Newsworthy South Africa blog

The Lion King Broadway Musical Comes to South Africa

This year is going to prove to be a very special one for the South African audience who will get to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of “The Lion King” as a Broadway musical. There are very few of us who have not seen the wonderful Disney animated movie “The Lion King” brought out in 1997, some years back.

South Africa Roads Deadly during Easter

South Africa seems to be continuing the alarming trend of having higher incidences of road accidents and related deaths during the holiday seasons this Easter. With many people choosing to to visit relatives in other parts of the country over the weekend, the roads have become a deathtrap. To date eight people have died and several have sustained injuries after a number of collisions have occurred across South Africa – all in the course of one day.

Aid provided for Taung Flood Victims

Victims of floods in Taung can look forward to some relief. In the North West Province the department of social development will be compensating those families affected by the recent flooding.

The extensive damage caused by flooding in the village of Taung is still being assessed. However, the flooding has damaged and washed away approximately 1 500 houses as well as bridges and roads. Many have been left without shelter though temporary arrangements have been set in place. Villagers have been unable to reach the town and children cannot get to school.

South Africa - Miners Found Alive

When a fire broke out in one of the mine shafts of the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein on Wednesday, the 22nd of March, there were 136 miners in the shaft at the time. Evacuations began immediately but, with a fire blazing in the shafts, ten miners were unaccounted for. Finally some 20 hours after the fire broke out, the ten missing men have been found.

South Africa - Fine To Be Set For Tossing Butts

The decision to start fining motorists for throwing cigarette butts out of their car windows has produced a very mixed reaction. Many people are up in arms at the idea, saying it is biased and unfair. Others have praised it saying it may result in a cleaner country and a more conscientious smoking public. Still others agree with the idea but feel that the intended fine might be too heavy.

Aquarium Shark Released - South Africa

Eyebrows were raised and hands applauded as a ragged tooth shark was released into the sea on Wednesday after spending eleven years in captivity. The shark was released near Arniston and came from the Two Oceans Aquarium at the Cape Town Waterfront where it was a popular attraction.

South Africa - Man Caught with 1067 Crocs Faces Legal Action

A South African man came before the magistrate’s court in George, a town in the Eastern Cape, on Tuesday after he was found to have 1067 baby crocodiles in his car. Paul Gildenhuys who works for the environmental crime unit of Cape Nature Conservation said the man would be charged with possession and transport of the baby crocodiles without a permit.

South Africa - Pedal-power Plan for Rural Communities

A fresh look at the use of pedal power to get every day items working is being considered for South Africa's rural areas. The concept has already met with a lot of success in poverty-stricken Guatemala where a number of people are using odd-looking pedal-powered inventions to make their lives easier.