British family reunion barbecue in South Africa turns into bloodbath

Retired David Thomas, 67, wife Brenda, 61, and close friend Shaun Vorster, 51, were tackled to the ground and tied up as victim Heila Kilian, 63, died before them from a single shot.

A Brit has described the harrowing moment a family reunion barbecue turned into a bloodbath when five armed men attacked his South African home and shot his sister-in-law through the heart.

Retired David Thomas, 67, wife Brenda, 61, and close friend Shaun Vorster, 51, were tackled to the ground and tied up as Brenda’s sister Heila Kilian, 63, died before them from a single shot.

Despite the horrific scene, devout Christian Brenda told their attackers that God still loved them – quoting scripture with a knife to her throat.

The group was enjoying a barbecue at 10pm in the back garden of their Questus Lighthouse home near Stilbaai, in the Western Cape when suddenly the men in masks and boiler suits pounced.

Father-of-two David was dragged into the darkness, had his head smashe

The 2018 Commonwealth Games: All South Africa’s medal winners

South Africa is pottering along steadily at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, but has a long way to go to repeat its most successful medal haul.

This article will be updated when medals are won…last updated: 12 April, 13:00 SAST.

South Africa is currently fourth on the Commonwealth Games medals table with a total of 32 medals (overall positioning will be updated when it is available…).

Prior to departure for the competition, Sascoc was coy about a specific “medals target” for the Games, however, President Gideon Sam said the team would be targeting a fifth place overall.

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Since readmission, South Africa has sent teams to six Commonwealth Games starting with the 1994 Games in Victoria, British Colombia. During this period they have fini

Cricket News: Morkel joins Surrey on a two-year Kolpak deal

After calling time on his international career, the 33-year old has penned a two-year deal with the English county side.

South Africa great Morne Morkel has joined Surrey on a two-year contract ahead of the new English county season, the club announced Tuesday.

The towering fast bowler retired from international cricket this month after helping South Africa seal their first home Test series victory over Australia since their apartheid-enforced exclusion.

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Morkel, 33, took 309 wickets in 86 Tests at an average of 27.66 and was a member of the South Africa side that topped the International Cricket Council’s Test rankings in 2012.

He will now be available to play for Surrey, whose headquarters are at The Oval in south London, in all forms of the game

Sakeman van Suid-Afrika glo in Dubai in arres oor Gupta-video

Justin van Pletzen, die sakeman wat verlede week ’n video van Ajay Gupta in Dubai geneem het, is glo in Dubai in hegtenis geneem.

Volgens News24 hou dit glo verband daarmee dat hy sonder die nodige toestemming ’n video-opname gemaak het. Kyk die video hier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8wTDW17Agc

Ndivhuwo Mabaya, woordvoerder van die departement van internasionale verhoudinge en samewerking, sê die afdelding vir konsulêre dienste het bevestig dat die Suid-Afrikaanse sakeman se ma kontak gemaak en aangevoer het dat haar seun in hegtenis geneem is.
“Die Suid-Afrikaanse ambassade in Dubai is nie van die inhegtenisneming bewus nie en is versoek om dit met die plaaslike owerhede te bevestig. Ons wag vir ’n verslag van die ambassade.”

’n Vriend van Van Pletzen het aan News24 bevestig dat die familie op die besonderhede van sy hofverskyning wag.

In die video vra Van Pletzen aan Gupta wanneer hy na Suid-Afrika sal terugkeer.

“Die

Groep Britse toeriste by Ermelo,Mpumalanga beroof

’n Groep van sowat tien Britse toeriste is Donderdagaand naby Warburton, ’n dorpie naby Ermelo in Mpumalanga, beroof.

“Dit was so 20:00 toe twee voertuie wat lede van ’n internasionale rolprentmaatskappy vervoer het, langs die hoofweg stilgehou het om hulself te verlig,” sê Athol Stark, die hoofsameroeper van Hoëveld-toerisme in Mpumalanga.

Volgens Stark het ’n voertuig agter hulle stilgehou en die ligte van die motor volsterkte aangeskakel sodat die slagoffers nie die aanvallers kon sien nie.

Vier mans het uit dié motor gespring.

“Hulle het die bestuurder van die een voertuig só hard geslaan dat hy sy bewussyn verloor het. Hulle het toe sy beursie, kontant en sy skootrekenaar gevat.”

Daar was twee jonger kinders wat erg getraumatiseer is deur die voorval.

