Extremely powerful Hurricane Michael crashed into Florida’s northwestern Panhandle coast on Wednesday, flooding towns and ripping up trees with 249 km per hour winds and the potential for a devastating storm surge. Michael, which had caught many by surprise with its rapid intensification as it churned north over the Gulf of Mexico, was the most […]

Eskom has issued a media statement announcing the tragic death of one of its employees in Wednesday’s explosion at a plant in the Free State, South Africa. Eskom said: “It is a sad day as Eskom loses one life at its Lethabo power station.” The power utility said it is in the process of investigating […]

The audiobook for a story set in South Africa – ‘The Zebra Affaire’ – has been nominated for a prestigious Voice Arts Award, which is the equivalent of the voice over and narration industries’ Grammy Awards. The story is written by Californian-based South African expat Mark Fine from Joburg, and read by Capetonian and fellow […]

The DA has challenged the EFF to set the record straight and publicly confirm whether or not it has ever received money from VBS Mutual bank to fund its operations.   DA National Spokesperson Solly Malatsi said in a media statement: “The EFF has not been shy in their repeated and public defence of VBS […]

The DA says that President Cyril Ramaphosa must “come clean” and turn himself in before the State Commission of Inquiry. Yesterday Ramaphosa told the nation that for South Africa to move forward “we need to establish the full extent of state capture, identify those responsible for facilitating it, and take decisive steps to prevent it […]

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South African actress and singer Regina Mary Ndlovu, together with five other African women with albinism with whom she made an attempt on the continent’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, said on Tuesday the trek was just the beginning of efforts to raise awareness and dispel negative images of people with […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has received a stamp of approval from the South African Post Office – his very own stamp! The President was presented with a commemorative stamp bearing his image by the SA Post Office at Tuynhuis in Cape Town on Tuesday… which happens to be World Post Day. Ramaphosa becomes the fifth Head […]

The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs is set to resume the investigation into the (questionable) process followed in the naturalisation of the Gupta family. Last week, the committee said it had concluded the initial phase of the inquiry, which included the collection of all relevant information. However, the committee said it had identified gaps which […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Governor of the Reserve Bank Tito Mboweni as Finance Minister on Tuesday, replacing Nhlanhla Nene. Ramaphosa made the announcement at Tuynhuis this afternoon, after accepting Nene’s letter of resignation. Quick action was required on the fate of Nene after the Rand suffered its worst fall in six […]

Following Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s announcement that he wants South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign an agreement promising to exclude territories that the monarch controls from the government’s land reform drive, the King has gone a step further and announced a partnership with AfriForum! Lobby group, AfriForum, is also opposed to land expropriation without […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s top anti-corruption body – the office of the Public Protector – said on Tuesday it would investigate whether Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene breached ethics guidelines over a state pension fund investment, piling pressure on Nene as he faces questions about his future. The Public Protector’s office said it would […]

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Regional Court President exposed in a recent BBC documentary for alleged corruption, linked to rhino poaching in South Africa, has been provisionally suspended. After considering the advice of the Magistrates Commission, Minister Michael Masutha on Friday 5 October 2018 provisionally suspended Nzimande from office. Nzimande has become embroiled in allegations of bribery […]

South African department store chain Woolies announced Monday that it will remove single-use plastic bags from one of its Cape Town stores during a six-month trial period… in a bid to end plastic pollution. From November, Woolworths – which also has operations in Australia and New Zealand – will not offer any plastic bags at […]

South African state-owned power firm Eskom does not require government cash injections over the next 12 months, the country’s Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday. Cash-strapped Eskom is critical to South Africa as it supplies more than 90 % of the country’s power… but is also one of its most indebted state firms. […]

Nineteen suspects will on Monday appear before the Verulam Magistrates Court in connection with a series of explosive devices found across Durban between March and August. The Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) and the Police Ministry said in a joint statement on Monday the suspects will also appear in connection to the deadly mosque attack in […]

The South African Government has conveyed condolences to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after dozens were killed when an oil tanker collided with a bus at the weekend. According to media reports, over 60 people died and about 100 sustained second-degree burns when the tanker truck caught alight in an accident on Saturday. The accident happened on an arterial […]

South Africa has expressed its support for the relief efforts undertaken by South African Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Gift of the Givers in Indonesia. “The South African government supports the work that the NGO, Gift of the Givers, is doing in Indonesia to bring life-saving assistance during this time of need,” said the Department of International […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand was weaker early on Monday following reports in the Business Day that Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to sack him, after he admitted to visiting the home of the Gupta brothers, friends of scandal-plagued former leader Jacob Zuma. Nene has become a divisive figure in SA […]

It’s been a horrific week in South Africa for Bradley Steyn, whose brother-in-law – John Bosman – was callously murdered on his strawberry farm in Nelspruit a few days ago. Yesterday however, Brad managed to smile for the first time… and feel the hope of a nation… A couple of days ago Brad posted a […]

South Africa has been voted Africa’s Leading Destination… with Durban named Africa’s Leading City Destination. The announcements were made at a red carpet event at the World Travel Awards (WTA) in Durban on Saturday night. The WTA said that Durban is currently “enjoying a renaissance thanks to a series of landmark development projects”. The KwaZulu-Natal coastal […]

An analysis of the 2017/18 Annual Reports of government departments and selected entities, as tabled in Parliament, has revealed a “shocking level of financial mismanagement and wasted funds”, according to the Democratic Alliance (DA). According to DA Chief Whip John Steenhuisen and DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, Natasha Mazzone, the ANC has racked up […]

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will from 15 October start a countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture. The exercise will see Stats SA deploy about 600 field staff to various commercial farms across the country. The study, according to Stats SA, will establish: the number of farms, their size of farms, crop types being farmed in […]

Congolese Nobel Peace Prize-winner Denis Mukwege has dedicated his award to all women affected by rape and sexual violence. “This violence committed on their bodies happens not only in our country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also in many other countries,” said Mukwege during a news conference on Friday at his Panzi Hospital, in […]

South African expat Bradley Steyn has posted a video pleading with the international community to help do something about murders in South Africa. (Watch below.) Bradley – who tragically lost his brother-in-law this week, after he was murdered on his Nelspruit strawberry farm – says in a video message and statement: “The murders across South […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene apologised on Friday for visiting the home of the Gupta brothers – friends of scandal-plagued former leader Jacob Zuma – as pressure mounts on one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s key allies. Nene has become an increasingly divisive figure after testimony he gave at an inquiry into […]