An Irish woman, who has been on the run for eight years for the double murder of two best friends in Ireland, has been arrested in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Ruth Lawrence, 42, originally from Clontarf in North Dublin was at the centre of a global manhunt until a dawn police swoop yesterday. The Hawks – […]

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has made the “tough decision” to drop animal welfare as a focus area for funding in 2022/2023, a decision that some organisations say is ignorant and unfair. Others say that the application for NLC funding is laborious and simply not worth applying for. The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has excluded […]

South African Police Minister, Bheki Cele, and senior management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) will today visit the scene of the horrific murder of a German tourist who was gunned down on his way to the Kruger National Park, during a failed hijacking and robbery incident on Monday, in Mpumalanga. (Read the full […]

South Africa’s richest province, Gauteng, is set for new leadership following the resignation of Premier David Makhura on Tuesday. Makhura announced that he will step down from the position after serving the provincial government for the past eight years and is expected to have his last day in office on Thursday. “I have handed a […]

South African Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has expressed sadness at the brutal murder of a German tourist in Mpumalanga on Monday. The tourist was fatally shot by a group of criminals on Numbi Road at around 4.30pm on Monday. (Read the full story of the tragic murder of the German tourist near the Kruger Park […]

FEDHASA says it is “shaken to the core” by the tragic loss of a German tourist’s life near the Kruger National Park yesterday, during an attempted hijacking; and has called on the government to implement a “nationwide intervention to address the root cause of crime in our country”. The 67-year-old male tourist was driving from […]

The trial against three suspects in the brutal murder of a Cape Town-based couple travelling in Zululand, resumed on Monday at the Durban High Court in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Respected botanists Rodney Charles Saunders (74) and his wife Rachel May Saunders (63) were killed near Eshowe, and their bodies thrown in a river to be eaten […]

Tributes have poured in for legendary former Comrades Marathon champion, Samuel Tshabalala who died on Sunday at the age of 65. Samuel – the first black person to win the Comrades – was a trailblazer who ended Bruce Fordyce’s eight-year winning streak, and inspired so many runners across the country to enter the famous race. […]

The DA has called on KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, to provide answers after a three-month-old baby girl was abandoned by her mother, allegedly after she could not get help from social workers. The infant was found in eThekwini with a note from her mother outlining her tragic situation. The mom wrote: “Hi. […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga has launched a manhunt following the murder of a German tourist in Masoyi, near White River. Provincial SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, said the tourist was fatally shot by a group of criminals on Numbi Road at around 4.30 pm. “According to the report, at that time, […]

It’s hard to imagine a time when “coronavirus” wasn’t a household word. But for a long time, this family of viruses had merited very little attention. Believed to be ubiquitous among animals and avian species, the first coronavirus to infect and cause disease in humans was only isolated and identified in the 1960s. Seven human […]

“The silence by the Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, Naledi Pandor, on the ANCYL’s illegal entry into Ukraine and the subsequent annexation of Ukraine territory by Russia, equates to a tacit approval of these illegalities by the South African government,” says DA Shadow Minister of International Relations, Darren Bergman. In a statement today, Bergman […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – More penguins have sadly died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town’s Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns for the species and for other seabirds. David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian at the South African Foundation For The Conservation Of […]

It is alleged that clinic staff sent 15-year-old Zenizole Vena to the police station rather than treating her. By Joseph Chirume. The community of Motherwell in Gqeberha, South Africa, are preparing to bury 15-year-old Zenizole Vena on Saturday. She died at the Motherwell police station on 21 September after having multiple seizures. She had been raped […]

Africa’s most famous funnyman and TV star, the South African stand-up comedian and author Trevor Noah, is leaving his job as the host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show in the US. Noah, who hosted the high profile show for seven years, says he wants to devote more time to his stand-up career. We asked […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah is quitting The Daily Show after seven years. He said “my time is up, in the most beautiful way. I’ve loved hosting this show. It’s been one of my greatest challenges, and one of my greatest joys.” (Watch the video below.) The South African expat says he wants to spend […]

Former president repeated misconceptions about the disease when he addressed UNISA. By Mary-Anne Gontsana The TAC has demanded an apology from former president Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki repeated confusing statements about HIV during a lecture. GroundUp editor Nathan Geffen set the record straight about Mbeki’s HIV/AIDS legacy. The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has called on former president […]

Another mine dam wall was reported to have collapsed at the disaster-stricken diamond mine in Jagersfontein, just weeks after a similar incident at the same site left at least one person dead and 70 injured; as well as damaging 60 homes and 2,615 hectares of grazing land. Free State Premier, Sefora Ntombela, issued a statement […]

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has called for a harsh sentence for the pastor who allegedly raped 13 children at Luvisi village in Nquthu, northern KZN in South Africa. It is alleged that the 56-year-old reverend had been luring young girls and boys, aged between five and 17 years, to watch cartoons with […]

Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, says the unit has gathered enough evidence for civil, prosecutorial and disciplinary action to be taken against those who allegedly “siphoned” some R279 million from the coffers of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The corruption-fighting unit recently concluded the first phase of an investigation into allegations of […]

Given the unpredictable performance of Eskom’s fleet of coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country will not be able to eliminate load shedding in the short term. Just this week in South Africa Eskom is implementing Stage 3 load shedding between 00:00 and 16:00 until Thursday, while Stage 4 load shedding […]

JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – John first heard of cryptocurrency three years ago, when the teenager came across slick YouTube videos and Facebook posts of other South Africans claiming to have become wealthy overnight with bitcoin. By Kimberly Mutandiro Inspired, the then 14-year-old downloaded a trading app, lied about his age in order to set […]

The tragic mother attacked and killed in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, by a great white shark has been named as Kimon Bisogno. She was on holiday from Cape Town with her family who are believed to have been paddling on the beach when she was killed. Restaurant owner Kimon, 39, was enjoying a Heritage Day […]

Stage 3 loadshedding will continue to be implemented at 00:00 – 16:00 daily until Thursday; while Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented daily during the evening peaks between 16:00 and 00:00, Eskom said in a statement on Sunday afternoon. The power utility said it will issue a further update on Wednesday afternoon, or as soon […]

A 39-year-old woman was tragically killed by a Great White Shark as she took an early morning dip this morning in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. It is believed she was on holiday in the popular Garden Route resort from Cape Town. Yesterday – Heritage Day (24 Sep) – was a public holiday in SA. The […]