Baby elephant rescued from muddy hole in Kenya. A baby stuck in a well. A frantic mother crazed with worry for her offspring. Anyone could relate, but these very human emotions came from the bond of an elephant baby and her mother. And a video capturing the rescued calf has captivated...
A painting entitled 'Kransberg, Rustenberg, Transvaal' made the top price at the Bonhams the international auction house in London this week when the landscape by Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957) sold for £361,250 (R5m).
President Jacob Zuma says there is a need to stimulate South Africa's economy in the face of deteriorating world markets and labour unrest in the country.
SA singer songwriter Laurie Levine signs with top UK booking agent and announces UK tour 2012 has been an incredible year for South African singer songwriter Laurie Levine. Her latest album Six Winters has received great praise from some of SA's most revered journalists, Dan Roberts won the SAMA for...
More needs to be done to curtail soaring food prices for South Africa to improve food security in households, even if it means you have to grow it yourself.
Visa holders in the UK with limited leave to remain will now have to apply for extensions of their visas within 28 days of it expiring or be booted out by the UK Border 'Bullies'.
Zimbabwe is an inspiration to Africa. In fact, the country ruled by Robert Mugabe for more than 30 years is now "wholly independent and divested itself of external control". It is for this reason that South Africa too should fight against "imperialist forces".
South Africa’s electricity supply is expected to remain tight in summer as Eskom – which will soon submit its next tariff application to the energy regulator - moves to do more maintenance on its plants.
South Africa’s police members will be out in full force during the festive season, ensuring that criminals have no opportunity to ply their trade or hide from the law, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has warned.
South Africans must get excited about hosting the world's largest telescope - the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), says President Jacob Zuma. Zuma, who for the first time on Tuesday visited the core site where the SKA telescope will be constructed in the Northern Cape, said hosting the SKA meant the...
A suspected rhino poacher was fatally wounded in the Kruger National Park during an anti-poaching operation on Saturday evening.
So there you have it - and not a minute too early. SA Airways (SAA) big chief Siza Mzimela resigned from her embattled and racist government-owned airline. This was confirmed by Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba who said "we have received the resignation. We have accepted the resignation, but it...
The Department of Labour has launched a dedicated hotline to help fight fraud and corruption. Members of the public, government employees and suppliers of goods and/or services who suspect fraud and corruption are now able to inform the department on 08600 22 194, or via e-mail at Fraud@labour.gov.za or fax...
Once again the tyres are burning in South African city and township streets, rocks are being thrown at passing vehicles and strikes are as popular as Ghost Pops in the 1980's. The locals are growing restless, the police have regained their appetite for shooting and one thing we can be...
A safe and reliable transport infrastructure is key for South Africa's efforts to accelerate economic growth and social development, according to Transport Minister Ben Martins.
What happens if you make a complete shambles of your finances? Chances are you will get a call from the bank and soon lose your house and car. With some luck the wife will leave too.
The level of a nation’s civilisation can be measured by the way it treats its elderly citizens. So what can we say about South Africa where grannies are raped, the elderly butchered in house and farm robberies and most old people fear to go onto the streets?
Africa is a continent of great opportunities which must be capitalised on for it to succeed, says African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson and Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
It seems the DA Abroad has now officially run out of original things to do. They are planning to demonstrate outside the High Commission in London on Friday to protest against the Secrecy Bill – again. Let's hope they, at the very least, have new posters and fresh songs because...
So the once mighty South African Defence Force is now also going for the dogs. That good old liberal newspaper, The Times, reports that with dwindling budgets, an exodus of highly-skilled technical staff and reduced spending on training and equipment, the defence force can barely meet its constitutional obligations.
So there you have it. You can be racist AND responsible! Woolworths announced it has been named "responsible retailer of the year" at the World Retail Congress held in London. Like SAA who brags about being voted the best airline flying to Africa every single year, Woolies has now won...
So you are serious about not supporting companies that advertise and employ without taking equality into account? Check! Well, in the case of the poor old South African Airways (SAA) there are many other airlines out there that are so much better – and cheaper. You don't even have to...
Those class act hypocrites – Woolworths SA – in an attempt to divert attention from their racist policies have now invested their time and energy into a well-publicised 'Save the rhino' campaign. The question is: Will they be saving the black or white rhino?
Interesting how South Africa's president thinks about democracy.Answering a question from DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko in front of the National Assembly the Prez said: "You have more rights because you're a majority; you have less rights because you're a minority. That's how democracy works."
While Shell wants to frack away the Karoo, South African youngsters have no fracking idea what the fuss is all about. Some think its something you can do when your parents are not watching.
Now that the South African police are 34 - 2 ahead in the head count for supremacy of South Africa's mines they are not going to let go of their lead. The country's law enforcement agencies are flexing their muscles and loading their weapons.
Affirmative Action in South Africa is going to the gym and taking some steroids because the SA minister of Labour want is to build more muscles.
The iPhone 5 finally unveiled and as always the latest iPhone packs a punch.
The South African government and the ANC's problem child are now openly at loggerheads.The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has called on all members of the SANDF to distance themselves from the actions of Julius Malema. In fact she has also called on the South African public...
Violent crimes and the occurrence of murder and farm murders are so abundant in South Africa that it is clear the police and government are not up to the task to curb this.It is time ordinary South Africans, both at home and abroad, start taking serious some private and alternative...
The new South African government's racist policies and affirmative action has led to calls for sanctions against SA. The National Chairman of the Australian Protectionist Party, Andrew Phillips called upon both the Federal Labor government and the Opposition to unanimously support the re-introduction of sanctions upon South Africa.
