Post Office Branch Closures 2024 Update

The South African Post Office (SAPO) continues to close branches across the country as part of its restructuring process. In March, it was announced that the state-owned postal service would close 235 more bran... Read more »

The ANC Suspends Jacob Zuma Following His Backing of the MK Party

The African National Congress (ANC) has suspended its former president Jacob Zuma, a month and half after he announced that he would not be voting for the party and pledged his support for the new Umkhonto Wesi... Read more »

MTN Increases MoMo Data Bundle Prices as Vodacom Sells 1GB for R1

MTN recently announced a significant price increase for its 1GB, 1 hour data bundle, which the network sells through its Mobile Money (MoMo) app. The price of this data bundle increased from R2 to R5 on Thursda... Read more »

Durban Funworld Set to Close Down as Ethekwini Municipality Makes Situation ‘Untenable’

Many South Africans on social media have expressed sadness over the news of the imminent closure of Durban’s iconic amusement park, Durban Funworld, which is set to close its doors for good on the 1st of May ... Read more »

How to Get 100MB Free Data Every Day (MTN Subscribers only)

As many of us struggle to make ends meet and rely on Facebook’s free mode to keep abreast with current affairs, a number of MTN subscribers who use the Opera browser are secretly enjoying 100MB of free da... Read more »

Alcohol Sales and Gatherings Banned as South Africa Moves to Alert Level 4

South Africa has been moved to alert level 4 with effect from Monday, 28 June 2021, as a way of attempting to combat the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. This was announced by the President of the Republic ... Read more »

Babes Wodumo Gives Birth to Baby Boy

Gqom queen Bongekile ‘Babes Wodumo’ Simelane and her kwaito star husband Mandla ‘Mampintsha’ Maphumulo announced the birth of their baby boy on Wednesday, 16 June 2021. “UNkulunkul... Read more »

Despite the State of Covid in SA, the Worst is Yet to Come

Even though it appears that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit us in South Africa, experts in the field have warned that the worst is yet to come. This warning was sounded by the Covid-19 expert, P... Read more »

Ramaphosa Approves Amendment of Electricity Regulation Act to Address Load Shedding

In an unprecedented move, the president of the republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa made a statement on Thursday in which he addressed a number of issues that have been bedeviling the power utility, Eskom.... Read more »

Health Minister Mkhize Placed on Special Leave

Amid claims that there is a political agenda in the Digital Vibes debacle, health minister Zweli Mkhize has been placed on special leave to allow him to attend to the allegations and investigations surrounding ... Read more »