The rail agency’s policy dictates that employees should retire at 63. Zolani Matthews is 64… By James Stent PRASA’s new Group CEO is too old to take up the post. This is according to the rail agency’s own policy which states employees should retire at 63. PRASA’s lack of permanent leadership was identified by the […]

It was war time for some monkeys in La Lucia, Durban, last week. Patricia Read captured the passionate turf war on video, with monkeys from two different troops running at each other, fighting, jumping off the roof for the surprise element (and running to the bushes for cover!). Both gangs were intent on making the […]

“With many motorists already refusing to pay e-toll, allegations of rampant corruption around the tender process don’t exactly inspire compliance. Gauteng government faces an uphill battle should it wish to keep the controversial toll system alive,” says Carte Blanche presenter Macfarlane Moleli, who this week investigates what will become of the controversial e-toll system. You […]

“I went to the World of Birds in Hout Bay recently. It was such an amazing experience. Word on the street is that the place needs help, so I went to check it out for myself,” says chef, photographer and SA expat Bruce Marais, who is currently in South Africa on holiday. “From what I […]

The DA has today launched a national online petition to object against the gazetted name changes of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha, and Uitenhage to Kariega. “There is a distinct lack of transparency on how the ANC government and the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, arrived at approving these names,” said MP Andrew […]

The media and the public have been barred from hearing the evidence of palliative care doctor, Suzanne Walter, who is seeking to change the law in South Africa to legalise euthansia. This is to protect the confidentiality of patients. Judge Neels Claassen is sitting on commission hearing the evidence ahead of a trial, expected to […]

Today marks exactly a year to the day that South Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case. On 5 March 2020, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, announced the news of a 38-year-old COVID-19 patient from KwaZulu-Natal. The man tested positive after a ski trip in Italy with his wife and eight others, sending shock waves through […]

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been directed by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) to apologise unconditionally for “becoming involved in political controversy” through statements he made during an online webinar hosted by The Jerusalem Post in June 2020 and later at a prayer meeting. The ruling came after three organisations, Africa 4 Palestine, SA Boycott Disinvestments and […]

A 33-year-old suspect has been convicted and sentenced in South Africa for the murders of popular KwaZulu-Natal couple, Glen and Vida Rafferty, who will killed at their Normandien Farm on 30 August 2020. KZN’s Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Thulani Gonya, welcomed the sentencing of Sizwe Tell Zwane Schaba (33). “We wish to commend the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen health care workers from a variety of disciplines and expertise come together to provide an integrated response to a rapidly evolving environment. Dr Sanushka Moodley, a consultant psychiatrist at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand, is one of South Africa’s many phenomenal health care workers […]

Police in South Africa have pounced on hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines this week, following a global alert issued by INTERPOL warning vaccines would be a prime target for criminal networks. South African authorities seized 400 ampoules during an operation – equivalent to around 2 400 doses – containing the fake vaccine at a warehouse […]

We are devastated to report the passing away of well known South African journalist Karima Brown, who died from Covid-19 related complications in the early hours of this morning. She was 54. Her family said that in accordance with Islamic rites, she will be laid to rest in a private burial in Johannesburg later today […]

Yesterday – Wednesday, 3 March 2021 – an unknown number of juvenile Nile crocodiles escaped from a legal breeding facility outside of Bonnievale in the Western Cape of South Africa, and although some have been recaptured it’s not known how many are still on the loose! In a message on social media, Cape Nature says […]

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says the names of the Home Affairs officials, who helped the Bushiris with their travel documents to escape South Africa, are known by the department. Responding to oral questions during a hybrid sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Motsoaledi said the identities of the officials will, however, not […]

Two South African laboratories have used different tests to show that antibodies against the variant of the Covid-19 virus known as 501Y.V2, which dominated the second wave of infections in the country, are effective against the original version of the Covid-19 virus. This means that if a vaccine is designed to target 501Y.V2, it will […]

M-Net has acquired ‘CBS Presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry’. South Africans will be able to watch the highly anticipated interview on Monday 8 March at 19h30 on the M-Net DStv channel 101. In the show famous talk show host and billionaire Oprah Winfrey sits down with Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess […]

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs will, from Thursday, once again offer several services that were temporarily suspended in January 2021, Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced. In an address to the media today, Dr Motsoaledi said this was made possible by the country moving to Lockdown Level 1. The citizenship service, however, […]

Millions of rands from a Lottery grant to build an old age home in Mpumalanga were used to pay for a luxury home on a sprawling estate in North West Province, which was purchased by a company belonging to a board member of the NLC. R5 million was paid towards a house for William Huma, […]

Qatar Airways has been voted Best Airline in the World, acknowledged for its performance during the pandemic,  by tens of thousands of airline travellers on eDreams, one of Europe’s largest online travel agents. The accolade drew on feedback from over 61,000 customers across 667 airlines who rated every aspect of an airline trip from the […]

A case of child abuse and neglect has been officially opened, at the Mehlomnyama police station in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), against the parents of a seven-year-old boy who was badly assaulted by his 17-year-old stepbrother. KZN Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has opened the case after shocking pictures went viral on social media, showing the young […]

The Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo has reiterated Gauteng’s standpoint to reject e-tolls. According to Mamabolo, the province reaffirms its long-standing position of the provincial government and its opposition to the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), known as the e-tolls system. E-tolls were implemented in 2013 as a method […]

Lebohang Ngake from Botshabelo in the Free State has received raving reviews for a video he created introducing the popular TANKS coding game in a fun, creative way. “We know that our target audience is learners, and therefore we are extremely excited with the video Lebohang created,” says Prof Jean Greyling from Nelson Mandela University, […]

The price of petrol is set to increase by 65 cents a litre as of Wednesday, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) said. In a statement on Tuesday, the DMRE said the prices of 93 (ULP and LRP) and 95 (ULP and LRP) will rise by 65 cents a litre. A litre of […]

A talented and largely South African team, headed by Capetonian Chef Jean Delport, has retained its Michelin star at Restaurant Interlude in the UK, for the second year in a row! SAPeople spoke to Jean about the move, his awesome team and how much he still misses SA… The restaurant – in Horsham, just an […]

The South African government has admitted under oath that there is no legal restriction on the private sector purchasing Covid-19 vaccines, according to AfriForum and Solidarity. “The state has a history of failure. The SAA has fallen, Eskom turned off our lights, municipalities are bankrupt, and Denel cannot pay their employees’ salaries. The government does […]