Several superstitious locals in Cape Town, South Africa, say they suspect the beach where a former Scottish rugby player was killed last week, in a tragic paragliding accident, is ‘cursed’. Their suspicion comes after two more deaths occurred at the beach within 48 hours of the Scotland international player, Greig Oliver, losing his life last […]

Eskom has implemented Stage 4 load shedding immediately following increased demand and lowered generation capacity. The higher stage will be implemented until 5 am on Tuesday morning. This will be followed by Stage 2 until 2 pm with Stage 4 implemented thereafter. The pattern will then continue until further notice. “Over the past 24 hours, […]

Today the All England Lawn Tennis Club, hosts of the famous Wimbledon Championships, pledges to be diverse and inclusive. But in 1971 an 18-year-old university student, Hoosen Bobat from Durban, was excluded from achieving his dream of becoming the first black South African to play in the Wimbledon men’s junior tournament. This was due to […]

Terrifying video of the day: Golf ball hail coming down. These daily videos are unfathomable and often unexplainable – but 100% genuine – and may well leave you speechless. Video of the day: Hail the size of golf balls coming down. Golf ball hail coming down here!! 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/NSuScpLN00 — Wow Terrifying (@WowTerrifying) July 4, 2023 […]

According to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”. Aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than sugar and is one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners. It’s used particularly in “low calorie” […]

Caught on Camera finds the most fascinating real-life moments caught on camera. CCTV cameras are often associated with catching criminals and preventing theft, they have also captured some hilarious moments, weird moments, and sometimes terrifying moments. ALSO WATCH: Woman twirls with a ring of fire around her dress [Video] Watch real-life moments caught on camera below. CAUGHT ON […]

South Africa was ranked as the country with the most fatal accidents in the world in an analysis by an Australian insurance company. The analysis looked at car crash statistics from 20 countries – the findings show that men are significantly more at risk across the world. SOUTH AFRICA RECORDS LARGEST DISPARITY IN MORTALITY RATES […]

The City of Tshwane has announced that it has launched an investigation into the development of Leeuwfontein, near Mamelodi, east of Pretoria. The City says the suburb sprung up without legal subdivision of the property, rezoning or plans. The City of Tshwane has announced that it has launched an investigation into how Leeuwfontein came to […]

At least 16 people, including three children, have been tragically killed by toxic gas leaking from a cylinder at an illegal gold mining operation at a township near Boksburg, east of Joburg, in South Africa. Rescuers feared there may be up to 24 dead with searches being carried out in up to a 100-metre radius […]

While other universities have celebrated Pride month, the University of Cape Town (UCT) is preparing to host the proudly homophobic Kenyan Professor Patrick Lumumba, who is scheduled to deliver a public lecture on 24 July as part of the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) tenth anniversary celebrations. An advocate, academic and self-styled restorer of African pride, […]

The Deputy President has spoken out on Tuesday after a video of his VIP protection officers, allegedly assaulting three civilians on the Gauteng highway, went viral on social media. “The Deputy President has become aware of an unfortunate incident involving members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), who are attached to his protection detail, […]

A woman who was swept off rocks into the ocean at Sea Point yesterday afternoon, has sadly passed away. The NSRI said her family were at her side. “From all of the emergency services Condolences are conveyed to family and friends of a Sea Point mom who sadly passed away in hospital during the early […]

An unidentified woman, who is believed to have been swept off rocks by waves in Sea Point, Cape Town, is in a critical condition in hospital after being rescued by the NSRI at least 500 metres from shore. The incident happened this afternoon at Rocklands Beach. NSRI Table Bay was alerted by the City of […]

A video of a shocking incident showing South African Police Services (SAPS) VIP protection officers appearing to assault motorists in Gauteng has gone viral and led to outraged calls for a speedy and thorough investigation into the officers’ conduct. Watch the video below. AfriForum is one of many demanding the investigation be “speedy”, and claims […]

The last, relatively pristine section of Western Cape coastline between the Olifants River and the Northern Cape border is threatened by two new mining-related applications.

A “gagging order” obtained by the Moti Group against investigative news agency amaBhungane has been set aside in its entirety. The Gauteng High Court has set aside the “gagging order” brought against amaBhungane by the Moti Group. Judge Roland Sutherland said the Moti Group had abused the court process by bringing an unjustified ex parte […]

The 58-year-old man who tragically died in a paragliding accident in Sea Point, South Africa, yesterday has been identified as former Scottish rugby scrum half Greig Oliver. Greig was in SA to support his son Jack, who was due to start on the bench this week as reserve scrum-half for Ireland Under 20s. Greig had […]

A 58-year-old man from Ireland has tragically died in South Africa after two tandem paragliders collided in Sea Point this afternoon (Monday 3 July). UPDATE: The tragic victim of the paragliding accident in Sea Point has been named as a former Scotland rugby player. According to the NSRI, it appears that the accident happened in […]

A 9-year-old child was tragically washed off rocks at Sandy Bay on the Atlantic Seaboard, South Africa, yesterday afternoon (Sunday 2 July 2023). The young boy, from Hout Bay, was with friends and relatives when the tragic incident occurred, according to the NSRI. The group had gone to Sandy Bay, and while standing on a […]

Metrorail services in and around Cape Town have yet to fully recover from theft and vandalism that happened during the Covid lockdown period when trains stopped running. Already long before the pandemic, the service was crumbling. GroundUp had been documenting Metrorail’s steady demise since 2013. The Central Line, which was the busiest and served commuters from the […]

It has taken two years for an acting judge in the Cape Town Labour Court to come to the aid of a Cape wine farm worker, who was fired after she gave an interview to a Swedish journalist about her working conditions. Claudine van Wyk, a wine farm worker, was fired in October 2020 after […]

In our previous Keizer Chiefs article, the writer did not mince his words when he indicated that “football politics are too heavy to handle“… writes Godfrey Sigwela. The writer referred to Amakhosi being one example of a team likely to be trapped in those football politics. Look what had happened at Naturena. Coach Zwane was […]

The wife of former National Lotteries Commission chief operating office Philemon Letwaba has claimed under oath that her company loaned R3-million to then-sports minister Fikile Mbalula to help him buy a luxury home in the upmarket suburb of Bryanston in Johannesburg. The brother of the former chief operating officer (COO) of the Lottery is seeking […]

The latest viral video is taking the internet by storm and for different reasons. We select the scariest, most entertaining, heartwarming, unique and cringeworthy videos trending on the internet. Today’s Viral Video is about a TORNADO that hit parts of Durban on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Man sits on the back of speeding tanker [VIDEO] VIRAL VIDEO: […]

Former African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule has accused wealthy businessman Johan Rupert of being behind his expulsion from the ruling party. The party’s National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) confirmed Magashule’s expulsion from the political party on Monday, 12 June. WHY WAS ACE EXPELLED FROM THE ANC? Magashule was found guilty of bringing the party into […]