The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting president a second term. President Donald Trump’s tenure lasted just four years, but in that time he dragged policy on an array of key issues in a dramatic new direction. Joe Biden’s victory, confirmed by the Associated […]

South Africans have been excited to discover that through Melissa Cohen Biden they may have a close link to the White House if Joe Biden wins the US Election (as has been projected). It turns out Melissa Cohen is Joe’s daughter-in-law, wife of his son Hunter, and a South African expat from Johannesburg. The 33-year-old, […]

Yet another Free State farmer has died this week in South Africa, after being shot in August.  He joins a painfully long list of farm attack victims in South Africa, particularly in the Free State where unconfirmed figures show there have been at least 10 farm attacks in the province in less than six weeks. […]

Messages of congratulations have been sent from leaders around the world to Joe Biden, following the announcement by most reputable media houses that the counted votes so far project that Biden has won the US election. Although Donald Trump says the election is far from over and has declared that he is the winner, it […]

In response to projections that Joe Biden has won the US Presidential election, President Donald Trump has issued the following statement, with allegations of fraudulent votes being counted although he has as of yet provided no evidence: “We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media […]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has won enough votes in Pennyslvania for a recount in the state to not be required and therefore – according to projections by several reputable news sources (including Reuters, BBC, ABC, NBC and AP) – the 77-year-old has beaten current President Donald Trump (74) to win the US election. “Biden […]

The now famous chacma baboon Kataza, who made headlines after he was controversially removed from his troupe in Kommetjie, Cape Town, is to be returned home after the city was taken to court by a concerned citizen, Ryno Engelbrecht. The relocation of the male baboon in late August caused a huge outcry and locals started […]

As the countdown continues for the Metrorail divisions in the Western Cape and Gauteng to roll out the new commuter trains, the blue EMUs, the latest few sets have passed through Kimberley and Matjiesfontein – an unusual sight, because only long-distance trains usually pass here – on its way from the factory in Gauteng to […]

This week Carte Blanche investigates how a fake advocate was allowed to masquerade as a member of the legal profession for many years, expropriation without compensation and much more. You can watch the show on Sunday 8 November in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from Tues 10 November […]

Kimi Makwetu, the highly respected auditor general of South Africa who ends his term on 30 November, was today appointed to the United Nations’ Independent Audit Advisory Committee, the IAAC, during its 5th Committee elections. Members of the IAAC are appointed in their personal capacity on the basis of broad geographical representation, and are independent […]

The newly elected Democratic Alliance mayor of Tshwane has made a tough inaugural speech, saying that seven months of chaos in the city have depleted services to the public, which would be the priority in future, and that catering for staff would be terminated while conferences and overseas travel would be cut drastically. Randall Williams, […]

US Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has overtaken current President Donald Trump during vote counting in Pennsylvania… and should he win the state (there’s still 2% of votes to count), he would have enough votes to win the US presidency. However, as Trump’s campaign has pointed out, the counting is not yet over. Biden’s current overall […]

The heartbroken girlfriend of Eddie Hills, who was brutally attacked on his father’s Hennenman farm in the early hours of Friday morning 6 November, has taken to social media to plead for prayers for Eddie’s recovery. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), Eddie was stabbed in the back during the attack on Zwartpan […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it has launched a manhunt following an attack on Zwartpan (Swartpan) farm outside Hennenman in the Free State… in which a popular local farmer was fatally shot, and his son knifed and seriously injured. The attack on 56-year-old Pieter Hills and his 26-year-old son Eddie is believed to […]

Patricia Anne MacDonald got a surprise during Lockdown when, at around 2.30am one night in July, she realised that the sound of creaking trees and branches breaking at her home in Cape Vidal, South Africa, was not the wind! It was elephant! “I must admit,” she told SAPeople. “It was quite scary at the time. […]

The South African Department of Health has urged communities affected by malaria, as well as travellers to malaria endemic areas, to take the necessary precautions to prevent contracting the disease, and to seek treatment when they experience signs and symptoms. The department made the call as South Africa joins the Southern African Development Community in […]

In some parts of Johannesburg residents have been without power for more than 72 hours, mostly because the city’s electricity unit, City Power, has been “dithering” over tenders and contracts for more than 18 months, some of them tainted by alleged fraud, according to Nicole van Dyk of the Democratic Alliance. In May 2019 the […]

South Africa’s High Commissioner to the UK, Nomatemba Tambo, has reassured concerned South Africans in the UK that the appointment system will remain in place during Lockdown, despite the SAHC’s earlier pinned post on Facebook announcing the Embassy’s closure for the UK’s second lockdown, and that all appointment services were to be closed. Ms Tambo […]

Incredible CCTV footage shows a speeding car hitting a roundabout and flying over ONE HUNDRED FEET through the air before crashing into a chapel wall in  Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It’s estimated that the hapless driver soared FIFTEEN FEET up into the air, taking off in a shower of sparks […]

On Tuesday the SA Weather Service predicted that a fresh fall of thunder showers and rain would occur over much of southern Africa in the coming days – and today saw it come true. From Bela Bela to Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn to farmland in the Free State recently burnt by protesters, it has been a […]

Almost sixty percent of the fires on Table Mountain National Park in the past year – including the fire this past weekend above Deer Park – have been caused by vagrants, according to information provided by TMNP. UPDATE 18 April 2021: Huge fire on Table Mountain, heading to UCT (University of Cape Town). In response […]

The infamous former chairman of South African Airways, Dudu Myeni, continued her second day before the Zondo Inquiry into state capture, and after spending most of yesterday refusing to answer questions in case she incriminate herself, she today caused an uproar by identifying a whistleblower after she had been instructed not to. Evidence leader Kate […]

The Green Scorpions have ordered the City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in the Milnerton Lagoon, following continued failures at the Potsdam Waste Water Treatment Works. The Green Scorpions have ordered the City of Cape Town to sort out the pollution of Milnerton Lagoon. This follows two earlier warnings. The City has appealed […]

Just over two weeks since Pretoria father Wayne Giles was shot by armed robbers outside a restaurant in Gauteng, because he wouldn’t give them his cellphone, he has sent this heartfelt message to friends, family and strangers – both in SA and South African expats abroad – who rallied together to help a man described […]

The South African High Commission (SAHC) in the UK, one of the busiest SA foreign missions in the world, has announced its decision to close until further notice, due to the latest UK Lockdown which began today. This is sure to compound the already shocking delays that South Africans living and working in the UK […]