A female police constable has been arrested in Limpopo, South Africa, for allegedly forcing her 12-year-old to have sexual intercourse with her. A shocking video which captured the scene has gone viral. Whilst there has been outrage, accusing the mother of being a pedophile, some have also cautioned that perhaps the mother and her son […]

The ANC and stakeholders in the South African energy sector were left in the dark on Wednesday when loadshedding ironically plunged the event into darkness, during an address by Secretary General Fikile Mbalula. The ANC was hosting the dialogue at the University of Johannesburg. It was being broadcast live when the screen turned to black […]

A mystery woman, who apparently vanished on Saturday evening at Camps Bay Beach, is still missing; and South African police say no missing person report has been filed that matches the case. The woman – a white female aged between 45 and 50, according to witnesses – was seen entering the ocean at around 20h30, […]

Today, hundreds of Capetonians are expected to join the DA in the Western Cape in taking to the streets of Cape Town to tell the ANC: “Enough loadshedding! Enough cadre deployment! Enough price hikes! Enough corruption!” The DA says: “We will march to the ANC’s provincial head office in the Western Cape to voice our […]

Limpopo’s Ndlovu Youth Choir flew the flag high for South Africa last night on the fourth episode of America’s Got Talent Season 14. As AGT said, the choir’s performance of their new original song, ‘We Will Rise’, “will make you emotional”. So too will the outcome – the group was sadly eliminated as only one […]

South African National Parks today welcomed the sentences handed down by the Skukuza Regional Court, to two Mozambican nationals convicted for rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park (KNP), after they had killed a rhino and were found in possession of its fresh horns four months ago. Lucky Shihlangu (33) and Sergio Mathebula (32) were […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is appealing to anyone who can assist in identifying a murder victim whose body was discovered on Friday (20 January) in bushes next to Dorinhoekroad, Groendal in Gerald Smith, Eastern Cape. The victim is a male, approximately 25 to 35-years-old. His body was found by community members, with multiple […]

Eskom Board Chairperson Mpho Makwana says the power utility is exploring the possibility of permanently implementing Stages 2 and 3 of load shedding in SA over the next two years in order to give power stations the “headroom” to address power station maintenance and ensure predictability for South Africans. He was speaking during a virtual […]

South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Barbara Creecy, today paid a hospital visit to Joe Nkuna, the SANParks ranger who was injured by an elephant at the Kruger National Park (KNP). Nkuna, a ranger with 32 years of experience, was hospitalised on 20 December 2022 after being charged by an elephant […]

Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell. By Marecia Damons.   On 3 May 2022, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported that convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester had been found dead in his cell at the Mangaung private prison in Bloemfontein after a fire […]

Following the tragic killing of captive tiger, Sheba, that escaped from a private farm near Johannesburg in South Africa over the weekend, World Animal Protection (WAP) has reiterated that « wild animals are not pets and should not be kept as such ». Edith Kabesiime, Wildlife Campaigns Manager at World Animal Protection says: “Sheba the […]

South Africans have woken up to the sombre news that Sheba, the tiger that escaped from its Walkerville enclosure in Gauteng, has been shot and killed. So many across the nation had been watching and praying for a positive outcome, as search teams worked tirelessly during the past few days to try and ensure a […]

Over the course of this week 14 generators are expected to return to service, helping to ease the pressure on the power system. Stage 4 loadshedding is being implemented from 05:00 daily until 16:00, with Stage 5 loadshedding daily from 16:00 – 05:00, a slight reprieve after last week’s Stage 6. But still devastating for small […]

Five luxury properties connected to misappropriated Lottery grants have been frozen by the Asset Forfeiture Unit. By Raymond Joseph A luxurious mountainside mansion with sweeping views of Simon’s Town and False Bay, owned by a trust controlled by dodgy Pretoria lawyer Lesley Ramulifho, was described as “five-star” when it was put up for auction a few […]

You have a chance to celebrate South Africa’s beauty, assets and spirit of ‘free to be’ in a new Instagram competition being run this January by SATSA, the voice of inbound tourism. SATSA is calling on locals and international guests visiting South Africa to share their beautiful images and videos which reflect the destination as […]

South African teams have excelled at this year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, with two South African teams finishing in the Top 5, and three South African-built Toyota vehicles racing into the Top 5 slots, including the number one spot! Plus South African expat Michael Docherty finished as top Rookie and third in Rally 2, […]

R300,000 in compensation awarded to senior police officer. By Tania Broughton. The South African Police Service (SAPS) must pay R300,000 in compensation and apologise to an officer falsely accused of racism. SAPS management had “dismally failed” to put an end to the year-long “racial harassment” of Lt Col Annemarie Oosthuizen, the Johannesburg Labour Court found. […]

Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures. By Steve Kretzmann Sewage spills have caused the official temporary closure of beaches and tidal pools in Cape Town this holiday season. The City blames loadshedding for the sewage spills. Dalebrook tidal pool in Kalk Bay may currently be polluted because of an extremely low tide but […]

There’s only one place to be in the summertime (or winter if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere… and then you really need to be here!): Cape Town, South Africa. If you need to convince somebody to book a holiday to the Western Cape, just show them these fabulous photos by BRUCE MARAIS, a Proudly South […]

South African boxing legend Gerrie Coetzee has passed away at the age of 67, from lung cancer. Almost 40 years ago, Coetzee became the World Boxing Association (WBA) World Heavyweight Champion in 1983, after he knocked out American boxer Michael Dokes in the tenth round of their title fight. Nicknamed the ‘Boksburg Bomber’, Coetzee reportedly […]

A 31-year-old female Constable has become the first woman in South Africa to complete the SA Police Service (SAPS) Special Task Force (STF) Selection Training Programme in the history of the organisation. While SAPS can’t name the constable for security reasons, they said she has 11 years’ service and is regarded as “the only female […]

It was bad enough yesterday when Eskom announced that it would be implementing Stage 6 on a nightly basis “until further notice”… but this afternoon, South Africa’s power utility went a step further and announced that now Stage 6 loadshedding is being implemented “continuously until further notice”. The devastating planned power cuts are impacting not […]

South African born and raised entrepreneur, Elon Musk, has officially broken the Guinness World Record, for the “largest loss of personal fortune” in history! Guinness World Record says: “He has lost approximately $182 billion since November 2021, as estimated by Forbes, although other sources suggest that it could actually be closer to $200 billion. “Although […]

The Pongola Lake in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, has erupted into an elephant poaching ‘slaughterhouse’, says the DA, as it calls again for national intervention. Heinz de Boer – DA KZN Spokesperson on EDTEA – said in a statement on Wednesday: “Armed groups of poachers have now completely laid siege to the eastern shores of […]

Eskom suddenly announced on Tuesday night that loadshedding was to be escalated to Stage 6 during the night, starting at 21h00 and lasting until 05h00 on Wednesday morning. But then the really bad news followed. “Stage 6 nightly loadshedding will then be implemented at 16:00 – 05:00 until further notice,” said Eskom. The power utility […]