Six men accused of attacking a family, killing two, on their KwaZulu-Natal farm in 2016, have been successfully convicted and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment. The South African Police Service (SAPS) team involved in the arrests has been praised for their “sterling work”. The attack on Swart Umfolozi farm north west of Vryheid, […]

JOHANNESBURG – It’s Day Two of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma answering questions in court at the Zondo Commission. Watch the live video stream below. Tthe State Capture inquiry is being held in Parktown, Johannesburg. Zuma’s testimonial began yesterday, and he is expected to continue giving evidence until Friday. The commission was established in […]

Tributes have poured in for former Bafana Bafana soccer player Marc Batchelor who was shot dead outside his home in northern Johannesburg on Monday evening at around 18h30. According to police, Batchelor was shot by two men on a motorbike (or motorbikes) as he was driving his white BMW into his home in Olivedale. Police […]

Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, appeared Monday before the Zondo Commission to respond to allegations made against him at the inquiry into state capture. Zuma began with a long, rambling statement, interrupted by a lot of throat clearing, in which he repeatedly referred to a “conspiracy” against him and a “plan” since at […]

The ex-EFF member and firebrand Andile Mngxitama’s Black Land First has been de-registered as a political party after three years because it excludes members based on race, the Independent Electoral Commission said in a statement today. The appeal against BLF had been made by the Freedom Front Plus, led by Pieter Groenewald, a rightwing, predominantly […]

Eskom’s Group Treasurer Andre Pillay has tendered his resignation in the latest high-profile exit from South Africa’s power utility, since its chief executive quit earlier this year. No reason was given for his resignation. As requested by Eskom, Pillay will stay a couple of months until the end of August 2019 “to ensure a seamless […]

JOHANNESBURG – Former South African president Jacob Zuma told the Zondo Commission on Monday morning that there has been a conspiracy against him for over 20 years, which began with an attempted “character assassination” and at one point included a detailed murder plot that he escaped. He claimed that after the ANC was unbanned in […]

A young South African with special needs had his lifelong dream come true this weekend during a visit to the United States, when a local police department (PD) not only visited him, but allowed him to eat their donuts and wear a US police vest. Reece’s brother, Jared Webster, said: “Thank you Bagota Police Department […]

JOHANNESBURG – It’s the day so many in South Africa have waited for – former South African president Jacob Zuma is finally answering questions in court at the Zondo State Capture Inquiry. Watch the live video stream below. This morning’s proceedings have already begun. Zuma (77) is currently “joining the dots” for everyone to understand, […]

Wimbledon said today’s men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer was a “fitting end to a phenomenal year at The Championships”. In a nail-biting match, Djokovic won his fifth Wimbledon title in an instant classic, defeating Federer 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(4), 4-6, 13-12(3)!!! It was Wimbledon’s longest final match ever, closing in on five hours. […]

South Africa’s Daryl Impey today won the 170.5-km Stage 9 of the famous Tour de France cycling race… and he did it in brilliant Proudly South African Style! Watch the video below as he triumphantly points to his chest with both hands, showing the South African flag, after passing the finishing line in a VERY […]

DAR ES SALAAM – Elephant and rhino populations in Tanzania have begun to rebound after a government crackdown dismantled organised criminal networks involved in industrial-scale poaching, the country’s presidency said this week. A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court in February for smuggling […]

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has taken to Twitter to make fun of his detractors, on the eve of his highly anticipated appearance in court tomorrow. Zuma posted a video of himself giggling, laughing and singing “Zuma Must Fall”. In the background another person in the room, perhaps the cameraman, can be heard laughing […]

Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou is wearing bandaging on his right arm today after being robbed in Johannesburg last night, just hours after the Australian team had arrived in South Africa. Tupou fortunately suffered only minor cuts to his arm after a thief snatched his cell phone, and he took chase. The thief jumped in a […]

GAUTENG – A famous South African actor and his two accomplices were arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly attempting to extort money from a businessman. The three – aged between 27 and 38 – were arrested during a Hawks operation at South Gate Mall, south of Johannesburg. They have been charged with impersonating police officials, kidnapping, extortion […]

Thanks to chance and kindness, homeless people in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, are sleeping a little warmer this winter… and plastic is being recycled at the same time. PE resident Suzette Hendricks, who is a house parent at Lake Farm Centre in PE, happened to “accidentally” come across a video on YouTube in December 2018 […]

South Africa’s Special Investigative Unit (SIU) will investigate the controversial Free State ‘Asbestos Contract’, worth at least R250 million, which was highlighted in journalist Pieter Louis Myburgh’s book ‘Gangster State’. The investigation into the alleged corruption and flow of the funds into the “coffers of ANC politicians and cronies” – which allegedly included the former […]

PORT ELIZABETH – Ivanah Campbell is six years old but only a few months after her videos started reaching the Internet she has drawn a fast-growing worldwide audience for her freestyle dance moves. https://www.facebook.com/ivanahthedancer/videos/640788503087827/ “I love music, it does something inside my heart,” the Grade 1 pupil from Port Elizabeth was quoted saying. She likes […]

As Volkswagen rolled the last Beetle off a Mexican assembly line this week, a group of South Africans in a 1972 model of the bug is setting off on a 12-nation trip through Africa to Romania to raise funds for heart surgery for more than 100 children. At the end of the journey, the Beetle […]

Former Proteas cricketer AB de Villiers has issued a statement Friday in response to the “unjustified criticism” of him during the tournament. He said he has waited until after the Proteas’ World Cup campaign is over so the team could not be distracted. During the dismal tournament – in which SA only won three of […]

While many South Africans in SA were rejoicing this week after the Department of Home Affairs announced that SA passports are now being issued within 13 working days… South African expats abroad shared their horror stories of waiting six months to a year (some even more), and begged for the service to be sped up […]

Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma (who accompanied him to court), has been found not guilty of culpable homicide or reckless and negligent driving. The judgment on the two charges was handed down in the Randburg Magistrates Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday morning. Zuma had pleaded not guilty to both charges […]

After a decade of escalating gang violence and high crime, which culminated in 13 people being murdered last weekend in the Cape Flats in Cape Town, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been deployed to the area on Friday morning, with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval. Police Minister Bheki Cele,announced last night, during his […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa needs to start planning now for new nuclear power capacity to come online after 2045, Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday, reopening a heated debate about whether the country should build more nuclear reactors. President Cyril Ramaphosa put nuclear expansion on the back burner after taking office in February […]

On July 16, one of the most luxurious trains in the world, the South African Rovos Rail, set off to make the first-ever passenger train trip from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic. It is the second major journey across Africa that the private rail company has launched in its 30 years. The train journey […]