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South Africa
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Remember Carte Blanche’s ‘Drug Squad’ Exposé? This Follow-Up Is Wild [Video]
21 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In July last year, Carte Blanche looked into the so-called ‘Drug Squad’, which was a fake organisation run by a conman. It appears that old habits die hard.
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SA CEO Making Waves In US As Share Price Soars
21 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pierre Naudé may not be a household name in South Africa, but his fintech company is making headlines across the pond in the US.
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More Info On Those 3 000 Amazon Jobs Up For Grabs
21 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Should you land a gig, you’ll get employer contributions toward medical aid, as well as a provident fund, employee wellness programmes, and a monthly stipend towards an internet connection.
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Staggering Numbers From SA’s Food And Beverage Industry Collapse
21 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest Stats SA release, focused on non-retail food and beverages data for April and May 2020, is perhaps best described as a bloodbath.
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What Historians And Psychologists Say About When The National Lockdown Might End
20 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Whilst we are still very much in the middle of the pandemic, there will come a time when lockdown measures are further eased, and then dropped altogether.
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Same-Day Deli Delivery Launches In Cape Town
20 Jul 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I really don’t feel like putting on my hazmat suit and traipsing off to Woolies or Pick n Pay, just to buy my favourite olive oil, or a tray of Usana free-range eggs. I don’t feel like leaving the house at all, to be honest.
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The Price Of A Single Cigarette Allegedly Led To Cape Man’s Death
20 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the ongoing trial of 19-year-old Romando Meyer, who is facing murder charges, it is alleged that a fight over the price of a loose cigarette led to the death of Emile “Milo” Anthony, 23.
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Great – Now ISIS Is Threatening South Africa
20 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As if COVID-19, and the ensuing economic collapse, wasn’t enough to keep you up at night, radical militant group ISIS has now made a series of threats against South Africa.
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What The ‘Excess Deaths’ Count Tells Us About Western Cape And Gauteng COVID-19 Outbreaks
17 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With our testing backlog and, let’s be honest, government incompetence, we know we’re not getting the full picture with regards to the spread of the virus, which is why the ‘excess deaths’ number is so important.
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Behold: Kommetjie’s R1,56 Billion ‘Master Plan’
17 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re after a slightly less frenetic lifestyle than those who call the City Bowl home, Kommetjie is good living. There are big plans afoot, too.
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“Blood In, Blood Out” – It’s Not Easy Leaving A Cape Gang
17 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cape Town has as many as 130 different gangs, with a combined total of somewhere around 100 000 members, and leaving that life behind is not easy.
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Feelgood Story – Trapped Honey Badger Rescued In Londolozi [Video]
16 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Honey badgers aren’t known to take defeat lying down, but even the most fiercely independent of animals may occasionally need a helping hand.
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Get A Load Of This ANC MEC Saying Corrupt Party Members Shouldn’t Be Disciplined Due To COVID-19 [Video]
16 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Xolile Nqatha reckons corrupt members should be cut some slack due to COVID-19.
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One Of The Noetzie Beach Castles Near Knysna Is For Sale
16 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the five famous castles of Noetzie, near Knysna, has now hit the market, and the views aren’t at all shabby.
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City Of Cape Town Has To Rebuild The Hout Bay Homes They Demolished
16 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Western Cape High Court yesterday found in favour of residents of Hangberg, in Hout Bay, ruling that the City’s conduct was “unlawful and unconstitutional”.
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SA’s R153 Million PowerBall Plus Winner Bought Ticket Through Banking App
16 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The KwaZulu-Natal man is now the biggest winner in the history of PowerBall Plus, and the biggest winner ever to have bought his ticket online.
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Why Does SA Have One Of The Lowest COVID-19 Mortality Rates (Per 100k People) In The World?
16 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Using data for the week ending July 13, South Africa recorded 19,6 cases per 100 000 citizens. Our mortality rate, however, remains low.
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Is The ANC Flogging Fake Louis Vuitton Caps Online?
15 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This story started with a look at the EFF and their new online store, but it’s a cap listed on the ‘ANC Products’ site that got us wondering.
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Impala Saunters Into Cheetah Death Trap [Video]
15 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An unsuspecting impala delivered itself on a plate to three waiting cheetahs, although this encounter did have a plot twist at the end.
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Carte Blanche Takes A Closer Look At Gauteng ‘Land Grabs’ [Video]
15 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With a lockdown moratorium having been placed on the demolition of informal structures, as well as any evictions from occupied homes, syndicates are moving in.
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Someone Beheaded The Cecil John Rhodes Bust On Table Mountain
15 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A bust of Cecil John Rhodes at Rhodes Memorial has been unceremoniously beheaded.
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BBC Uncovers SA ‘Hospitals Of Horrors’
15 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s no secret that in some parts of the country, the healthcare system has all but collapsed. The BBC has taken a heartbreaking, and terrifying, look inside.
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Finally, A Loyalty Rewards Programme For Skincare
14 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
There’s Discovery Vitality, and eBucks, and other similar programmes, but what about a way to earn rewards for taking care of yourself and your skin?
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Experts Speak Out Against Booze Sales Ban And Taxi Capacity
14 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the more infuriating aspects of South Africa’s national lockdown, as we near the completion of 110 full days, is the seemingly arbitrary nature of many of the regulations.
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Jozi Security Guard Shot After Fight With Robbers [Video]
14 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The gang responsible had just finished with the petrol station when they spotted the security guard cleaning his windscreen.
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The Priciest Items From The EFF’s Online Store
14 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tired of your current beanie, or beret, or looking to add a dash of red to your wardrobe? You’re in luck, because the EFF has just launched its online store.
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SA Alcohol Industry “Blindsided” By Booze Ban As Dlamini-Zuma Explains Reasons
14 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africans were left shocked, and having to once again crunch those rationing numbers (welcome, smokers will say), but not quite as shocked as the alcohol industry itself.
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Wild Footage Of Cape Storm Battering Sea Point [Videos]
13 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Trees have been blown over, roofs have been ripped from buildings, and anybody who parked their car along the Sea Point coastline may want to move it unless they fancy a complete foam coating free of charge.
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R12k A Month Gets You This Camps Bay Apartment
13 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Camps Bay strip is always prime property, and this listing, from Seeff, is about as close as you can get to the beach without waking up with sand between your toes.
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If You Want To Travel During Curfew Hours, You Will Need This Permit
13 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night’s address by President Cyril Ramaphosa saw the reinstatement of a national curfew between 9PM and 4AM.
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