen Zille in a top DA position (which also led to the resignation of DA leader Mmusi Maimane). Of the 268 votes […]

National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole has ordered an immediate manhunt for the suspects in the killing of a Constable in Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, last night. Two constables were attending to a complaint at Zindidi Location in Coffee Bay, shortly before midnight, when they were approached by four men pretending to […]

There are many forms of hatred and exclusion in our world. There is fear of strangers, fear of foreigners, fear of other races, fear of people with other languages, cultures or religions… says former ConCourt judge Edwin Cameron. On the basis of many of these fears, we build exclusions. We ostracise people. We push them […]

South Africans are still reeling from the brutal murder of a traditional healer, Anele Hoyana (40), in the Eastern Cape over the weekend, by his so-called friend Fritz ‘Majeke’ Joubert, who shouted “Amandla”, “Viva” and “I’m Staying” in video footage on the night of the killing. Social media page #ImStaying has responded to Joubert’s multiple […]

Motorists will have to dig even deeper into their pockets at the pumps, as South Africa’s petrol price is set to go up by 22 cents a litre tomorrow, 4 December 2019. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced a 22 cents increase in both grades of petrol, namely 93 (ULP and LRP) and […]

PRETORIA – Johannes Knoesen (60), Riana Heyman (54) and two brothers – Eric Abrams (55) and Errol Abrams (49) – appeared briefly at the Middelburg Magistrate Court on Monday on charges related to terrorism and for harbouring a wanted suspect. The four suspects who are members of the National Christian Resistance Movement (NCRM) – also […]

South African filmmakers, who on Friday won a top conservation award for their anti-rhino poaching documentary, have donated the R20,000 prize money to the Kruger National Park Special Ranger K9 Unit. The multiple award-winning wildlife crime thriller, ‘STROOP – journey into the rhino horn war’, received its 26th award this weekend when the documentary’s filmmakers, […]

A day out diving for crayfish together for two friends ended in tragedy on Sunday when one of the men drowned at Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. The deceased was a 43-year-old male from Bloubergstrand, Cape Town. According to NSRI Kleinmond Station Commander Schalk Boonzaaier, the two friends had been free diving […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that the suspect in the murder of Limpopo student Precious Ramabulana was already wanted in another rape-related case. The President stressed today that the criminal system will be coming down a lot harder on these men who have “declared war on South African women and children”; and also […]

PRETORIA – Riana Heymans, wanted for the National Christian Resistance Movement (NCRM) also known as the ‘Crusaders’ terrorism-related activities, has been arrested, the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed in a media statement on Sunday afternoon. Heymans was arrested on Friday evening with two other accomplices in Kliprivier, Johannesburg, SAPS announced. The Crusaders were allegedly […]

This story begins with an archive audit at the University of Cape Town’s department of human biology. The audit reveals the remains of 11 human skeletons that had been unethically obtained and used for study many decades earlier. It becomes a stock-taking and place-making moment in the life of the department. A multi-disciplinary team of […]

The Ford Motor Company of South Africa (FMCSA) has been fined an administrative fine of R35 million for the incidents in which the company’s Kuga 1.6 model caught fire. “After an intensive investigation, the National Consumer Commission, (the NCC) found that FMCSA had in fact engaged in prohibited conduct by distributing FMCSA Kuga vehicles that […]

The Presiding officers of Parliament say they hope that the arrest of a suspect in connection with the murder of a Limpopo student will ultimately lead to a clear conviction and see justice served and send a strong message of zero tolerance for gender-based violence. The Presiding officers of Parliament, led by the Speaker of […]

The “extraordinary bravery” of ordinary Londoners who bravely took on a knife-wielding attacker on Friday afternoon and wrestled him to the ground on London Bridge, after he had fatally stabbed innocent members of the public, has been highly commended all round. The passersby – six to 10 of them – can be seen in a […]

South Africa’s national police commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has not only applauded two Westville police officers for their bravery… but called them to congratulate them personally. The men’s dedication to their jobs and protecting South Africans from criminals was caught on camera, after an armed robbery at a post office in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) yesterday. […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) have been commended for squaring up against a heavily armed gang in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal following a robbery on Thursday morning. One suspect was fatally shot in the shootout. Videos of the incident went viral in SA, with one incredibly brave policeman seen firing shots which are clearly audible in […]