Ndifuna Ukwazi says City by-laws cannot be allowed to trump constitutional rights… By Marecia Damons   On 23 August the City of Cape Town demolished a tent camp near the Green Point Tennis Club leaving more than 20 people without shelter. Ndifuna Ukwazi took the matter to court arguing that the City had in the […]

A video compilation of South African comedian Trevor Noah doing various accent has gone viral. Watch below as Trevor muses on French raps, imagines Donald Trump speaking Arabic, recalls speaking to emergency operators in South Africa and nails the Aussie accent (apart from slipping into a Kiwi accent for a few of the words). Australian […]

The South African government says it has noted with great concern the ongoing political and security situation in the Republic of Guinea, in Western Africa, following an apparent coup d’etat staged by the military at the weekend. In a statement issued by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), the South African Government called […]

The Northern Cape Department of Education has raised concern about the amount of learning losses as new COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the province’s schools. At least 1 272 cases of the virus have been reported since 23 August to date with several schools closed and learning delayed in the province. In a statement, […]

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has called for a thorough investigation into the horrific crash that claimed 12 lives on the R612 between Highflats and Ixopo. The accident involving three trucks, a bakkie and a mini-bus taxi, happened last Thursday when a minibus taxi collided with a tipper-truck. The majority of the victims were women, who […]

The granting of medical parole to former president Jacob Zuma by the Department of Correctional Services is “entirely unlawful and makes a mockery of the Correctional Matters Amendment Act of 2011”, according to opposition leader John Steenhuisen. In a statement on Sunday night, the DA Leader pointed out that following the debacle around the granting […]

Former President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma has been placed on medical parole, the South African Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirmed on Sunday afternoon. The decision was made after the Department viewed Zuma’s medical report, and is based on the former SA leader having an “illness” that “severely limits” his daily activity or self care. For […]

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that it will be a third party in the appeal matter between 800m runner Caster Semenya and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court which will be heard at the European Court of Human Rights. Semenya is seeking to overturn a ruling by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court […]

More than ever, in this age of Covid-19 and the wearing of face masks, the eyes have become the window to the soul. And standing there in the mixed zone inside the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, at 9:30pm last Saturday night, was Johan Snyders. The compulsory mask hid most of his face. But not the eyes. […]

In what has been hailed as a landmark case, the Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of a rape survivor, saying the man she outed as her rapist on social media five years ago had no legal right to silence her. In 2016 June Dolley-Major wrote a Facebook post in which she claimed […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – South African Lloyd Harris reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time on Saturday, with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over Canadian world number 10 Denis Shapovalov at the U.S. Open. A jubilant Tennis South Africa said: “The dream run continues for Harris in New York! ✌” […]

Louzanne Coetzee applied the finishing touches to Team SA’s campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics when she surged to the bronze medal in the women’s marathon (T12) on a cool and overcast morning in the Japanese capital… writes GARY LEMKE in Tokyo. Coetzee (28) had earlier in the Games won the silver medal in the […]

Tissue donation is an essential component in the work that surgeons and healthcare professionals do to improve the quality of life of their patients. Human tissue – including bone, skin, heart valves and corneas – is used in a number of surgical applications. It can save patients with severe burns, repair torn ligaments and tendons, […]

Rodwell Nkomazana’s face was mauled by a hyena near his home, while he was sleeping at a church gathering in Harare, Zimbabwe, in May. The future looked grim, but thanks to the kindness of strangers – from donors and supporters to medical experts in South Africa who’ve worked pro bono – the little boy, who […]

South Africans on social media have been thrilled with the news that Swedish pop group ABBA yesterday announced that they will be dropping Voyage, their ninth album on 5 November. The legendary band – comprised of Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – delighted fans on Thursday with the revelation that they […]

South Africa’s Constitutional Court today dismissed the application from the IEC (Electoral Commission) to postpone SA’s local elections… although the date may be changed up to 1 November. In order to allow for registration to reopen, the Constitutional Court declared the proclamation of the current election date, 27 October, by Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs […]

Three rhino poachers were yesterday sentenced to 105 years in prison by the Skukuza Regional Court, for rhino poaching and related offences. The South African National Parks (SANParks) today, 3 September, welcomed the sentencing. The three poachers were arrested in 2017 after killing three rhinos in Marula (southern) section of the Kruger National Park. SANParks […]

Climate activists have mobilised their resistance to the financing of fossil fuels in South Africa by handing over a formal petition to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), ABSA and Investec. The hand-over by 350Africa.org took place yesterday, 2 September. The petition, signed by over 1000 people, calls on these financial institutions to publicly […]

As anticipated, Ntando Mahlangu has done it again – scooping yet another fabulous Gold Medal for South Africa on Friday, 3 Sep, at the Tokyo Paralympics in Japan. Last week Mahlangu won Gold in the long jump AND broke a World Record. Mahlangu won the Men’s 200m (T61) final at the Olympic Stadium. With his […]

Nature’s most important ‘clean-up crew’ – vultures – are on the brink of localised extinction in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. After recent vulture nest surveys across the province, conservation organisations Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Wildlife ACT said they can confirm the localised extinction of breeding White-Headed Vultures; and have found an alarming reduction in nesting […]

At least one registered South African remains in Afghanistan, while 35 have been evacuated, according to the SA Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). This Sunday, SA current affairs show Carte Blanche follows the harrowing escape of one of those 35 South Africans. “Working in security, alongside thousands of westerners and Afghan civilians, South […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) today announced an exciting new venture – a brand new national park in the mountains of the Eastern Cape Grasslands that has potential for adventure and cultural tourism all year round. SANParks said in a statement that the new high-altitude national park is being established just south of the Lesotho […]

The South African government says it is not able to accommodate citizens of Afghanistan seeking refuge in the country. The Middle Eastern country has been facing violence and instability, culminating in a mass exodus of Afghan citizens looking for safer regions to live in, with the United Nations Refugee Agency estimating that at least half […]

South African tennis player Kevin Anderson has unfortunately been knocked out of the US Open in what was a challenging match with Tropical Storm Ida disrupting play. The remnants of Hurricane Ida hit New York City region Wednesday evening with heavy rains that caused massive flooding and halted subway service. And, despite having a retractable […]

South Africa will join central banks in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia to conduct a cross border payments trial, using different central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to assess if this allows transactions to be settled more cheaply and easily, the banks said on Thursday… writes Alun John. Many governments and central banks around the world are […]