While the criminal case goes on, a civil court has found that on a balance of probabilities Zurenah Smit was involved in her husband’s murder. By Tania Broughton. The wife of Stefan Smit, who was murdered on Louisenhof farm in Stellenbosch, has been barred from inheriting his estate by a civil court. The murder trial […]

With only a week left to the final deadline for the extended grace period for the renewal of driving licence cards, Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has encouraged all those who have yet to come forward to renew their licences to do so immediately. Currently, South Africa has a backlog of 1.3 million expired driving licence […]

In less than 40 days, two of the most critical dams that supply Nelson Mandela Bay with water will be empty, leaving a third of the Metro without water… facing a Day Zero situation similar to that which Cape Town experienced a couple of years ago. The Churchill and Impofu dams, currently at a combined […]

South Africa has in the past 24 hours recorded 1 954 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 764 865. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said this increase represents a 19.3% positivity rate. “The majority of new cases today [Monday] are from Gauteng (55%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (23%). Western Cape accounted […]

Immigrant truck drivers say they live and work in fear of being attacked by people claiming to be part of xenophobic groups. By Kimberly Mutandiro. Immigrant truck drivers say they work in fear of being attacked by anti-immigrant groups. The drivers we spoke to say they had previously been attacked by groups of men accusing them […]

ETHEKWINI, (Reuters) -“Brave and fearless” is how colleagues remember South African police diver Busisiwe Mjwara, who drowned a week ago while searching for flood victims during one of South Africa’s worst natural disasters in living memory. Torrential rains on April 11-12 triggered a deluge of muddy destruction that claimed around 435 lives and displaced thousands […]

Two Field Rangers have been arrested in the Kruger National Park, on charges related to Fraud, Money Laundering and Corruption. South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement that it had today, 23 April 2022, been informed of the arrests which were the result of an extensive investigation led by the Directorate for Priority […]

Former Springbok loose forward Pedrie Wannenburg tragically passed away on Friday evening (early Saturday morning SA time), after he was involved in a serious car accident in Houston in the USA. He was 41-years-old. On Sunday, Mark Alexander – President of SA Rugby – paid tribute to Wannenburg, who made his Springbok debut against France […]

Two Provincial Traffic Officers were today arrested in Free State, South Africa, for soliciting a bribe from a motorist outside Bultfontein on the way to Bloemfontein. The officers – a male (32) and female (45) – are tonight behind bars after demanding R1,500 from the motorist in order to release his vehicle, which they had […]

One of the last of Africa’s iconic big tuskers has been killed by a trophy hunter in Botswana. The iconic elephant was one of Botswana’s few ‘hundred-pounder’ elephants, which refers to those elephants with at least one tusk weighing 100 pounds (45kg). In fact, this elephant was extraordinary because he had about 200 pounds (90kg) […]

The South African Government says the project is discontinued… By Bernard Chiguvare. The Department of Tourism spent R9.3-million on the Tshakhuma Conference Development Heritage and Tourism Project near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The project ground to a halt in 2014 because the service provider mismanaged the funds according to the department. Nothing remains to be seen […]

Wayde van Niekerk, the fastest man in the world over 400m, has unfortunately withdrawn from the South African National Senior Track and Field Championships which got under way at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday. The 29-year-old, who set a world record 43.03sec in winning the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics […]

An elderly couple, Louis (71) and Ina Cloete (65), tragically lost their lives in a brutal farm attack last yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 20 April 2022, outside Levubu in Limpopo. The fatal attack and robbery by two suspects took place at around 16h40. After the attack, the suspects set the Cloete’s house on fire which caught […]

You’d think it was obvious that South Africa was located in, um, the south of Africa… but apparently not. The wise guys at the BBC, arguably one of the world’s most reputable news services, seem to have had a little trouble finding our beloved country on the map. In fact the South Africa that the […]

South African singer Lira is receiving treatment after suffering a stroke during a visit to Germany. Her family said it may be a little while before the SAMA winner performs again, and have asked for prayers for her. The sad news has shocked South Africans across the nation, with Carte Blanche presenter Derek Watts, summing […]

As Eskom today escalated load shedding in South Africa from Stage 2 to Stage 4 – due to a trip at the Majuba and Tutuka power stations – there are calls for Eskom to be declared a State of Disaster. (Last night a national state of disaster was announced to handle the catastrophic floods in […]

Manchester United football icon Cristiano Ronaldo (37) has announced the tragic loss of one of his twin babies. In a heartfelt statement, signed by Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez (28), the couple said they had lost their newborn baby son but revealed their new daughter had survived. “It is with deepest sadness that we […]

The South African Cabinet has declared a National State of Disaster in response to devastating floods, which have wreaked havoc in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and parts of the Eastern Cape. The decision follows a Cabinet special session held on Sunday night. By declaring a National State of Disaster, it allows for a more effective response to […]

Amidst the heartbreaking stories of loss and devastation are some incredible stories of uBuntu and bravery. This is a story of love and heroism, a story of a selfless, young schoolboy who risked his own life during the KZN floods to save that of his mother. Westville Boys’ High School (WBHS), which sadly lost one […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this evening, Monday, 18 April 2022, address the nation on the South African government’s response to catastrophic floods which have devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and the Eastern Cape. The address follows a special Cabinet meeting yesterday where the SA government assessed the social and economic aftermath of flooding in the […]

The Zanzibar Commission for Tourism says it has begun an investigation into allegations made by a tourist, Zainab Oladehinde, of sexual assault and robbery she suffered in a hotel on the Tanzanian island last April. Nigerian national Zainab Oladehinde, who turns 24 today, had visited the island as a solo traveller last year to celebrate […]

A police rescuer in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), and a police dog, have tragically died during a search and rescue operation, following the KZN floods which devastated parts of the province last week and left 443 people dead, according to COGTA. Dean Macpherson, DA Shadow Minister of Trade, tweeted yesterday: “More sadness and broken hearts for us […]

A fire destroyed about 300 shacks in Langa, Cape Town on Saturday night, affecting about 1,200 people according to Mayco Member JP Smith. The cause of the fire is unknown. By Vincent Lali. It was one of three fires in Langa on Saturday, according to Smith. The two earlier ones occurred in the early morning […]

My heart aches for each and everyone of you out there who has been affected by the flood… writes Kierran Allen, from Kierran Allen Photography. (Kierran captured these images today between Westville and Hillcrest, following the devastating KZN floods which have left at least 400 dead.) Words cannot express the feelings I felt today walking through people’s […]

Eskom has ‘regretfully’ implemented Stage 2 load shedding – ie. power cuts – in South Africa from 16:00 this afternoon (Easter Sunday) until 05:00 on Wednesday, 20 April, as a result of additional generation unit losses and delayed return to service of generators. The power utility cautioned that higher stages of loadshedding may be required. […]