Drowning is a major cause of childhood injury and a top killer of young children in South Africa… as was tragically highlighted this week by the death of 20-month-old Cape Town toddler, Connor Weber, who drowned when he fell into a bin that had been used to collect water during the current drought in the […]

EFF Commander in Chief (CIC), Julius Malema, has predicted that presidential contender Cyril Ramaphosa will win the election to be the new President of the ANC, and that Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will lose because she’s supported by ‘crooks’. Taking to Twitter, Malema said: “For those asking for my predictions, I think he will win. I […]

Groote Schuur Hospital is celebrating another first in the Western Cape. At a press conference today, it was announced that Groote Schuur has performed the first ever bilateral sequential lung transplant in the Western Cape, and the first of its kind in the public sector nationwide! The hospital – famous worldwide for being the location of […]

The Gauteng Disaster Management team has been tasked with finding alternative accommodation for over 1,000 people, who were left displaced following a major storm in the Midvaal municipality on Monday (which included strong winds that witnesses said was a tornado). “Information compiled by disaster management so far indicates that 565 shacks were damaged with an estimation […]

The silence from the South African government on the rhino poaching catastrophe – which is wiping out a species in front of our eyes – needs to be urgently broken. According to Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, 218 rhino have been slaughtered in KZN this year so far… which is 37 more than in 2016. As rhino […]

Woolworths South Africa is recalling three children’s t-shirts due to the use of fur in their pom-poms, which is not compliant with Woolworths’ policies. Over 1,000 had already been sold. “We deeply apologise to any customers who have bought these t-shirts; please return them to any Woolworths store for a full refund,” the company said […]

Two South African teachers – Wendy Horn in Cape Town and Marjorie Brown in Johannesburg are two of 50 finalists in the running for the Global Teacher of the Year Award 2017! Wendy is Principal of Protea Heights Academy, a Maths and Science Focus School; and Marjorie is a former human rights activist, teaching history to […]

South African world champion athletes Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya pocketed R250,000 and R230,000 respectively from Athletics South Africa. The country’s athletics governing body announced on Friday that a total of R710 000 will be paid to the athletes who won medals at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London in August. A gold […]

CAPE TOWN – Grieving Rondebosch parents Daniel and Debbie Weber invited friends and family around the world to celebrate their “beautiful boy’s life” at 10h30 on Tuesday morning… as they gathered, all wearing bright clothes, at one of his favourite places – Tractor Park in Keurboom, Western Cape of South Africa. The couple tragically lost […]

The African National Congress says it hopes that President Jacob Zuma will implement today’s judgment without delay, in the interest of South Africa. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the ANC said it welcomes the judgment of the North Gauteng High Court in relation to the State of Capture Report Judgement on the Public Protector’s […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it welcomes today’s ground-breaking judgment by the North Gauteng High Court, dismissing President Zuma’s attempt to review the Public Protector’s State of Capture report, and its binding recommendations. “This means that the report stands, and confirms that the President must at once establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into “State […]

PRETORIA – Judge President Dustin Mlambo ruled Wednesday that the prima facile evidence of alleged wrongdoing – uncovered by the former Public Protector (PP), Thuli Madonsela – justified the remedial action she ordered regarding the State of Capture report. Mlambo gave Zuma 30 days to appoint a Judicial Commission of Inquiry, with the Judge to be […]

PRETORIA – In a historic move, President Jacob Zuma has been ordered to personally pay the costs for his failed interdict application last year… when he tried unsuccessfully to stop the release of the Public Protector’s ‘State of Capture’ report. In a unanimous judgment, President Zuma has been ordered to personally pay costs the costs […]

Cape Town, South Africa’s second most populous city, is hurtling towards “Day Zero”: the day taps run dry. This is expected in mid-May, just weeks after the city’s new water supplies are due. Cape Town is quite used to surviving dry years. Water restrictions get it through and then dams refill, thanks to the wet […]

An unprecedented discovery of a fresh water resource has been found in Beaufort West, in the Western Cape, says the Department of Mineral Resources. The resource was discovered by the Council for Geoscience (CGS), a statutory Science Council reporting to the Minister of Mineral Resources, while conducting research on the development of shale gas (through […]

The Department of Trade and Industry and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) are to launch an investigation into allegations against retail holding company, Steinhoff International. And allegations are emerging about the darker side of the private life of the company’s former CEO Markus Jooste. In a statement on Tuesday, the department and the […]

The Khululabantu Bam centre in Butterworth brings into focus the huge gap between the demand and supply for decent mental health care facilities in South Africa. In November we visited the facility. It was run in an abandoned warehouse next to a railway line. The warehouse had no windows and was divided into two rooms […]

Social media sensation, Nas (Nuseir Yassin), reckons this young South African should be working for Google. Instead you can find him hanging out on a pavement in Soweto. Nas – who was featured by SAPeople last week, during his visit to South Africa – said “this blew my mind away”. Nas loved Mpho’s work so […]

The Knysna community has been rallying behind talented musician – Xolane Marman – to ensure he can fly to Germany to undertake a prestigious opera training programme. And this week he will be giving two unmissable benefit concerts to raise further funds. Recognising his talent and potential, Xolane was chosen from numerous gifted international students to […]

The Department of Correctional Services has reportedly confirmed that famous inmate Oscar Pistorius (31) was injured in prison when an argument broke out over the use of a public telephone. According to local reports, other inmates were frustrated that he had been on the phone for too long. The former Olympic and Paralympic athlete, who […]

A year ago – in November 2016 – Tshwane mayor, Solly Msimanga was a hero for cleaning up corruption in the city, and helping clean up trash in Pretoria’s CBD (which had been left by protesters). But yesterday AfriForum accused the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality of trying to implement a waste removal levy that they say […]

A visitor to the Western Cape has posted some sad and shocking photos and a video of Theewaterskloof Dam, Cape Town’s main source of drinking water… which show sand blowing where water should be flowing. In a message on Facebook, Christopher from Pretoria, says: “PRAY FOR CAPE TOWN people!… NO JOKES ????… This is what’s […]

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is to close its Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg branches to the public. In August last year, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced developments in the bank’s cash management strategy and proposed changes in the bank’s operations. The proposed changes are intended to improve efficiency, reduce risks and achieve […]

Police have arrested two suspects, who have been allegedly targeting commuters travelling from OR Tambo International Airport. The suspects were arrested on Monday on the N3 highway in Johannesburg by police who were acting on intelligence. “The team followed up on the intelligence and spotted the Mercedes travelling from the airport. Attempts to have the […]

Popular South African restaurant chain Nando’s, famous for their humorous ads that poke fun at political figures when they’re misbehaving, has fired up a new ad… this time inspiring South Africans to fire it up together and do something positive to change SA for the better. To not give up. This is an ad that’s […]