JOHANNESBURG – South Africa‘s rand rallied in late trade on Tuesday after the government signalled it will give additional support to power firm Eskom, and as emerging currencies were lifted by expectations the Federal Reserve could signal U.S. rate cuts. At 1400 GMT the rand was 1.76% percent firmer at 14.5475 per dollar, after early […]

Table Mountain Cableway will be hiring up to 150 seasonal staff for the peak tourist season, 1 November 2019 to 30 January 2020. Its annual online recruitment drive opened yesterday (Monday 17 June). With opportunities in Food & Beverage, Operations, Security, Cleaning and Retail as well as at the Table Mountain Café and Ticket Office, […]

A group of Capetonian firefighters who saved the life of a little baby in South Africa two weeks ago, enjoyed a tearful reunion with the baby and her grateful mom last week. The firefighters, based at Belhar fire station, made national news on 1 June with their lifesaving heroics… when they were called on to […]

An historic aviation challenge is currently taking place as 20 South African teenagers are flying a Cape to Cairo (and back) excursion in a self-assembled Sling-4 aircraft that uses ordinary motor fuel and was built in only three weeks! According to the BBC the aircraft has successfully made its first stop in Namibia! The excursion […]

CARDIFF – South Africa finally got a World Cup win under their belts as they eased to a nine-wicket triumph over Afghanistan on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals. Leg-spinner Imran Tahir took 4-29, engineering an Afghani collapse after a 75-minute rain break as they were dismissed for 125. Chris Morris […]

South African Michelin star chef Jan Hendrik is bringing his international culinary expertise back to home soil. The Michelin Chef A flourishing international career and the culinary world’s most sought-after accolade – South Africa’s first Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen has been living the dream. His restaurant in France has been awarded the […]

JOHANNESBURG – Caster Semenya was invited on Friday to run in an 800m race in Morocco on Sunday – after previously saying she had been denied the right to participate in the event – but the invitation came too late for her to get there, her agent said. Double Olympic champion Semenya said on Thursday […]

The Australian Rhino Project has today announced the achievement of a major milestone in the organisation’s mission to build an insurance population of rhinos outside of Africa.  The Australian Rhino Project has signed an agreement with Thaba Manzi Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa to manage the selection and quarantining of rhinos for the project, it […]

On Friday 14 June, Carina Bruwer, contemporary flute player from South Africa and founding member of the award-winning instrumental group Sterling EQ, will attempt to swim 21km from Alicante to Tabarca Island in Spain, in support of Muzukidz, an organisation through which children from poor township families around Cape Town in South Africa are given […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has received a notice from the Public Protector that he is being investigated for violating the Executive Ethics Code. The Presidency issued a statement on Wednesday confirming receipt of the notice. The investigation is in relation to a payment of R500 000 from Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson to the President’s election campaign […]

JOHANNESBURG – A panel of experts appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to advise South Africa’s government on how to resolve the issue of land reform, restitution and redistribution handed in its final report on Tuesday, the presidency said. “This report is an important step forward in our quest to right the original sin by developing […]

South Africa’s double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya won the 2,000 metres at the Meeting de Montreuil just outside Paris on Tuesday (June 11) even as she continues to fight the IAAF to be allowed to race her strong suits. Semenya is fighting a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision that supported the […]

Humble South African athlete Gerda Steyn not only broke a record on Sunday with her Comrades Championship run of less than six hours… but in smashing that record, she still took time to keep it tidy while running to victory. Steyn inspired the nation with her run of 5:58:53, over 10 minutes faster than the previous […]

JOHANNESBURG – A row within South Africa‘s African National Congress (ANC) about the role of the country’s central bank – the Reserve Bank – has unnerved investors and exposed deep divisions in the governing party. One ANC faction loyal to President Cyril Ramaphosa is opposing calls from a rival group for the central bank’s monetary […]

A teacher was shot dead inside the school premises of Masuku Primary School in Folweni, south of Durban, on Tuesday morning. Sibonakaliso Nyawose, 48, was a head of department, teaching Mathematics in Grade 7. He had been at the school for the past four years and had over 20 years of teaching experience. A witness, […]

Volunteers in South Africa are urgently needed to help ready at least 300 rescued flamingos in Kimberley for their final journey to freedom, back in the wild. There is unfortunately a waxy build-up on the birds’ plumage from the artificial food they have been fed in the past few months, since the flamingos dramatic rescue […]

South African kitesurfer Ross-Dillon Player came out on top in an extreme international competition on a wild day in Zandvoort, Netherlands. After a two-year wait, wind and waves finally aligned to create perfect conditions for extreme kitesurfing competition Red Bull Megaloop, with the young South African claiming the 2019 crown. The event was only confirmed […]

The heartwarming video of a son and mother in Cape Town, South Africa, singing ‘A Whole New World’ from Disney’s Aladdin has now attracted over 5 million views in a phenomenon that Ashur Petersen acknowledges is bigger than just him and his mother. Writing on Facebook, the young musician said: “A friend of mine messaged […]

South African Charl Schwartzel said on Sunday that he will miss the rest of the PGA Tour season to rehabilite a wrist injury. The 2011 Masters champion has not played since late in April, pulling out of last month’s PGA Championship and this month’s U.S. Open sectional qualifying. “I’ve been forced, due to my wrist […]

A City of Cape Town firefighter – Arlene Wehr – has  broken the proverbial glass ceiling to become the first woman appointed Head of Operations – District West since the Fire and Rescue Service was established in 1845. Wehr’s appointment in the high level position is effective as of 1 June 2019. For those who […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s government has failed to tackle high air pollution levels in an area which is home to coal-fired power stations and refineries, a lawsuit filed by environmental and community groups says. The case – filed in the Pretoria High Court on Friday – claims the government has violated the constitutional right to […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s main opposition party – the Democratic Alliance (DA) – called on Monday for the Public Protector (SA’s corruption watchdog) to release a report into allegations President Cyril Ramaphosa misled parliament over a donation to his 2017 election campaign for the leadership of the ruling ANC. The opposition had complained to the […]

Ratings agency Moody’s said on Monday that it had lowered its forecast for South Africa‘s 2019 economic growth to 1.0% from 1.3% after it said a first-quarter contraction had dented the government’s revenue and policy options. Moody’s is the last of the big three international credit firms to rate South Africa at investment grade. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to revive […]

South Africa need to put aside the fallout from their decision to overlook AB de Villiers and their injury issues when they face the West Indies in the Cricket World Cup on Monday, said key bowler Kagiso Rabada. It was confirmed last week that De Villiers, regarded as one of the world’s leading batsmen, had approached South Africa captain Faf […]

South African teams’ song and dance arrivals at airports around the world are become famous, and while Banyana Banyana may not have won their opening match at the Women’s World Cup this weekend… they won the hearts of the people! Fox Sports Football page uploaded the following video yesterday saying: “South Africa arriving at their […]