Farmers in the Eastern Cape have welcomed the handover of 17 Nguni cattle bulls as part of the Livestock Production Improvement Scheme (LPIS). The handover was recently officiated by the Eastern Cape MEC of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Nonkqubela Pieters. The provincial Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) is driving the commercialisation […]
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The deployment of 40 tourism monitors at the Table Mountain National Park has been welcomed by the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille. The Tourism Monitors Programme is an initiative by the Department of Tourism to supplement safety and security measures by the South African Police Service to enhance the safety of tourists. “The department […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has urged members of the public to report illegal mining activities after five undocumented foreign nationals were arrested in Limpopo. The police arrested the five suspects, aged between 19 and 34 years, on 24 December at Selwane Village (under the Lulekani policing area) for illegal mining. Members of the […]
Student Sues Over School Rape, Seeking R5.1 Million A teenager who was tied up and raped by two pupils on a school’s premises when she was eight years old is suing the government for R5.1 million in damages, reports News24. The former pupil of Kutumela-Molefi Intermediate Farm School, outside Pretoria, was sexually assaulted by two […]
YohWhatAYear: Scrolla.Africa is counting down the heroes and horrors of 2023. At number six on the nice list is the comedian Trevor Noah. Trevor Noah was for a long time and may still be South Africa’s most successful export. When the comedian decided to step down from his role as the host of The Daily […]
A 10-meter (33 feet) deluge swept through a borough of Ladysmith in South Africa, destroying homes and cars. Rescuers are battling to find survivors as rainstorms continue. Flash floods hit the vicinity of the city of Ladysmith in eastern South Africa, killing at least six and leaving some 11 more missing. A deluge of up […]
At least six people died and 10 were missing after a flood on Christmas Eve in KwaZulu-Natal. The SA Weather Service has issued a Level 2 warning until Wednesday in five of the country’s nine provinces. On Christmas Day, the South African Weather Service (Saws) issued a Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in five […]
The 1 Family 1 Stockpile founder has about a million followers building a healthy relationship with money. More than 7,000 of you voted for frugal living expert and financial literacy coordinator Ncumisa Ndelu as Businessperson of the Year. The founder of says the inspiration behind the group continues to be her need to see women […]
Relentless firefighting continued for an eighth consecutive day in fierce southerly winds in hot spots around Cape Town, with hundreds of people living in informal settlements displaced after fires ripped through their home over the Christmas period. Firefighters have been stretched to the limit over the past eight days of the holiday season, with off-duty […]
Continuous efforts by members in the OR Tambo District in ensuring that the communities enjoy a safe festive season by focussing on the eradication of illegal firearms, is definitely making an impact. An intelligence led operation paid off when a 35-year-old male was arrested on 24 December 2024 in the Payne locality for being in […]
South African Paramedic Home After 6 Years in Al-Qaeda Captivity South African paramedic Gerco van Deventer, kidnapped in Libya in 2017 by Al-Qaeda militants, has returned home, reports EWN. He spent over six years in captivity before being released and taken to Algeria for medical care. Gift of the Givers, a humanitarian aid group, […]
The wildfire that was sparked on the mountain slopes of Castle Rock, south of Simon’s Town hurtled towards Scarborough via Plateau Road on Thursday evening, fuelled by a raging southeaster. Just before 8pm, another inferno erupted along the Glencairn Expressway. As the Simon’s Town wildfire continued to rage towards Scarborough, the City of Cape Town’s […]
No Blackouts This Christmas! Festive cheer can shine a little brighter this year as South Africa’s Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa confidently predicts lights on throughout the holidays, reports EWN. Ramokgopa expressed confidence in maintaining an uninterrupted power supply over the festive season, briefing the media amid seven consecutive days without load shedding. He attributed the suspension […]
South African sensation Tyla absolutely lit up the stage on NBC’s The Voice finale, and the internet can’t stop talking about it. This rising star delivered a spectacular performance of her hits “Truth or Dare” and “Water”. Clips of her electrifying stage presence are spreading like wildfire across social platforms, with fans and viewers praising […]
Zahara’s family is preparing for her funeral, but her fiancé Mpho Xaba is not part of the plans. They’re reportedly giving the cold shoulder to Mpho because of an incomplete lobola payment. ., known for her hit “Loliwe”, was engaged to Mpho in 2023. They were all set for a November wedding this year, but […]
Impala Platinum Mine Protest Unresolved as Over 2,000 Remain Underground Over 2,000 Impala Platinum Mine workers remain underground in an ongoing protest sparked by a recent ownership change and concerns about employee benefits, reports TimesLIVE. While some have returned to the surface, the majority remain, fueled by demands for immediate pension payouts, tax-free bonuses, […]
Cape Town — More than 2,200 Impala Platinum (Implats) mineworkers participating in an allegedly illegal strike have refused to return to the surface after their underground sit-in entered its second day, eNCA reports. The workers took action following a disagreement with Bafokeng Rasimone Mine and their union over dividends in a R104-million shares agreement which […]
Cape Town — Malay Cookbook Author Fatima Sydow Passes Away at 50 Fatima Sydow, who became a favourite for her Malay cookbooks and cooking videos, passed away in Cape Town. In 2020 Sydow was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma and announced her stage 4 diagnosis in 2023. A crowdfunding campaign was set up to […]