A group of 15 homeless men have transformed a plot of land behind Durban’s famous beachfront Elangeni Hotel into a “booming” farm in just a few months… and become one of SA’s best feel good stories. It all began at the start of lockdown when some men at eThekwini Municipality’s homeless shelter in North Beach […]

South African expat and comedian Trevor Noah has been blasted for tweeting a video of the US state of Florida being blown up by the Death Star. The tweet was actually posted by The Daily Show and not Noah personally, but as the host of the award-winning show he has come under fire. The video […]

An extremely high demand for SA passport renewals in the UK has led to a backlog in some administration, South Africa’s High Commissioner to the UK, Nomatemba Tambo, told SAPeople today. She reassured South Africans living in the UK that this problem should be resolved within the following week. With the SAHC’s website in the […]

The appointment nearly two years ago of a new boss to head the agency that convicts and jails criminals sparked hopes of a significant turnaround at the beleaguered state unit. But the results so far have been mostly disappointing. Advocate Shamila Batohi took over as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) at the National Prosecuting […]

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, is in self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. “I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine in the coming days, in line with WHO protocols. […]

There’s welcome news for South Africans as both grades of petrol are set to decrease by 27 cents a litre from Wednesday. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on Tuesday said fuel prices for November 2020 will be adjusted as follows: Petrol (both 93 ULP and LRP) will decrease by 27c per litre; Petrol […]

A Cape Town driver got a fright on Tuesday morning when his car suddenly dipped into an unexpected sinkhole on a busy road in Sea Point. Surrounding roads were flooded on what was otherwise a beautifully sunny day in the Western Cape. According to witness Mike Roberts, officials were on the scene quickly to tow […]

The American public may not find out who wins the presidential election on Nov. 3 or Nov. 4 or even Nov. 5. But, at some point, we will learn whether Republican Donald Trump is elected to a second term or if Democrat Joe Biden will be the next president. For the winner of the election, […]

A gunman in Austria, who was known to police, has tragically killed four people in Vienna, and wounded a further 17… of which seven are in a critical condition. The victims had been enjoying the last evening out at cafes and restaurants on Monday 2 November, before going into a second Lockdown today (3 Nov). […]

It was exactly a year ago today, on 2 November 2019, when the Springboks created a story for the ages – a team battered and bruised, with very little prospect of victory at an international championship, rises from the ashes to take the coveted crown. That was the case for the Springboks in 2019 when […]

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has officially decided to dismiss the eight complaints against people who were arrested in Ballito during South Africa’s Lockdown Level 5 in May 2020. The arrests made national headlines when video emerged of a four-year-old child being manhandled by two ‘peace’ officers from the KwaDukuza Local Municipality in Ballito. The […]

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, and BrandSA leadership today welcomed the newly crowned Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, as BrandSA Ambassador. BrandSA says this role will make her part of a collective of ambassadors, who raise the South African flag as they articulate the country identity to build a positive reputation and global […]

Three men have been arrested for the brutal fatal stabbing of a young Durban businessman on Saturday morning, and more than R85,000 was found on one of the suspects. The police said in a statement on Monday that Tongaat officers and a private security company had worked tirelessly to trace the suspects, who at 5.45 […]

South Africa now has 726 823 COVID-19 cases after 1 371 patients were confirmed to have contracted the virus on Sunday. Meanwhile, 135 people succumbed to the disease which brings the death toll to 19 411. Of the latest fatalities, 107 are from Gauteng, 22 from the Eastern Cape, four from the Western Cape and two the […]

South African diplomats abroad, though many of them are good at doing their job, are constantly seeing their efforts undermined by colleagues who are alleged criminals and cadres making exorbitant demands who never think about doing the job they were put there to do, as repeated and urgent queries by South Africans in different countries […]

Below is the acceptance speech, delivered in Durban, by newly-elected Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen. (Video at the bottom.) Fellow South Africans, I cannot think of a more fitting place from which to speak with you today than this beautiful City of eThekwini. Twenty-one years ago, I made my way up the […]

As predicted John Steenhuisen has been elected new Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the official opposition party in South Africa. The Leadership Elections took place at the DA’s elective Federal Congress 2020 whereby voting for candidates was undertaken using the online OpaVote platform (which, according to the DA, worked extremely well and was compliant […]

The unprecedented virtual Democratic Alliance congress to plot its path forward and choose its new party and federal leaders began yesterday across South Africa, with more than 2000 delegates participating, and has been commended from various quarters for its professionalism. “A big kudos to the @Our_DA social media, comms, technical & support teams for pulling […]

Nowhere does storms quite like Gauteng, and nobody captures them quite like Christo Smith! Check out this incredible picture that Christo produced on Saturday night, 31 October 2020, as bolts of lightning lit up the South African sky. As Christo says, it was “quite a storm”! He was photographing an event in Krugersdorp when he […]

The City of Cape Town says Disaster Management staff and volunteers are assisting residents to evacuate in Bridle, Molteno and Glencoe Roads, Oranjezicht as fire continues to rage in strong winds on Table Mountain, South Africa, tonight. The fire, above Deer Park Drive – #DeerParkFire – was first spotted late on Saturday afternoon, with witnesses […]

Tanzanians voted in their general election on October 28 in a poll that pitted popular opposition chief Tundu Lissu against incumbent John Magufuli. As the results were announced, Dan Paget explains why incumbent John Magufuli was declared the winner, and what his second term will mean for democracy in the East African nation. How do […]

This year’s full moon shining bright on Halloween really is a once-in-a-blue-moon blue moon! And Western Cape photographer Nigel Riley managed to perfectly time his capture of the rare treat, photographing the moon as it passed the iconic Kalk Bay lighthouse. Tonight’s full moon is called a ‘blue moon’ because it is the second full […]

The South African National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that there is currently a fire blazing behind Deer Park on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain in South Africa. SANParks said in a post on Facebook that Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) has responded to the #DeerParkFire. SANParks TMNP said on Saturday evening that “strong winds” caused […]

As the world holds its breath, Carte Blanche viewers will find out on Sunday how a Trump second term or Biden presidency could affect South Africa. You can watch the show on Sunday 1 November in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from Tues 3 November if you’re abroad. […]

A rich cross-section of academics, businesspeople and people connected to the travel industry have been chosen by the minister of tourism to help her draw up a new policy framework to guide the industry into the future. The tourism policy framework for South Africa was last updated in 1996! Some of the better-known names on […]