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The Nelson Mandela Foundation marked the late stateman's 105th birthday celebrations yesterday in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, by planting trees alongside delegates from several organisations, including the United Nations and Nelson Mandela University. The organisation says by planting trees, young people took meaningful action to alleviate poverty and food insecurity. It has urged young people to join hands and be the catalysts for change. The event was part of the […]

Dr Nandipha Magudumana has been dealt another blow after the High Court in Bloemfontein dismissed her application for leave to appeal, with costs. The disgraced doctor approached the courts in a bid to challenge her April arrest in Tanzania. She claims she was brought back to South Africa unlawfully and her deportation was tantamount to kidnapping. Magudumana was arrested alongside her lover Thabo Bester in Arusha. Last month, the High […]

The Wanderers Stadium was a hive of activity on Tuesday as scores of good Samaritans and players from the Lions Cricket franchise flocked to the stadium in Illovo, Johannesburg, to do their bit for Mandela Day. The Lions partnered with The Angel Network, Fingertips of Africa and Ashraful Aid to pack over 3 00o food parcels for the needy across the country. Lions Chief Executive Officer, Jono Leaf-Wright, says: “The […]

American boxing great, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather Jnr, says the aim of his visit to South Africa is to inspire aspiring boxers in the country. Mayweather landed at the Lanseria Airport on Friday to much media frenzy and fan fare as part of his Motherland Tour, which saw him also visit Zimbabwe. Upon his arrival, Mayweather told the media that he wants people on the African continent to know that they […]

Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says stage 6 load shedding cannot be a norm. The Minister used his Monday media briefing to apologise to citizens for stage 6 load shedding, which had South Africans fuming last week. The embattled power utility, Eskom, plunged the country into more than 10 hours of load shedding daily due increased demand and the depletion of emergency reserves. Ramokgopa apologised to the public for the […]

A business owner in the Eastern Cape has been receiving flak over a sign outside his shop that has social media users up in arms. The spices and dairy shop, called La Gardi in Gqeberha raised the ire of some South Africans after a sign which says, “LGBTQ not welcome at La Gardi. Save our children!!! Right of admission reserved!!" - went viral on social media. An rights organisation that […]

When you replace ‘why is this happening to me’ with ‘what is this trying to teach me’, everything shifts! At a time when South Africa marked the second anniversary of ‘the two weeks in July 2021’, in just one day, at least eleven trucks were set alight in two incidents on our major road networks, the N3 and N4. In the first, traffic was brought to a standstill on the […]

The family members of slain Soweto toddler, Tshiamo Rabanye, say they suspect that his alleged killer and grandmother, Nqobile Ndlovu (50), may have murdered other relatives before. Ndlovu alongside her lover and co-accused, Mthunzi Zulu (39), made a brief appearance in the Protea Magistrate’s Court today. They’ve been charged with murder and the mutilation of 6-year-old Rabanye and his cousin, 5-year-old Nqobizitha Zulu, whose bodies were found dumped and mutilated […]

Bafana Bafana now know who they will face in the 2026 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifiers after the draw was conducted on Thursday. South Africa have been drawn in Group C alongside fierce rivals Nigeria, neighbours Lesetho and Zambia, Rwanda, and Benin. President of the South African Football Association (SAFA)  Dr Danny Jordaan, Vice-President Bennett Bailey and CEO Lydia Monyepao were in attendance as Bafana’s opponents were unveiled. The three […]