May 23, 2023
South Africa: Black, Beautiful - and Three Years Old!
Montle Mashigo from Emalahleni, Mpumalanga is set to reach for the stars... in New York City. Read more »
South Africa: Camp for Boys to Shape Up As Men
To address the pressing issue of men losing sight of their true purpose, the Eastern Cape Department of Education joined forces with traditional leaders, SAPS, and NGOs to organise… Read more »
South Africa: 'Plant a Tree for My Birthday'
Thabelo "Tbos" Makwarela celebrated his 33rd birthday by encouraging his family and friends to forget traditional gifts and money transfers. Read more »
South Africa: Kruger's a World Record Beater Says Coach
Renowned shot put and discus coach Eben Vermaas is confident that Simone Kruger has the potential to break the World F38 Discus record this year. Read more »
South Africa: Man of God Called to Make Jewellery
"Maybe it's due to my stubbornness, but I could not refuse the call of God when he told me to become a jewellery maker." Read more »
South Africa: Zuma's Sanco to Be Disbanded
Former president Jacob Zuma's political future is in crisis again as the ANC is having serious negotiations with its allies to disband the South African National Civic Organisation… Read more »
May 24, 2023
South Africa: Residents Rule - This Clinic Is Now Open
Gatvol Hammanskraal residents staged a fake ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday declaring an idle clinic to be in business. Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Cable Thieves Leave Township in the Dark
At first, they thought it was load shedding. It was only after hours that residents of Kwanobuhle in Kariega realised the entire township had been plunged into darkness. Read more »
May 22, 2023
South Africa: A Fresh New Look for the Ingonyama Trust
The board of the Ingonyama Trust, which manages about 2.8 million hectares of land under the traditional Monarch, has ushered in a new era. Read more »
South Africa: Zuma's New Job - PM to the King?
Traditional leaders in KwaZulu-Natal are planning the exit of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi as prime minister to the Zulu king -- and former president Jacob Zuma to replace him. Read more »
South Africa: East Cape's Small Farms Catch Bird Flu
Small poultry farmers in the Eastern Cape are scrambling for solutions to the outbreak of bird flu, aka avian influenza. Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Power Cuts to Continue Beyond Christmas 2023 - Electricity Minister
The national electricity grid cannot be stabilised before the end of the year and load shedding will continue into mid-2024. Read more »
South Africa: Anger Boils Over At Cholera Outbreak
Tempers have reached boiling point in Hammanskraal, located north of Tshwane, as residents blame local government for the tragic deaths of 15 individuals due to a cholera outbreak… Read more »
May 22, 2023
South Africa: Cholera Outbreak Kills 10
At least 52 water tankers have been dispatched across Hammanskraal in the City of Tshwane to distribute water to communities amid a cholera outbreak that has killed 10 people. Read more »
South Africa: Make or Break At Kusile Power Station
All hopes of President Cyril Ramaphosa's government reducing load shedding ahead of the 2024 elections rest on fixing four units at Kusile Power Station. Read more »
May 20, 2023
South Africa: Sundowns Dumped Out of Champions League
Mamelodi Sundowns's Caf Champions League campaign came to a disappointing end following a 2-2 draw with Wydad Casablanca in a semi-final, second-leg clash on Saturday. Read more »
May 19, 2023
South Africa: Nandipha Challenges Legality of Arrest
Dr Nandipha Magudumana, the partner of Thabo Bester, has taken legal action by filing an urgent court application to declare her arrest and subsequent detention as "unlawful." Read more »
South Africa: Mayor Brings Tshwane Back From the Brink
The City of Tshwane appears to be on the path to stability, after a long period of turmoil. Read more »
South Africa: Zulu King and Buthelezi in Major Fallout
Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is walking away from the shadow of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Read more »
South Africa: The Decline and Fall of the ANC T-Shirt
"I'd rather sleep naked than wear an ANC T-shirt even as pyjamas. Besides, they are not going to get my X on voting day." Read more »
May 15, 2023
South Africa: The ANC's Coalition Nightmare in KZN
There is now a very real chance that the ANC could lose control of KwaZulu-Natal after the 2024 national general elections. Read more »
May 19, 2023
South Africa: Five-Year-Old Locked Inside Classroom for Entire Weekend
As a rainy cold front rocked the Eastern Cape this past weekend, a five-year-old Grade R pupil at JA Ncaca Primary School in the township of Lingelihle in Cradock slept in a… Read more »
May 17, 2023
South Africa: 'Undercover Billionaires' in Court for Massive Fraud
Ex-Chiefs spindoctor, Louis Tshakoane, his wife Suzan and their son Louis Jr, appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, on Wednesday facing charges of fraud,… Read more »
May 16, 2023
South Africa: Former Kaizer Chiefs PRO Arrested At Shakoane Funeral
Louis Tshakoane had just delivered a speech at the funeral service of Alex Shakoane -- when he got arrested. Read more »
May 17, 2023
South Africa: A Funeral to Remember for Mamelodi Sundowns Communications Officer Shakoane
Despite the heavy downpours, the spirits of Mamelodi Sundowns supporters remained strong as they bid farewell to the beloved communications officer, Alex Shakoane. Read more »