A popular radio talk show host in South Africa marketed his crypto investment scheme, promising lucrative returns. Did he know he was offering his investors pie in the sky? Carte Blanche investigates tonight, Sunday 15 May, in SA on DStv Now. If you live abroad, you can stream it overseas in most countries from Tues 17 May […]

Major roads blocked, shops and schools closed. By Bernard Chiguvare.   The town of Musina in Limpopo was shut down this week as protesters took to the streets demanding a consistent water supply. The water supply is the responsibility of the Vhembe District Municipality. Schools and shops were closed and protesters blocked streets. Police were […]

(Reuters) – Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that his $44-billion cash deal for Twitter Inc was “temporarily on hold” while he waits for the social media company to provide data on the proportion of its fake accounts. By Greg Roumeliotis and Sheila Dang. Since 2013, Twitter has downplayed the spread of fake accounts on its […]

At simultaneous press conferences around the world on Thursday (12 May), including at the Wits Planetarium at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This means we now have overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed […]

On May 12, 2022, astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team released an image of a black hole called Sagittarius A* that lies at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona, explains how the team (which included two scientists from Wits!) got this image and why […]

Over 200 people marched from Empire Road in Parktown to picket outside the Constitutional Court on Thursday, where a landmark case is being heard that will determine whether blind people in South Africa get better access to versions of published works in, for example, braille. Blind SA, represented by SECTION27 is arguing in support of […]

A film about a unique journey from Morocco to South Africa – called ‘Africa and I’ – could be in line for an Oscar, after scooping the award for Best First Feature Documentary at the 30th Anniversary Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles. PAFF is an official qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards! […]

Trevor Noah has paid tribute to his beloved grandmother Frances Noah, who passed away this week at the age of 95. He also thanked fans around the world who have sent him condolence messages, after they grew to love ‘Gogo’ through Trevor’s stories and interviews with her. (Watch an interview at the bottom of the […]

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh (51), allegedly by the Israeli Defence Force on Wednesday. The Palestinian-American correspondent was shot in the head while on assignment in Jenin, covering Israeli raids on Jenin in the occupied […]

Subway is too filthy to use, so commuters cross over the railway lines. By Tariro Washinyira. Lansdowne train station in Cape Town serves the busy Cape Flats line. But the station is filthy with garbage and rats . One subway has been used as as toilet and commuters cross the line rather than use it. […]

One of the 11 young and adventurous bull elephants that walked over 700 km from Mozambique to the Kruger National Park, has sadly had to be euthanised due to severe injury. The elephant had tried so valiantly to keep up with the rest of the herd, and was filmed limping behind Trailblazer (see video below), […]

67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day had its big Rainbow Nation Blanket of Hope reveal today at Steyn City School in Gauteng… and it sure was BIG. Thanks to just over 4,500 pieces of fabric woven with love by volunteer ‘KnitWits’ around South Africa, and donated in solidarity, the South African NGO today deployed a […]

A 228.31-carat white diamond called ‘The Rock’ – that was discovered in South Africa 20 years ago – has sold for a whopping $21.8-million at a Christies auction in Geneva, Switzerland, today (Wednesday, 11 May 2022). The Rock is the largest white diamond ever seen throughout auction market history. The white gemstone was mined and […]

The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture is reportedly on a mission to install a 100-meter giant flag to the tune of R22 million. With some joking that this is Arts Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s version of a ‘Fire Pole’ (similar to former President Jacob Zuma’s ‘fire pool’), the DA goes a little further to say […]

Yesterday was very exciting, writes Bron Kotze, owner of Mlondozi Self-catering Chalet in Malelane, near the Kruger border. After having followed the news on the Elephants Alive Facebook page, of a group of elephants that were making their way north from Mozambique (over 700kms!), I was delighted to hear yesterday morning that they had reached […]

A group of 11 elephant bulls in Southern Africa – apparently led by an elephant nicknamed Trail Blazer – have journeyed over 700km from Mozambique to reach the Kruger National Park, Trailblazer’s original home. Thanks to Trail Blazer’s tracking collar, their journey has been monitored to ensure as much safety as possible, although sadly it […]

The City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, has launched a KwaZulu-Natal disaster relief initiative in an effort to assist families in KZN affected by the recent devastating floods in that province. In a statement, the city of Ekurhuleni said the initiative followed Cabinet’s decision to declare a National State of Disaster in response to the floods, which have […]

South African filmmaker and comedian Leon Schuster has shared a moving revelation of what he witnessed in the final hours before his beloved mother, Jessica Schuster, sadly passed away on Mother’s Day, Sunday 8 May, at the age of 100. Leon said the experience reawakened a faith within him, and brought him “back to God’s […]

In a press statement, shared by the SABC, the Protea cricket team’s coach, Mark Boucher, has welcomed Cricket South Africa’s (CSA’s) decision to drop all charges against him after two key witnesses declined to testify. The full statement by Mark Boucher reads: “I welcome the decision of CSA to unreservedly withdraw all charges against me. […]

The Northern Gauteng High Court in Pretoria today rejected a leave to appeal application lodged by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) against an interdict obtained by AfriForum preventing the South African foreign affairs department from donating R50 million to Cuba. AfriForum defended Judge Neukircher’s original ruling and opposed the application on the grounds that […]

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has formally and unreservedly withdrawn all charges against Proteas coach Mark Boucher, after concluding that there is no basis to sustain any of the disciplinary charges, including charges of racism. Pholetsi Moseki, the CEO of CSA says: “CSA appreciates that it has been very difficult for Mark to deal with […]

Following the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a young learner at Highbury Preparatory School in Hillcrest, is helping make the world a better place for some of the other children in his province who were affected by the disaster. In the words of Project Hope (a KZN-based NPO that helps vulnerable children and their […]

Four massive male lions – including a white one – caused a massive traffic jam in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Watch below. It has to be the coolest traffic jam ever… as the four lions stroll down the middle of the road, heads held high with total confidence and disregard for the waiting […]

KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented Ukraine’s famous mine sniffing dog Patron, and his owner, with a medal on Sunday to recognise their dedicated service since Russia’s invasion. The pint-size Jack Russell terrier has been credited with detecting more than 200 explosives and preventing their detonation since the start of the war on Feb. […]

Now back in sunny South Africa after spending the past six days in Ukraine, DA Leader John Steenhuisen has compiled this report on the situation in Ukraine and what it means for SA: I’m speaking to you from Cape Town on a beautiful autumn morning in the Mother City, and on a day like this […]