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 […]

An apparent tornado has torn through the Vaal Marina Monday afternoon, leaving devastation in its wake with fallen trees blocking roads, roofs blown off homes, walls collapsed and boats destroyed. According to ER24 the severe wind injured at least 50 people, of which 25 had to be transported to hospital. Celestine Lourens captured unbelievable photos […]

Heilbron, the small farming community in the Free State, was hit by a mega hail storm on Monday afternoon. The Heilbron Herald declared: “Woeste Haelbiu deur Heilbron dorp!” The paper said the hail was golfball-sized, and the rain so heavy that streets like Raubenheimer St turned to rivers. They’ll have more on the story in […]

Despite hectic winds and cold conditions, the Noordhoek community had a strong turn-out for their Peace Walk on Sunday evening. Residents gathered to walk for a safer beach environment, following attacks on the beach… including the brutal attack on Austrian tourists – Klaus (63) and Johanna (68) Michl – who were hospitalised a couple of weeks […]

National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Shaun Abrahams, has granted President Jacob Zuma an extension to submit representations on why he should not be charged for the 783 counts of fraud, corruption, money-laundering and racketeering that stand against him. The DA’s Federal Council Chairperson James Selfe said while the DA is disappointed, it’s not at […]

A South African spear fisherman apparently got the surprise of his life when he had an extremely close encounter with a Great White shark during a diving salvage expedition. The video – which was reportedly first posted by SA Spearfishing’s facebook page yesterday – has gone viral and already been viewed over two million times […]

One of the world’s largest collaborative science projects is about to enter its most exciting year yet. This will see researchers in a remote stretch of South Africa’s Karoo testing Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity; imaging neutral hydrogen – the building blocks for stars – in the distant universe; and examining galaxies that were formed […]

South African opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has laid charges Monday morning at the East London SAPS concerning the Mandela Funeral Report. The DA alleges that the ANC government stole R330-million from the poor in former President Nelson Mandela’s name to buy T-shirts. Refiloe Nt’sekhe, DA National Spokesperson and Deputy Chairperson, said: “Having studied […]

The Tanzanian mainland is marking the 56th anniversary of independence from British rule. The mainland unified with Zanzibar in 1964 to create the current nation-state under Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who is often invoked as “the father of the nation”. The new nation-state’s economic, social and political path was paved in 1967, when Nyerere proclaimed the […]

A fire that started mid-morning on Saturday in the Bainskloof Valley quickly spread due to high velocity winds and challenging undulating terrain. I spent the night with NCC hotshot crews as they tackled the right flank up the mountain… writes Western Cape photographer Justin Sullivan. Teams from Cape Winelands DM, Cape Nature, WOF (Working on Fire), […]

The ANC Women’s League President, Bathabile Dlamini, has criticised Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for his support of the late Fezekile ‘Khwezi’ Khuzwayo (who alleged she was raped by Jacob Zuma), and hinted that Ramaphosa has his own history of abuse. In a move seen by many as strange for someone who is meant to represent […]

Noordhoek residents will be staging a walk for peace on Noordhoek Beach Sunday evening, following the brutal attack on Austrian holidaymakers – Klaus (63) and Johanna (68) Michl – who had been enjoying a wonderful holiday in South Africa up to that point. The couple was taking a walk on Noordhoek Beach in the Western […]