A South African six-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being bitten by a Mozambique Spitting Cobra – as she lay fast asleep in her bed – on Friday evening. The incident occurred in Ballito on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Mikayla Grove’s parents – Ludwig and Inge – were outside in the garden at around […]

South African Police Minister Fikile Mbalula – who is now calling himself Mr Fearf*kkol on Twitter (!) – has announced a revolutionary new plan that will strengthen police operations on the ground in a concerted effort to fight violent crime in South Africa. Last year, the Minister revealed his intentions to reduce head office costs […]

The latest weapon in Cape Town’s water saving arsenal is a map that exposes private meter readings to public scrutiny. The initiative has been launched as the South African city enters the third year of its worst drought on record. Unless residents can cut their daily water use to 87 litres per person, city authorities […]

The first day of school for students at Hoërskool Overvaal was marked by protests and violence. The Afrikaans medium high school in Vereeniging has been in the spotlight after a court ruled that the school may refuse admission to 55 English-speaking learners. Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says his department will appeal the judgment. Protesters […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action today to ensure that borders and airports are put on alert, in order to stop the Gupta family from trying to flee the country ahead of their reported imminent arrests. “We should not allow them to leave South Africa, and certainly […]

A poem written by a 12-year-old Herschel Girls’ School learner, Nina Tsinonis, is going viral since her mom, Amanda, posted it on Facebook. Parenting groups have been sharing the poem – about being a bystander to bullying – and mothers have been reading it with their school-going children… because of the poignant and powerful message […]

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is meeting Monday with officials from the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria, following the recent disturbing comments attributed to President Donald Trump. DIRCO said it will provide an opportunity to the Charges de Affaires (the second in charge) to explain the statement by […]

A week after the H&M ‘Coolest Monkey’ ad controversy made headlines and caused boycotts around the world, the DA has decided to  write to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to lodge an official complaint against the retail giant for “the racist advert involving a black child modelling a racially-insensitive hoodie”. On Saturday the EFF […]

The DA Federal Executive has resolved to formally charge Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille “in the interest of good governance”, Mmusi Maimane, Leader of the Democratic Alliance, announced today after a meeting of the FE. Maimane said the FE will recommend to the Caucus that they remove de Lille from any role in managing […]

Paraglider pilots in Cape Town were “gobsmacked” by a rare sighting of a caracal, feeding in the bushes on Lion’s Head in South Africa, on Saturday morning. The medium-sized wild cat – which grows to around 74cm as an adult – stayed with them for about 10 breathtaking minutes, said Western Cape resident, Louis Stanford […]

A fire in the mountains above Villiersdorp has entered into its third day… with an estimated 2,500 hectares burned so far, writes Western Cape photographer Justin Sullivan. Most of the veld is 11 years old and has been burning on multiple flanks. Approximately 60 firefighters and their management have been on the line each day, […]

The DA said in a statement, issued Sunday, that it “strongly condemns the violence and vandalism” of H&M retail stores in Johannesburg by EFF (Economic Freedom Fighter) supporters over a “racist advert”. DA National Spokesperson and Deputy Chairperson, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, said: “While we fully agree that racism is oppressive and has no place in a democratic […]

Hikers have been cautioned to take care on hiking trails in Cape Town following an attack on a group of nine people on Saturday 13 January 2018… which left at least five injured, according to Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR). The incident occurred in the mountains above Kalk Bay on Saturday. Capetonian resident, and avid […]

Following the outcry on Monday 8 January 2018 – mainly in the USA – over an H&M advert for a sweater which was deemed racist, the company initially issued a short apology for “offending people” with the picture which showed a young black boy modelling the hooded top. The top was emblazoned with the words […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has declared 2018 as “100 Years of Nelson Mandela: The year of renewal, unity and jobs”. This will see the African National Congress (ANC) holding celebrations to pay tribute to the former President, who would have turned 100 years this year had he lived. Mandela passed away on 5 December […]

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) went on the rampage on Saturday in malls in Gauteng, South Africa, trashing and shutting down shops in a protest against H&M and its “coolest monkey” sweater advert… which has been creating an international outcry since Monday 8 January 2018. It’s reported that rubber bullets were used at […]

The Dallas Safari Club (DSC), which hosts a large annual hunting convention in the United States, has formally announced its position on South Africa’s controversial captive bred lion hunting industry. DSC said: “After a thorough analysis and deliberation, the Board of Dallas Safari Club has concluded that the practice of captive bred lion hunting is not […]

After South African comedian Trevor Noah recorded his reaction to President Donald Trump’s alleged remarks about not wanting immigrants from “sh*thole countries” in Africa (watch it here), watch what he said between the scenes to the audience. The Daily Show host commended Trump for at least being “blatant” about it, and wondered just how Norway […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has weighed in on Donald Trump’s reported remarks about “sh*thole countries” in Africa. The South African expat, who hosts The Daily Show in New York, replaced the Korean segment he was going to broadcast with his views on Trump’s alleged words instead. The US President’s comments were reported by the Washington […]

Port Elizabeth resident, Julie Morgan, has been left fuming with the way in which a South African bank has dealt with fraudulent activity on her father’s bank accounts… and judging by the comments left on a post she wrote on social media, his is not a unique case. Julie’s post has been shared on Facebook […]

Following US President Donald Trump’s alleged controversial comments that America doesn’t need any more immigrants from “shith*le” African countries or Haiti, the Government of Botswana has issued a statement and social media users in Africa have taken to Twitter to post #mysh*thole photos for the President’s perusal… Meanwhile the American President has denied he made […]

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has recently congratulated the matric class of 2017 for their “outstanding” performance and encouraged them to apply for funding in various organisations.  NYDA National Spokesperson, Lerato Gambu said they are encouraged that the national pass rate is increasing. Gambu said the agency has welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on […]

US President Donald Trump apparently believes most countries in Africa are “shithole countries”. He appears to think the same of Haiti and El Salvador. According to reports in US media, Trump made the comment during a meeting with a group of senators at the White House. They were discussing immigration and changes to the visa […]

KWAZULU-NATAL: Durban North police are appealing to members of the community to please assist in locating the man in the following identikit pictures. Police believe that he can assist in locating missing person, Siam Lee (20). Lee was last seen leaving her workplace in Margaret Mayton Road, Durban North on 4 January 2018 at about […]

Exciting news as America’s Comedy Central (CC) has announced that South African comedian, Loyiso Madinga, will be joining Trevor Noah‘s popular TV Show, The Daily Show… from South Africa. CC said that Madinga has been selected by Noah (who is Executive Producer, Writer and Host) to be the new Africa correspondent in a new segment […]