New Year’s Eve celebrations in Johannesburg, South Africa, turned to tragedy last night after a shocking drive-by shooting in Melville left three dead and at least five injured. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a manhunt for the suspects who were driving a black BMW SUV. The (unknown number of) suspects drove past […]

The man who was teased for proposing in KFC married his bride in a dream wedding yesterday, with South Africans everywhere watching the live streaming of the romantic event. Hector Mkansi’s wedding proposal to Nonhlanhla Soldaat went viral when a fellow customer at KFC caught it on video in November. And within 24 hours SA […]

The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed in the past hour that the Ekurhuleni Disaster Management Services team has managed to extinguish the pipeline fire that caused havoc today in Alberton, South Africa. Residents in about 40 homes, living near the pipeline had to be evacuated as a precautionary measure. Ekurhuleni said it was “glad that […]

Cash strapped South African consumers returning from their December holiday break will breathe a sigh of relief at the petrol pumps as the price of petrol is set to come down by between 4 and 14 cents a litre this week. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced a drop in the petrol […]

About 6,500 people are taking shelter on beaches along the coast in Victoria as fires continue to rage, according to ABC News’ latest figure at 08h30 SA time. The worst hit coastal town on Tuesday morning was Mallacoota where about 4,000 people – several with lifejackets – were ready to flee into the ocean. Fortunately […]

Active citizenry is apparently paying off well in the fight against crime in different areas of Gauteng this festive season. The Gauteng Department of Community Safety on Monday applauded the active role played by community patrollers in the fight against crime in various policing precincts this festive season. “Given the rate of criminal activities around […]

With the New Year inching closer, Eskom on Monday continued its efforts to ensure electricity supply. “There is no load shedding expected today, as a result of a drop in demand during the holiday period and a return of some generating units to service,” said the power utility. In a statement, Eskom continued to ask […]

First Cape Town banned all fireworks and now Plettenberg Bay in South Africa will be “breaking new ground” this New Year’s Eve with a laser light display at midnight instead of fireworks! The NSPCA is encouraging other municipalities to follow suit. According to Plett-Tourism.co.za the decision has been taken in the interests of fire safety […]

Young South Africans in their 20s are known for travelling the world, teaching English in foreign countries… but the opportunity to experience another culture in this way is not restricted to youngsters only. In the ‘Traveling Teacher Show’ video below, South African expat David Lederle – originally from Plettenberg Bay – shares some of his […]

South Africa’s Proteas re-established their winning culture and picked up their first 30 points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) when they beat England by 107 runs with a day and a session to spare in the opening match of the four-match series at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on Sunday. Having not picked up a […]

The world’s oldest free-ranging black rhino – Fausta – has sadly died at the age of 57 in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania… from suspected natural causes. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority said in a media statement that the eastern black rhino (Diceros birconis michaelli) cow died on Friday evening, 27 December, at 20h29. “Records show […]

The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has today called for an urgent investigation into an incident at the Phoenix Community Health Clinic (Phoenix CHC) involving Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS), which saw injured patients forced to wait for up to five hours before being transferred to hospital for treatment. The incident took place on Thursday night […]

An American horse lover, Maggie Knox, was “absolutely blown away” by the response she got after posting a question about reindeer nutrition on a veterinarian page on Facebook, just before Christmas. She posted the question for vets only on behalf of her children… and vets everywhere responded, including one in South Africa who was super […]

“Picasso the Hadeda is back in the wild!” says CROW, the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife. Picasso became the most famous Hadeda in South Africa in October when he was rescued after being covered in paint… CROW said its Hillcrest depot, Bruce Wilson (an earth angel according to many!) from Sanctuary Project, helped in the […]

SA Women Fight Back is calling on South Africans to please sign a No Bail Petition for the suspect in the brutal murder of a teenager from George High School. Allishandre Floors – known to friends as Shandre – was raped and murdered just a few days before Christmas. The suspect is allegedly a family […]

Donovan Le Cok, who witnessed and filmed the ‘scuffle’ between top South African cyclist Nicholas Dlamini (whose arm was broken in the incident) and a SANParks official on Friday morning in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain, has released the following official statement. Le Cok, who works for luxury tour operator Giltedge Africa, said: “I […]

A Port Elizabeth-based charity director, Harrison Dax Nash, has been named alongside Elton John, Olivia Newton John and more than 1,000 others on the Queen’s New Year Honours List. Harrison is charity director at Maranatha Care Children (UK Charity) and Programme manager of Maranatha Streetworkers Trust, South Africa… an NPO that takes care of South […]

South Africa’s Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, will this morning at 08h00 be attending the funeral of a five-year-old boy whose life has tragically been cut short this Christmas by a stray bullet in the Cape Flats, Western Cape. The little boy – Valentino Christiano Grootetjie – was struck in the head by a stray […]

Gauteng police are investigating a murder incident following the gruesome discovery of seven bodies, found dumped on the Putfontein off-ramp next to the N12 highway in Benoni, South Africa… near to where a young couple were killed in May this year. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement on Friday that the […]

Hollywood stars Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones appear to be enjoying a fabulous Christmas holiday in Africa with their teenage children this year. Douglas (75) has been posting photos and video on his Instagram account showing the delighted family in various southern African countries. The couple, who married in November 2000, are with their […]

It has been confirmed that well known South African cyclist (and Laureus Sports award nominee) Nicholas Dlamini has sustained a broken arm after being stopped by SANParks officials in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park on Friday morning. South Africans and potential tourists around the world were horrified on Friday when a video […]

A five-year-old boy from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa, has become a social media star after generously donating all his savings from the past year to help make Christmas special for some underprivileged children in the area. According to the SABC News Western Cape, Grade R learner Denzhe Ndou used his savings […]

The “arrogance” of the Gupta family, who have been implicated in ‘state capture’ in South Africa, “has no bounds”, says the Democratic Alliance (DA)… as the family has applied to have their South Africans passports renewed while living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Guptas fled South Africa in February 2018 as evidence of their […]

An East London man is counting his Christmas blessings today after a run in with a shark on Boxing Day at Nahoon Beach in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Roger Swinney, a local teacher who is originally from KwaZulu-Natal, according to his Facebook profile, was out paddling early yesterday morning at around 06h00, when […]

South African endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy and his team have made history, becoming the first team of rowers – using human power only – to row across Drake Passage… from Cape Horn to the frozen continent, Antarctica. The fantastic news of the world first extreme ocean row was posted on Christmas night in a message […]