This is the heart-stopping moment when two safari guides held their nerve in front of a charging elephant – and bravely gave it the chance of life. Many in their position would have taken the option of a panicked shot to save their own skins but this pair gave the tusker the benefit of the […]

Police in South Africa have arrested a 43-year-old suspect believed to be linked to detained suspected kidnapping kingpin, Faizal Charloos, following an integrated intelligence-driven operation, led by the National Counter Crime Intelligence unit. The unit received information that Charloos had a cell phone smuggled into his cell, and was using it to communicate with his […]

“Lions, Bones & Bullets” is a new documentary that sheds light onto South Africa’s controversial commercial captive lion industry and follows the wildlife trafficking trail to Laos and Viet Nam. British author Richard Peirce talks to lion farmers and hunters in South Africa who are exporting lion bones to Southeast Asia for the traditional medicine […]

If President Ramaphosa does not fire Minister Bheki Cele now, he will be complicit in any disastrous consequences of the police minister’s statements made yesterday in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, according to DA opinion. “I believe that Minister Cele’s reckless statement, namely that the police must “shoot first and ask questions later”, is incitement […]

South African born and raised Elon Musk, who recently acquired social media platform, Twitter, and laid off almost half the staff, has sent an email to those remaining outlining his vision for Twitter 2.0. In his email, sent at midnight, Musk says that his vision is “extremely hardcore” and will require long hours (80 hour […]

Skukuza Regional Court has sentenced a convicted rhino poacher to an effective sentence of 17 years behind bars. Sylvester Zitha (40) was arrested in October 2019 in the Kruger National Park (KNP) for poaching. At the time of his arrest, Rangers had heard shots being fired and followed a spoor of two poachers before giving […]

Torrents of rain flooded parts of South Africa this weekend, particularly in Potchefstroom in North West Province where roads were turned to rivers, and a sports field more closely resembled a swimming pool! Inge Klopper Mulder told SAPeople: “We had a flood here and people went canoeing in the streets.” Inge was on the scene […]

The Kruger National Park (KNP)’s Letaba Rest Camp is currently buzzing with cicada species. KNP said in a statement on Tuesday that “visitors are hereby informed of their noise which can be amplified by multitudes of insects into an overpowering hum”. Blame the males! They make this noise – by vibrating membranes on their abdomens […]

If 2022 has felt like the worst year for load shedding, you’re right! The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced on Monday that September 2022 recorded more load shedding than the whole of 2020. “September 2022 was an exceptionally high month in terms of load shedding. The year 2022 is the first year […]

The search for the owner of a watch that was found on a beach in Western Australia has gone viral worldwide, as social media users try to find the person who lost what appears to be a sentimental piece of jewellery. There’s a great chance the owner could be from South Africa as Fremantle, where […]

The Nobel Peace Prize former South African president FW de Klerk was awarded, alongside Nelson Mandela, has been stolen in a burglary at his home in Cape Town. The cherished 18-carat gold 196 grams medallion was taken – along with a “substantial” collection of priceless jewellery belonging to his distraught widow Elita – from the […]

As predicted by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) heavy rain has fallen in parts of South Africa over the weekend, leading to some dams reaching over 100% capacity and sluice gates therefore being opened. Angeline Maree was at Hartbeespoort Dam yesterday – Saturday 12 November 2022 – and captured the following video footage after […]

A rousing 14-man fightback by the Springboks fell agonizingly short as France ended a run of seven successive defeats by the Boks with a 30-26 (halftime 16-10) victory at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday night. The Boks played for 58 minutes with 14 men – after Pieter Steph du Toit was red carded […]

He contracted HIV and was forcibly tattooed while in jail. Now he has been awarded R2-million in damages. By Tania Broughton   A man accused of housebreaking spent two years and one month in prison before charges were withdrawn. While in jail he contracted HIV and he was forcibly tattooed. The man sued the Minister […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is investigating the circumstances leading up to the death of a disabled 12-year-old who was buried without an autopsy or a death certificate. Nondumiso Zondi, who had Cerebral Palsy, died on Saturday in Coffee Farm, KZN, and was immediately buried at his home on Sunday. The […]

The South African Government has expressed sadness and shock at the death of TV and radio personality Pearl Shongwe who passed away in her sleep on Tuesday. In a statement, the SA government sent its condolences to Shongwe’s family, friends and colleagues in the media industry. At the time of her passing, Shongwe was a […]

South Africa’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called for vigilance and caution amid heavy rains experienced in several parts of the country. Her department has also issued safety tips. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a warning for widespread rain, as well as embedded thunderstorms with prospects […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) is increasing surveillance at Kruger National Park (KNP) entry gates as part of the festive season anti-crime prevention. SANParks said in a statement on Thursday that these measures are called for because bofy the recent spike in poaching, especially snaring and poisoning which is indiscriminate and kills any animal that […]

Environmental activists want all exploration stopped. By Liezl Human. Environmental activist organisation The Green Connection is appealing to the presidency and government to ban all offshore oil and gas exploration amidst a sudden rush of applications for exploration rights. Offshore oil and gas applications are currently “expanding and intensifying”, according to Adrian Pole, legal consultant […]

Portugal is seriously considering ending its much coveted ‘Golden Visa’ programme, which has been used by numerous wealthy South Africans to move abroad and gain an EU passport. Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, announced last week at a tech event in Lisbon that the scheme, which has been running for almost 10 years, has fulfilled […]

Ekurhuleni serial rapist Nkosinathi Phakathi has been found guilty, but sentencing has been postponed until December when it will be handed down in the Pretoria High Court sitting in Palm Ridge, thus ending a nine-year reign of terror in which he raped at least 93 victims. Phakathi was found guilty of 90 counts of rape, […]

Tributes have poured in for popular radio and TV personality Pearl Shongwe who has died at the age of 35. Pearl’s family confirmed her passing in a statement, saying: “It is with great sadness that the Shongwe family announces the untimely passing of our beloved daughter, Ntombifuthi Pearl Shongwe. She passed away in her sleep.” […]

This is the bizarre moment a passenger jumped out of his car whilst visiting the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and ran into the bush after becoming scared by a massive elephant nearby! The incident – which caused a lot of laughter in the car behind – took place on Thursday, 3 November. Shannon Melville, 26, was on […]

A Harmony Gold employee tragically lost his life on Monday morning, 7 Novemember 2022, following a “fall of ground” incident at the gold mining company’s Tshepong North mine, near Odendaalsrus, in the Free State, South Africa. “We mourn this loss of life during a period where every effort is made to ensure that our mines […]

Numerous properties belonging to Lotteries Commission executives, their relatives and cronies frozen by court order. By Raymond Joseph. UPDATE 2 MARCH 2023: Terry Pheto’s house goes on auction to recover lottery funds Millions in properties and assets, including actress Terry Pheto’s luxury home, have been frozen by court order. The Asset Forfeiture Unit is seeking […]