The South African Government says it is investigating an outbreak of Listeriosis in the country which has caused the deaths of 36 people. At a media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday, Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, said the source of the outbreak is likely to be a food product consumed by people across all socio-economic […]

South African number 1 wheelchair tennis quad ace, Lucas Sithole, claimed third spot behind world No 2 – Britain’s Andy Lapthorne – at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters at Loughborough University in England, on Saturday. In his opening match, Sithole faced a tough challenge from American world No1 David Wagner. The American, who clinched his […]

The African National Congress (ANC) says it has noted the launch of the African Democratic Change (ADEC) party by former ANC MP Makhosi Khoza… but is unhappy with the use of ANC colours in the new logo. “South Africa is a multiparty democracy and as such, a plethora of divergent views within our body politic […]

We are so sorry to report that missing 28-year-old, Nicholas Baxter, passed away in a car accident on his way home from Bryanston Country Club, on Friday evening. Posts searching for Nicholas had gone viral on Facebook after he hadn’t been seen since leaving the club, in his white polo, at around 19h30 on Friday. […]

The DA says it finds it “incomprehensible” that the hard-won steps towards saving SAA could be so recklessly undermined by an alleged proposal to move the embattled airline from the Finance Ministry to the Transport Ministry – “a ministry that has so fouled up the e-toll saga”.   The allegations were made in local South […]

In 2017, the City of Cape Town renamed a square to honour a black South African who assisted with the experimental work that preceded and followed the historic first heart transplant. A persistent rumour which is often repeated, with some variation, is: A black South African man named Hamilton Naki was directly involved in the first […]

If you’re not an early riser, here’s a chance to enjoy the spectacular Lion’s Head sunrise on an early morning hike up Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. (And maybe after watching this you may be tempted to get out of bed early in the morning, at least once, to enjoy this phenomenal experience.) […]

Today, 50 years ago, Professor Chris Barnard did the seemingly impossible: he successfully performed the world’s first human heart transplant. Tonight South African current affairs programme Carte Blanche will look back on this seminal moment in South African and world history. (If you’re overseas you can watch the tribute on Showmax from Tuesday.) “We celebrate […]

While Cape Town in South Africa is still struggling through a devastating drought, Melbourne in Australia has reportedly received a summer’s worth of  rain in just 24 hours (watch below). Heavy rain and flooding hit Melbourne and other parts of the state of Victoria over the weekend. According to local reports, over 43mm of rain […]

South Africans living in Dubai have just had an awesome weekend supporting the Blitzboks as they claimed victory again at Rugby Sevens Dubai. For other South Africans living abroad, check out the schedule below to find out when the Blitzbokke will be in (or near) your country. (And of course if you’re in South Africa, […]

The Blitzboks have claimed the Dubai Sevens title with an impressive 24-12 win over New Zealand in the Cup final on Saturday. While the Springboks were locked in battle against Wales – and coming second best (22-24) – the Blitzboks were at their rampaging best as they charged to a second successive Dubai title, reports […]

South Africa’s swimmers are ready to mix it up at Mexico City for the Para Sports Festival starting on Saturday 2 December 2017. A team of five para-swimmers will do duty for the rainbow nation in the week-long competition which features both swimming and powerlifting. The swimming contingent is made up of three men and […]

South Africa’s Blitzboks are one match away from defending their Dubai Sevens title and will meet New Zealand in the final on Saturday evening. The South Africans, World Series champions, beat arch rivals Fiji 12-7 in the semi-final. After a scrappy opening to their tournament when they looked ring-rusty in beating Uganda, Neil Powell’s men […]

An Austrian couple has reportedly been attacked on a beach in Cape Town as their three-month vacation was coming to an end. According to IOL, the couple – Klaus (63) and Johanna (68) Michl – had gone for a walk on Noordhoek Beach on Thursday afternoon, 30 November 2017, when a man with a knife […]

It’s official. Again! For the fifth year in a row, the greatest city in the world has been named as Cape Town! And that’s according to over 90,000 people so you can’t argue with that! The 2017 Telegraph Travel Awards are selected according to votes cast by 90,000 readers of the UK newspaper. The paper describes […]

South Africa’s Blitzboks sevens side got their World Series off to a winning start in Dubai on Friday, ending the day unbeaten… writes Mark Etheridge. They beat continental counterparts Uganda 19-10 in their opening Pool A game. Later in the day, Seabelo Senatla scored a hat-trick to guide the Blitzboks to a resounding 48-5 win […]

Ja no well fine, here’s how the first appearance since announcing their engagement may have sounded if British Prince Harry and American TV star Meghan Markle were Afrikaans… https://www.instagram.com/p/BcDRQ1ihv6P/

The South African Presidency has announced a 4% salary adjustment for members of the National Executive and Deputy Ministers for 2017/18. Following the recommendations of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, the Presidency on Thursday outlined the salary adjustments for public office bearers. The 4% adjustment also applies to Members of […]

The motion of no confidence in Mayor Herman Mashaba has been defeated on Thursday evening in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mashaba tweeted minutes ago, just after the announcement: “Frivolous motion against change defeated in Council. Today, the Council upheld the will of Johannesburg’s residents by voting against the ANC’s motion of no confidence in the Speaker […]

President Jacob Zuma’s ex-wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been honoured with the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Forum Lifetime Achievement Award. She received the award yesterday – 29 November 2017 –  at the two-day WPL Annual global Summit, which took place in Reykjavik, Iceland. Dlamini-Zuma said on Facebook on Thursday afternoon: “I am supremely honored to be […]

South Africa has a new Miss South Africa 2017. She is Adè van Heerden, who was initially named first princess in the contest. Now that the previous Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, has won the Miss Universe title and will be busy with her global duties (watch below), Adè will take over as the nation’s title holder. […]

American rapper Joyner Lucas has released a brutal but bridge-building video about racism that is creating waves around the world, and has already been viewed more than 2.2 million times in less than two days. South African expat and comedian Trevor Noah – who currently lives in the USA and hosts the Daily Show – […]

South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and reservists will be deployed as a force multiplier during this festive season to respond to farm murders and general safety in South Africa, and Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said police will do everything to curb farm killings. This emerged on Wednesday following a meeting between Police Minister Fikile […]

The Office of the ANC Chief Whip in Parliament has written to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa to lay a formal complaint against the Africa News Network 7 (the allegedly state-captured ANN7) which airs on Multichoice (DSTV) in South Africa. The letter claims that ANN7 “colluded with some members of parliament” to broadcast […]

A speech in Parliament yesterday by the National DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, Natasha Mazzone, has gone viral… particularly for her catchphrase: ‘Bring It On’. Watch below. Addressing members during the Debate on State Capture, Mazzone said now is the time that South Africans must unite, stand firm and proudly say together: ‘Bring It On’. […]