King Charles’s logic behind his tie choices, Dan Marokane expected to be appointed as new Eskom CEO, Bruce Willis’ family doesn’t know ‘how much time’ he has left, SANDF refutes claims of torture squads, Kruger National Park to go cash-free, and Tanzanians wonder where Vice-President Philip Mpango has gone.
ANC veteran of 60 years Mavuso Msimang ‘painfully’ severs ties, Taylor Swift Is TIME’s 2023 Person of the Year, McDonald’s unveils its answer to Starbucks, Eight water supply systems in Western Cape in critical condition, and More Springboks coming home to South African rugby.
Great white sharks returning to South African waters, South African water and sewage control systems potentially hit in global hack, Sun City, Pilansberg tourists ambushed, shot at for euros, CPT Arts Festival gives buskers their big break, and A starry tribute to Marianne Faithfull.
The best memes of 2023, Bad news for Koeberg Power Station, Gold has never been this expensive, Prasa’s long-distance trains are back, and Unknown traders appear to have anticipated October 7 Hamas attack.
Sting operation prevents 443 Zimbabwean children being trafficked into South Africa, Dutch tourist’s life saved by friend’s quick thinking at Wilderness Beach, The Cybertruck Is a disappointment, One dead, two injured in Paris knife and hammer attack, and Why Siya Kolisi turned down a R25 million move to Japan.
New billionaires inherited more than they earned last year, Man drowns at Saunders’ Rocks Beach, New supersonic jet Is poised to hit the skies, England captain Owen Farrell walks away from test rugby, and Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit.
NHI Bill vote delayed amid backroom political twists, Google rolls out .meme domains, One of Toyota’s best Land Cruisers ever is back, Donovan Moodley wins review of his parole denial, Trevor Noah packs 50 000 people at London’s 02 Arena, and Glamour Women of the Year Award Winners.
SANDF ‘Torture Squad’ exposed, Charlie Munger, friend and business partner of Warren Buffett, dies, South Africans divided on new smoking laws, Victims drive 50km to hospital after shootout with Facebook Marketplace robbers, and Are edibles actually good for sleep?
Australia to ban disposable vape imports, Cape Town lawyer pleads not guilty to racially motivated attack, Mineworkers trapped underground in Rustenburg, Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits, and More billionaires are renting homes instead of buying.
Iran avalanche leaves five mountain climbers dead, Messy divorce sees court battle over missing jewellery and R3.8 million, Novak Djokovic suffers two defeats in same day, Hamas releases third group of hostages, and The South African province that’s showing huge potential.
The 200 best songs of The 1980s, New Zealand gets new government, Reserve Bank holds interest rates, WHO seeks answers from China about mystery outbreak of respiratory illness, and Is sex work in SA a step closer to being legalised?
Penthouse magazine model sues Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours, Planes sent off course with unprecedented navigation system attacks, Ferrari car owner, City of Cape Town in damages spat, and Anatoli Restaurant closes its doors after 40 years.
MPs vote to close Israeli embassy in SA, Aspiring lawyer sues Elon Musk for amplifying neo-Nazi conspiracy, Locally-directed animation wins International Emmy, Commercial flights are experiencing ‘unthinkable’ GPS attacks, and Mark Knopfler’s bonkers guitar collection is up for Auction.
South African rugby player Hannes Strydom killed in accident, OpenAI employees threaten to quit, WHO declares loneliness a ‘global health concern’, Red-wine headache explained, and Cape Town dubbed leading African city for climate action.
‘Chaos’ at Durban port, Government welcomes S&P’s decision to keep SA credit rating unchanged, Woolies removes Israeli products from shelves after receiving threats, Sam Altman Out at OpenAI, Hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million, and The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Proteas out! SA fail to break World Cup curse, Dr Esther Mahlangu’s historic ‘Art Car’ is cruising home, Gift of the Givers office head in Gaza killed, Snoop Dogg says he’s giving up smoking, Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights, and How much money ‘Big Brother’ contestants made back in the day.
Brawl leads to gunfire at plush Pretoria estate, Cape Town adds more new jobs than all other metros combined, Where is ‘wife killer’ Shrien Dewani now, National Assembly finally gives Cannabis Bill the green light, and ‘World’s Sexiest Bald Man’ 2023 announced.
Webb Ellis safe after SA Rugby break-in, Mozambicans arrested by SA border management with 52 stolen street lights, Stolen radioactive canister recovered at scrapyard, SA reacts to foreign-owned shop selling Woolies milk, and ‘Napoleon’ review.
Rescuing Hout Bay harbour seals, the Panama Papers of the drug world, WCG hopes to establish its own company to buy cheaper power, Hollywood actors are back and busy, and China is using the world’s largest known online disinformation operation.
Pro-Israel protest disrupted in Cape Town, An entire US state’s population just had its data stolen, Iceland braces for volcanic eruption, Woman robbed, shot and pushed from e-hailing vehicle, and Trump flipped off by Bill Burr’s wife.
Eskom launches big battery storage project, The world’s first eye transplant, Caster Semenya case set for final ruling, 100 Cruise passengers injured as ship hits fierce storm on way to U.K., Elon Musk’s ‘GrokAI’ Is generating cringe, and Robert De Niro’s ex-assistant wins $1.2M lawsuit.
Japan gets a new island after undersea volcano erupts, Hollywood actors reach deal with studios to end strike, Man crushed to death by robot that mistook him for a box, ‘The Simpsons’ no longer includes gag of Homer strangling Bart, and MPs shrug off scathing UCT report.
National state of disaster declared for Western and Eastern Cape, 6 signs you’re a ‘borderline alcoholic’, Nintendo is making a live-action Zelda movie, Grenade birthday gift kills army chief Zaluzhny’s aide, and Transport Minister, bodyguards robbed on N3.
MrBeast builds 100 wells in Africa, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog hits back at Angelina Jolie, Springboks have a new head coach, Human skull found in Florida charity shop, and NFT owners partying at ‘ApeFest’ report vision injuries.
WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’, Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade, R38 million on South Africa’s “most expensive shack”, What Loch Ness monster hunters found after biggest search in 50 years, and South Africa has turned its back on government.
Cape farmer kills Knysna lawyer, fellow farmer, Former All Blacks coach calls for TMO to be sacked, Listen to the last new Beatles’ song, David Beckham’s ‘ultimate dig’ to Prince Harry and Meghan, and Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of seven counts of fraud.
‘Uphill battle’ to evict homeless people living outside the Castle of Good Hope, Godongwana’s ‘bleak’ mini-budget, SAA takes off on very first intercontinental Brazil flight, How Phakeng used race to divide, abuse at UCT, and One of Steve McQueen’s most beloved motorcycles has been reborn.
Four Southern African Short Films take home awards, The thousand-year-old deep-sea coral reefs untouched by humans, Cops take no prisoners as ‘criminal’ body count piles up, and ’Unexpected’ origin story of Egypt’s Great Sphinx.
Ramaphosa declares public holiday, Pick n Pay brings iconic fish paste brands back, Gaza on verge of ‘catastrophe, Grumpy Robert De Niro testifies in sensational showdown with ex-assistant, and Lionel Messi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or.
Ramaphosa lauds Springboks, Mob storms Dagestan Airport in search of Jewish passengers, ‘Friends’ cast ‘reeling’ from Matthew Perry’s ‘devastating’ death, Six more nature reserves in the pipeline for City Of Cape Town, and SA will be penniless by April 2024.