JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A criminal gang in South Africa who kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday are demanding a ransom in bitcoin crytocurrency of nearly $120,000, police said. Katlego Marite, 13, was dragged into a car while playing with two friends near his home in Witbank, a town in the eastern province of Mpumalanga, on […]

A DA-led administration has been rocked by another corruption scandal – this time in Tshwane – but what is more interesting is the handling of the matter by our nation’s official opposition  party, and the double standards that play out in relation to the handling of the saga of the Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille… writes Neo Nino […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand tumbled to a new five-month low against the dollar early on Monday as the greenback rose amid hopes for an easing of trade tensions between the United States and China. At 0640 GMT, the rand traded at 12.8825 per dollar, 0.72 percent weaker than its close on Friday, and […]

Today – 20 May 2018 – marked the 35th anniversary since the car bomb explosion in Pretoria in 1983, which killed 17 people and left 197 injured, several of them with amputated limbs. The bomb had been placed outside the Nedbank Square building on Church Street, which was home to the head office of the […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has presented a report on what it claims is the full cost to the taxpayer of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “bloated” cabinet, and proposes a Cabinet cut. The report, some of which is based on Parliamentary replies, has been presented by Desiree van der Walt, DA Shadow Minister of Public […]

There was drama on SuperSport on Saturday as Ashwin Willemse walked off the set, in the middle of a live recording, after a dispute with Nick Mallett and Naas Botha. It’s uncertain what words had been exchanged between the three former Springboks before the public scene. The three were commentating on the Super Rugby match […]

South African Kwaito singer Babes Wodumo has alleged that her long-time partner, musician Mampintsha, has physically abused her. Babes broke her silence on Metro FM’s The Drive on Friday afternoon with Masechaba Ndlovu and DJ Mo Flava show. Babes confirmed that the two broke off their engagement, saying “we were engaged but not anymore.” The […]

After the brutal attack on a mosque in KwaZulu-Natal, Carte Blanche investigates to find out if ISIS extremism is behind the attack… or if there are local forces at work. This week’s episode also explores hope for the voiceless, Christianity that dismisses the Holy Trinity and aquaponic farming.The show is available to South Africans abroad […]

The Department of Arts and Culture announced Friday that South African Jazz legendary musician, Phillip Tabane, has passed away at the age of 84. The musician died at Mamelodi Hospital in Pretoria on Friday morning. Tabane was born in Pretoria and formed a group called The Malombo Jazz Men. During his career he was well known for […]

The ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), and the opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), have entered a rather public spat over a shack fire this morning in Tembisa, Gauteng. Ramaphosa was in the area for a health walk with officials and locals, and to launch the Thuma Mina (Send Me) Campaign… when two […]

A South African mom’s trip to England to introduce her new son to the family abroad, almost didn’t happen yesterday when she forgot to get the police to certify her husband’s signature on the Parental Consent Affidavit (PCA), allowing her to travel out of South Africa with their children. Hoedspruit mother-of-two, Emily Visser, was fully […]

The Otter Protection Group in the Western Cape has called for international help in finding the culprits behind the death of two seals in Hout Bay Harbour. The Group asked on Facebook: “Why do people do this to defenceless animals?” They said that so far there has been no response from the Hout Bay Harbour […]

The man who is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend – Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) student Zolile Khumalo – three weeks ago in KwaZulu-Natal, flicked his middle finger at journalists on Thursday. Thabani Mzolo was appearing for the third time at the Durban Regional Court, for the murder of Khumalo (21). Mzolo (23) is accused […]

Two cash-in-transit vehicles were blown up Thursday morning in Atlas Road, in Boksburg, South Africa. Watch below. Cash heists have become an escalating problem in South Africa recently. Just last month five suspects were arrested for a R30-million cash-in-transit heist. Five of today’s alleged 10 suspects have reportedly already been caught by the South African […]

South Africa’s farm murders and the government’s plan to implement land expropriation without compensation is receiving global attention this week. Firstly, ITV in the UK aired an On Assignment episode on Monday night, which investigated the issues… and last night, the USA’s largest television news channel, Fox News (which has a reputation for biased reporting […]

Children were the victims of a shocking 41% of all 124,526 rape cases reported in the past three financial years in South Africa, according to the Democratic Alliance (DA). Zakhele Mbhele, DA Shadow Minister of Police, said in a media statement Wednesday that a parliamentary reply also revealed that in the same period, more than […]

While there has been a slight increase in dam levels thanks to recent rainfalls in the Western Cape, South Africa, the City of Cape Town has cautioned that water usage has also increased. “Although there has been a slight increase in dam levels of 0.5% to an overall level of 21.4% as a result of […]

A new documentary series on ITV about South Africa has infuriated South Africans living in the UK. The first episode of the On Assignment series was aired last night. According to viewers, it showed white South African farmers practicing at a rifle range, and included an interview with a distressed woman who said she had […]

South Africa has recalled its ambassador to Israel, following an attack on the Gaza border which left 55 Palestinians dead and 2,700 wounded… on a day in which the United States opened a controversial embassy in Jerusalem. South Africa condemned “the indiscriminate and grave manner of the latest Israeli attack”. Turkey also recalled its ambassador from […]

Gauteng police have reportedly launched a manhunt for an unknown number of suspects after an elderly couple – Fanie and Colleen Engelbrecht – were killed on their farm Welgevonden, Westonaria, on the West Rand, South Africa. UPDATE 17 July 2020: Farm attackers sentenced for murder of Fanie and Colleen Engelbrecht. The SABC says details of […]

A bomb device was discovered on Sunday night at the Imam Husain Mosque in Verulam, South Africa, where one man was killed and two injured during a horrific attack at the KwaZulu-Natal mosque on Thursday. Reaction Unit South Africa reported on social media that it had evacuated several residences in the Ottawa area and cleared […]

  The DA says it will call for a full disclosure on the status of funding for South African Airways (SAA)… given that a further bailout of R5 billion, its third cash injection in just one year, may have been sourced. Alf Lees MP – DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Finance – said that on […]

Legendary South African photographer Masana Samuel “Sam” Nzima has passed away at the age of 83. Nzima died on Saturday evening, 12 May 2018, at Rob Ferreira hospital in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Nzima was most famous for his emotive and iconic photograph of Mbuyisa Makhubu carrying the fatally-wounded Hector Pieterson (12), while Hector’s devastated sister Antoinette ran […]

On Friday two political leaders from different parties were assassinated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and a third was assassinated in front of his family on Monday… sparking fears that political killings which previously plagued the province are “rearing their ugly head” again, as the country prepares for the National Election next year. The African National […]

Mogalakwena Municipality’s Council has agreed to purchase a brand new vehicle for its Mayor, Andrina Matsemela, that will apparently cost R1 million… despite the poverty-stricken municipality’s huge service delivery shortcomings, claim the DA. Korny Dekker, DA Councillor in Mogalakwena, said the DA has unambiguously opposed this decision, which was taken during a special council meeting yesterday. The Mayor’s existing […]