Die rowers het die voertuigsleutels van albei die voertuie gevat en begin om die ander toeriste te dreig.

“Hulle het alles geroof wat die toeriste by hulle gehad he

Australië Maak ‘n Linksomkeer – versnelde visums aan wit Suid-Afrikaanse boere terugtrek

Die Australiese Eerste Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, het hom aangesluit by Julie Bishopp, sy minister van Buitelandse Sake, en aangekondig dat die Australiese regering Peter Dutton se standpunt oor versnelde visums aan wit Suid-Afrikaanse boere terugtrek.

Turnbull sê dit is teenstrydig met sy regering se immigrasiebeleid.

Die aankondiging is hartlik verwelkom deur Lindiwe Sisulu, Suid-Afrika se buitelandse sake minister, wat sê dat wit boere in die land beslis nie verdruk word nie!

Kanada wil Guptas se vlerke knip

Waar is die Guptas se vliegtuig? Kanada se regeringskredietagentskap vir uitvoere, Export Development Canada (EDC), hoop die straler is nog in Suid-Afrika en dat die hooggeregshof in Johannesburg sal help om die vliegtuig se vlerke te knip.

Phil Taylor, EDC-woordvoerder, het bevestig dat die agentskap hom na die hof gewend het om aansoek te doen dat die vliegtuig gederegistreer word, in wat hy bestempel as “voortgesette regsoptrede”.

Die EDC het glo 80% van die geld voorgeskiet vir die Guptas se aankoop van ’n Bombardier 6000-straler, wat as ZS-OAK geregistreer is.

Gerugte dat die Guptas agterstallig is met die lening van nagenoeg $41 miljoen (sowat R482 miljoen) het reeds in Desember 2016 die ronde gedoen toe Herald berig het dat die lening agterstallig geraak het.

Regsoptrede om die geld of die vliegtuig te verhaal het toe begin.

Verlede Donderdag het die EDC hom uiteindelik na die hooggeregshof in Johannesburg gewend, sê Taylor.

“Omdat die

South Africa v India 4th ODI Preview: head to head, session times, pitch and weather forecast

The pink ODI presents a chance at history for India as they are one win away for their first ever series win on South African soil.

Date: Saturday, 10 February 2018

Time: 13:00 (SAST).

Venue: The Wanderers, Johannesburg.

Live Stream & TV: SABC 3, SuperSport 2 (South Africa), Sony Ten 1 & Sony Ten 3 (India), Sky Sports Main Event (UK).

Overview
South Africa are in full-on crisis mode going into the “pink ODI” at Wanderers on Saturday as they trail 3-0 in the six match series against India.

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The Proteas lost the previous match held at Newlands on Wednesday rather convincingly as they slumped 124 runs short of the visitor’s total of 303/6 which came

Which five American states have the most similar weather to South Africa?

If you’re planning on moving to the US, you might want to consider the weather before deciding where to go.

If you want to move to the States and are not bound to any particular city or state, read what the experts at The Law Offices of Grant Kaplan have to say about which states’ weather most closely matches South Africa’s.

California
South and Central California boast some of the most pleasant temperatures year-round in the world. With a recorded 73% sunshine in places like Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, you might want to try and job-hunt here if you’re looking to replicate South Africa’s sunshiney days.

Hawaii
For sun, sand and sea, Hawaii is hard to beat. And if you’re into surfing and other water sports, Hawaii might be the ideal place to put down roots. Because it’s a series of islands, you may feel slightly more isolated than if you were on the mainland, but that might also be right up your alley.

Also read: 5 reasons why America is a

Haven for South Africans in Rotterdam

The Koningskerk in Rotterdam is a Dutch protestant church situated at the Koningshaven (King’s Harbour). All South Africans visiting South Holland or living there will feel at home in this Dutch congregation with its strong ties to South Africa.

Rotterdam is Europe’s gateway to the world; therefore the Koningskerk is a haven for anyone visiting the Rotterdam harbour. The King Church is the home port for especially the cosmopolitan neighbourhoods Feyenoord, de Kop van Zuid and the Noordereiland (North Island). Furthermore, the church is the home port for the inland water carriage. Inland waterways are mainly used by family businesses traversing the large European rivers with their cargo. Domestic Dutch rivers annually transport more or less 320 million tons abroad.

The Koningshaven is a port in Rotterdam that separates Noordereiland from the district Feyenoord on the island Ijsselmonde. There are two bridges over the Koningshaven: the Koninginnebrug (Queens’