The world has lost its last male northern white rhino. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Dvůr Králové Zoo have announced with “great sadness” that 45-year-old Sudan died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on March 19th, 2018 (yesterday). Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined […]

To celebrate today’s United Nations’ International Day Of Happiness, 244 young leaders from 11 countries – including South Africa – teamed together to create this international version of Pharrell William’s ‘Happy’. Capetonian Sean O’Toole was part of the group of 12 young South Africans who recently participated in a global leadership program called Ship for […]

The South African Government has been ordered to pay victims of the mental healthcare marathon project a total of R1.2 million each by no later than 19 June 2018. Life Esidimeni Arbitrator and retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke made the order as he read out a condensed version of his 100 page judgment on […]

A British teacher won the much-contested $1-million Global Teacher Award at a ceremony in Dubai on Sunday. The star-studded event was hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah and attended by several celebrities, including South Africa’s Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, who gathered to honour the teaching profession. Thirty-nine year old Andria Zafirakou became the first […]

South Africa has already witnessed approximately 109 farm attacks and about 15 farm murders since the start of 2018, according to AfriForum. “Our rural areas are trapped in a crime war,” said Ian Cameron, AfriForum’s Head of Safety, in a media statement issued on Monday afternoon. “Although the South African government denies that a violence […]

The civil rights organisation AfriForum said today at a media conference in Pretoria that the information which this organisation is currently spreading in the international community on expropriation without compensation and farm murders, is based on facts that confirm that there is a serious threat to property rights and human lives in South Africa. This […]

The members of Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) in South Africa were meant to be lining the route of the Cape Town Carnival today, as guests of the Western Cape Government, in honour of their amazing efforts during the horrific #KnysnaFires. But the volunteer firefighters could not make it because they were too busy, together with […]

Black Panther – the superhero film set in an imaginary African country – has exceeded all expectations… reaching $1,1204-billion USD in box office sales worldwide as of Thursday 15th March, and predicted to reach $1.2-billion by the end of the weekend, according to Forbes magazine. The Marvel-produced and Walt Disney-distributed movie also looks set to become […]

Both opposition parties – the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) – have welcomed Shaun Abrahams’ announcement that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will prosecute former South African President Jacob Zuma on corruption charges. Here are their full statements: DA welcomes Abrahams decision to prosecute Zuma – Mmusi Maimane, Leader of the […]

Former South African President Jacob Zuma will face charges of corruption in a trial court. Shaun Abrahams, the National Director of Public Prosecutions, announced Friday afternoon that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has decided to reinstate charges of racketeering, corruption, money laundering and fraud against the former President of the ANC and the Republic of […]

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has been given today as a deadline to submit a full report on an attack on one of its female drivers after a train was vandalised on Tuesday evening. A female driver was stripped naked, hit with a brick and dragged into nearby bushes as part of […]

South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Thursday issued a diplomatic démarche to the Australian High Commissioner to South Africa, Adam McCarthy. Governments use démarches to protest or object to actions by a foreign government. As such Minister Sisulu has demanded a retraction of the comments made by Australia’s Home Affairs Minister […]

The community of Eshowe in South Africa took to the streets last night and in the early hours of the morning today, burning farms, following the murder of 30-year-old Gift Sphamandla Xulu… a young man who went fishing with friends on a farm, without the necessary permission. The furious burning of sugar fields and stoning […]

The National Commissioner of Police, General Khehla John Sitole has called upon the community of the Umlalazi, Eshowe and surrounding areas to be calm and tolerant following the killing of one of its community members. Yesterday, two young men, one of them being 30-year-old Spamandla Xulu, were fishing in a dam on the Gqobhokani farm. […]

Life cannot just be about solving one sad problem after another… So says South African born and raised billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Musk, who currently lives in the USA, and inspires the world with his electric cars (Tesla) and mission to populate Mars, says of his latest venture – sending a rocket with a Tesla […]

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it is “regrettable” that the Australian Government did not use the available diplomatic channels to raise concerns or seek clarification on the land redistribution process in South Africa. This follows reports attributed to Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton, who said they are exploring how to […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 68-year-old cyclist in Fish Hoek on Tuesday morning, 13 March 2018. In a statement posted on Wednesday evening, SAPS said the suspects were arrested with the murdered cyclist’s bicycle and telephone. One of the […]

Kegan Skye Nash is 32-years-old, and has an important message for all South Africans. Watch below as he delivers his message – in perfect Xhosa – about the importance of not judging each other by the colour of our skin… and realising that “not one of us has any real family tree that tells us […]

Studies have been done on South African teenagers’ addiction to cellphones… but it seems our adults are just as addicted! A video is going viral on social media of a Home Affairs office worker glued to her mobile phone, whilst attempting to work at the same time. Watch below. The video was shared on Twitter […]

White South African farmers may soon be able to emigrate more easily to Australia because of the “horrific circumstances” under which many are living in SA. The Australian Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton, has revealed that his department is investigating various methods for SA farmers to have their visas fast-tracked on humanitarian, refugee or other […]

We are delighted to report that the Department of Health has granted approval for Di Wilkinson to receive a life-saving kidney transplant, after a gruelling five-year struggle. Since Di’s donor is not a relative, Department approval was required. It’s a measure in place to prevent kidney trafficking. Seven members of Di’s family have the same […]

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, spent R15.3 million of public money to stay out of jail, according to Democratic Alliance Leader Mmusi Maimane. He says this was confirmed today by the State Attorney in a letter received by the DA. Maimane said in a press statement: “The State Attorney has revealed that the Presidency […]

Within 24 hours of South African fast bowler, Kagiso Rabada, being suspended for the next two final test matches against Australia, the ICC has crowned Rabada as the best Test bowler in the world!   Rabada was found guilty yesterday of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence, relating to “inappropriate and deliberate physical […]

Veteran actress, singer and former Idols SA judge, Marah Louw has exited the South African local drama ‘The Queen‘ bitterly. This follows after some disagreements and fallout over Louw’s contract extension. In an interview with Sunday Sun, Louw accused executive producer and actor, Shona Ferguson, of lying and treating her “like trash” despite her decades […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that land expropriation without compensation must be done within the confines of the law, so that “everybody’s rights are protected and advanced”. The President was speaking in his capacity as head of the African National Congress (ANC) during a voter registration drive at the New Creation Covenant Church in Olievenhoutbosch, […]