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 »
South Africa: Musical Titans Don Their Gloves - Stillo Magollide Vs Big Zulu
Fans are in for a surprise as two music icons step into the square ring to settle their differences with a celebrity boxing match. 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 »
Nigeria: Burna Boy Performs to Sold-Out Stadium in Paris
Nigerian Afrobeat singer Burna Boy filled the 40,000-capacity Paris La Defense venue in the French capital where he performed on Saturday night. 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 »
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: 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 »
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: 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: 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: 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 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 »
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 »
May 16, 2023
South Africa: 'We Need All the Help We Can Get' - Nelson Mandela Bay Flood Victims
When it rains, it pours - that's the harsh reality that Nelson Mandela Bay residents had to face last weekend as they fought to save their submerged belongings. Read more »
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 15, 2023
South Africa: Residents Stranded as Floods Hit Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
Heavy downpours have swept through the previously drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay, leaving residents in many parts of the metro area displaced and stranded. Read more »
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 13, 2023
South Africa: Stormers Charge Into the URC Final
The icy wind blowing through the Cape Town Stadium is not what the Stormers would have hoped for - and we will soon find out of if the Stormers can manage the conditions that will… Read more »
May 12, 2023
South Africa: Ramaphosa - Between the 'Devil' and the ANC
President Cyril Ramaphosa is on the horns of a brutal political dilemma. Read more »
May 11, 2023
South Africa: U.S. Accuses South Africa of Supplying Arms to Russia
The US has accused South Africa of secretly supplying arms to Russia. Read more »
South Africa: Fort Hare Five Plotted More Murders
The five men arrested for a string of murders at Fort Hare University were also planning more killings in the institution. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Mozambique: Building Resumes On Mozambique Border Wall
In an effort to stamp out cross-border crime, in Manguzi, on the border between South Africa and Mozambique, the provincial government is putting up a huge 8 km concrete wall. Read more »