Bride and groom are bundled into a police car and their 40 guests are arrested after breaking coronavirus lockdown rules to hold ceremony in South Africa Jabulani Zulu, 48, and Nomthandazo Mkhize, 38, said ‘I do’ in KwaZulu Natal But their wedding was raided by South African army officers brandishing guns South Africa is on its … Read more
Trapped in paradise: Newlyweds on their honeymoon are the only guests at luxury Maldives resort after coronavirus pandemic trapped them when airports closed Newlyweds Olivia, 27, and Raul De Freitas, 28, were supposed to spend six days in paradise at Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives before heading back to South Africa But due to mounting restrictions on … Read more
Laura Whitmore has shared a throwback snap of her holiday in South Africa with Iain Stirling, comparing it to the couple sunbathing in their back garden amid the coronavirus lockdown. The Love Island presenter, 34, showcased her lithe physique in the photo as she sat poolside in a multi-coloured patterned bikini while raising her hand … Read more
Sharks like to hunt in waters around Europe, South Africa and the US because they dislike the warm waters around the equator Researchers studied 900 million incidents of sharks attacking fishing line bait They looked at records from 1960 to 2014 for sharks, tuna, sailfish and marlin The Bern team found that most predatory fish … Read more
Quackers! The wine estate that unleashes 1,600 DUCKS into its vineyards to keep them free from pests Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate in South Africa unleashes Indian runner ducks into its vineyards The ducks happily dine on snails and insects, which allows the estate to be less reliant on pesticides They walk, rather than waddle, … Read more
South Africa’s national lockdown made a chaotic start today as people crowded outside supermarkets and packed into taxis despite a growing coronavirus outbreak. The country of 57million people began a three-week quarantine today as the government confirmed South Africa’s first two deaths from the virus. The South African military has been patrolling the streets and … Read more
‘Woah, what the hell!?’ Love Island star Sophie Piper clashes with Mike Boateng over ‘distasteful’ joke in awkward reunion Published: 10:22 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 10:37 GMT, 20 March 2020 They spent January searching for romance in a luxury villa in South Africa. And, Love Island star Sophie Piper clashed with Mike Boateng … Read more
A former Miss South Africa has revealed that the friendship she had with her white counterpart was a facade ‘for the camera’. Pearl Jensen, 68, was runner-up in the 1970 Miss World pageant, the first that saw a black woman, Jennifer Hosten from Grenada, take the crown and appeared on tonight’s BBC2 documentary ‘Miss World 1970: Beauty … Read more
South African clan king is arrested for ‘attacking members of his royal family with an axe’ King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is head of Nelson Mandela’s AbaThembu clan He allegedly attacked his son Azenathi following the king’s release from jail He was serving 12 years in jail for aggravated assault, kidnapping and arson Dalindyebo has been seeking … Read more
Nibbling on peanuts foraged from the straw carpeting their den, I watched two female chimpanzees sit side by side in a Dorset ape sanctuary this week, slowly getting to know one another. It was a touching scene, made all the more remarkable by their very different backgrounds. One of the chimps, named Naree, had a … Read more