President Jacob Zuma has postponed the start of today’s Cabinet meeting to later this afternoon to enable parliamentary members to attend the funeral of ANC struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada. The Presidency has also confirmed that “President Zuma will not attend the funeral and memorial service in compliance with the wishes of the family“. In a […]

A devastated Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said, after hearing news of the passing of former ANC struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada at the age of 87, that his death brings “finality to the chapter on the history of our struggle” and that “one, of course, has fears for our country…” Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife said “this is not just another loss of […]

One South African father has had enough of certain graffiti images… but rather than rant, he’s created a humorous video – with his daughter – to voice his concerns. Western Cape dad and DJ, Ivan Willis, told SAPeople that he’s sure many parents will be able to relate. He says: “Have you ever had a child catch you off […]

Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments says it is “delighted” with the outcome of today’s events in Court… referring to issues with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his Deputy Mcebisi Jonas. Ronica Ragavan, Acting CEO of Oakbay Investments, said: “We are delighted that the FIC report, Deputy Minister Jonas’s affidavit and any reference to either of them have been struck from […]

The Fundimvelo Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage (FTTRO) has taken drastic measures to ensure the safety of their staff and rhino orphans… as the reality hits that human lives are at risk, and police report an escalation of poaching attacks in South Africa. The Orphanage experienced a brutal poaching attack in February that resulted in a horrific […]

In a press statement Tuesday morning, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation said it is deeply saddened to announce the passing on of ANC veteran Ahmed Kathrada (87) this morning, at the Donald Gordon Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kathrada passed away peacefully after a short period of illness, following surgery to the brain, the Foundation said. […]

It’s remarkable how a South African politician as intelligent as Helen Zille, premier of the Western Cape and former leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), did something so unutterably stupid. I am referring, of course, to her notorious tweet stating that not everything about colonialism was bad. It’s remarkable how a South African politician […]

Anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada’s (87) condition has deteriorated in the last 24 hours, and South Africans around the country are preying for his full and speedy recovery. Kathrada was hospitalised in Johannesburg earlier this month for surgery related to blood clotting on the brain, according to a statement issued today by the Ahmed Kathrada […]

After recently strengthening and becoming the second best performing currency in the emerging markets, the Rand plummeted today to become the worst performer. This shocking drop follows the Presidency’s confirmation earlier on Monday that President Zuma has recalled Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his Deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, to cancel their UK and US investment trip to […]

Thousands have been evacuated as Category 4 Cyclone Debbie nears the Queensland coastline, and in the past half hour the state’s Police Service has urged people to please share a message ordering those in red or green zones of the Mackay Regional Council – a popular South African expat destination – to leave their homes immediately […]

PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma has instructed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his Deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, to cancel the international investment promotion roadshow to the United Kingdom and the United States and to return to South Africa immediately. Gordhan, who was already in London, was meant to embark on a non-deal international investor roadshow in the two countries, […]

SKUKUZA – Since the beginning of March, 16 rhino carcasses have been found in the Kruger National Park (KNP)… and it has also been revealed that the Kruger is tightening security to prevent poachers entering the park as guests. Only three of the 16 dead rhino that were found still had their horns intact. Post-mortems will be done […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will be asking the Public Protector to investigate Eskom CEO Matshela Koko’s alleged awarding of “tenders worth R1 billion to his Impulse International, a company of which his step-daughter is a Director”. Impulse International was apparently awarded eight contracts by Eskom’s Generation unit during Koko’s tenure as the unit’s Group […]

A wildfire that began in Robertson on Tuesday is still burning today. Western Cape photographer JUSTIN SULLIVAN captured the behind-the-scenes video below as NCC Environmental Services and Cape Winelands Fire Services fought the #RobertsonBeast for three days last week. In that time 6,400 hectares burnt and 75 firefighters were on the line at any given time… preventing the loss of […]

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has never had a good relationship with numbers, and it tripped him up again during his Human Rights Day address in King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape earlier this week. President Zuma was talking about the Early Childhood Development Programme which ensures that even poor and working class children get […]

The raging Durban Fire at Transnet Warehouse continues to burn Saturday morning, 24 hours after it began at approximately 09h30 Friday 24 March 2017. This morning, at 10h00, eThekwini Municipality reported that “since our last update, the fire has been contained to the wax area only. As more updates come from the team, we will […]

Ethekwini Municipality is working tirelessly to contain the fire that broke out in a container warehouse at Durban Harbour this morning. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, however it has been confirmed that multiple chemicals, including fertiliser, were in the warehouse and are burning. At 21h30 Friday evening, Durban’s Municipality issued […]

As the warehouse fire in Durban continues to rage, with more than 100 firefighters on the scene, eThekwini Municipality has issued an official update and tips for residents, particularly as chemicals are burning in this fire. The fire – at a container warehouse in Durban Harbour – has been blazing since this morning, with flames fanned […]

Ground crews in the Western Cape were faced with a Mammoth task that will be known as the #RobertsonBeast for months to come… writes JUSTIN SULLIVAN.   A fire reported on the 21st of March at approximately 15:00 quickly spread throughout the mountains and surrounding Farm Land. Cape Winelands lead efforts to control the blaze, with […]

DURBAN – Fire fighters are battling to extinguish a huge fire which has engulfed a container warehouse at Durban Harbour, KwaZulu-Natal. According to an eThekwini Municipality firefighter, Paul, “strong winds and water resources making things very difficult.”  Paul, who is station commander at Amanzimtoti Fire Station, says so far two people have been injured, including a […]

South Africans have had a full week of fake news thrown at them… which is sometimes difficult to discern from the other pretty outrageous news. The reports of adults behaving abominably – from an incident at Spur in front of children, to a horrific #TaxiRape in front of the victim’s 10-year-old son – are unfortunately true; but […]

Shocking news has emerged today of a young boy of 10 being forced to lie with his face down in a taxi in Johannesburg, while his mother was raped for four hours. The three armed men, who tricked the mom and her son into boarding the minibus taxi, reportedly also made the mom hand over her […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Five people were killed and at least 20 injured in London on Wednesday after a car ploughed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to the British parliament, in what police called a terrorist incident.   The dead included the assailant and the policeman he stabbed, while the other two victims […]

Here is the latest official update from Spur Steak Ranches, issued in the last few minutes (Wednesday 22 March 2017 at lunchtime), concerning the controversy over the incident at one of their Spur branches. This latest statement updates a previous version made yesterday, in connection with the incident between two heated customers – which was videoed […]

Yesterday another anti-poaching ranger was killed. He was a colleague and friend of well known African Conservation Photographer PETER CHADWICK. Peter wrote and published the following upon hearing the tragic news. Peter’s poem and photo are republished here with his kind permission… Today Another Ranger Died – by Peter Chadwick Blackness, emptiness, death and sadness Today […]