Strong gale force winds lashed the KwaZulu-Natal coast on Saturday night, from Port Edward, Ramsgate and Marsgate all the way up through Durban to Richards Bay, as the intense frontal system moved north. Several trees were uprooted by the 65km winds; and roofs were blown off some homes and off at least one school in […]

South Africans have reacted to the mega-whitewash that took place Saturday in Albany, New Zealand… where the mighty All Blacks thrashed the Springboks 57-0. When faced with the humiliating defeat, of course South Africans have brought out their humour. See below… Today’s score was South Africa’s worst defeat in its history (in other words 111 […]

Cape Town Master’s student, Sarah Adam, has expressed the views of many South Africans with a message she posted on Facebook after her morning jog today. Here it is in full (with Sarah’s kind permission): “I went for a run through Bishopscourt and Constantia Upper this morning, past properties the size of soccer pitches and […]

So how long is 3 minutes? It can either be quick quick or fok long. Well let me tell you… When you only have 3 minutes to get ready and out the door for an appointment or work, 3 minutes is quick quick; it feels like 20 seconds… BUT, if you are in a water […]

Violence continued in Hangberg on Thursday, as dozens of residents protested over the allocation of fishing quotas. [Government called for calm yesterday saying that the fishing allocation had not yet been finalised.] The Deputy Minister of Police Bongani Mkongi had agreed to an imbizo with the community, but the meeting was cancelled. No public reason […]

CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) says it has heard with shock and deep sadness of the passing of two of its coaches, and the critical injuries to two others in an incident in Laudium last night. The two deceased are Given Nkosi, 24, and Charlson Maseko, 26, both Laudium Cricket Club coaches, while those seriously injured […]

A protest which broke out this morning over housing issues in Kwanomzama location in Humansdorp, South Africa, is still not resolved… with fears it could move into Boskloof, a suburb of Humansdorp, this evening. Local freelance photographer Christopher Scott captured these photos. The road between Humansdorp and St Francis Bay has been closed since Thursday […]

A video showing a Porsche driver kicking and punching a vehicle in a road rage incident has gone viral Wednesday evening (watch below), clocking up 2,000 shares in three hours… as South Africans come down hard on the aggro driver, and stick up for the elderly man in the other vehicle. The footage was uploaded […]

The Department of Forestry and Fisheries says it has NOT yet taken a decision on the total allowable catch (TAC) for West Coast Rock Lobster (WCRL) for the 2017/18 fishing season. The department on Wednesday said it is concerned that the recent protests linked to a rumoured reduction in the TAC is premature. The department […]

Same speech, one year later. What a disgrace… writes anti-rhino poaching activist, SavingTheWild’s JAMIE JOSEPH, as she threatens to lift the lid on rhino poaching corruption if things don’t change. I woke up this morning to a report by East Coast Radio that “Officials from #Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the departments of Economic Development and Environmental […]

A number of South African families living on the British Virgin Isles (BVI) have been devastated by the recent monster Category 5 storm, Hurricane Irma, which lashed through the Caribbean before hitting mainland USA… killing at least 11 people, and leaving homes destroyed. SAPeople follower Kim Myburgh Lloyd called on South Africans to please help […]

There is a lot of news circulating at the moment around the 14 year old boy that was shot in the mouth at close range by police yesterday in Hangberg… writes JUSTIN SULLIVAN. I’m hoping this quick sequence of images will lay some of the controversy to rest. The image below clearly shows the Police […]

A gathering of disgruntled residents turned violent when police opened fire with rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the crowd at the Hangberg Protest in Hout Bay writes JUSTIN SULLIVAN. Police in Riot gear were forced to move in when benches from a neighboring restaurant were added to the fire in the road. Protesters […]

Today – 12 September – is the day South Africans remember, celebrate and preserve the legacy of Black Consciousness Movement leader, intellectual and liberation struggle hero, Stephen Bantu Biko. Biko died 41 years ago in custody as a result of police brutality on 12 September 1977. The former medical student’s words of wisdom still inspire […]

As Hurricane Irma barrels up Florida’s west coast on track to hit Tampa, South Africans have told the mega-storm to… voetsak! And it appears the storm has listened… it has been reduced to a Category One storm. Sustained winds have dropped to 85 mph with gusts of up to 120 mph. However the worst is not […]

A search for five lions on the loose is ongoing Sunday night in Fochville, west of Johannesburg, in South Africa. Until a couple of days ago, rescuers thought they were searching for one male lion… which had been spotted outside the gate of a Fochville resident on the West Rand a few weeks ago, but […]

Hurricane Irma has regained strength to a Category 4 Storm, and is on course to make landfall on the United States mainland at around 07h00 Sunday morning. Winds of over 120km/hour were recorded late Saturday night in the Florida Keys as the storm uprooted palm trees and whipped up a tornado in a Fort Lauderdale […]

Earlier this week in Paarl, two men were involved in a road rage incident which escalated to a racist altercation… in which the one, a white driver, struck the other, a coloured driver, in the face with a wooden stick, and threatened to kill him with a pickaxe. BUT in a scene that is becoming […]

The United States National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane and storm surge warnings for South Florida and the Florida Keys, as the possibility of Irma making a “major impact” on Florida has increased. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered. The Category 5 storm (the highest level a storm can have) is hurtling towards the US mainland, […]

Another Uber vehicle in South Africa was torched this evening, in an ongoing battle with metered taxis, and according to latest reports Uber drivers retaliated by torching a metered taxi (maxi taxi). Earlier Thursday evening, Uber SA said: “We’re aware of the situation in Sandton. At this time we can confirm that one vehicle is […]

With over 18,000 people murdered so far this year in South Africa, and a disclosure that almost 8,000 firearms were lost by police between 2009 and 2014, AfriForum says it will request an investigation into the police negligence of the handling of firearms “which is a big cause of violent crime in this country”. In […]

Hurricane Irma is barrelling towards the United States coastline, causing considerable damage over the Caribbean islands along the way. Residents in Florida’s Key West area – where many South African expats live – have been ordered to evacuate as the monster storm is expected to make landfall on the mainland by the weekend. The French […]

Michaelhouse has paid tribute not only to the life of learner Themba Dloti, who sadly passed away following yesterday’s tragic school bus accident in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, but also to all those who assisted and offered support after the crash. Forty-six boys and four staff members were travelling in the bus, on their way to […]

JOHANNESBURG – Well known South African businessman and socialite, Kenny Kunene, was allegedly targeted in a murder attempt Tuesday night, which may have been linked to reports of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s alleged extramarital affairs. Kunene told the SABC he had been in his Sandton office, where Sunday Independent editor – and friend – Steven […]

A Zimbabwean national – Joyce Msokeri (46) – appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Tuesday, charged with seven counts of fraud… related to the tragic Grenfell Tower fire. Scotland Yard said Msokeri, whose address was given as Sutton in the UK, was arrested on 25 July after making fraudulent claims for […]