A 28-year-old Cape Town businessman was unaware that the loan he had taken out was from a man with underworld connections. In December last year, he found out the hard way.
Another day, another unhinged attack on US democracy, this time fronted by a profusely sweating Rudy Giuliani.
Zuma is going to new lengths to avoid taking the stand, including bogus recusal requests and simply running away from the commission.
Lysandra Ohrstrom and Ivanka Trump were best friends growing up, although that friendship has soured since the current president took office.
The 68-year-old actor has been an outspoken Trump critic for years, and he’s not a fan of South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, either.
Fancy 32 000 chopsticks, or 540 000 toothpicks? Don’t stress, there is also a wide assortment of alcohol up for grabs.
The PlayStation 5 (PS5) has just been released, and if London-based gaming fans had somehow missed the build-up to the big day, the Underground should take care of that.
Self-styled ‘prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri and his wife finally handed themselves over to Malawian authorities yesterday, after fleeing the country. The couple lives a rather lavish lifestyle.
A government-appointed team of nine experts has released the results of their study into why great white sharks have all but disappeared from what were once hotspots.
Two rulings in the Cape High Court are going to make things very difficult for insurers failing to pay out for COVID-19-related losses in the hospitality industry.
Extortion is alive and well in the Cape Town CBD, and business owners who speak out often find themselves on the receiving end of death threats and violence.
Apple recently unveiled the new generation of Macs in an event titled ‘One More Thing’. It was really three things, because the company unleashed the new MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro, and the Mac mini.
It only took a few seconds for a tractor tyre to go from an innocuous object to dangerous and destructive.
Tiny living has really taken off over the past few years, as people perfect the art of downscaling with expertly and beautifully designed micro-homes.
Diana might have liked her engagement ring, but the British public had a wobbly when they found out where it was from.
A taxi strike is underway in Gauteng, as the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) protests outstanding COVID-19 relief fund payments.
This past weekend, Trump supporters marched through the streets of Washington DC, complaining about voter fraud, Antifa, socialism, and so on.
Apart from his alleged $35 million Ponzi scheme, Matthew Piercey will go down in history as the guy who tried to evade justice using a water scooter.
Days of tension boiled over into the newsroom at the SABC head office, with journalists refusing to go on air and heated negotiations broadcast live to the nation.
The EFF is gearing up for another protest outside Brackenfell High School, this time threatening to ‘ensure that nothing operates’.
Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren fled the country before he could face trial for the brutal 2011 murder of Andrea Venter. Finally, he has returned home.
Last month, the first known murder hornet nest was found in the US. Is the name justified, and how fearful should those in the surrounding areas be?
It’s that time of the year when the top 10 Mr South Africa contestants are announced, and once again, the reaction hasn’t been kind.
Last week, John focused on the US election. He would have hoped things had drawn to a close by now, more than a week after Joe Biden was declared president-elect, but here we are.
The 2000 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has become a cult classic over the years. Turns out there are some hard to ignore parallels to a real island community.
While some choose to use their final moments to connect with partners, family, or friends, others choose to deny the existence of the very disease that’s killing them.
You weren’t imagining it – there was an earthquake, and people across the city felt the tremors in the early hours.
On Saturday afternoon, an out of control bakkie plunged off an elevated section of the N3 highway and landed on top of a taxi.
South African shoppers looking to score major deals on Black Friday might want to consider expanding their horizons.
The year will be gone before we blink. And yes, we’re all dealing with more than we could imagine. Between COVID-19 and the US election, let alone the local carnival of politics, it is hard to escape the chaos. And so we turn to music.