HARARE – Both leading contestants in Zimbabwe’s disputed presidential election indicated they had won on Thursday as a tense nation awaited official results three days after voting… however by Thursday evening current President Emmerson Mnangagwa was well ahead. International observers urged the electoral commission to release the tally as soon as possible to avoid further […]

A South African man – Andre Hanekom – was allegedly shot and kidnapped in Palma, Northern Mozambique yesterday afternoon. His family are desperate for any leads that could help them find him. His daughter Amanda Hanekom told SAPeople that her father had been living in Mozambique for more than 26 years, and that she and […]

Convicted racist Vicki Momberg has officially been granted bail of R2,000 on Thursday in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court, pending the outcome of an appeal of her sentence and conviction. The court had found the former estate agent guilty of Crimen Injuria following her racial comments targeted at a police officer in 2016 who had gone […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s struggling state-owned power firm Eskom offered investors up to $1.5 billion of 10-year bonds on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Separately, Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said Eskom was planning a foreign bond sale and that the firm’s chief executive and treasury team were currently on a […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s white farmers on Wednesday criticised the ruling African National Congress’ (ANC) decision to endorse constitutional changes to allow the state to seize land without compensation, saying the move would be “catastrophic”. However, others have pointed out that President Cyril Ramaphosa has made it clear there will be “no Zimbabwe-style land seizures”, […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has handed over the oversight of South African Airways (SAA) to his close ally, Pravin Gordhan, which many will see as a step in the right direction for the national airline. Ramaphosa on Wednesday transferred the responsibility of SAA from the Finance Ministry to the Public Enterprises Ministry, which is led by […]

JOHANNESBURG – As we all now know, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is forging ahead with plans to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement late on Tuesday in a televised address to the nation, underscoring the political significance of the move. The […]

A year ago, Capetonian mom and author Vanessa Raphaely was parenting two extremely “teenagery” teens and a tween, feeling as if she was “both the most useless and also the most lonely parent on the planet”. Being useless or lonely is not how one would normally describe Vanessa. She’s a talented powerhouse – former Content […]

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement last night that the African National Congress (ANC) will support a proposed amendment to the Constitution – allowing for land expropriation without compensation – the South African Rand has fallen. The Rand was trading at 13.3525 on Wednesday at 07h12 local time, 0.58% weaker than at close on Tuesday. Government […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s power utility Eskom said on Tuesday it has implemented controlled electricity cuts – known as load shedding in SA – after the company’s power supply was affected by labour unrest, by workers who are demanding higher wages. “Stage 1 rotational loadshedding implemented this evening,” Eskom said on its Twitter account. Eskom […]

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has announced the unemployment statistics of the second quarter, revealing that South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 27.2%…with the Free State being the hardest hit with an unemployment rate now of 34.4%. In the first quarter of this year the unemployment did not change – it was 26.6%. Stats […]

Eskom has announced that the risk of Stage 1 rotational loadshedding remains “high” this evening… due to industrial action. However, South Africa’s national power supplier has promised that it “will only be implemented if absolutely necessary”. If there is loadshedding – of which there is a “high probability” – it will be between 17h00 and […]

The situation at the Vaal River – which provides a major source of water for Gauteng – has reached crisis levels as raw sewage continues to spill onto land and into the river, posing a threat to the drinking water of 45% of Gauteng’s population. According to an expose by Carte Blanche, streets in the […]

Say what you want about Helen Zille, but here is a reminder that you can’t say what you want about Helen Zille, at least not on a public platform… writes Gus Silber. Well, you can, constitutionally speaking, but it may come at a price, the bill, in this case, being R93,218.09, plus interest. That’s the […]

The South Gauteng High Court today found that the SA government’s decision to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity should be set aside… paving the way for Mrs Mugabe to be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a South African model in Johannesburg last year. The earlier decision to grant former President Robert Mugabe’s wife immunity had been […]

JOHANNESBURG  – Holiday and business commuters in Gauteng have been affected Monday as workers at South Africa’s high-speed Gautrain went on strike over pay. Services to capital city Pretoria, commercial hug Johannesburg, and to the country’s main airport – OR Tambo International – have all been impacted, with major delays expected. The Bombela Operating Company, […]

The voting polls in Zimbabwe are now officially opened for voters. This is a historic moment for the Zimbabwean people, who will cast their vote without former President, Robert Mugabe’s name on the ballot paper for the first time in decades. The people have been queuing since early morning in the hope of casting their […]

Zimbabwe’s former president, Robert Mugabe, has broken his silence on Sunday afternoon ahead of the country’s elections on Monday. Mugabe was addressing the media in an off the cuff speech which lasted over an hour, outside his mansion in the capital city, Harare. The former president, who was removed from his position, says he will […]

Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Leader Julius Malema has lashed out at South African business mogul, Patrice Motsepe. Malema warned that Motsepe is leading another form of state capture. The EFF chief commander was addressing a crowd in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, during the party’s fifth anniversary celebration. Malema said that South Africa is not […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his “heartfelt condolences” on the tragic passing of acclaimed South African cardiologist Professor Bongani Mawethu Mayosi, who was Dean of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Professor Mayosi died from suicide on Friday, 27 July 2018. He was renowned for heading the research group that discovered the […]

The body of a missing six year-old girl who was abducted last weekend has sadly been found, Mpumalanga police have confirmed. Noluthando Masango was last seen last week on Saturday when the family held a traditional ceremony. Her grandmother Leah Masango told local media the young girl had mysteriously disappeared after all the children had […]

The photos that are pouring in from South Africa and abroad of the historical worldwide event last night – the longest lunar eclipse this century – are heart-stopping! Here are just a few more to enjoy: Lunar eclipse photos from South Africa Johannesburg Durban: From Peter de Groot in Durban: “Composite sequence – Longest total […]

Lions have attacked the sole survivor of the disastrous relocation of 11 black rhino to Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The relocation was intended to save and protect the rhino, a species whose future is in jeopardy… as poaching syndicates wipe them out to feed an Asian market that mistakenly believes the rhino horn […]

If you missed the lunar eclipse on Friday night – 27 July 2018 – here’s a video, taken by Richard Van Schalkwyk from Wilgeheuwel on the West Rang, Gauteng, South Africa… Richard says: “Colour added. The moon was white. Shot with a Canon T2i (550D) and a 50mm lens. Speed increased by 4000%.” WATCH Lunar […]

The much anticipated blood-red moon dazzled star gazers across much of South Africa and the world on Friday evening, when the earth’s natural satellite moved into the shadow of our planet for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century. From Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to the Middle East, and from the Kremlin to […]