The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) will, later this year, hear arguments over whether prisoners in South Africa should be allowed to use their personal computers in their cells in order to further their education. The Supreme Court of Appeal is to hear arguments about the use of personal computers by prisoners. In two previous […]

The consultation sessions where the public can make oral submissions on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (also known as the BELA Bill) will resume on 5 May 2023. The notification in this regard with dates and venues has just been released by the secretary of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. Alana Bailey, […]

Thapelo Amad has resigned as mayor of Johannesburg after just three months in office, putting former mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse back in the running. Amad resigned before a motion of no confidence to remove him was likely to have passed at the Council meeting today, 25 April. This meeting has been postponed till 2 May, […]

Despite electricity shortages in South Africa, some shack dwellers are getting connected to electricity, while certain organisations are demanding they be exempted from load shedding (planned power cuts)… writes Godfrey Sigwela. Shack dwellers also deserve a better life and need light. However, citing Eskom’s daily load shedding cry, how did Eskom manage to manoeuvre and […]

The two young Soweto schoolboys who were mutilated and murdered in South Africa last week are believed to have been victims of muti killings, where their body parts were “stolen to order” for ‘witch doctors’ or ‘sangomas’ to provide potions for their clients. The tragic incident has made world headlines. The five- and six-year-old, together […]

On 24 April, three suspects aged between 20 and 35 are expected to face charges before the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court for being in possession of a stolen Nile crocodile. ALSO READ: WATCH: Crocodile EATS another crocodile at Kruger National Park SUSPECTS FOUND IN POSSESSION OF STOLEN NILE CROCODILE The suspects were arrested on 20 April by Stilfontein Stock Theft and […]

A Newborn baby was reunited with their biological Mum after they were mistakenly swapped when discharged at Bara Hospital. A Newborn baby was reunited with it’s real family at Baragwanath Hospital. A newborn baby was mistakenly discharged from with the family, but the security officer quickly intervened when he realised that the baby’s tag name […]

As the situation in Sudan continues to be volatile, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spokesperson, Clayson Monyela, says the latest number of verified South African nationals stuck in the country is 77. “They’re all in a WhatsApp group with embassy staff who are also still stuck there,” Monyela said on Sunday. This comes […]

SUMMARY Speak to any Joburger these days, and they will tell you how the city’s roads have fallen into disrepair with potholes. The Metro’s hot seat has changed hands a number of times in recent years between the ANC and DA (and their respective coalitions), with newly-elected mayor Thapelo Amad now also facing a vote […]

A tragic risk taker in Durban, South Africa, climbed out of the sunroof of a moving vehicle to car surf and sadly lost his life just seconds later when he lost his balance and fell, breaking his neck. The horrific 25-second video, taken by a passenger in a following car, shows the soon-to-be-victim getting onto […]

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the horrific murders of ten family members in Pietermaritzburg early this morning. The shocking mass murders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, have made news headlines around the world, with Police Minister General Bheki Cele and National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola both descending on the KZN province, along with […]

The horrific murders of two British botanists in South Africa, and the subsequent devouring of their bodies by crocodiles has been laid shockingly bare to a court by two pathologists in Durban. Dr Rachel Saunders, 63, and husband Rod, 74, were brutally killed and their corpses wrapped in their own sleeping bags before being thrown […]

Across the globe, many recent severe wildfires have moved from wildlands into the urban periphery (the “wildland urban interface”). In their wake, they’ve left death, destruction and disruption. This has led to questions about the extent to which climate change is to blame. A field of study called extreme event attribution has developed to answer […]

Is our food becoming less nutritious? If we use the most useful definition of “nutritious” – “having a macronutrient profile that is conducive to health, and a high ratio of micronutrients to calories” – the short answer is yes, and quite severely. Macronutrients include carbohydrates, protein, fat and fibre, and the distribution of these nutrients, […]

From an early age, rapist-murderer Thabo Bester targeted old people and mothers at Eastgate Mall — his school teacher has revealed. Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester. Images via Twitter: @chriseldalewis, @sihlemavuso Many labels come to mind when one thinks of Thabo Bester including; rapist, murderer, escapee, scammer, abuser, and liar. According to the Facebook […]

After the mutilated bodies of two missing children from Soweto were found yesterday morning, the DA has demanded that Gauteng SAPS Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, urgently launches a manhunt for the suspects. According to SAPS, Mawela has mobilised resources following the discovery of the gruesome murders. The children – aged five and six […]

The NSRI has released a video showing another incredible Pink Buoy rescue, this time in Kleinmond in the Western Cape, South Africa, involving three people. According to Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Klienmond station commander, the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon. “Renaldo Arthur was sitting at the benches behind the trees in Kleinmond Harbour. When he heard […]

South Africa’s health ombudsman recently published the findings of an investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. The investigation followed the publication of a video showing pregnant women lying on the hospital floor, as well as complaints by patients’ family members. The ombudsman’s investigation produced shocking findings, including severe overcrowding and staff shortages at […]

A group of homeless people, represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), have delayed the hearing of an application by the City of Cape Town to have them evicted from several public sites. The City of Cape Town’s application to evict people living on several sites in the city centre has been […]

After StatsSA’s news that food prices have risen by an average of 14% over the past year DA leader John Steenhuisen has implored President Ramaphosa and his cabinet to do the right thing for the millions of children and adults in South Africa who are going hungry. Even though they have consistently proposed a workable response to […]

Another G4S employee who allegedly helped serial rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in May 2022 is expected to make his first court appearance in Bloemfontein on Thursday morning, 20 April. ALSO READ: Another G4S guard linked to Bester escape nabbed – here’s when he appears in court THE 51-YEAR-OLD […]

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has expressed deep sadness at the death of three South African journalists. Within a short time frame, South Africa lost News Free State editor, Teboho Letshaba, veteran South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) News Sepedi Radio Current Affairs Producer and Presenter, Matome Maupi, in Limpopo, and former EWN reporter […]

Consumer inflation in South Africa has risen again – reaching 7.1% in March, compared to 7% in February and 6.9% in January 2023. The latest stats were revealed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday. The rise means South Africans will pay more for goods, especially food and non-alcoholic beverages. The monthly change in […]

The ANC is blocking South African expat Elon Musk’s Starlink in South Africa with its “laughable” demands, says Dianne Kohler Barnard, DA Shadow Minister of Communications. Barnard says that in a written response received from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, the ANC, in no uncertain terms, declared that South Africans will never receive free […]

Three bark strippers have been arrested after being caught in the act of stripping trees in Newlands Forest in the early hours of yesterday morning, 18 April 2023. Bark stripping has been a devastating problem in Newlands Forest since the late ‘90s, with trees – including some rare ones – dying because the bark is […]