As the tourism sector across South Africa continues to be devastated by the lockdown, the Western Cape government has launched a R5 million fund to support new or existing tourism products and experiences in the province. The aim is to support those products and experiences that are most unique, such as cultural and heritage experiences […]

Following the reinstatement of the alcohol ban and curfew, South African police will do random stop and search operations to ensure citizens adhere to the imposed regulations, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced today. “Throughout all of this, law enforcement officials will be dependent upon the cooperation of community members to ensure these operations are handled […]

Medical intern Danielle Moulton takes just three things into the hospital with her in the morning: her car key, a pen, and her phone in a plastic zipper bag. The rest of her belongings stay in the car, as her day in the Covid-19 wards of Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town starts. At work […]

While the positive COVID-19 cases in South Africa is rapidly approaching 300,000… the good news is that almost half of these patients have already recovered. In the past 24 hours, SA has reported another 10 496 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 298 292. The number of recoveries is 146 279, […]

CAPE TOWN – Good news for rugby fans as SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions confirmed on Wednesday that the 2021 tour to South Africa will go ahead as scheduled. The eagerly awaited series visits some of the most impressive stadiums in world sport and culminates in three Test matches against the newly […]

There’s good news for Eskom-using South Africans in that some generating units have returned to service. But there’s less good news too… as Eskom is implementing Stage 1 load shedding today (Wednesday 15 July)… as a “last resort” in order to protect the national grid. The power utility was set to implement Stage 1 load […]

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has tested positive for COVID-19. Mantashe and his wife Nolwandle both tested positive for the virus. According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), the Minister received his results on Tuesday. “This was the Minister’s third round of tests to be conducted since the outbreak of this […]

Rhino horn worth almost R116 million has been discovered at OR Tambo International Airport, according to the South African Revenue Service (SARS). A total 41 pieces of rhino horn were valued at R115.66 million in a consignment declared as “fine art” on Tuesday by customs teams aided by detector dogs. SARS said the consignment of […]

In a light-hearted – but important – rant, South African health care worker Kim Alexander has shared with her countrymen just why it is important right now that alcohol is banned. Watch below. An emergency medical practitioner also weighed in yesterday with an emotional message (see further down). Kim actually recorded her message a couple […]

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the Unite Behind civil coalition have made public their support of former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa board chairperson Popo Molefe – who they call “a bulwark against corruption and state capture” – and all public servants who have fought to do the right thing at PRASA, saying the […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has reported the “racist behavior of well-known diamond ponzi schemer, Louis Liebenberg” to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). This comes after a video clip of Liebenberg, imitating “Cyril” (Ramaphosa), speaking crudely and inferring that being black gives you license to be corrupt, has been circulating on social […]

I think a lot of us were reeling yesterday from the President’s speech on Sunday night, writes Sam Cohen. Let’s remember today to be kind. If you have a friend who is a drinker, please be kind, they are angry and hurt. If you haven’t seen your family in months, please be kind to people […]

A massive new land occupation has started in Mfuleni, Cape Town, on land belonging to Cape Nature, with people rebuilding shacks after the city knocked others down.  Report by Vincent Lali. On Tuesday, near the corner of Sax and Hindle roads in Mfuleni, dozens of shack dwellers were rebuilding their shacks after demolitions were carried […]

From his humble beginnings living in the backroom of a baseball clubhouse to walking out on the field as the first continental African to play Major League baseball, Gift Ngoepe’s life sounds like it’s been taken straight out of a Hollywood script. His story of passion meeting destiny is captured in the new documentary Africa’s […]

An interim CEO of South African Airways has been appointed, after an overwhelming majority of creditors voted to support the business rescue plan of the airline and avoid liquidation. The Department of Public Enterprises made the announcement today, and named Phillip Saunders, now SAA chief financial officer, as the interim CEO. The BRP still needs […]

A brave and selfless pilot pulled four people alive from the burning wreckage of a mangled aircraft in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in a heroic rescue that was to cost him his own life, it has been revealed in an official air accident report that has just been released. The report into the 2018 crash reveals […]

The Kiffness – aka David Scott – has done it again, with a spoof that helps South Africans laugh at the current situation they find themselves in – still under Level 3 Lockdown but without alcohol or the promised cigarettes. The Kiffness posted the video yesterday, after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation about […]

The Nelson Mandela Foundation said in a statement on Monday that it had been “shocked to wake to the news of the untimely passing of Zindziswa Mandela. On a day when we are marking the anniversary of another terrible moment – when Madiba’s son Thembekile died in a car accident in 1969. Zindzi was someone […]

After the death of Zindzi Mandela, who was ambassador to Denmark, was made public earlier today, it was announced that Claudinah Ramosepele, a former ambassador to Switzerland, had also died. “Deepest condolences from all at DIRCO to the families, friends and colleagues of Ambassadors Ramosepele and Mandela. Both have served South Africa well. May their […]

Charges were today laid against the National Lotteries Commission’s board and commissioner for failing to disclose the beneficiaries of pro-active grant funding, after the NLC and ANC MPs “fought tooth and nail” to keep the information hidden. The DA also raised the possibility of corruption behind the subterfuge. The Democratic Alliance’s Shadow Deputy Minister of […]

While the compulsory wearing of masks announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night was welcomed by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, he said the province strongly opposed the continued ban on leisure tourism. Winde, who himself is in self-quarantine after being diagnosed positive for COVID-19 last week, said that since the start of the lockdown […]

Thousands of litres of raw sewage is spilling into wetlands in Kempton Park, Gauteng, posing a health and environmental risk says Janho Engelbrecht MPL – DA Gauteng Member of Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development and Environmental Affairs Committee. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has been inundated with complaints by residents about the severe […]

The Cape of Storms is living up to its name today as huge foamy waves have been crashing over the barriers in Sea Point, along the Atlantic Seaboard, as the predicted Cold Front hits the Western Cape of South Africa. The SABC News Western Cape shared video and photos of the flooded scene near the […]

South Africa’s Ambassador to Denmark, and daughter of former President Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Zindziswa (Zindzi) Mandela (or Mandela-Hlongwane) has passed away at the age of 59. While Zindzi’s death has been confirmed by her family, the cause of her unexpected death has not yet been revealed. A family statement is expected shortly, according […]

Hollywood movie star John Travolta has confirmed the sad news that his wife Kelly Preston has passed away. The actress died on Sunday 12 July 2020 at the age of 57, from breast cancer. Travolta said on Instagram an hour ago: “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful […]