Various civilian organisations and opposition parties will tomorrow during a joint media conference in Centurion take a stance against farm murders and make a plea to the South African government to incisively intervene to prioritise this crisis, according to civil rights organisation AfriForum. The organisations will also commit themselves to participate in the protest march against farm […]

Ponte City – one of Johannesburg’s most iconic landmarks – is set to launch a restaurant that taps into the vibrant spirit of the city. Pioneered by the innovative social enterprise, Dlala​ ​Nje​, “Fifty-One-Oh-One” (5101​) is poised to become one of the City Of Gold’s A-list event venues, forming part of a wider effort to reinvigorate the […]

International news channel, CNN, has claimed that President Robert Mugabe has “agreed to the terms of his resignation and a letter has been drafted”. CNN says they were given their information by an official source privy to the negotiations. The source alleged that the army generals have capitulated to several of the 93-year-old leader’s demands… […]

President Robert Mugabe was expected to resign as leader of Zimbabwe tonight… but instead – during a national broadcast which was streamed across the world – the 93-year-old appeared even more adamant to continue his 37-year rule. In a long speech filled with mentions of dignity and respect, as if his major concern is the […]

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is expected to announce his resignation on Sunday night – watch live below. On Sunday morning Mugabe’s party, Zanu-PF, voted for him to be sacked and he was given until Monday noon to resign or face impeachment on Tuesday. According to Reuters news agency sources, he has agreed to step down […]

The Department of Public Works revealed that it has budgeted R48 Million to acquire six additional Ministerial Houses within the 2017/18 financial year, according to Dr Malcolm Figg, DA Shadow Minister of Public Works. Dr Figg says the department made the revelation during a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works. He said that […]

American President Donald Trump has responded to public opinion, and says he is putting his controversial decision – to lift the ban on bringing elephant trophies into the United States – on hold for now. Earlier this week it was announced by Trump’s Administration that it was reversing the policy which had been made in […]

Peaceful and emotional scenes have been witnessed in Zimbabwe today as tens of thousands came out in force to march alongside the army and call for President Robert Mugabe to step down. See videos and images below. According to journalist Trevor Ncube, the mood on the streets of Harare was “festive and celebratory”. Trevor tweeted […]

The parole application by Chris Hani’s killer, Janusz Walus, has been denied. Justice Minister Michael Masutha made the announcement in Pretoria on Friday morning and explained how he came to his decision… including that the psychologist’s report highlighted that Walus still poses a threat. The report states that “regarding empathy, it can be said that […]

Zimbabweans are imploring the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to stop interfering with the current political transition in their country, accusing the inter-governmental organisation of caring more about presidents than the people. Using the hashtag #SADCBackOffZim, several Zimbabweans have sent messages asking the SADC to stay out of it, and let Zimbabwe take care of its […]

A crowdfunding platform – based on donations – says over R50-million has been raised in South Africa by over 70,000 generous contributors! BackaBuddy says it has witnessed the power of humanity, the kindness of strangers, and the unifying force in South Africa as communities come together to support people, regardless of their differences. “We need […]

The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has issued a statement claiming progress has been made (in their non-coup), and that Comrade Mugabe and his family are “safe and sound and their security is guaranteed. We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order […]

AN EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT FROM HARARE: For the average Zimbabwean grinding out a living in our difficult economy, Wednesday was not an ordinary day. (See the Latest Zimbabwe UPDATE at bottom of this page.) Many people were still coming to terms with the unexpected sacking of vice president Emmerson Mnangangwa. Then, early in the morning a […]

The ministerial meeting of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has recommended that SADC members hold an urgent extra ordinary summit to discuss the unfolding political and security situation in Zimbabwe. The announcement was made by South African International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, who chaired the ministerial meeting this afternoon in Gaborone, Botswana. […]

Just over a month since winning the award for being Africa’s leading airport, Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) is greeting its tourists with the remnants of a month-old gang-related shooting scene. (17/11/17 – Please see update below.) The award was presented at the 2017 World Travel Africa Awards gala ceremony in Rwanda on 10 October […]

President Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has called an urgent Organ Troika meeting to discuss the unfolding political and security situation in Zimbabwe. The meeting will be held at the SADC Secretariat headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana, on Thursday afternoon, SADC said on Wednesday. Meanwhile journalist Trevor […]

AfriForum today announced that they have instituted legal action to privately prosecute Adv. Nomgcobo Jiba, former acting Director and current Deputy Director of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on charges of fraud and perjury. Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, and AfriForum will act in the case against Jiba on behalf of […]

A twitter account claiming to be the interim Zimbabwe Government has alleged that President Robert Mugabe is in “good health” and will resign from the office of the Presidency. In a newly created Twitter account – @GovZimbabwe – which is being followed by Gareth Cliff, the ANC and other prominent accounts; the alleged interim Zimbabwe […]

President Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as chair of Southern African Development Community (SADC), is sending special envoys to Zimbabwe and Angola in light of the unfolding situation in that country. “The President is sending the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and the Minister of State Security, Bongani Bongo, to Zimbabwe to […]

SA Rugby said it was “bitterly disappointed” at the decision by the World Rugby Council to overturn a recommendation that South Africa should host the 2023 Rugby World Cup and instead voted for France to host the tournament in a secret ballot. “We are bitterly disappointed at this decision and would like to apologise to […]

World Rugby‏ has confirmed that South Africa has not been awarded the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2023, despite being nominated by World Rugby as the preferred candidate. In a tweet Wednesday afternoon, World Rugby said: “Congratulations to France who has been awarded Rugby World Cup 2023 following World Rugby Council’s vote #RWC2023.” The vote was […]

While England and the northern hemisphere are bracing themselves for snow in the lead-up to Christmas… snow has fallen in parts of South Africa over the last 24 hours! And more is expected tonight in the Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal. According to facebook page, Snow Report SA, snow has fallen in Matroosberg Reserve, the Karoo National Park […]

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has called for President Robert Mugabe to step down and allow for free and fair elections to be held immediately. In a press statement, released Wednesday morning, Maimane also took a swipe at former President Thabo Mbeki, blaming him for the current state of affairs in Zimbabwe. […]

The South African Government is urging the public to wear green on Wednesday in support of the announcement regarding which country will host the Rugby World Cup 2023 tournament. The hotly anticipated final announcement on whether South Africa will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be made on Wednesday at around 3pm South African […]

According to reports on social media, Zimbabwe may be under threat of a military coup and President Robert Mugabe (93) has been asked to stand down. He has allegedly been given 24 hours after firing Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa (75) last week. However these reports are unconfirmed and the three tanks which were caught on film […]