South Africa now has a total of 41 117 confirmed deaths, although all evidence points to that number being vastly underreported.
At this stage, knowing what we do about Jacob Zuma’s leading role in State Capture and subverting anything remotely resembling a functional government, it takes a jaw-dropping claim to grab headlines.
Planning a future trip does wonders for the pandemic blues, and planning one centred around wine really lifts the mood. There’s also a great option close to home.
Cape Town’s beaches are largely deserted, although somebody’s clearly stirring up drama over on Camps Bay Beach.
A Trump-supporting South African ‘evangelist’ has popped up in a number of interviews from Washington DC, and she’s not holding back.
Last year, despite the pandemic, a fair few people found themselves behind the wheel of a new bakkie. Here are the top 10 most popular of 2020.
When you have public beheadings using an axe, in broad daylight as police watch on, you know you’ve descended into lawlessness.
Cyclone Eloise, since downgraded to Tropical Storm Eloise, tore through the Kruger National Park and other parts of South Africa this weekend.
As with any vaccine, there will always be those who say that they won’t be taking it, but the consequences of that decision could be dire.
Whilst attending the funeral of minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, who died from COVID-19 related complications, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask.
In an open letter to President Ramaphosa, key players in the wine industry have said that it won’t survive if the ban on sales and onsite consumption of alcohol continues.
Monique Muller says she can no longer remain silent in the face of a “public slander campaign”, and she’s come armed with screenshots.
As if there weren’t already enough issues when it comes to bringing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to South Africa, the price just went up.
Some of South Africa’s top vaccinologists and infectious diseases experts have warned against “irresponsible social media hype” around the use of Ivermectin, but that hasn’t stopped videos from doing the rounds.
Premier Alan Winde has written to Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize to request that the national government considers relaxing a number of lockdown restrictions.
I was about to push the button on some fancy ‘inverter’ for our home – to keep the power on during load shedding – but was reluctant due to the price.
The failings of our government have created a void that gang kingpins and criminal enterprises are only too happy to fill.
A video doing the rounds on social media shows a police officer using an unsanctioned weapon to assault a man in Worcester.
Nelson Mandela set up the foundation to contribute to improving South Africa, but now it’s alleged that the people in charge are lining their own pockets.
On Friday night, having just been dumped and watched his ex-girlfriend move out, South Africa’s latest multimillionaire received some very good news.
Journalist Raphael Rowe’s experience staying in Brandvlei Correctional Centre in the Western Cape clearly left a lasting impression on him.
Agents are known to talk a good game, but the empty promises of this local man have finally caught up with him.
The joke goes that when you hit stage eight, the government comes to your house and blows out your candles, but it’s getting tougher to find laughs among this mess.
Dr Zweli Mkhize’s latest update, delivered during a briefing on Monday, came with a welcome bit of good news about COVID-19 in South Africa.
Naas le Roux was arrested on January 7 for breaking curfew, after buying baby formula for his two-day-old baby. Now he’s suing the officers and the SAPS.
Every time we are hit with another wave of load shedding, the dire predicament that Eskom finds itself in becomes more apparent.
You might not be able to attend a tasting, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a host of other activities to enjoy on your favourite wine farm.
Fancy a palatial home in Constantia? The beauty of an insolvent property is that you can sometimes get it for below market value.
Black market booze sales are flourishing under adjusted alert level 3, with just about everything you can imagine on sale, but at a higher price.
For Katlego Maboe, the former face of the OUTsurance ads and former ‘Expresso Morning Show’ host, the year is off to a bumpy start.