Less than a week after an ANC delegation of 10 people hitched a ride on a Defence Force aircraft flying to Zimbabwe to hold unofficial talks with government officials there, and later said they would pay for its use, the Democratic Alliance is to lay criminal charges against them for abusing a state aircraft and […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19h00 tonight on developments in the country’s risk-adjusted response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many South Africans, fed up with the long lockdown, are hoping that Ramaphosa will announce a move from Lockdown Level 2 to Level 1, and that some international travel will be permitted. […]

Social media viewers around the world are falling in love with Sakhile Dube’s voice. Sakhile – a safari guide from St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa – can be seen (and heard) demonstrating how the click sounds are pronounced in the Zulu language. His wonderful smile, welcoming viewers to iSimangaliso, and his smooth voice […]

Thirty international artists and photographers today launched a campaign to raise awareness and funds for the endangered African Painted Dog, also known as the African Wild Dog and the Painted Wolf, whose numbers have in the last century gone from half a million to under 7,000. The artwork at ‘LYCAON – Artists for Painted Dogs’ […]

2020/09/15 A search and seizure operation was conducted today at 15 properties out the 18 in Durban and surrounding areas of various officials from eThekwini Municipality Water and Sanitation Unit and service providers, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering amounting to R700 million. In June, the National Clean […]

After 18 months of construction, the Nelson Mandela Square, a park in the southern German city of  Nuremberg, was officially opened today. The park was planted with 70 new trees, and has a spacious lawn, bicycle paths, parking lots and Nuremberg’s first bicycle parking garage. The mayor Marcus König and the South African consul general, […]

Five suspects have been arrested for tampering with essential infrastructure in the rail environment. The outrageous train looting in South Africa was recently exposed by Carte Blanche in a deep undercover investigation going inside some of PRASA’s railway stations where thieves have been stripping every piece of copper and steel they can find. Bit by […]

More than 700 residents in Khwanyana village, about 40km outside Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, share just two 5,000-litre water tanks. According to the ward councillor, as well as residents, the tanks are filled irregularly, sometimes once every two weeks, which comes to just over one litre of municipal water […]

The 2020 annual SA Agulhas II relief voyage to Gough Island will depart on Thursday under strict COVID-19 health protocols, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has announced. Gough Island, some 2 600km south-west of Cape Town, is very strategic for South Africa’s weather observations and forecasting. The weather data collected at Gough and […]

The State Security Agency says it has noted reports about an alleged plot to assassinate the United States (US) Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Lana Marks. “The agency has noted the rising public interest on the matter and would like to assure all South African citizens and interested parties that the matter is receiving the […]

Singing on the Last Night of the Proms, aka the BBC Proms, the summer festival of orchestral highlights, two days ago, South Africa’s fantastic opera singer Golda Schultz gave a moving rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Carousel.” Watch (and listen to) Golda Schultz sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” […]

The United Kingdom today became the first international partner to contribute to South Africa’s Solidarity Fund, with a donation of R50 million. “Proud to become the first international partner to contribute to S Africa’s Solidarity Fund; a transparent, accountable, public-private collaboration, directing support to those hardest hit by coronavirus, especially women,” tweeted the UK’s High […]

“His name was Zwelenkosi Zulu. He was axed and burnt in Eshowe … for being a part of the (LGBTQ community). How many more homophobic murders?” These were words on Twitter about #Zwe, who was, according to the Democratic Alliance’s Sakhile Mngadi, “allegedly hacked in his own house, left unconscious and the house was then […]

The statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa today praising the work of the media is a sea change from the days of his predecessor Jacob Zuma and his support of the Gupta ANN7 network and New Age newspaper and the vilification of Jacques Pauw, author of “The President’s Keepers,” among other low points. Countries with strong […]

South Africa recorded its lowest single-day death toll on Sunday in over four months, while the number of COVID-19 cases rose by 1 579. The recovery rate is almost 90 percent. The 20 deaths recorded on Sunday is the lowest number since 23 May, when 10 people succumbed to the disease. According to the latest […]

Eskom says it is pleased to note that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has concurred with the ministerial determination for the procurement of 11 813MW of electricity generation infrastructure, as issued by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in February 2020. This is part of the power infrastructure to be procured […]

Kruger National Park (KNP) management has confirmed that a fire broke out from the restaurant kitchen at Berg en Dal Rest Camp today, Monday 14 September 2020, at around 10h00. The fire has since been extinguished. South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement on Monday afternoon: “The contractor team who are refurbishing the […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured the late human rights lawyer and social activist, Advocate George Bizos, by declaring a Special Official Funeral Category 1 for him. President Ramaphosa authorised that the national flag be flown at half-mast at every flag station in the country from Saturday, 12 September, until the evening of the Special Official […]

Two male suspects will appear in court on Tuesday, in connection with the brutal murders of Ocean Basket franchise owner Lizette Deacon (55) and her mother Hettie (70) whose bodies were found with several stab wounds, in their abandoned vehicle, near Polokwane in the Limpopo Province. The Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General […]

South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, says “today, we cautiously but optimistically breathe a sigh of relief as we continue to see our detected cases, hospital admissions, deaths and even excess deaths declining”. South Africa’s recovery rate is now almost at 90% and the country’s mortality rate has remained stable at around 2%, Dr […]

Detectives from Temba South African Police Service (SAPS) have made a  breakthrough in the murder of a 23-year old woman by securing the arrest of a suspect – her ex-boyfriend. The woman was tragically murdered on 10 September 2020 in Temba in Tshwane. Gauteng Commissioner of police, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela says he welcomes the […]

Gentle giant, George Bizos who passed away earlier this week was a passionate human rights advocate, life long friend and legal representative for Nelson Mandela. He leaves behind a lasting legacy and will be remembered as someone who contributed immensely to South Africa’s democracy. Watch this and more on Carte Blanche this Sunday. You can […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to furnish him – within 48 hours – with a detailed report on the circumstances that led to her sharing a flight to Harare with a senior delegation of African National Congress leadership. A public outcry quickly grew on Wednesday after ANC […]

For all those people who hate the way taxi drivers behave on the road, the way they disobey traffic lights, go the wrong way down one-way streets, overcrowd, drive abysmally and disrespect even their own passengers, now is the time to have your say. Today saw the launch of a public platform, the National Taxi […]

South Africa is making its best wines ever, according to British journalist and wine master Tim Atkin, who managed to put together his latest report during the pandemic and gave two wines a perfect score of 100 points. “Rather than just a few individuals, what we have now is a constellation shining bright above us […]