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Recipe for Love and Murder was more popular with international viewers than Mzansi viewers. It's no surprise that philanthropy starts at home, but the rewards tend to be earned elsewhere…as was the case with the M-Net TV show Recipe for love and murderdid so-so in Mzansi but had great numbers internationally. “The viewership in South Africa did not quite meet our expectations, but in this case, not only did our international partners find a lot of value in the program, but also outside of our territory, outside of Africa. We've seen great success with sales in Premium Channels (M-Net and…

FV Lepanto, a South African-flagged fishing trawler. (Samsa) The search for 11 missing Cape Town fishermen continues.The nine crew members were found unharmed and rescued.Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said his office had been contacted to assist with the search.A massive search continues for 11 fishermen missing at sea after a commercial trawler sank 34 nautical miles (about 63 kilometers) off Cape Town's Hout Bay on Friday, with all efforts underway. A search is underway.The South African Maritime Safety Authority's (SAMSA) Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) said it received a distress call at around 15:34 on Friday that the fishing…

Casualties: Innocent Kasereka was beheaded by members of the March 23 Movement. Photo: Alexis Huguet/AFP IInnocent Kaseleka sits in a dilapidated hospital in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a bandage wrapped around her neck from a knife wound. He told how he was caught in the middle of an escalating conflict between M23 (March 23rd Movement) rebels and the Congolese National Army (FARDC) since late 2021. The attack on Kaseleka occurred in early May on a coffee plantation in the agricultural town of Kibilizi, North Kivu province. The castle was seized two months ago by the Rwandan…

Reading time: 3 minutesEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said there could be no job creation without land. He was addressing supporters outside Kayamnadi in Stellenbosch. Malema continued his campaign to the Cape Winelands of the Western Cape. He also addressed EFF supporters in Embekweni, Paarl. Malema expressed concern over the collapse of the textile industry, which is the state's biggest job creator. “If you don't own the land, you don't have a job. With the land comes factories and the textile industry. The Western Cape used to have one of the biggest industries, but now the textile industry…

Voter's finger prints after voting. (Photo: Anand Purohit) Live by Design is a weekly News24 column about mortality and the conversations surrounding it, by Dr Helena Dolny and Mapi Murang. Last month we marked 30 years since our first democratic election. I can't stop thinking about her late husband, Joe Slovo. May 23rd is approaching, his birthday is approaching, and a trip to Avalon Cemetery is in my diary. And then Election Day arrives on May 29th. People ask each other who will they vote for and why?Denver, the handyman, came with his son to fix my window. He noticed…

Reading time: Four minutesMore than 1,200 South Africans voted at three polling stations in the United States, far fewer than the more than 4,200 voters in the country's national poll. In New York, 635 votes were cast, far fewer than the 1,700 expected in the Big Apple. More than 400 votes were cast in Washington, D.C., compared to just 226 in Los Angeles. Voters came from all over the region to cast their votes at the IEC polling station at the South African Consulate General in Manhattan. Turnout was very low compared to London and The Hague, where voters had…

Fujitsu, the company that built the flawed Horizon IT system, has fired its top boss in the midst of the scandal.Rod Vaudry, 67, was fired as Fujitsu's global president in 2014 over personal conduct issues, former colleagues said.He returned to his native Australia and is now accused of making millions of dollars by participating in a stock market “train wreck” floating stock scandal. Mr Vaudry told the BBC he was not involved in the Horizon project. Mr Vaudry was responsible for the company's UK operations from 2011 to 2014, during a critical period of the Horizon scandal. But if the…

Jake White, Bulls rugby manager. (Lee Warren/Gallo Images) Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White had to endure another game where his team looked like a million bucks with the ball and poor people without it, but once again gave their all. Explaining the reasons for the team's Brazil approach (we have more points than you) With the United Rugby Championship (URC) play-offs just around the corner, there should be no panic.Indeed, White was impressed with his team blowing a 26-0 lead and allowing five converted tries in a 56-35 win, giving visiting Italian team Benetton an advantage in the race…

Reading time: < 1 minutesThe African Independence Congress (AIC) election manifesto announcement in Germiston, Johannesburg, was controversial as a group of supporters disrupted Party President Mandla Gallo's speech. Gallo went on to tell attendees that his party will come up with solutions, including fighting crime and creating job opportunities. “AIC expands safety net programs such as social grants and unemployment benefits to provide a basic level of income security to vulnerable populations. These programs provide essential services to all citizens. It helps alleviate poverty and reduce inequality by ensuring access to He also said corrupt politicians and government officials would…

Reading time: 2 minutesAfrican National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has praised South Africans who voted in South Africa's various missions around the world. Citizens living abroad are voting in the 2024 election. South Africa's elections will be held on the 29th of this month, with special voting taking place two days before the national election. The ANC president, who was campaigning in KwaZulu-Natal, said this was clear evidence that South Africans were heeding calls to exercise their right to vote. “It’s a real blessing for our democracy that thousands of people from all over the world are now going…