January 12, 2023
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Dam Drops to Lowest Level in 30 Years
With a massive drop in dam levels over the December holidays, water disruptions have started in many communities around Nelson Mandela Bay. Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Taxi Shutdown Will Leave Learners Stranded
Taxi operators, taxi alliances and the Eastern Cape Bus Council in East London have resolved to shut down the province on the day schools reopen next week. Read more »
South Africa: Coachella Catches the Amapiano Bug
South Africa's amapiano dance music has taken the world by storm and will feature at North America's most famous music festival in April. Read more »
January 09, 2023
South Africa: The Fight to Nurse Eskom Back to Health Is On
President Cyril Ramaphosa has presented a multi-pronged strategy to end load shedding and South Africa's energy crisis in a speech at the ANC's 111th birthday celebrations. Read more »
South Africa: Eight Illegal Miners Die After Rainfall Blocks Shaft
Eight alleged illegal miners have been killed after getting trapped inside an underground mine shaft in the village of Maroga outside Burgersfort. Read more »
South Africa: Health Department Slams 'Fake News' Calling for Return of Masks
The Department of Health says that a widely shared social media post, purportedly by the Ministry of Health, calling for the return of face masks, is fake. Read more »
January 07, 2023
South Africa: Jaca Sails in From Dakar to Inspire Black Women Sailors
The Maiden Factor race finally concluded on Thursday as sailors reached Cape Town following a month-long epic that started on 3 December in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »
Africa: Is Amapiano All Washed Up?
Nigerian artists and record producers have embraced amapiano - but one music blogger says the genre that swayed on the world's dance floors in 2022 is all washed up. Read more »
January 05, 2023
South Africa: Mother of Five Finds Time to Recycle for Her Community
Nontembiso Nokhilela has been collecting items to recycle since 2017. She even searches for cupboards that have been thrown away in order to recycle them. Read more »
January 04, 2023
Nigeria: Burna Boy Among African Stars in Rolling Stone's Greatest Singers
Nigerian music star Burna Boy and South Africa's Mariam Makeba made Rolling Stone's 'Greatest Singers List'. Read more »
December 30, 2022
Africa: Pelé - a Pillar of Football Falls
Loved and Lost: Pelé, Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022) Read more »
December 23, 2022
South Africa: Gloomy Festive Season for Flood Victims
Over eight months have passed since floods devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape in April, yet hundreds of displaced households are set to spend Christmas in the… Read more »
December 22, 2022
South Africa: Eskom and Metro Point Fingers While Community Wallows in Darkness
The Free State municipality Maluti-a-Phofung and Eskom are playing blame games while a large part of Qwaqwa goes a month without electricity. Read more »
December 21, 2022
South Africa: Thousands Flock to Durban's Sewage-Ridden Beaches
Close to 500,000 local and international holidaymakers visited Durban beaches, in Kwazulu-Natal, this past weekend despite allegations that the city's beaches are contaminated with… Read more »
South Africa: We Either Deal With Corruption or Perish, Ramaphosa Tells ANC as Conference Adjourns
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed that the fight against corruption will continue until it is rooted out of the party. Read more »
December 20, 2022
South Africa: WAFCON Winners Finally Paid Bonuses Promised by Their Province
Five Limpopo-born Banyana Banyana players have finally been paid their R100,000 by the provincial Limpopo Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: Judge Hlophe Gets the Chop
John Hlophe's high-flying decades-long legal career came crashing down after President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended him as the Western Cape Judge President on Wednesday. Read more »
December 17, 2022
Lesotho: Hey Mzansi, Lesotho Wants Its Land Back
The Basotho Kingdom is set to discuss a motion in the new year to reclaim areas of land in South Africa. Read more »
December 19, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Scrapes Through to Win Second Term
President Cyril Ramaphosa has scraped through to win his second term as president of the ANC, after a tense night in which his chief rival Zweli Mkhize appeared to have turned it… Read more »
December 17, 2022
South Africa: Drought-Stricken Nelson Mandela Bay Flooded
Overnight downpours have left many homes and roads flooded in some parts of Nelson Mandela Bay. Read more »
December 16, 2022
South Africa: Police Seize R2 Million of Stolen Cables
Police in Tshwane have recovered 1.2 kilometres of stolen cables, worth R2 million, from a stationary truck. Read more »
South Africa: African National Chaos
Chaos reigned on Day One of the ANC's elective conference in Nasrec Johannesburg with over 800 delegates remaining unaccredited. Read more »
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Rubbishes Former President Zuma's Case Against Him
The fight for the soul of the ANC took an unprecedented turn on Thursday when former president Jacob Zuma announced a dubious private prosecution against his successor President… Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: SA Refs Earn Big in Qatar but Go Home Early
South African referee Victor Gomes earned up to R1.43 million for officiating at the Fifa World Cup but has now gone home, as there are no African referees for the semi-finals or… Read more »
December 12, 2022
South Africa: King's Allies Come Out Swinging Over Unpermitted Image
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's aides are putting a ring of steel around the monarch after a boxing promoter used the king's name without his permission to promote a tournament in… Read more »