South Africa’s Olympic bronze medallist, Henri Schoeman, raced to a career-first World Triathlon Series victory at the season’s Grand Final in Cozumel, Mexico on the weekend… in a dramatic finish that saw British Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee forsake his own chance at victory to help his younger brother Jonny – who was almost unconscious – across the […]

Last year Nic Udal from KwaZulu-Natal married the love of his life, Dace. Six weeks ago she gave birth to their first child, Leo. They were based in Riga, Latvia, making their dreams come true, and looking forward to a life filled with love and adventure ahead of them. But last Friday evening it all changed… Nic was […]

Seven-time Paralympian Ernst van Dyk wrapped up Team South Africa’s 2016 Paralympics with a sixth-spot finish in the wheelchair marathon on Sunday. And fellow ‘veteran’ Fanie van der Merwe was honoured as the team’s flag bearer at the closing ceremony later in the day. Van Dyk 43, who on Thursday had won gold in the […]

The past fortnight in KwaZulu-Natal has been brutal, one of the worst since the rhino poaching war began. According to veterinarian Dr Dave Cooper, over 14 rhino deaths were discovered in protected areas of the province in the last two weeks. Writing on his Facebook page, ‘Wild Vet’, Dr Cooper – who has been protecting South […]

PRETORIA – Government says it has noted with concern media reports that protesting students at the University of Stellenbosch have been injured after clashing with security on campus (see below). Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Acting Director-General Donald Liphoko on Friday echoed the Department of Higher Education and Training’s assurance that the matter of student […]

President Jacob Zuma – along with other South African politicians, celebrities and music fans – has extended his condolences today on the sad passing of Kwaito music legend Mduduzi Tshabalala, popularly known as Mandoza. Mandoza passed away today, at the age of 38, after a long battle with cancer which had reportedly spread to his […]

The national rugby team might not have given much reason for celebration on Saturday but South Africa’s Paralympic team continued to rake in the medals on the other side of the world; and Dyan Buis broke a Paralympic record. While the Springboks went down to New Zealand, Buis and Hilton Langenhoven helped maintain Team SA’s […]

The All Blacks scored 26 points in the second half for a comprehensive 41-13 victory over South Africa in Christchurch on Saturday The victory all but secures New Zealand the Rugby Championship trophy with two rounds left in the tournament. This was South Africa’s best first-half performance of the year against a New Zealand side […]

Advocate Thuli Madonsela, the revered outgoing Public Protector of South Africa, has delegated the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Representative to attend the trial of Zululand’s alleged rhino poaching “kingpin” Dumisani Gwala, starting this Monday 19 September 2016. The trial was meant to start on 5 September, but was postponed because Gwala’s new defence attorney claimed she had […]

Charl du Toit became Team South Africa’s first double medallist of the Rio Paralympics on Friday. He added to his T37 gold medal in the 100m dash at the weekend by snatching another victor in the 400m event. That meant that the 23-year-old boosted the team’s tally to 14 medals with just Saturday and Sunday’s […]

Olympic swimmer Chad le Clos and his longtime coach, and family friend, Graham Hill have parted ways. In a statement released Thursday, Le Clos said: “Graham Hill has done a great job as my coach for 14 years. We have achieved a lot together at every level of the sport: The Olympics, The World Championships, […]

It was medals galore for Team South Africa on Thursday, as another four rained down in Rio on the country’s best day of the 2016 Paralympics. But there was also heartache for blind runner Louzanne Coetzee who came third… but was disqualified. Two golds, a silver and bronze joined the nine medals already harvested by the team […]

Team South Africa had their second double-gold day of the Rio Paralympics on Thursday as first Ernst van Dyk then Reinhardt Hamman ended top of their class! Van Dyk, who raced to fifth spot in the H5 time trial, pulled the rabbit out of the hat to win the men’s road race over 60 kilometres […]

South Africa may just have a potential F1 racing driver in our midst! At just 18-years-old South African racer, Ewan Taylor, pulled off an amazing feat this past weekend, grabbing third position in a Porsche Super Sports Cup race… after only half a day’s practice in a race car ever! Taylor is more renowned for his […]

Anruné Liebenberg scorched to 400-metre track silver on Wednesday night to take Team South Africa’s medal tally to one short of double figures. Running in the T45-46-47 classification (upper limb impairment) she repeated her feat from the last Paralympics in London four years ago. Sure the time may have been a full 2.03sec slower than […]

PRETORIA – The Presidency has refuted media reports that President Zuma and his Deputy favour a jet set lifestyle, reiterating that they prefer to use aircraft within the South African Air Force (SAAF) fleet. The Presidency on Wednesday said allegations made by aviation experts in the media that President Jacob Zuma prefers chartered aircrafts are not true. “The […]

And then there were eight! Paralympic veteran and team flag bearer Zanele Situ threw an eighth Team South Africa medal into the kitty at the Rio Paralympics on Tuesday evening. Situ, 45, who is now experiencing her fifth Paralympics, having already medalled in Sydney (2000) and Athens four years later, took bronze in the F54 […]

Durban surfer Jordy Smith has won the world tour surf event at Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, USA. After knocking out Brazil’s Filipe Toledo in the Semi-Finals earlier today, Jordy took on Joel Parkinson from the Gold Coast, Australia… and emerged victorious! It’s a fantastic achievement for Jordy who spent the previous year or so suffering from injury. […]

Judging by this video, the local community in Durban has had enough of crime! When two assailants tried to hijack a vehicle in Pine Street, Durban, yesterday afternoon, passersby – including women – rushed in to fight them off on behalf of the victim in a show of “mob justice”. The video from a surveillance camera was […]

PARLIAMENT – Jacob Zuma complained today in Parliament that he is “abused”. He was responding to Julius Malema’s earlier verbal attack on him, in which the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader said Zuma, as a “criminal of note”, should not be allowed to address the House. Malema said “We won’t listen to Zuma, the criminal” and accused […]

PARLIAMENT – Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, said today in Parliament that President Jacob Zuma should not be allowed to speak in the House as he is “single-handedly” corrupting and collapsing South Africa due to his own personal interest. Malema that the President had broken his Oath of Office and had acted out of the Constitution, […]

Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, today highlighted the implications of controversial Pastor Steven Anderson’s proposed visit to South Africa this month… and announced that the American and members of his church are prohibited from entering the country. Anderson has also been declared a “prohibited person” in SA. In a media briefing today, Gigaba said they had […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A police investigation into South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is destabilising the government and creating uncertainty across Africa’s most industrialised economy, deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas said on Tuesday. Gordhan declined last month to obey a police summons linked to the inquiry into whether he had used a tax service unit […]

Big shot-putter Tyrone Pillay pushed Team South Africa’s medal tally to seven at the Rio Paralympics on Monday. After a bumper day on Sunday with four medals (one gold, two silvers and a bronze) Pillay kept up the medal-winning momentum in the F42 category as he heaved the sphere a career-best 13.91 metres. That comfortably […]

Cancer is often viewed as a fundamentally modern and monolithic disease. Many people think its rise and spread has been driven almost exclusively by the developed world’s toxins and poisons; by our bad eating habits, lifestyles, and the very air we breathe. Actually, cancer is not a single disease. It is also far from modern. […]