Vinpro chairman Anton Smuts has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take a strong stance against attacks on South Africa’s agricultural sector following a spate of attacks on wine producing farmers in the Western Cape, and two murders in the past month that have shaken the wine industry, the second one just yesterday. UPDATE: Wife […]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – South Africa’s double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will be able to run in her favoured 800 metres event without medication to lower her testosterone levels until an appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal has been ruled on, the court said on Monday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had ruled the […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa‘s subdued economic growth could be reignited if the implementation of structural reforms, including at troubled state power utility Eskom, is accelerated, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. The fund said following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election last month, a focus on policy actions to remove long-standing constraints to growth and accelerate […]

Dozens of patients hoping to get medical attention were turned away from Ikhwezi Clinic in Nomzamo township in Strand, Cape Town, South Africa on Friday. This clinic burnt during the night and appears to have been deliberately torched. The remains of petrol bombs could be seen in some of the rooms. Strand has been the […]

South Africa cannot afford any more mistakes at the World Cup and will need to win almost all their remaining seven games if they hope to qualify for the semi-finals, former all-rounder Jacques Kallis has said. South Africa lost their tournament opener to England by 104 runs before they suffered an upset 21-run defeat against […]

Scottish racing driver David Coulthard treated a big South African crowd to three runs and doughnuts on the streets of Cape Town yesterday… as well as to the most unique rendition of the South African anthem we’ve ever heard! (Watch at bottom of page.) The noise reverberated off the walls of the Castle and Mutual […]

Disciplinary action has been taken against four staff members implicated in the shocking abuse of an elderly woman at the Mamelodi Hospital, following a social media post which went viral last week. The post (including photos and video), by former news editor Virginia Keppler, showed 76-year-old Martha Marais, with her hands tied behind her back […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways’ CEO Vuyani Jarana has resigned after less than two years in the job, saying his turnaround strategy for the loss-making airline was being undermined by a lack of state funding and too much bureaucracy. Jarana’s departure, announced in a letter to the chairperson of the airline’s board dated May 29 […]

When a kind petrol attendant – Nkosikho – filled up a customer’s car with petrol, using his own money because she had forgotten her purse, he not only helped her out… but filled her heart with hope for South Africa. And by Monet van Deventer sharing the story, hope has swept the land for how […]

South Africans have raised over R140,000 for the kind petrol attendant Nkosikho, who filled up a customer’s car with petrol, paying for it himself when she didn’t have the money… and in so doing filling up her heart with hope for South Africa. As reported by SAPeople on Thursday, Monet van Deventer realised – during an […]

The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Drylands Conservation Programme is thrilled to confirm the presence of a population of Riverine Rabbits on the western side of the Baviaanskloof in late May 2019. This population represents a completely new distribution of the species not anticipated by any previous population modelling. According to Bonnie Schumann, EWT Nama Karoo Coordinator, […]

Athletics South Africa (ASA) said on Friday it had joined Caster Semenya’s appeal against the ruling that currently prevents the double Olympic champion from running her preferred distance races unless she takes testosterone-suppressant medication. Semenya announced on Wednesday that she would appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that supported the IAAF’s rule […]

After an outcry, Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced on Friday that Panyaza Lesufi will be reinstated as the MEC of Education in Gauteng. Lesufi was sworn in as MEC for finance and e-government, but many South Africans responded with disapproval yesterday. They saw it as an unnecessary move and called for his reinstatement as MEC […]

Carte Blanche investigates water outages in Ugu KZN, a lion who has skin cancer, how job seekers are being scammed and more this Sunday 2 June 2019, in South Africa; and available to stream from Tues 4 June for South Africans abroad in many countries. Chaos the Lion His name is Chaos, a 16-year-old full-grown, […]

South African student Emilé Coetzee made her family, university and country proud last week as she was crowned the winner of Future Leaders Forum at the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events (IMEX) in Frankfurt, Germany. The North West University student beat five other international finalists to scoop the prize – a scholarship […]

CAPE TOWN – Cape Town plans to add routes to Australia and South America after last month reaching a deal with United Airlines for its first direct flight to the United States, the head of air access for South Africa’s top tourist city said. This’ll be good news for Western Cape expats in those regions, […]

A knee injury initially thought not that serious has ruled South Africa captain Siya Kolisi out of the rest of the Super Rugby season and threatened his participation in the build-up to the World Cup later this year. Kolisi went off towards the end of the first half of last Saturday’s 34-22 home win over […]

England made a confident start to their Cricket World Cup campaign as they crushed South Africa by 104 runs in the tournament opener at The Oval on Thursday. Ben Stokes top-scored with 89 as the hosts made a competitive total of 311 for eight after being sent into bat. Jofra Archer took two early wickets […]

A petrol attendant at a Shell garage today not only filled up a woman’s car with petrol, when she didn’t have the money to pay, but in so doing… he filled her heart with hope for her beloved South Africa. Monet van Deventer said in a post published in Afrikaans on Thursday evening that early […]

Two horrifying cases involving the abuse of elderly women have shocked South Africans on social media in the past week, as videos and photos have gone viral. The one incident took place at a hospital in Pretoria yesterday, and the other at a centre for the elderly in Bloemfontein. In the first, Virginia Keppler – […]

The 2019 Cricket World Cup got underway under bright London skies on Thursday as hosts England were put in to bat by South Africa in the first game of the six-week tournament at The Oval. Both teams have an uncomfortable history with the 50-over tournament, neither having won it, but arrive for the latest edition […]

Last Thursday evening Sibusiso Vumase was entertaining guests when he heard a loud knock on his front door. When he opened the door, a group of people carrying crowbars and hammers were standing outside demanding that he immediately evacuate his RDP house and find another place to live. On Friday morning Vumase was folding and […]

JOHANNESBURG – FirstRand is to become the latest South African lender to slash prices on its retail banking products, as the arrival of a host of new, cheaper rivals sparks a scramble for customers among South African banks. FirstRand’s move, announced on Thursday, to cut fees and up rewards on its current accounts from July […]

Zimbabwean cricket legend turned singer, Henry Olonga, walked onto The Blinds stage… and “smashed it out of the park” (in the words of The Voice Australia) with this rendition of Anthony Warlow’s  ‘This is the moment’. Watch the video below. The 42-year-old, who is married to an Australian, played 30 tests and 50 One Day […]

PRETORIA – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has retained Tito Mboweni as finance minister and David Mabuza as deputy president on Wednesday as he appointed a new, smaller cabinet that consists of an equal number of men and women for the first time in SA history. Ramaphosa said the cabinet will have 28 ministers, down […]