The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 68-year-old cyclist in Fish Hoek on Tuesday morning, 13 March 2018. In a statement posted on Wednesday evening, SAPS said the suspects were arrested with the murdered cyclist’s bicycle and telephone. One of the […]

Studies have been done on South African teenagers’ addiction to cellphones… but it seems our adults are just as addicted! A video is going viral on social media of a Home Affairs office worker glued to her mobile phone, whilst attempting to work at the same time. Watch below. The video was shared on Twitter […]

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, spent R15.3 million of public money to stay out of jail, according to Democratic Alliance Leader Mmusi Maimane. He says this was confirmed today by the State Attorney in a letter received by the DA. Maimane said in a press statement: “The State Attorney has revealed that the Presidency […]

Within 24 hours of South African fast bowler, Kagiso Rabada, being suspended for the next two final test matches against Australia, the ICC has crowned Rabada as the best Test bowler in the world!   Rabada was found guilty yesterday of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence, relating to “inappropriate and deliberate physical […]

Veteran actress, singer and former Idols SA judge, Marah Louw has exited the South African local drama ‘The Queen‘ bitterly. This follows after some disagreements and fallout over Louw’s contract extension. In an interview with Sunday Sun, Louw accused executive producer and actor, Shona Ferguson, of lying and treating her “like trash” despite her decades […]

SANParks was sadly forced to kill three elephants on Saturday, 10 March 2018, after they escaped from the Kruger National Park in South Africa. According to a statement issued by SANParks Public Relations Assistant, Lesley Nyawo, the Kruger Park had received reports about three elephant bulls which had escaped from the Park into Matsulu village, […]

The body of the most searched for dog in South Africa, has sadly been found. Conservationist Ayesha Cantor wrote on Facebook last night: “Marco’s body was found in Greenbushes [Port Elizabeth] this evening. ? No further details. There must be little consolation for poor Anneli besides at least knowing where he is. Such heartbreaking news…devastating. […]

A cyclist was tragically killed Sunday morning in Cape Town whilst competing in South Africa’s famous Cape Town Cycle Tour 2018, which this year was not televised. The 40-year-old male rider was reportedly fatally injured during a pile-up that involved approximately 20 competitors. The incident occurred on the M3, close to the Constantia Road exit, […]

On 22 February 2018 the Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha, witnessed one of the most severe cases of animal cruelty ever experienced at the organisation – a cat had been set on fire whilst alive, in the street, a hundred metres from the clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. The photo below is distressing. After confronting […]

South African Airways (SAA) and Mango airlines have received qualified opinions according to their audit reports, which were due in September last year, tabled in Parliament today. According to Alf Lees, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Finance, the adverse findings by the Auditor General partly explain why there has been a such a reluctance by SAA […]

South Africans have already raised over R400,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to support star triathlete Mhlengi Gwala, who suffered a horrific chainsaw attack by thugs who callously tried to saw off his legs. UPDATE: The figure has now risen to over half a million rand! Mhlengi was cycling near the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College […]

Since Sunday’s announcement that polony is the main culprit in the listeria outbreak in South Africa, locals have done what they do best in a crisis – joke about it! With good old-fashioned South African humour, jokes and memes about polony, Vienna sausages and Enterprise Foods (where the source was identified in Limpopo) have been […]

While South African cricketer Quinton de Kock has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa in Durban, and may not be too popular in Australia right now, it looks like he has […]

A very cute video of an orphaned chimpanzee – Mussa – snuggling the pilot who rescued him is making headlines around the world… and increasing awareness about the devastating poaching of yet another endangered species. The Belgian anti-poaching pilot, Anthony Caere, who works for Virunga National Park, said it was great teamwork between the Park […]

The Zambian government has banned imports of some foods from South Africa, including processed meats, vegetables and other dairy products, in light of the Listeriosis outbreak, which has claimed more than 180 lives in SA. The World Health Organisation confirmed yesterday that the listeria outbreak in South Africa is the largest ever recorded globally. Zambian […]

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the Parliamentary Committee responsible for providing oversight on Home Affairs has accepted the explanation provided by the department on the application of naturalisation for some of the members of the Gupta family. The Minister said this when he briefed the media at the department’s Cape Town offices on Tuesday. […]

South Africans of all political leanings and colours have come out against Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Leader Julius Malema’s latest apparent racist rant. At a time when the country is urgently seeking unity, relieved to be rid of the allegedly corrupt Jacob Zuma years and revived under the promising new leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa; […]

Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, announced Sunday in South Africa that the source of the deadly Listeriosis virus has been traced to Enterprise food production in Limpopo; with polony being identified as a definite culprit. The source was identified as an Enterprise processing plant in Polokwane and has been confirmed. Results became available at midnight, prompting the […]

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has reported that the dog in the video – showing a police car running it over and then driving away – has sadly been put down. The Elsies River family of the brakkie, named Kosie, are reportedly devastated. The SPCA said: “We have understandably received many enquiries with regards […]

A large wildfire quickly spread on the Cape Peninsula yesterday, 1 March 2018, as crews battled the blaze in strong South Easterly conditions. Western Cape photographer Justin Sullivan captured these photos of the Link Road Cape Point Fire. “Approximately 90 firefighters were on the line, with three Hueys and a Spotter plane,” said Justin. “Crews […]

Sadly, the last surviving male northern white rhino in the world does not appear to have much time left. Ol Pejete Conservancy in Kenya, which is home to the last three northern white rhinos, delivered the tragic news on Thursday. Ol Pejete said in a statement, that since so many people have supported the northern […]

The ‘honeymoon’ between opposition parties the DA and EFF seems to be over, after the DA voted against the EFF’s motion for land expropriation without compensation in Parliament earlier this week. Although the EFF’s motion was successfully passed with a majority vote, the EFF retaliated against the DA by tabling a motion of no confidence […]

South Africa’s famous ‘lion whisperer’ Kevin Richardson has conveyed his condolences to the family of a woman who was attacked and killed by one of the lions on his reserve yesterday… during one of the conservationist’s regular walks with the lions. Kevin said: “We are deeply saddened and shocked by the death of a 22-year […]

Seven slaughtered rhino were reportedly discovered at iMfolozi in South Africa in a single day last week, although two of the rhino may have been killed a fortnight ago. According to Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife spokesperson Musa Mntambi the rhino had all been poached, and dehorned. The seven rhino carcasses were found in the Makhamisa Section […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of his new cabinet this evening illustrates that the problem in South Africa lies with the ANC itself, says opposition leader, Mmusi Maimane. The DA Leader said in a press statement late Monday evening: “The ministers who make up Ramaphosa’s compromised and partially captured cabinet show what we’ve known all along […]