A prosecutor has been shot dead after a shotgun being exhibited as evidence dropped onto the floor and blasted her at point blank range at a court in South Africa. The tragedy is making news around the world. Senior advocate Addelaid Ferreira-Watt, 51, screamed in agony when she was knocked off her feet by the […]

A few hundred South African Airways (SAA) employees have returned to work despite a strike, allowing the airline to resume some regional flights, acting Chief Executive Zuks Ramasia said on Tuesday. SAA is currently operating all its international and some of its regional flights and domestic services. These services are being carried out by sister airline Mango, […]

Dominant breaststroke swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker won the South African Sportswoman of Year award as well as the South African Sports Star of the Year award in Durban. This year Schoenmaker won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke during the World Championships in Korea. It was the first time that a local swimmer medalled at […]

The GolfRSA Proteas continued South Africa’s success story on the international golfing stage (and with SA sport in general at the moment!) with a superb performance in the highly-rated Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship in Texas. Martin Vorster from Southern Cape, Western Province’s Sam Simpson and Gauteng pair Zethu Myeki and Symone Henriques combined for […]

By the stroke of a legislative pen, a list of iconic and in some cases endangered wild animals can now be manipulated as farming stock. What happens next is anyone’s guess… writes Don Pinnock. Lions, cheetahs, rhinos and zebras were among 33 wild species which became farm animals as of May this year when the […]

With all the uncertainty around the change in the foreign employment exemption taking effect from 1 March 2020, more and more people are realising that they need to take care of their taxes more diligently. One of the biggest issues which has surfaced is that many seafarers are not even registered for tax in South […]

Light snow may fall on the high-peaks in the Western Cape, as well as on the high-ground around Sutherland and on the Swartberg range from late Sunday night, according to Snow Report SA. The high-peaks of the Boland range near Wellington, Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch may see up 9cm of snow from Sunday night. Light […]

There are extremely good reasons for South African expatriates and their employers to be deeply confused and uncertain on “the expat tax”. There are simply too many differentiating views in the market, often punted from a conflicted business perspective. What aggravates this is the vast number of professionals, and even expatriates themselves, who believe that […]

Queenstown in the Eastern Cape might be out of water, if rain does not fall and the Xonxa water project is not finished very soon. According to Chris Hani District Municipality spokesperson Thobeka Mqamelo, Waterdown dam, the only one supplying this town and Whittlesea, was 28,6% full in the week of 23 September. This time […]

With the pending tax changes in South Africa, due to be enforced from 1st March 2020, the EU Second Passport scheme is proving to be an attractive and enticing proposal for South Africans. The uncertain future of South Africa is driving record numbers of South Africans in applying for Second EU Passports. The enticement of […]

I don’t know you. I don’t know your name and I barely caught a glimpse of your face as we chugged out of Kimberly and you took aim at my Blue Train carriage window… writes Traveller24 Editor Selene Brophy. I can only imagine your circumstances. You could have hit any car but you hit mine. […]

South Africa is known for its blue skies and beautiful sunny days during its summer months. Many tourists travel to the country’s shores during the hot months of November to February to enjoy our country’s long golden beaches and beautiful cities. However, some weather experts are foreseeing a longer and hotter summer season this year. […]

Every now and again I ask my pal Alan Knott-Craig to apply his fertile mind to reasons why fellow SA-optimists shouldn’t be sent to the booby-hatch… writes BizNews founder Alec Hogg. He responded today with some practical reasons why those of us in this tiny camp should be committed, in a positive way of course. […]

There are quite a few language barriers in Morocco for those who don’t speak French and Arabic but, at the Mohamed V Olympic Pool in Casablanca, the spectators are becoming familiar with South Africa’s national anthem, writes GARY LEMKE. On Friday night Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika blared out another five times as Team SA picked up […]

Team SA were in action across two codes at the African Games in Rabat and Casablanca on Thursday – swimming and table tennis. South Africa started the day with 14 medals but had claimed another 13 in the pool in Casablanca by the end of the day to climb to a total of 27. It […]

A company in Tzaneen, South Africa, which has an international platform (Huntsman International) in conjunction with the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority) and DIRCO (Department of International Relations and Cooperation) came to the aid of 10 victims (seven South Africans and 3 non-South African) who were lured to teach English in China under false pretences… writes […]

Twenty five years ago, on the eve of democratic transition, South African women were optimistic. They were confident of being included in democratic processes that would ensure greater representation for women and more spaces in the state to promote gender equality. Before the first democratic elections in 1994 the Women’s National Coalition – a groundswell […]

Former acting CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mthuthuzeli Swartz and another accused Syed Nadhir Mohiudeen are facing charges of outlandish fraud allegedly involving the sale of a large chunk of Eastern Cape railway line that was not Swartz’s nor Mohiudeen’s to sell. The matter will return to the Specialised Commercial […]

With what some are calling the most diverse Top 16 finalists ever, you might want to tune in for the Miss South Africa 2019 pageant.  The event is being broadcast live on M-Net (101) and Mzansi Magic (161) on Friday 9 August, starting at 5pm.  Reigning Miss SA Tamaryn Green will be there, at the […]

Economic disparities, inequality and unemployment, particularly among young people, remain pervasive in South Africa. Lack of access to services and inadequate living conditions also affect people’s quality of life, health and well-being. Urban living holds the promise of improved conditions. But many people relocating to South Africa’s metropolitan areas have to contend with a host […]

About 500 mothers and supporters whose children have been killed in gang violence and crime marched to Parliament on Thursday. It is the fourth march by Moms Move for Justice (MMJ). The mothers waved placards that read: “Protect our children” and “How many more children must die before leadership owns up to their responsibilities towards […]

Back in February 2019, the Rand was – once again – crowned the world’s most volatile currency. It’s not a title desired by most South Africans, of course, but it is sometimes a reality of an emerging economy that the currency will be volatile, especially when the President of the United States can send a […]

Over a thousand people were left homeless and one person died after a fire swept through Cape Town’s Masiphumelele’s Wetland informal settlement in E-Section in the early hours of Monday morning. The fire, said by residents to have been caused by a candle in one of the shacks, started at about midnight and was ultimately […]

Universal Man: Jonathan Clegg “Sikeyi” (1953-2019). “Sikeyi” is a Zulu dance praise name: “The peg through a yoke that secures oxen in position, from Afrikaans juskei (juk: yoke], referring to the capacity of a formidable dancer to hold his stand.” In my mind, like a Zulu ngoma (drum) dancer completing his turn, I somersault backwards […]

Two years ago it seemed rain would never return to Cape Town. Now it doesn’t seem like it will stop. For residents of Qandu-qandu the end of the drought is certainly not all good news. They thought they were safe from flooding but then the canal behind their shacks overflowed, flooding their homes. 71-year-old Thandiwe […]