PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s ANC was on track for its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid on Friday as voters vented anger about high unemployment and corruption in municipal elections that herald a sea change in politics and society. The African National Congress has ruled virtually unopposed since it ended white-minority rule […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate Athol Trollip addressed DA supporters outside the election results centre in Zwide after it became apparent the DA had won the most votes in the metro. (Watch video below). Meanwhile it’s neck and neck for the country’s leading parties – the DA and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) […]

As the Rio Olympics 2016 gets set for the Opening Ceremony tonight, the South African team has been boosted with a a brilliant show of support by a #GoTeamSA video launched by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) this morning. The video – with the SA national anthem as its soundtrack – reveals South Africans from […]

PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling party was on track for its worst electoral performance since coming to power two decades ago, poised to lose control of a key metropolitan area in a reflection of rising anger over a stubbornly high jobless rate and a lack of basic services. Support for the African National Congress […]

PRETORIA (Reuters) Updated 14h40 – South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance led in three major cities on Thursday as votes were counted in local elections, threatening to deal the biggest electoral blow to the African National Congress since the end of apartheid two decades ago. The ANC – which ended white-minority rule when it won power […]

JOHANNESBURG (Updated at 15h45 local time.) – As the votes are tallied South African opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is currently leading in Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay but has dropped to a tie with the ANC in Tshwane. All three are key districts which were previously held by the African National Congress (ANC). The ANC […]

PRETORIA – The first lot of votes has been counted in South Africa’s fifth democratic Municipal Elections, which have been described as the most hotly contested since 1994. By 1am, the African National Congress (ANC) had secured 53.47 percent of the votes, the Democratic Alliance (DA) had received 32.95% and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had only 5.03 percent. […]

Take a listen to this South African version of The Sound of Silence that’s taken social media by storm since it was uploaded to Facebook three days ago. The cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s big hit – performed by Touch of Class with Ruhan du Toit and Deon van der Merwe – was actually first uploaded […]

It was inevitable that the rumour mill would go into overdrive in the lead up to the Elections today in South Africa, with different parties trying to discredit each other. Two of the biggest stories – that are still being erroneously shared today – involve Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane, and 80,000 stolen ballot papers. […]

PRETORIA – On the eve of Election Day as a first time voter or not, you might still be unsure about how to go about voting in the Municipal Elections. Here are some guidelines… As a registered voter you need not be anxious about the voting process. What is important to remember is that you […]

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) could lose major cities at local elections this week, including places it has held virtually unchallenged since the end of white-minority rule 22 years ago, Mana Rabiee reports for Reuters. Corruption allegations and massive unemployment are said to be largely to blame for voters becoming disenchanted with the ruling ANC. […]

PRETORIA – The Electoral Commission (IEC) says the stolen ballot papers in Soweto will have no impact on the integrity of the elections. The ballot papers, which were stored in boxes, were stolen out of a delivery truck in Dobsonville on Thursday night. The Electoral Commission has established that the boxes contained ballot papers for Ward […]

On a field in Durban, South Africa, in 2012, Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira held a catapulting mate up in the air… and quite likely saved him from serious injury. His feat has become the stuff of legend and the video below has been watched over 1.3 million times! UPDATE: Beast retires from rugby. Beast’s heroic save […]

If you’ve ever wondered just how large some of the potholes in South Africa are… here’s one in the Kruger National Park that’s surprisingly larger than it looks! Farm manager Pieter Loock captured this footage of an African Rock Python crossing the first bridge between Satara and Letaba on the H1-4… and disappearing into a pothole! Pieter said […]

It’s been a weekend of red, blue, green and yellow as South Africans were wooed by political candidates in the final weekend before the municipal elections on Wednesday 3 August 2016. (Special Voting takes place today and tomorrow.) Here’s a wrap up: African National Congress (ANC) South Africans were out in force at the ANC’s Siyanqoba (we […]

Princess Charlene was officially named patron of the South African Red Cross at an event in Monaco last weekend. The function – on the eve of the Monaco’s annual Red Cross Gala – was attended by Constance Motshumi and Derick Naidoo from the SA Red Cross society, and entertainment came from South African singers, Cenestra […]

A moving childhood memory that went viral on Facebook last week – about friendship across the colour barriers and focussing on positive things – has a wonderful ending with Bongani Kumbula revealing that the white girl, who wouldn’t let him play in her house, ultimately became a good friend. Bongani’s post was about a day in his childhood in […]

For those like Tyron Cameron – whose video of missing out on the tornado in his hometown of Benoni while he’s in the UK went viral – here are some of the videos and photos you may have missed in the last week of wild weather in South Africa… First came the snow which covered the […]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has released a statement on social media urging citizens to reach within ourselves for solutions to global violence. The following is the South African clergyman’s statement in full: Reaching within ourselves for solutions to global violence… by Desmond Tutu, 29/07/16 Two knifemen claiming to be acting in the name of God beheaded an 85-year-old priest […]

Coca-Cola South Africa have stepped up to the challenge set by Durban resident Richard McLennan to help clean up local beaches after heavy rains earlier this week caused plastic pollution to wash ashore. Richard was horrified by the pollution – which included many coke bottles – and subsequently sent a message publically to Coke on Facebook saying “local […]

Time magazine in the USA has featured an in-depth interview with Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane (36), in an article entitled “Meet the South African Politician Who’s Been Compared to Barack Obama—But Prefers Bill Clinton”. The article by Aryn Baker – in the lead-up to the municipal elections on 3 August in South Africa […]

Nobody experiences FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) more than a South African abroad when something exciting happens back home. And in the last week there’s been the snow, floods and a couple of tornados. Here’s Tyron Cameron, who’s currently in the UK missing home (and his fiancee), on that second tornado – “Just my luck! […]

The waves at Kalk Bay Harbour in the Western Cape, South Africa, were massive yesterday evening. Photographers ROB TARR and KIM BOUCHIER captured the following… “Absolutely fabulous to witness the art work of the almighty ocean,” said Kim. “Majestic Kalk Bay firing!” “Kalk Bay Harbour wall exploding.” It was definitely “Big Wave Day”! Rob captured […]

CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says police have made several arrests in relation to alleged political killings in KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of the country leading up to next week’s municipal elections. The Minister said this when he briefed the media in Cape Town on Wednesday to give an update on the work of […]

The South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) management has announced that it will reinstate the seven dismissed news employees. The public broadcaster says it has instructed its legal team not to proceed with further legal action in this regard. The SA National Editors Forum (SANEF) has welcomed the decision. The SACP said it will “continue its campaign […]