The South African government has welcomed Moody’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘Ba2’ and revise the outlook to stable from negative. The National Treasury on Friday said according to Moody’s, the key driver behind the decision to change the outlook to stable is the improved fiscal […]

Operating hours at Home Affairs offices will extend to 18:30 this evening, after the department’s systems went offline nationwide on Friday. “The Department of Home Affairs wishes to inform members of the public that services at the department have been restored. The department and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) have been able to fix […]

South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza says the SA government has reached an agreement with Maputo that will see South Africa getting a supply of gas from Mozambique. “Discussions between our Minister here of Mineral Resources [and Energy] and Mozambique are quite advanced in terms of gas that we should transport from Mozambique to the […]

A Carte Blanche crew from South Africa has been extracted from Odesa, in Ukraine, after the port city was hit by several Russian missiles and/or rockets early Sunday morning. Carte Blanche confirmed that the show’s producer, Anina Peens, was in Odesa at the time. Along with footage of the sky being lit up by explosions, […]

A month ago, Ashley Oosthuizen from George, South Africa, turned 23…. celebrating her birthday for the second year running in a Thai prison, for a crime she allegedly had nothing to do with. According to people who worked with her, she was given a life sentence after being made to sign her name on a […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa “stared into the heart of darkness” during the height of the July 2021 unrest. The President was giving his opening statement at the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 unrest that unfolded in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces (after protests, sparked by the […]

Tom Cruise – who is currently scouting for Mission Impossible locations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – is to be honoured at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival next month for his lifetime achievements. The 59-year-old Hollywood star will be in attendance at the famous film festival in the south of France on May 18, 2022, for […]

Cape Town, South Africa, has become the second city on the African continent to welcome the luxurious 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. (United Airlines has been flying its Dreamliner plane from New York to Johannesburg since June last year.) The introduction of luxurious Dreamliner aircraft flights between Cape Town and Istanbul began today, 1 April 2022. Cape […]

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality says the project is in line with its plan to change illegal dumping sites into parks and outdoor gyms. By Thamsanqa Mbovane. Two unemployed women from KwaNobuhle township in Kariega spent a month transforming vacant land littered with piles of rubbish into a neat netball field for young girls from the community. […]

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled a proposal that will see the fuel levy being reduced by R1.50 cents per litre. Making a statement to a sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday, Godongwana said the temporary fuel levy cut will come into effect on Wednesday next week, and will remain in effect until the […]

Owner wanted a wooden deck to provide people with “an area to sunbathe without getting covered in sea sand”… By Liezl Human.   After photos circulated that construction was taking place at the Kalk Bay Tidal Pools that surround the landmark Brass Bell restaurant, the City of Cape Town and the National Department of Forestry, […]

‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in the UK is set to sign its youngest ever partnered professional dancer – none other than 21-year-old South African dancer Cameron Lombard! Bosses on the hit BBC dance show are lining up Cameron to replace Aljaz Skorjanec, who announced that he was leaving the programme earlier this week. Cameron joined the Strictly […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced Sehlahle Fannie Masemola (58) as the new National Police Commissioner. Masemola carries the baton from General Khehla Sitole, who vacated the position on Thursday after reaching mutual consent with the President in February. Making the announcement during an address to the nation on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said he believes Masemola […]

Shopkeepers pulled down their metal shutters and foreign staff stayed out of sight as hundreds marched through Hillbrow in Johannesburg, demanding that migrants leave and that their jobs go to South Africans. The march through dilapidated Hillbrow, where many African migrants live, was organised by Operation Dudula, a vigilante group whose activities have raised fears […]

African penguins, whose populations have rapidly decline over the last century, may go extinct in the next few decades, according to experts in South Africa. Listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN), the African penguin population has been plummeting due to multiple human factors, from industrial fishing to fuel spills. […]

“They’ll be digging for gold in our backyards if something is not done”… By Kimberly Mutandiro. Residents of Benoni are collecting signatures to petition government to stop illegal miners from operating near their homes. So far 10,914 of the targeted 20,000 people have signed, they say. Some residents say their homes shake as a result […]

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting due to a health condition which is impacting his cognitive abilities, according to his family. The 67-year-old Die Hard star has been diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate. It is often the result of a stroke. According to UCLA’s […]

Four tree species have been added to the list of Protected Trees in South Africa. The four species added to the list are the Red and Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri, an African hardwood that’s used for making billiard cues, knife handles and other products), the Jackal Berry (Diospyros mespiliformis), Manketti (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and the Umtiza […]

Unemployment in South Africa grew by 0.4 of a percentage point to reach 35.3% in the final quarter (Q4) of 2021, Statistics South Africa has revealed. This is the highest since the start of the QLFS (Quarterly Labour Force Survey) in 2008. Releasing the QLFS statistics on Tuesday, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said Q4 of 2021 […]

South Africa’s COGTA Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has announced that the country’s National State of Disaster – which had been extended to mid-April, will likely be lifted next week, probably before 5 April. The State of Disaster has been in place for two years. Dlamini-Zuma has invited the public to comment over the next 48 hours […]

The proceedings in the bail application of two men accused of the brutal murder of Terence Tegg, and the attempted murder of JJ Cassanga, has today been postponed to Thursday (31 March). Tegg, a KZN father for two boys and ex-recce, was contracted as a security official by PPS Security to protect Clover’s Clayville operation […]

The Western Cape High Court has granted an urgent interim relief against the South African government’s controversial trophy hunting quota decision, which was announced in February. This means that no animal can be hunted until the matter is resolved. The High Court granted the interim relief on Friday afternoon, pending the judgment of the interim […]

American actor Will Smith has apologised for his “unacceptable and inexcusable” behaviour on Sunday night at the Academy Awards, after he slapped comedian Chris Rock for joking about his wife Jada’s hair. Referencing Jada’s shaved head, Chris joked that he was looking forward to the next instalment of GI Jane. While 52-year-old Will was caught […]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – South Africa pulled off a thrilling victory over India on Sunday (27 March) in the quarter-finals on the country’s march to the Women’s World Cup semi-finals in New Zealand!! Laura Wolvaardt (80) and Lara Goodall (49) led South Africa’s chase but it was Mignon du Preez’s unbeaten 52 that secured their three-wicket […]

Hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, FOREIGNER will be touring South Africa in October 2022, performing in Gauteng and the Western Cape. With 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable […]