Author: staff

Conservationist Matthew Orolowitz has walked more than 80km over the last three months, hoping to get a glimpse of a mere 18g of brown feathers and an orange-pink bill, indicating that he’s found one of SA’s most threatened endemic bird species.

While he is pleased with his side getting the job done against Pakistan, which booked their place in the final of the World Test Championship, Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad wants his charges to be more clinical and consistent in their performances.

Twenty-one illegal miners resurfaced at Margaret and Buffelsfontein No 10 shafts in the last two days. It brings the count for the week (since Monday) to 47 miners arrested for illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of the Immigration Act.

The quantity and complexity of commercial wildlife trade laws has grown globally over the past century. A new study examines wildlife trade laws in 11 countries and finds that a country’s Global Biodiversity Index does not correlate with the extent of its legislation that addresses the trade in wildlife. The authors spoke with The Conversation Africa about their South Africa-specific findings.

The City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for human settlements, Carl Pophaim, has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane to urgently devolve the Emergency Housing Grant to the City, saying this will enable quicker assistance to fire-affected residents in informal settlements.

One of the things that irked AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini was the constant attempt by his traditional prime minister, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, to undermine his authority as the leader of his nation, according to highly placed sources.

Negligence by those who “try their luck” when driving under the notorious 2.5m-height-restricted Muizenberg bridge in Cape Town is one of the main reasons the bridge, dubbed Bridget, has suffered significant damage, according to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

South African amapiano duo MFR Souls, Tumelo Mabe and Tumelo Nedondwe, continue to make waves in the music scene with their latest album, “From the Heart of Piano (Soulful & Street)”, blending soulful and street-infused beats, reflecting their journey from Katlehong to international success.

The family of a 13-year-old girl who gave birth at Seshego Hospital on Christmas Day in Limpopo say the birth will put added strain on their family’s finances as they welcomed the arrest of the 28-year-old man, who allegedly impregnated their young relative.

The year was marked by various scandals and hardships for multiple royal families, including controversies surrounding their financial affairs, allegations against Norwegian royalty, and high-profile divorces within the Dubai royal family.