In his capacity as African Union Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Nigerian government to desist from the use of violence and respect human rights and the rule of law amid the #EndSARS protests. Meanwhile in the USA, South African expat and comedian Trevor Noah has briefly explained what has been going on […]

A brazen ‘Rolex’ robbery took place yesterday at a Turkish restaurant in Sunninghill Village shopping centre, in Sandton, Johannesburg. In a video which has gone viral in South Africa, at least two suspects can be seen, pointing their guns at a table of six diners. One suspect, dressed in dark clothes, can be seen jumping […]

A family man was shot and sustained serious injuries in an attempted robbery at The Village restaurant in Hazelwood in Pretoria, South Africa, around midday on Sunday 18 October 2020. Update (Sun 25 Oct): Pretoria man, Wayne Giles, shot for his cellphone, wakes up!  Two suspects allegedly tried to rob the victim, Wayne Gary Giles, […]

PRETORIA – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) has arrested four former senior state officials on Thursday morning for alleged tender irregularities committed at the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH), in 2007, Haws announced in a statement today. The long-drawn-out case by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation emanates from February 2007, when the State […]

The cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is now 708 359, with 85 more COVID-19 related deaths reported. In the last 24 hours, 2 055 new cases were reported. Of the 85 deaths reported, eight occurred in the past 48 hours. The 85 deaths bring the national COVID-19 death toll to 18 741. “We extend […]

The DA in the Free State, South Africa, has requested that the Premier declare the fire-swept areas a State of Disaster, in order to facilitate the allocation of vital resources. The veld fires this week ravaged about 100,000 hectares around and between the towns of Dealesville, Boshoff, Hertzogville, Hoopstad and Bultfontein… destroying livestock, game, grazing, […]

Farmers, farmworkers and their families have been left heartbroken in the Hertzogville area in the Free State, South Africa, where huge fires have destroyed fields and killed several hundred animals. The fire was possibly started by the flames of burning tyres lit by service protesters. SA Agri Initiative (Saai), an organisation that represents the interests […]

Thirty-one students from Fort Hare University’s East London campus in South Africa have tested positive for COVID-19, apparently following a night out partying… similar to the recent ‘super-spreader’ incident in Cape Town where 89 tested Covid-19 positive following a gathering, which included several matric students, at the Tin Roof in Claremont. According to a joint […]

The constantly cash-strapped and facing bankruptcy South African Broadcasting Corporation now wants people to pay TV license fees not only if you don’t watch their television programmes but also even if you watch streaming services like Netflix on your laptop. In a presentation to the parliamentary portfolio committee for communications, the deputy minister of communications […]

The Malawian pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary were two of four suspects who have been arrested for their alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth R102 million. It was reported late today that Mary Bushiri was arrested first and then her husband, after trying to evade the Hawks, handed himself in to […]

South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize and his wife, Dr May Mkhize, have both tested positive for COVID-19. The couple did their COVID19 tests on Saturday after the Minister started showing mild symptoms. “I was feeling abnormally exhausted and as the day progressed, I started losing my appetite. My wife had a cough, […]

A well-known midwife in Gauteng, who runs her own private birthing home in the South African province, has allegedly been administering drugs to induce and speed up labour without her clients’ consent. Tonight Carte Blanche investigates this and more. Infant Deaths, Brain Damage and a Popular Midwife She was a popular pick for expectant parents […]

Three robbery suspects were fatally wounded in Marlboro on Wednesday in a shootout with members of the Hawks’ Tactical Operational Management Section and Gauteng Traffic Police’s Saturation unit, assisted by security companies. According to police, the joint team received intelligence about a suspicious vehicle which was going to be used in an armed robbery. Police […]

The South African police in the province of Mpumalanga have launched a manhunt following the discovery of an 80-year-old woman’s body at Pankop near Mmamethlake on Monday, 12 October 2020. According to the South African Police Service, their preliminary investigation suggests the woman was living with her 10-year-old grandson and a caregiver who is believed […]

Members of Parliament have heard how R44.4 million was channelled from Eskom’s contractors, through sub-contracted companies, to four Eskom officials in a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe, which has led to four arrests. Briefing the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday, the SIU told MPs that suspicious payments by four contractors were […]

Environmental activists of the Umbilo River Community are calling on the eThekwini Municipality to take urgent action to improve the water quality of the Umbilo River. They say recent tests have shown very high amounts of E. coli bacteria, some strains of which can be harmful to people relying on the river. The group is […]

The outcome of a Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) hearing on Friday could determine whether dozens of former Dippin Blu Racing horse groomers in Port Elizabeth can claim for unemployment benefits. On Friday former horse grooms from Dippin Blu Racing head to the CCMA. If they can show they were fired they will […]

The National Traffic Police (NTP) has shut down a Pretoria company that is allegedly producing fraudulent vehicle licence discs. This comes after the traffic police’s specialised unit, the Falcons, conducted a raid on the premises of the company in Kameeldrift on Tuesday morning. This after two trucks were found to have false vehicle licence discs […]

EFF Leader Julius Malema has announced that the Economic Freedom Fighters will be in Senekal in the Free State on Friday, where two suspects are due to appear in court charged with the murder of young farm manager Brendin Horner… and where a peaceful protest is planned against farm murders and violence. Addressing a crowd […]

A peaceful protest is planned against farm murders and violence on Friday 16 October, in Senekal in the Free State, South Africa… where last week an angry crowd of farmers stormed the Senekal court holding cells when two suspects appeared in connection with the brutal murder of young farm manager Brendin Horner. Later a police […]

Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd (Shoprite) has agreed to stop enforcing exclusivity provisions in its long-term exclusive lease agreements with its landlords against small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and speciality and limited line stores. This is according to a consent agreement between the Competition Commission (the Commission) and Shoprite. “In effect, this agreement stops Shoprite […]

South Africans across the land have expressed shock and sadness at the passing of Dr Vuyokazi Mahlati (55), an agricultural group leader who was also the chairperson of the Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture. President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the late Dr Vuyo Mahlati as a land reform champion and a tireless advocate […]

Thanks to the heroes from Shark Spotters, a “humungous” amount of washed ashore fishing gear – which poses a threat to marine life – has been removed from Fishermen’s beach near Simonstown in South Africa. Western Cape photographer Robyn Gwilt was there to capture these photos… Robyn told SAPeople: “My husband and I saw the […]

LIMPOPO – The Police in Ritavi outside Tzaneen, South Africa, have opened two counts of murder and Inquest after a 51-year-old man and his two daughters – aged 9 and 13 –  tragically burned to death in their house in Nkowankowa Township this morning at about 07h00. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), […]

An experiment by the Fire Engineering Research Unit at Stellenbosch University (FireSUN) has shown how rapidly fires can spread in informal settlements even under light wind conditions. Twenty shacks were ignited in five minutes. In an experiment to see how quickly fires spread in informal settlements, 20 shacks ignited in five minutes. After 16 minutes […]