Influenced by a fear of innovation and artificial intelligence, some South Africans have dumped their television sets… writes Godfrey Sigwela. They did this after hearing that the SABC will no longer be using the analogue broadcasting system. Unfortunately, some consumers did not understand the innovation jargon announced by the SABC. It appears that some people […]

South African safari guide Mark Montgomery escaped the jaws of death when a huge 12-foot crocodile grabbed his hand and dragged him off a river bank and into the murky depths. Mark, 52, was leading a group of hikers in the Kruger National Park in South Africa a couple of weeks ago when they stopped […]

A disturbing video showing a male captive-bred lion being shot with a crossbow, before finally being killed by multiple bullets fired by the Professional Hunters (PHs) with a rifle, has been used to promote discounted “canned” hunts in South Africa ahead of the phase out of the industry. The video will be upsetting for many […]

Irish detectives are scheduled to fly to South Africa in 10 days’ time to escort double murder suspect Ruth Lawrence back to Dublin to face trial. Fugitive Ruth, 42, has already spent six-and-a-half months behind bars in a South African jail after her dramatic arrest following nine years on the run. The high-profile prisoner will […]

Sick and elderly people say they wait for hours in the cold and rain outside the Nyanga Community Day Clinic just to make an appointment to see a doctor. Some patients also complain that the clinic has been running out of stock of chronic medication. Elderly people have been complaining about poor services at the […]

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says it has recorded an unexpected, sudden increase in mumps, which constitutes an outbreak. According to the public health institute, mumps is an acute viral infection caused by the rubulavirus, also known as the mumps virus. “It is sometimes called ‘infectious parotitis’, as it causes painful swelling of […]

Eskom has reportedly confirmed that a new national standards document proposes providing load shedding schedules up to Stage 16. The embattled power utility is currently implementing Stage 6 load shedding and energy experts have not ruled out the possibility of Eskom implementing Stage 8 or higher this winter. ESKOM TO IMPLEMENT STAGE 16 LOAD SHEDDING? […]

The assertion by US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, that war materials and ammunition were loaded onto sanctioned Russian ship, Lady R, which departed South Africa’s naval base in Simon’s Town in December 2022, is a “chilling and deeply troubling confirmation that President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government are actively involved in the Russian Federation’s […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged reports that the United States government believes South Africa provided Russia with weapons. READ: Cold front: Disruptive rain and potential flooding expected in Eastern Cape US AMBASSADOR RAISES CONCERNS OVER LADY R’S VISIT TO SIMON’S TOWN Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, took to Twitter and wrote, “The Presidency has noted the reported […]

The number of reported hijacking cases since the start of 2023 has slowed compared to a bleak year in 2022, hijackings are still on a high in South Africa, with a continued trend of kidnappings in some cases. ALSO READ: City of Cape Town: Firearm confiscations and arrests INCREASE RISING STATS OF CAR HIJACKINGS The latest […]

During the first three months of 2023, the City of Cape Town’s Metro Police and Law Enforcement Departments made 4 456 arrests, confiscated 56 firearms, 986 rounds of ammunition and more than 24 000 units of narcotics. MUST READ | Fuel price: Early petrol, diesel data remains GOOD, but the rand is bleeding A snapshot of key statistical […]

Six years since a contractor was paid to build prefab classrooms, learners at Kulo-Mbombo Primary School in Qombolo, Eastern Cape, are still being taught in crumbling mud buildings. Broken windows and collapsing walls have primary school children shivering through classes. There are no answers from the Eastern Cape Department of Education, despite appointing a contractor […]

Journalists Sam Sole, Micah Reddy and Dewald van Rensburg, of the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism believe they are under threat of arrest because of an exposé they wrote implicating businessman Zunaid Moti in a mining deal with Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Their attorney Stephen May says in letters to senior South African Police Service […]

Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) and nine families have launched a class action against the South African Police Service, seeking to recover damages for those killed and injured in shootings involving about 2,000 guns stolen by two police officers and supplied to gang leaders on the Cape Flats. A class action against the police has […]

A “massive reading campaign” for South African schools announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2019 has never got off the ground, despite triumphant claims in Parliament by the Department of Basic Education (DBE). Viewfinder and GroundUp can reveal that the Department’s National Reading Plan – which it had not made publicly available – is a […]

Ex-boyfriend who is said to have killed his ex-girlfriend and her mother has been sentenced to two life sentences for double murder and two attempted murders. ALSO READ: KZN man accused of raping toddlers he transported to pre-school appears in court TWO LIFE TERMS FOR KILLING EX-GIRLFRIEND AND HER MOTHER 36-year-old Boitshoko Abednigo Swanepoel was sentenced […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) tenth birthday is approaching, and to mark the occasion, the party will host a gala dinner along with a stadium-sized party in July. To sit at Julius Malema’s table, you would have to pay a hefty price. READ: ‘Cape Town’s Red Light District’: Ratepayers tired of pimps and brothels PRICEY […]

Priscilla Tumira from Zimbabwe thinks she is eight months pregnant, but she has not had any prenatal health care. Without valid documents, Tumira says, staff at Jeppe and Hillbrow Clinics in Johannesburg refused her registration for prenatal care. Pregnant women who are immigrants are being turned away from some clinics in Gauteng, in spite of […]

Cracked walls, leaking ceilings, no ventilation and spreading mould are a few of the problems facing families living at the N2 Gateway social housing flats in Langa. Tenants of the N2 Gateway Project flats in Langa say their homes were shoddily built, and have leaks, mould, pools of sewage and rats. The City of Cape […]

Hundreds of protesters from four Limpopo villages closed two main roads on Tuesday demanding that the road from Musina to Thohoyandou be tarred. The protesters, from Tshikhudini, Folovhodwe, Tanda and Tshisimani villages, closed the R525 connecting Musina to Masisi and the D3675 connecting Musina to Thohoyandou. They want the provincial Department of Public Works, Roads […]

You can now skip all the scrolling to find the latest trending Twitter videos cause we’ve got your back with all the latest viral videos. People dive into sewer to collect currency notes. Image: @JournoDevRaj/Twitter Searching for the latest trending videos on Twitter can be frustrating as everyone tries to ride the hashtag wave. So, The South African has made […]

The missing 26-year-old South African in Bangkok, Thailand – Ruan Swanepoel – has sadly been found deceased. His family thanked everyone who tried to help find him, since he went missing in February. Ruan’s family said in a statement that “we have found Ruan. Unfortunately he is no longer with us.” No further details were […]

There is so much sewage spilling out of broken pipes and manholes due to pipe blockages in Sannieshof in the North West that part of the cemetery is flooded and some graves are inaccessible. Sewage floods homes, streets, and a cemetery in a North West Province municipality. Residents go without drinking water for days as […]

Katlego Bereng, whose charred body was allegedly used as a decoy in convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester’s plot to escape from Mangaung Prison in May last year, was buried at Bloemfontein’s South Park cemetery on Sunday. His identity was confirmed by DNA matches with his mother, according to police. Among the mourners who gathered […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) reckons the finalisation of the protocols dealing with Stage 9 load shedding and beyond is nothing short of horrifying as South Africans struggle to cope with the 8 to 10 hours of blackouts a day imposed by the current Stage 6. DA SHADOW MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY TAKES AIM AT GOVERNMENT Weighing […]