Some heroes don’t wear cape, they have skateboards and that couldn’t be anymore true for Jason Vanporppal, a Canadian courier, embarked on a 5,500 km solo skateboard journey from Kampala, Uganda, to Cape Town, South Africa, over 106 days. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jason Vanporppal (@jaayfilms) Starting in Kampala 106 days ago, the Canadian local-favorite survived blistering heat, mechanical breakdowns, and the infamous
Police are investigating a murder case after one person was shot dead at a well-known establishment on Marine Drive in Blouberg on Monday afternoon. Emergency services, including Community Medics, Netcare911, ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd., Metro EMS Western District and the SAPS, attended to the scene just after 2 pm this afternoon. Upon their arrival, police found the body of a 33-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds lying on his stomach. He was
A 22-year-old Chinese tourist was safely rescued from Table Mountain on Saturday night after becoming stranded near the Fountain Ledge scramble section of India Venster while celebrating her birthday. According to Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR), the hiker was caught out by the earlier winter sunset and found herself unable to continue safely in the dark. She contacted rescuers for assistance, but with only 5% cellphone battery remaining, she was unable to
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will contribute an initial $5 million to the continental response to the growing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of Central and East Africa. Speaking at a high-level meeting of African health ministers on Monday, Ramaphosa warned that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda poses a serious regional threat due to porous borders, active trade routes and ongoing humanitarian pressures. He
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will introduce a new online declaration process for all foreign-registered vehicles entering or leaving the country from 1 June 2026. Under the new rules, travellers will be required to declare their vehicles on the SARS Traveller Management System (TMS) before crossing South Africa’s borders. SARS Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu said the move forms part of efforts to modernise customs operations at ports of entry, improve compliance
