A runaway ostrich, which was filmed running along a highway in South Africa this morning, has sadly passed away. According to local reports, the animal succumbed to stress which was not helped by metro police allegedly not assisting rescuers. According to witnesses the ostrich was on William Nicol Drive, but was later located on the […]

The South African National Parks (SANParks) says it has concluded its investigations into the abuse of a dead leopard – which was caught on film in a video which went viral; and has started implementing corrective measures… including banning the man who was seen striking the leopard’s face from entering the Kruger National Park again. […]

Prince William has joined in adding a tribute to Anton Mzimba, the brave ranger who was heartlessly shot and killed by suspected poachers outside of his home in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve on Tuesday night, after reportedly receiving death threats in recent times. The Duke of Cambridge tweeted: “I’m deeply saddened to learn of […]

Lottery grant was meant to rebuild a Limpopo school that burned down during protests. By Raymond Joseph. Money from the National Lottery was intended to rebuild a Limpopo school that had been gutted by fire. Instead some of the money was used to buy a R3.6-million house in a golf estate near Hartbeespoort Dam for […]

Emergency workers hope child feeding scheme will build better relations. By Siphokazi Mnyobe. Emergency Medical Services teamed up with a pensioner in Heinz Park, Philippi, to feed and interact with residents in the township. Anna Williams runs the soup kitchen from her RDP house and normally uses her old age grant to buy ingredients to feed […]

Eskom has warned that load shedding may be implemented at short notice following a series of electrical faults at its Kriel Power Station which tripped five generating units this morning. The power utility had lifted load shedding on Saturday, following at least six long weeks of daily power cuts. “During the early hours of [Monday] […]

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has suspended the airmail service between South Africa and Hong Kong due to lack of capacity on aircraft. In a statement on Monday, the Post Office said the service will be reintroduced as soon as space becomes available. “The mail service to and from China remains in operation. When […]

Treatment at the Magagula clinic in Katlehong has been severely disrupted because a cleaner spotted a snake inside the clinic on Monday 11 July, but snake catchers could not find it and staff fear that the snake is still around. “Staff were evacuated when the snake was first spotted, and snake catchers arrived the next […]

The search for missing Cape Town man Gus Thompson came to a bittersweet conclusion on Sunday morning when his body was discovered on Chapman’s Peak… in his favourite place he used to visit, before he was diagnosed with dementia. The 70-year-old father of former Olympic gold medallist rower James Thompson, had walked out of the […]

The fate of about 20 households hangs in the air as the Agricultural Research Council moves ahead with plans to lease the farm. By Liezl Human Twenty families living on a state farm near Citrusdal in the Western Cape face an uncertain future. The farm, owned by the Agricultural Research Council, has been dormant for […]

Thabo Mbeki has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for failing to deliver on his promises to South Africa, and says the ANC (African National Congress) has no plan. The former President of SA did not hold back whilst speaking last night at the Memorial Service of ANC Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte who passed away earlier […]

SANParks says it strongly condemns the behaviour depicted in the images captured on video after a leopard had been euthanised in the Kruger National Park, and was then struck repeatedly by an onlooker. “Such actions are contrary to the ethos of the organisation whose primary goal is to conserve biodiversity and act as the custodian […]

Municipalities not allocating available national government funding to poor under-resourced areas can result in terrible human suffering. Something which Marilyn Bassin, founder of Boikanyo the Dion Herson Foundation, recently discovered in a small village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa… Rats had made a meal of the tips of one child’s fingers, and the foot […]

South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation (CPI) reached 7.4% in June 2022, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says. This is a 0.9% increase from the 6.5% recorded in May 2022. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke on Wednesday said this was the highest rate since May 2009 when the rate was 8.0%. “The consumer price index increased by […]

The cause of death of the 21 Eastern Cape youths, who died at an East London tavern in June, is not clear, authorities said on Tuesday. Initial laboratory toxicology tests have produced inconclusive results, the Eastern Cape provincial government and Police Ministry said at a briefing. The teenagers, aged between 13 and 17, mysteriously died […]

The search continues for missing Capetonian, Gus Thompson, who went missing on Thursday evening. Seventy-year-old Gus unfortunately suffers from dementia. His daughter, Kate Thompson, today issued an update with key points on how anyone who spots him could help. She says: If you see him: 1) TAKE A PHOTO 2) TRY TO KEEP EYES ON […]

A retired South African couple, who now live in Sussex in the UK, have said the heat in England at the moment is “very worrying” but not dangerous in their opinion. Last night England experienced its hottest summer night on record (over 25° Celsius), and temperatures are expected to reach 43° today. Brian Aquadro, 78, […]

City of Matlosana Local Municipality in North West owes Eskom over R800-million. By Tania Broughton The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that Eskom can attach the bank accounts of the City of Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West Province after the municipality reneged on previous undertakings and ignored two court orders directing it to […]

A nine-year old boy tragically drowned at a swimming pool in the Kruger National Park yesterday, Saturday 16 July 2022. The South African National Parks (SANParks) management today conveyed their heartfelt condolences to the family who were visiting the Kruger with their child. The drowning incident took place at the Skukuza day visitor area late […]

A Shalati Concession employee in the Kruger National Park was attacked by a leopard this morning – Sunday 17 July – on his way to work. According to the South African National Parks (SANParks) the man is recovering, but the leopard has been located and ‘destroyed’ as this is the second attack in recent times […]

The ANC Parliamentary Caucus says it has learnt with a “sense of deep shock and sadness” of the death of its Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Jessie Duarte, early this morning, Sunday 17 July 2022, following an 8-month illness. Duarte had been diagnosed with cancer in November last year (2021). According to the ANC, she was hospitalised […]

“I am not the government!” RDP homeowner tells community desperate for water from his tap. By Thamsanqa Mbovane “I can’t supply the whole village with water! I am not the government!” says Patrick Yayi, of Chris Hani village in KwaNobuhle, Kariega. “At night, I hear people intruding into my yard and going straight to my tap. […]

Police in Gauteng have launched a manhunt for armed suspects after six people were fatally shot, and another four injured, at different locations in Alexandra on Thursday evening. The fatalities included a well known Alex FM DJ, music manager Joshua Mbatha, known as DJ Josh.  Residents, who have been terrorised by the gang, have been […]

After the flames that gutted the Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on 18 April 2021 were finally extinguished, the archives were thought to be lost. The Reading Room, where researchers could study some of the rare African books available from the short-loans desk, had been completely destroyed. It was a devastating loss of […]

A family in Alexandra township is mourning the death of their 4-year-old child who died after being turned away from a clinic in Johannesburg. The child was injured on Wednesday in a car accident, but was unable to get admitted to the Alexandra Health Centre at 5 pm after security guards told the family the […]