Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the Parliamentary Committee responsible for providing oversight on Home Affairs has accepted the explanation provided by the department on the application of naturalisation for some of the members of the Gupta family. The Minister said this when he briefed the media at the department’s Cape Town offices on Tuesday. […]

The official trailer for South Africa’s crime thriller, NOMMER 37, was released today… and is set for its official world premier in the USA next week. The film, produced by Gambit Films, is set in a fictional Cape Flats area. “You would think that this is a film about gangsters – it’s not,” says director and […]

It’s official! Rooibos has become part of popular culture. South Africa’s popular tea has made it into one of Marvel’s comic strips in a scene where psychiatrist, Flo Mayer, offers Jennifer Walters (also known as She-Hulk) a cup of Rooibos to calm her down. Most South African expats know how popular Rooibos has become around […]

South Africans of all political leanings and colours have come out against Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Leader Julius Malema’s latest apparent racist rant. At a time when the country is urgently seeking unity, relieved to be rid of the allegedly corrupt Jacob Zuma years and revived under the promising new leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa; […]

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on the international community not to panic over the Parliamentary process on land reform. “There is no need to panic or be alarmist,” said Minister Sisulu in a statement on Sunday, reacting to a number of international organizations and individuals commenting on the parliamentary processes. There […]

One of South Africa’s favourite chains – Woolworths – has become one of the first to publish a list of foods for recall, following the announcement this morning that the source of South Africa’s deadly Listeriosis Outbreak, which has claimed 180 lives, has been identified as an Enterprise food facility in Limpopo, with the main […]

Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, announced Sunday in South Africa that the source of the deadly Listeriosis virus has been traced to Enterprise food production in Limpopo; with polony being identified as a definite culprit. The source was identified as an Enterprise processing plant in Polokwane and has been confirmed. Results became available at midnight, prompting the […]

An American pastor’s post on Friday about South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu has gone viral. Greg Allen Pickett, who is a pastor at a Presbyterian church in Nebraska, recalled a moment that Tutu had described to the BBC as the defining moment of his life. Pastor Pickett said that Tutu had spoken of the day […]

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has reported that the dog in the video – showing a police car running it over and then driving away – has sadly been put down. The Elsies River family of the brakkie, named Kosie, are reportedly devastated. The SPCA said: “We have understandably received many enquiries with regards […]

A battered and bruised Blitzboks side have managed to win both their Pool B games at the Las Vegas leg of the HSBC Sevens Series in the United States. After overcoming a tough Welsh side 26-21 in their first match of the tournament, they took on Canada in their second and final game of the […]

The first Indian all-women crew, who are circumnavigating the globe, were welcomed to Cape Town’s shores on Friday morning. The sailing crew, aboard the INSV Tarini, were welcomed by Mayor Patricia de Lille as well as the Indian high Commissioner to South Africa and the Indian Consult General for Indian in Cape Town. The Mayor […]

A large wildfire quickly spread on the Cape Peninsula yesterday, 1 March 2018, as crews battled the blaze in strong South Easterly conditions. Western Cape photographer Justin Sullivan captured these photos of the Link Road Cape Point Fire. “Approximately 90 firefighters were on the line, with three Hueys and a Spotter plane,” said Justin. “Crews […]

South African female comedian, Tumi Morake has announced on her breakfast show (Breakfast with Martin Bester and Tumi Morake) that she is officially leaving Jacaranda FM. This follows after the comedian has not been with the station that long. “It’s only been eight months… but it feels like eight years,” she said. Morake said that […]

Sadly, the last surviving male northern white rhino in the world does not appear to have much time left. Ol Pejete Conservancy in Kenya, which is home to the last three northern white rhinos, delivered the tragic news on Thursday. Ol Pejete said in a statement, that since so many people have supported the northern […]

The ‘honeymoon’ between opposition parties the DA and EFF seems to be over, after the DA voted against the EFF’s motion for land expropriation without compensation in Parliament earlier this week. Although the EFF’s motion was successfully passed with a majority vote, the EFF retaliated against the DA by tabling a motion of no confidence […]

Former Springbok captain Rassie Erasmus has been appointed as the new coach of the Springboks until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday. “Rassie Erasmus will spearhead a streamlined but experienced Springbok management team until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup,” it said in a statement. The […]

The Office of the ANC Chief Whip has confirmed the resignation of former Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, as a member of Parliament effective 27 February 2018. Brown joined the National Assembly in 2014 and had previously served as a member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature in various capacities from 1994 till 2014. […]

South Africa’s Caster Semenya lost out to tennis icon Serena Williams as the racket sport dominated the main honours list at the 2018 Laureus Awards Ceremony on Tuesday night… but Roger Federer, the son of South African expat Lynette Durand, won big! Rio Olympian 800-metre gold medallist Semenya was one of six women’s finalists. Pictured […]

South Africa’s famous ‘lion whisperer’ Kevin Richardson has conveyed his condolences to the family of a woman who was attacked and killed by one of the lions on his reserve yesterday… during one of the conservationist’s regular walks with the lions. Kevin said: “We are deeply saddened and shocked by the death of a 22-year […]

A viral video of a woman, beaten down in the streets of Johannesburg by an ANC supporter on 5 February 2018 sparked outrage on social media… and led to a Bryanston woman setting off on a mission to find her and restore some faith in humanity. Olivia Mokete (55) from Orange Farm, was on her […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has appointed Comrade Fikile Mbalula as the Head of Elections at the ANC Headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House with immediate effect. Love him or hate him, Fikile Mbalula – former Minister of Police, and before that Sports – is one of the most charismatic and hard-working ministers the country has […]

Seven slaughtered rhino were reportedly discovered at iMfolozi in South Africa in a single day last week, although two of the rhino may have been killed a fortnight ago. According to Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife spokesperson Musa Mntambi the rhino had all been poached, and dehorned. The seven rhino carcasses were found in the Makhamisa Section […]

The National Assembly today agreed to the principle of the expropriation of land without compensation within the context of ensuring food security, economic growth and radical economic transformation. The Constitution shall therefore be amended. The motion was brought by EFF Leader Julius Malema, and was adopted with a vote of 241 supporters and only 83 […]

Boeing Boeing Gone! The large Boeing 737 has left Jet Park, and is currently en route to its final destination – Fourways Mega Mall in Johannesburg. The plane will form an integral part of KidZania Johannesburg, opening in December 2018. Kidzania is the world’s fastest growing edutainment brand, and Joburg is set to host the […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of his new cabinet this evening illustrates that the problem in South Africa lies with the ANC itself, says opposition leader, Mmusi Maimane. The DA Leader said in a press statement late Monday evening: “The ministers who make up Ramaphosa’s compromised and partially captured cabinet show what we’ve known all along […]