The leader of the ACDP (African Christian Democratic Party), Kenneth Meshoe, has called on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to apologise to the SA farming community for his “no killings” statement made during an interview with Bloomberg whilst attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. Rev Meshoe called Ramaphosa’s statement “a national […]

South Africa clinched a brilliant 23-12 victory over Australia on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth… although the Springboks could have beaten Australia far more comfortably if they had taken their chances, according to Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby. South Africa scored two tries by Aphiwe Dyantyi and Faf de Klerk […]

Rugby spectators attending Saturday’s match (29 September) between the Springboks and the Wallabies, at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, are urged to be seated in the stadium before 16h00… to make sure they don’t miss the special Madiba pre-match tribute. The South African national team will honour the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela – who […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has called on his team to deliver a massive effort against the Wallabies on Saturday in Port Elizabeth, where the two sides will meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in a Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test, which also serves to commemorate the 100th birthday of the late former South African […]

South African expats gathered to celebrate Heritage Day in style, on a downtown New York City rooftop, with a special performance by SA’s own – Lyla Illing, who performed the National Anthem at the Springboks’ match in Washington. Expats at the Wall Street event – which was put together by charity organisation, Ubuntu Pathways – raised approximately $10,000 which […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his working visit to New York, and says he is “fully satisfied”. The president was in the United States to participate at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In an interview (watch below), Ramaphosa described the “tour” as “qualitatively so good” with “real good team […]

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused the South African expat – and Tesla Inc Chief Executive – Elon Musk on Thursday of fraud, and sought to remove him from his role in charge of the electric car company, saying he made a series of “false and misleading” tweets about […]

South Africans are reeling after the shocking news that a six-year-old girl was raped on Saturday in the toilets at a restaurant in Pretoria. The horrific attack occurred at a Dros restaurant in Silverton. The child had been in the play area when she went to the ladies’ toilets. The suspect allegedly grabbed her and […]

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital for a series of tests. In a statement issued by Tutu’s office, they said: “The Archbishop was in good spirits after settling into his ward. He hopes to be back home in a few days. “The Archbishop turns 87-years-old in 10 days time.” […]

A South African tourist – who has visited the Kruger National Park several times over the past 48 years – experienced a closer encounter with a lion than she’d ever dreamed of… especially since in the past few decades she says she’s needed binoculars and her imagination to spot lions! During Hannetjie van der Westhuizen’s […]

President Cyril Rampahosa has reassured delegates at a business seminar, on the side of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, that “there’s no land grab in South Africa”. (Watch below.) Speaking to Bloomberg during his trip to the US, the South African president also said that President Donald Trump’s tweet about the country’s […]

Contestants from nine countries – including South Africa – are competing in a solar challenge car race from Johannesburg to Cape Town. The 3,000 mile South Africa Solar Challenge features solar powered vehicles that have been designed and built by students from South Africa, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and China. Tshwane University student Bongani Malebele told […]

South African qualifier Lloyd Harris has notched up his first match win on the ATP World Tour by beating fifth-seeded Gael Monfils of France at the $1.8-million Chengdu Open in China! The Youth Olympian – who is 21-years-old – won 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in 88 minutes of action at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre. Harris […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Old Mutual Ltd said on Wednesday its shareholders will get R50 billion ($3.50 billion) from the spin-off of a majority of its stake in Nedbank. Old Mutual holds 52 percent of Nedbank and after the spinoff will hold around 19.9 percent, it said in a statement. (Reporting by Nqobile Dludla, […]

A male lion that went wandering out of the Kruger National Park this morning has been captured and returned safely to the Kruger. Linda from Our Life in Kruger facebook page said: “Excitement in our area when a lion was spotted on the N4 highway between Komatipoort and Hectorspruit early this morning. “The lion was […]

South Africa’s “nonsensical” Unabridged Birth Certificate (UBC) requirements for the children of foreigners travelling to South Africa is to be relaxed. The regulation, introduced by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba over three years ago has been blamed for a decline in tourism to SA by foreign families who have a choice of other sunny destinations […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an advisory panel on land reform that will support the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Land Reform, which is chaired by Deputy President David Mabuza. Announcing the appointment on Friday, the Presidency said the panel will advise the IMC on a broad range of policy matters associated with land reform, including […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced, with profound sadness, the passing of Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa. Minister Molewa passed away at a Pretoria hospital today, after a short illness. “I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Minister Edna Molewa as well as to her colleagues in Cabinet and across all […]

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – More than 100 bodies have been retrieved after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzanian state radio reported on Friday, and hundreds more were still feared missing as rescuers searched for survivors from daybreak on the morning after the disaster. Radio TBC Taifa reported the latest toll from the sinking […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ajay Gupta, one of the business friends of ex-president Jacob Zuma, denied on Thursday making any financial offer to South Africa’s former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas or threatening to have him killed if he ever spoke of the matter. A public inquiry is reviewing allegations that the Gupta brothers – who […]

Over the past year, tourism in Cape Town has suffered as considerate – or concerned – tourists have avoided the Western Cape region during its heavy drought… a drought which made world headlines after Cape Town announced that residential taps would be turned off on ‘Day Zero’. The day fortunately never arrived… as Capetonians worked […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Monday there would be no mass layoffs of public sector workers as the South African government considers various ways to pull the economy out of a recession that has rattled the rand and investor confidence. The economy slipped into recession in the second quarter for […]

After the Springbok’s incredible win against the All Blacks in Wellington, New Zealand, yesterday, the jokes and memes have been pouring onto social media… along with some very special photos that are going viral. Here’s a collection of some of the best: The @Springboks cross defense yesterday…. pic.twitter.com/2tkIXvrQwP — PierreWillemse (@PierreWillemse) September 16, 2018 https://twitter.com/BarrySpinoza/status/1041129698531565568 […]

Congratulatory messages for the Springboks have poured in since South Africa’s national rugby team shocked the number one champions of the world, the All Blacks, beating them on their own home turf in Wellington, New Zealand. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was one of the first to praise the rugby team whose great achievement has […]

South Africa’s Springboks achieved what many thought was impossible – and not only beat the All Blacks today, but won in the Kiwi team’s home territory in an exciting match played in Wellington, New Zealand, that saw the Boks dig deeper, soar higher and bring it home for South Africa with a 36-34 victory. According […]