Despite a significant breakthrough in the hijacking epidemic in South Africa, with three members of the notorious ‘Rolex gang’ arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Gauteng’s east rand area, the ANC (African National Congress) has announced with “grave sadness” the death of ANC MP Goodwill Sibusiso Radebe in an attempted hijacking last night in Roodepoort, Gauteng. […]

While BBC Sport is currently in South Africa, following England on their (disastrous) SA Tour… they decided to pay a visit to Grey College in Bloemfontein to find out what the recipe is for the Free State school producing 46 Springboks! As they say – it’s something of a ‘Springbok Factory’. Living up to its […]

At least one cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle was attacked and robbed in Cape Town on Monday morning, in the latest in an epidemic of CIT heists nationwide in South Africa. The most recent attack occurred along Jakes Gerwel Drive, near Hanover Park, just a couple of hundred metres from Philippi police station. Witnesses reported hearing a […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African insurer Liberty Holdings said on Sunday it had become the victim of a cyber attack after an external party claimed to have seized data from the firm and demanded payment. (Updated Monday 18 June 2018, 09h30.) Liberty, in which Standard Bank has a 53 percent stake, was alerted of the […]

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Blasts killed at least 31 people in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno, two residents said on Sunday, marking the largest attack in several weeks in a part of the country blighted by the Islamist militant Boko Haram insurgency. The residents, who were among those who counted the dead, said the […]

As South Africa marked Youth Day on Saturday 16 June 2018, Sophia Kapp – an author and language practitioner from Pretoria – wrote the following moving message for Hector Pieterson, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally wounded during the Soweto Riots 42 years ago, and whose image was immortalised in the iconic photo by the […]

Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira celebrated victory in his 100th Test appearance for the Springboks as the team clinched the Incoming Series over England at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday. South Africa overturned a 12-0 deficit to win 23-12 – holding England scoreless from the 13th minute to the final whistle – to follow on […]

BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) – South Africa captain Siya Kolisi expects an improved performance from his side in the second test against England in Bloemfontein on Saturday and urged his teammates to keep their intensity high from the first minute. The Springboks trailed England 24-3 after a bewildering opening 17 minutes in the first test at Ellis […]

As Load-Shedding Stage 1 hits the country for the second straight day, the national electricity supplier – Eskom (which supplies more than 90 % of SA’s power) – has urged South Africans to decrease their power usage… which couldn’t come at a worse time for football fans! UPDATE Monday 18 June 2018: Eskom said in […]

Durban toddler Taylor Morrison is becoming a little superstar with her video outbursts – telling it like it is – on Facebook… and now YouTube too. UPDATE 2020: Watch Queen of Cuteness, Taylor Morrison on Ramaphosa, Coronavirus and more. The cute – and often wise! – little girl, who turned four last month has been […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says the “intense” cold front, predicted earlier this week, is still on track to make landfall tomorrow in the Western Cape. The good news is SAWS says it will bring large amounts of much needed rainfall to the western parts of the Western Cape with 25-40mm expected and over […]

A pet pig, featured in a video which has been viewed millions of times around the world, has bitten off the finger tip of her owner, Gauteng resident Glynda Norwitz-Kramer. And news of the unusual incident in South Africa has already reached the ears of one of the world’s most famous movie makers, Steven Spielberg. […]

After amputee athlete Xolani Luvuno’s incredible accomplishment, competing in and completing the 90km Comrades Marathon on Sunday on crutches – and inspiring a nation – many spectators said Xolani deserved a medal. And the great news is that the Comrades Marathon organisers also agreed! UPDATE Wed evening: Unfortunately CMA has posted a new statement, saying […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that the South African government should clearly articulate its land reform plans in order to lift uncertainty weighing on investor sentiment. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has said it plans to redistribute land without compensation to address racial inequalities that persist more than two […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Crews on South Africa’s armoured vans staged a national protest on Tuesday to demand the right to bear arms and kill assailants following a spate of deadly robberies in a country with a reputation for violent crime. The vans blocked streets in downtown Johannesburg and other cities while workers affiliated with the […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Steady winter rains over the last week have substantially eased Cape Town’s worst drought in a century, replenishing reservoirs for the western Cape region of South Africa to levels well above last year’s, officials said on Monday. Dam levels have risen to 31.5 percent as of this week compared with just […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Six months into the job of running loss-making South African Airways, Vuyani Jarana is mapping out a punishing austerity plan. Jarana, who faces the daunting task of turning the flag carrier around, said layoffs and other cuts were unavoidable as he contends with a draining cost-to-income ratio of 108 percent. “SAA cannot […]

Each year between May and July South Africa offers tourists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view “one of the planet’s most spectacular and mysterious marine events” – the famous Sardine Run! South African Tourism has compiled a fantastic video – with footage from Sardine Run PE – inviting holiday makers from the UK to visit South […]

According to South African civil rights organisation AfriForum, a petition against the proposed process of expropriation without compensation has been signed by nearly 250,000 members of the public. The organisation says it will be submitting the petition, as well as a memorandum, to Parliament in Cape Town tomorrow morning. “The memorandum contains a summary of […]

PARIS, France, June 10, 2018 – The World Rugby Seven’s Series title was decided in dramatic fashion after South Africa beat England 24-14 in the final of the Paris Sevens to clinch the gold medal and retain their series title. In one of the most competitive years in the history of the series, the title […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African government is concerned by the rand’s plunge to its lowest this year and will step up a “defence mechanism”, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said, but he fell short of calling the currency’s dip a crisis. The rand dropped to 13.2875 against the dollar on Friday, its weakest since Dec. […]

The famous Comrades Marathon has been won this year by South Africans.. which is fantastic in a year that the ultimate human race marks Nelson Mandela’s Centenary. Bongumusa (Bongmusa) Mthembu (35) won the Marathon for the second time, after winning previously in 2014, becoming the second South African ever to win it twice, after ‘Comrades […]

In a series of tweets Sunday morning, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has “categorically” denied newspaper reports today that he demanded a R4.5-million “kickback” for a deal made by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). Mkhize described the allegations – which were published by the Sunday Times – as “a ridiculous and malicious […]

Attracting investment to grow the economy, creating jobs and addressing poverty and inequality in South Africa is top of mind as President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in the G7 Leaders’ Summit Outreach in Toronto, Canada. The President arrived in the country on Friday ahead of the two-day session hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “The […]

Watch the moment that new Springboks captain, Siya Kolisi, entered the field at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday evening… leading the Springboks out for his first time, to face England in the first of three Tests. As SuperSport said – his arrival was greeted by “rapturous applause”. For many his appointment heralds a […]