South African police have reportedly arrested three suspects in connection with the case of missing Cape Town woman Meghan Cremer. They were found in possession of her stolen vehicle, although there is no trace of Meghan, an avid horse rider. The 30-year-old brunette was last seen on Saturday evening, wearing a green top and black […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s state power utility Eskom urgently needs a turnaround plan as its capital structure is unsustainable, credit ratings agency Moody’s said on Tuesday in a report which sent the rand to a two-month low. A week ago Eskom reported a mammoth R20.7 billion ($1.39 billion) annual loss, and its outgoing chief executive […]

Nobel prize-winning author Tony Morrison passed away on Monday night, after a brief illness. She was, in the words of South Africa’s EFF, “a truth teller, a groundbreaking and visionary novelist, an essayist and a teacher”. Morrison’s publisher Alfred A. Knopf said in a statement on social media “We are profoundly sad to report that […]

At least 72 children were injured in South Africa on Tuesday morning, two of them critically, after the school bus they were travelling on overturned at Centocow, near Underberg. This has led to calls for safety inspections of all school transport services in KwaZulu-Natal. According to local reports, the injured children have been transported to […]

Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has condemned the attack on law enforcement agencies in Johannesburg, describing it as an attack on the State, which cannot be accepted. “What happened [last] Thursday when law enforcement agencies were attacked with stones by street traders and hawkers, is not acceptable. Any attack on law enforcement agencies… cannot […]

If you live in Johannesburg and are planning to take your family to Disneyland for Christmas, you may be disappointed. The wait for US visas just got a lot longer. In June the US Mission in South Africa encouraged all SA residents planning a trip to the US to apply for their visa as early […]

A distraught Cape Town man, Paul Cremer, has issued an appeal for helping in finding his missing sister, Meghan Cremer (30) who was last seen on Saturday 3 August 2019. In a Facebook post he said: “She was last seen leaving her home in Ottery, Cape Town on 3 August around 6pm, driving her white […]

Cash strapped South African consumers will have to fork out more at the pumps as the petrol price is set to increase by 11 cents on Wednesday. South Africa‘s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe announced that a litre of 93 and 95 (ULP and LRP) will rise by 11 cents. The price […]

From Gauteng to the Western Cape, land grabs have become part and parcel of South African life, threatening to leave once peaceful communities divided. While tensions flare up in Lenasia South between residents and alleged land invaders, Carte Blanche takes a look tonight at a divided community torn apart by fear and suspicion. Hundreds of […]

DAR ES SALAAM – A light plane crashed in western Tanzania on Saturday, killing two South Africans who had been involved in last month’s successful attempt to fly a home-built aircraft from Cape Town to Cairo, officials said. The crashed Sling plane, which entered Tanzanian airspace from Uganda en route to Malawi, made a distress […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa‘s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe said on Friday the Slate Levy on petrol and diesel would fall to 0 cents per litre. The statement also said the price of petrol would rise by 11 cents per litre, while diesel would decrease by 13.29 cents per litre or 14.29 […]

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 […]

South African police officers fired rubber bullets into a crowd of violent protesters in Johannesburg CBD today, after the rioters attacked police who had responded to the protest in Rahima Moosa Street. Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, Joburg Metro Police (JMPD) Spokesperson, said both the metro police and SAPS (SA Police Service) officers were attacked. Minnaar […]

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has suspended three senior executives who face disciplinary action over serious misconduct allegations. The executives are: Hlengani Mathebula, Chief Officer: Governance, International Relations, Strategy and Communications. Teboho Mokoena, Chief Officer: Human Capital and Development. Luther Lebelo, Group Executive: Employee Relations. In a brief statement issued on Wednesday, SARS said […]

In a BBC report this week, the British broadcaster labels Cape Town ‘Murder Town’ and describes it as a well-known “tourist hotspot where 8 people are murdered a day”, calling it one of the most divided and dangerous cities in the world. Watch the video below, and then read the article by Athol Williams, award-winning […]

CAPE TOWN – In a huge blow to South Africa’s double Olympic champion Caster Semenya,  the Swiss Federal Tribunal reversed a ruling that temporarily lifted the IAAF’s testosterone regulations imposed on her. This means the South African athlete will not be able to defend her 800-metres title at the World Championships in September, a spokesperson […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African power utility Eskom announced on Tuesday that its annual loss has widened to R20.7-billion ($1.46-billion) in the 2018/19 financial year… a massive increase from the already discouraging R2.3-billion in the previous year. Eskom Chairman Jabu Mabuza said: “Today Eskom releases results that, while expected, are unfavourable. The organisation disappointingly incurred 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 […]

South African conservationists have welcomed news that Vietnam authorities have seized more than 125 kg of rhino horn in its crackdown on wildlife trafficking in Southeast Asia, although it is tragic that this is a reactive rather than proactive response to the demand for rhino horn. It’s too late for any rhino who were killed. […]

In the face of news headlines in Australia claiming that Nando’s is in crisis with stores shutting down, and is a “very cruel” company that has left many of its franchisees broke, Nando’s South Africa told SAPeople the company in Australia has celebrated its most successful year yet, and has only closed underperforming restaurants. According […]

The family of the Ukranian tourist who was murdered on Sunday morning whilst hiking in Table Mountain National Park, in Hout Bay, has revealed that the father of three – named as Ivan Ivanova – was in South Africa on a business trip, and had stayed for two extra days to rest. A Western Cape […]

A 44-year-old male tourist from the Ukraine has been fatally stabbed in Hout Bay whilst walking in Table Mountain National Park, the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed on Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut from SAPS Western Cape said the man was walking in Table Mountain National Park around East Fort at 11h00 this […]

“Did you know I was a falconer?” Johnny had said to me some time ago. “I used to have falcons, you know, as pets.” I remember how he smiled with his eyes. His voice sang with laughter and amusement as he told the story of how he would need to feed the falcons mice, and […]

JOHANNESBURG – Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the outlook for South Africa’s sub-investment credit rating on Friday, citing fiscal pressures including increased support for struggling state firms such as the power utility Eskom. South Africa’s public finances are under huge strain as economic growth has proved weaker than expected while a handful of state companies have […]

Watch the Johnny Clegg memorial service – being held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg – live below. (Update: the service is now over but you can still watch it below. It’s very moving…) Dr John Kani opened the proceedings. He said: “Today we pay tribute to an incredible human being, a cultural reservoir, […]