The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Friday destroyed several imported illegal vehicles valued close to R4 million as part of a clampdown on non-compliance in various customs sectors. This followed a two-day inter-governmental operation in Durban and the surrounding areas to tackle illicit trade. The operation got underway on Tuesday. Over the past financial […]

A 15-year-old from Ningizimu Special School in Montclair, Durban has been selected to compete in the Special Olympics World Summer Games in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next year. But Asisipho Sosibo says her excitement has been dampened by delays getting her passport at the Department of Home Affairs. “I’m so happy to get this […]

African Global Executive Director Papa Leshabane has confirmed that the company (formerly known as Bosasa) did pay for security upgrades at Gwede Mantashe’s house and that the ANC Chairperson has called him “for assistance”. This – says Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip John Steenhuisen – casts doubts on Mantashe’s claims in September when “Minister Mantashe categorically […]

Rescue Care Like This Page · 13 hrs · Fourteen people were injured on Thursday afternoon when a mezzanine floor collapsed within a building in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The incident occurred after 16h00 on Old Main Road in Pinetown. According to Rescue Care Paramedics, who were one of the first on the scene, 14 people […]

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has sent condolences to the family of a Grade 1 pupil who was tragically stabbed to death at Dikeledi Makapan Primary School in the North West on Wednesday. The unnamed pupil was allegedly stabbed multiple times by a Grade 11 pupil from Mankala Technical High School. It is believed the […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday it would temporarily suspend night shift work after one employee was killed and others injured during overnight protests at its South African gold operations. The firm’s shares fell more than 3 percent in early trade, in response to Wednesday’s decision by South Africa‘s competition regulator to approved its […]

A former high-profile footballer was amongst four suspects arrested in a HAWKS drug-bust in Gauteng, South Africa. Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Stefan Schutte has commended Crime Intelligence, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and Gauteng Province Anti-Gang Unit for the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory at a Randfontein small holding. The […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) laid criminal charges against the EFF’s Julius Malema, Floyd Shivambu and the party itself on Thursday. This followed allegations that the EFF used corrupt means to receive R1.8 million from VBS Mutual Bank, said the DA. “Reports indicate that monies syphoned from the bank were allegedly funnelled through companies owned by […]

Millions of South Africa’s children are hungry. More than 40% have had multiple experiences of violence in their homes, schools and communities, and four million children are not living with either biological parent. This is according to survey results published in the latest Child Gauge report. Most alarming from the latest Child Gauge report is […]

A recent online video took what seemed like an inspirational moment viral. The video, shot by Dmitry Kedrov using a drone, shows a baby bear climbing up and falling down the side of a mountain near Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk. After repeated efforts, the cub finally reaches the top, joining his mother and winning the […]

JAKARTA – A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia is making headlines around the world for the tragic state, caused by humans, in which it has been found. It had nearly six kilograms of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials said on Tuesday. The plastic include: 115 cups, 25 plastic […]

NAIROBI – Gunmen kidnapped a young Italian woman who was working as a volunteer, and shot and wounded another woman and four children in Kenya late on Tuesday, police and witnesses said – the first abduction of a foreigner there since raids blamed on Somali Islamist militants six years ago. Men armed with AK-47 rifles […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Loss-making South African arms maker Denel has a problem as it fights to survive. Its potential saviour is Saudi Arabia, now drawing fierce criticism following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But after being mismanaged for years and tainted by a far-reaching influence-peddling scandal, state-owned Denel now needs the kind of help […]

Avela Faya was only 14-years-old when she lost her mother and her uncle at the hands of her adopted brother. Even though 11 long years have passed, the perpetrator – alleged to be Faya’s adopted brother – is still roaming the streets as a free man. Faya, along with other victims of gender-based violence (GBV) […]

South African middle-distance athletics superstar Caster Semenya has been controversially left out by the IAFF in its shortlist of five finalists for its Female World Athlete of the Year award for 2018. The International Association of Athletics Federations on Monday announced the shortlist of five, with the winner due to be announced in Monaco on 4 […]

JOHANNESBURG  – The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s main opposition party, has called for an independent inquiry into a $36,000 payment made to a fund that financed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s successful campaign for leader of the African National Congress (ANC) last year. Ramaphosa, who has staked his reputation on rooting out corruption, told lawmakers this month […]

As predicted by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), parts of South Africa experienced severe thunderstorms today, with strong winds and localised flooding still being experienced in Pretoria this evening. Besonderse groot #storm het so 16:15 verby #Fochville beweeg.Iets besonders wat ons nie sommer sien nie. 📸 Quintin Muller @SAWeatherServic @eNCA @venter_annette @debeer_anika @Netwerk24 @maroelamedia […]

HARARE – More than 20 people survived deadly flames that swept through a South Africa-bound bus on Thursday evening in Zimbabwe. The bus – on its way from Bulawayo to Musina – caught fire, killing at least 42 people, according to local media reports. Many of the bodies were burned beyond recognition and more than […]

CAPE TOWN – Big business is backing a South African fund to eradicate invasive trees around Cape Town and yield billions of litres of water as the city emerges from its worst drought in a century, officials said on Friday. Alien species, such as eucalyptus trees which are largely native to Australia, are thirstier than […]

Eskom has placed its Executive for Group Capital Division at Eskom, Abram Masango, on suspension pending an investigation into various allegations of impropriety. The allegations of impropriety against Masango relate to the Kusile Power Station project. Eskom said the suspension is with immediate effect. “Whilst we recognise his rights to be presumed innocent, however, given […]

A pride of four lions band together to take down an enormous buffalo in the middle of the road, in the Kruger National Park, in South Africa. The video is quite harrowing to watch as the buffalo moans in pain as it is floored. According to Reuters, the video-filmer said: “On my way to Lower Sabie […]

Holidays are approaching with an estimated two million holidaymakers expected to descend on South Africa’s iconic Durban beachfront. But the once beautiful sandy beaches  are now littered with heroin needles and shards of broken glass from bottles smashed to make crack pipes… Could a multi-billion rand make-over fix things? Durban residents are concerned about the […]

The South African Department of Water and Sanitation has raised fears that the country may end up with half  the water resources it has currently, as the heatwave continues to affect dam levels. “The heatwave in most parts of South Africa is reducing dam levels at an alarming rate and there are fears that unless […]

South Africa’s fisheries authority is in a state of crisis, paralysed by a factional war between its two most senior officials and hollowed out by a culture of corruption. This has left the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) unable to perform many of its most basic tasks, including allocating fishing rights and enforcing […]

Although there IS a lot of mail at Johannesburg’s International Mail Centre, it is NOT as bad as it looks, according to the South African Post Office (SAPO)… and it should all be cleared by the end of November. For a start, the photos currently being spread on social media are old, probably taken during […]