While anxiety about the state of South Africa's economy, the country's attractiveness as an investment destination and the value of the rand is growing, it does also seem as though foreign direct investment (FDI) into South Africa is recovering. But how good is it?Creamer Media (we quote from 'Engineering news...
We have reported about this some weeks ago, but now Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom confirmed our worst fears: South Africa's revised immigration regulations will carry grave consequences for South Africa's tourism industry (and could cause nightmares for expats travelling home with children). Hanekom said in a statement: "Industry role players...
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is one of the new members of the Judicial Services Commission. The main function of the body is to select fit and proper persons for appointment as judges and to investigate complaints about judicial officers.
Some of the best investigative journalism in SA – if not the best – are done by the Daily Dispatch in East London. In fact, this newspaper has a sterling reputation for upholding the so-called Fourth Estate – from the days of anti-apartheid stalwart Donald Woods through the reign of...
'The White Folks' is a mock-reality series created for the web. It follows the lives of two families from Plattekloof in Cape Town who think their suburban lives are very tough. New episodes every Wednesday.
Our dear old friend Juju Malema is certainly worth his weight in laughs in the National Assembly. So great is his antics that he is even a Youtube hit, not least because he has been kicked out of Parliament within the first week of taking up his (hot) Economic Freedom...
South African President Jacob Zuma claimed during his State of the Nation Address that his government had "opened at least one new school a week in the Eastern Cape last year". This claim – which stems from a public relations drive by the country's Department of Basic Education –...
Britain's new £1.2 billion "e-borders" passport control system could spell disaster for Saffas and other nationals traveling with duel passports. An investigation by The Daily Telegraph has revealed that the new system was not designed to deal with individuals who hold two passports and people who exit the UK on...
In the first case where an employer's affirmative action plan is challenged in court in its entirety, trade union Solidarity has taken on the South African Police Service (SAPS) in court.Solidarity will ask the court for a judgment which says that the SAPS' employment equity plan is irrational and amounts...
State of the Nation Address by his excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the joint sitting of Parliament in Cape Town - 17 Jun 2014.
International Mandela Day on 18 July 2014 will reverberate globally in a new musical production Footsteps of Mandela to be streamed live worldwide.
The majority of South African learners feel that education is improving, and that greater choice among more subjects is the leading improvement in education since 1976. This according to consumer insights company Pondering Panda's annual Youth Day Survey, which interviewed 1816 learners, between the ages of 13 and 24, across...
We have and had from the start some sympathy with miners in South Africa. They work underground for 12+ hours a day for months on end and do not really get paid the salaries the mine bosses pay themselves. That sucks.But really? This current strike in the platinum mining sector...
Financially South Africa is not in a good place right now. At the moment there is a strong possibility that the rand's credit rating will be downgraded on Friday. In the meantime the World Bank has made a further material downward revision to South Africa's growth outlook for 2014, citing...
New regulations for passengers travelling by air with children will cost the tourism sector almost R7-bn in losses and could result in job cuts.The Board of Airline Representatives South Africa (Barsa) warns in a statement the ministry of home affairs' amended immigration regulations with regards to children will make...
If you are a sheep shearer the South African government wants you. In fact they will give you a highly skilled visa to un-fleece half of the Karoo. Should you be a sheep shearer the SA Home Office will be happy to give you a "critical skills visa" or a...
Good questions and the answer depends on who you speak to - apparently. If you’re a government official or ANC supporter the answer is no. Take the statement from government spokesman Phumla Williams who says South Africa's improved position in AT Kearney's 2014 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index underlined...
An idealistic British drama teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer, Kobus Willemse of Brandfort, to prepare her for a role in a film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm. This is the recipe for one...
A mountain bike rider who was hijacked by an armed gunman and two other reprobates recorded the entire robbery on his helmet-mounted GoPro video camera.
Lt-Col Renate Barnard, the woman who has been giving the SA Police Service (SAPS) a nine-year run for their money after they refused to promote her because she is white, has resigned. Labour Union Solidarity confirmed this week that Barnard will leave the SA cop shop at the end of...
Another day another scandal. First we had N(s)kandla, now it's Zumaville.The Times in South Africa reports that the public protector's office has confirmed that it will investigate a R2-billion town planned in President Jacob Zuma's private back yard. The Umlalazi-Nkandla Smart Growth Centre is touted as South Africa' s first...
Sexually active gay men will be allowed to donate blood in South Africa. Mamba online, SA's largest gay news, lifestyle and dating website, reports that in the past gay men or men who have sex with men (MSM) were seen as high-risk donors of blood because they could be infected...
IT has been interesting to note the effect television coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial is having on the South African public, writes South African journalist and editor John Harvey from Cape Town. Harvey says not since the infamous "Hansiegate" saga, which saw the late Proteas cricket captain Hansie Cronje...
Taxpayers will have to dish out at least R700m for 500 statues of historic ANC figures to be erected in the Fountains Valley Resort in Groenkloof, Pretoria.Parliament, various government departments and the Tshwane Metro have already showed their support for the so-called National Heritage Project of Dali Tambo, son of...
South Africans abroad voted overwhelmingly in support of the DA, resulting in a win of 84.44% of the overseas vote in Election 2014. Of the 18,132 total valid votes cast abroad, 15,311 were cast in favour of the DA. This is more than double in numbers on the overseas votes cast in favour...
International ballot papers not in South Africa before 9pm tonight will not be counted, says the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC). 17,000 votes were made overseas at 106 South African missions abroad but ballot boxes from at least 10 of them have not been delivered in SA.
As the election results are starting to roll in and it becomes clear – as we predicted – that the ANC will retain over 60% of their countrywide support, we can wholeheartedly agree with this comment on social media: "People who voted for the ANC are like chickens voting for...
South Africans go to the polls tomorrow. Like with death and taxes, we know what the outcome will be – Zuma and his corrupt African National Congress (ANC) government will win again. But should they? We believe a strong unified opposition should get rid of the once wonderful liberation movement...
As South African expats queued for over four ours on Wednesday to cast their 2014 general election vote in London, those trying to enter the UK had to wait even longer – some up to Thursday morning as computer problems caused chaos at immigration desks. Notorious for their lack of...
This week South African expats get the chance to cast their votes in SA’s general election – a full week before the folks at home get their chance. If you have registered and informed the IEC that you’re voting abroad, you better get yourself to the overseas voting station closest...
The website Africa Check is at it again. This time they had a good look at he election promises and claims made by the ruling party. We publish their findings as is:
