Car Guru, an app created by South African developer Sukasha Singh, beat off stiff competition from other emerging markets to be named runner up in the international Vodafone appStar competition. Vodafone, the international mobile telecommunications group, selected 10 regional winners from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, India and South Africa to compete in the final leg of […]

South African statesman Nelson Mandela, who died in December 2013, attended the World Economic Forum‘s annual meeting in Davos three times. The first was in 1991, less than a year after he was released from 27 years in jail, the second in 1992, two years before he became South Africa’s first democratic president, and the […]

In less than five minutes, the video below tells the heartbreaking – and inspiring – story of Themba and Thandi, two rhino in South Africa that were brutally poached and left to die two years ago. One of them did ultimately die, tragically drowning 24 days later because of his weakened state. The other survived…and gave […]

South Africa has deployed its first batch of trained healthcare professionals to work in Sierra Leone, in an effort to help contain the spread of the Ebola Disease Virus in the country and other parts of West Africa. A team of healthcare professionals comprising one medical doctor and about 10 professional nurses were recruited and […]

Bafana Bafana failed to open their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign in commanding fashion in group C as they were battered 3-1 by Africa’s number-one ranked, Algeria, in Mongomo stadium, on Monday night. Despite a bright start by Bafana Bafana, a series of poor defensive errors, a missed penalty and poor goalkeeping cost […]

Two suspects are expected to appear in the Phalaborwa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 20th January 2015, for allegedly being involved in the transportation of stolen vehicles across the border and smuggling rhino horns and explosives. The two were arrested following a high level investigation of a syndicate suspected of operating in the Kruger National Park. Police […]

When the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off tomorrow in Switzerland,  South Africa will once again be represented in Davos by a high level and multi-stakeholder team. Team South Africa. Their message to the 2,500 participants at the annual summit will be: South Africa is open for business and remains an attractive and reliable investment destination. […]

A Gauteng teenager was rescued at Camps Bay in South Africa yesterday evening by an incredibly brave and selfless NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) crew, after he became entangled in his kite and was swept out to sea in extremely rough and dangerous conditions. Eighteen-year-old Shane Keenan, from Fourways in Johannesburg, had been flying a large kite […]

Top South African cycling outfit Team MTN-Qhubeka has received an invitation to participate in the 2015 Tour de France – the first African team ever to do so in 101 years.The 22 teams riding in the race were announced by the Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) last week. Along with the 17 World Tour teams, five […]

South African batsman AB de Villiers wrote his name indelibly into cricket’s history books when he produced one of ODI’s greatest innings against the West Indies at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. De Villiers hit eight fours and 10 sixes to reach his century in just 31 balls, erasing New Zealander Corey Anderson’s previous […]

Most of us in South Africa are aware that as cute as it sounds, cuddling a lion cub is a no no. It just feeds the ‘Canned Hunting’ industry (where lions that are no longer cute are turned in to soft targets for wealthy hunters to kill). But did you know that taking part in […]

A South African production company has filmed a beautiful documentary series that showcases not only the beauty of Africa, but also the hard-working conservationists on this continent who are protecting and caring for our wildlife and our land. They are The Wild Bunch. (Watch the promo reel below.) Thelma Roos and Robert Waldron, from Wild Dog Productions, […]

The absence of Africa’s two most successful teams – Egypt and Nigeria – makes this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations one of the most open ever. There are favourites of course – Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and even a resurgent South Africa – but with some of the biggest stars of African football […]

South Africa’s sunny coastal cities have a longstanding and fun tradition to usher in each new year: fireworks over the ocean on New Year’s Eve, and then everyone – but everyone – flocks to the beach on New Year’s Day. YouTube user Chris Wright captured all of this at the Port Elizabeth beachfront in Nelson […]

President Jacob Zuma says government has and will continue to go back to basics and use the prescripts of the Freedom Charter to improve the lives of all South Africans. Delivering the January 8 statement at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday during the ruling African National Congress’s 103rd anniversary celebrations, the President said to achieve […]

The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned what it has labelled the despicable attacks that the Boko Haram terrorist group continues to commit in various parts of Nigeria. AU Commission Chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma slammed the attack in Maiduguri, also in Borno state, during which a 10-year-old girl was used to detonate a bomb at […]

Durban is stepping out of the shadow of Cape Town, traditionally South Africa’s tourist Mecca. Durbs, as it is affectionately known, is a melting pot of Zulu, British colonial and Indian culture – and it is seventh on the New York Times list of places to visit in 2015. In 1962, Nelson Mandela was captured […]

A British couple from Penrith fell in love with South Africa during a visit from the UK last November (2013). Daniel Sencier and his wife Beverley loved SA so much they moved into a house in Northcliff, Johannesburg, and remained in the country as temporary residents and set up a UK-registered e-learning company called e-percetum. During their time in South […]

The life story of Nelson Mandela, a powerful tale of a charismatic lawyer and human rights activist whose work to dismantle apartheid landed him in prison for 27 years before he ultimately became the country’s first democratically elected president, has been told time and time again. Films of his journey have been made for the […]

As international tourists and South Africans from around the country head to the coast for their summer holidays, the NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) has released a selection of photographs to show swimmers exactly what rip currents look like. And even if you’re a seasoned swimmer – it’s worth taking a look because sometimes the […]

If the history of South Africa is in large part one of racial divisiveness, today it can also be seen as the story of the creation – from tremendous diversity – of a single nation. Sections in this article: Earliest inhabitants Colonial expansion Diamonds and British consolidation Gold and war Union and the ANC The […]

South Africa has a vast system of natural reserves established to protect the country’s indigenous plants, animals, landscapes and associated cultural heritage, ranging from the vast flagship Kruger National Park – occupying an area larger than Swaziland – to the tiny Bontebok National Park in the Western Cape. These are managed by South Africa National […]

As an Indonesian official reports that the missing AirAsia plane may be at the bottom of the sea, a South African publicist and PR on holiday in Asia has described the ‘uncomfortable’ feeling at airports in Asia right now as he heads to Singapore, the same destination that Flight QZ8501 was en route to yesterday when it vanished from […]

Adventurers, travellers and others can follow the Madiba route by ticking off 27 landmarks across South Africa, learning more about his legacy along the way. Following in Nelson Mandela’s footsteps, the journey is expected to encourage tourists who were inspired by the anti-apartheid freedom fighter and father of the nation, to visit South Africa and […]

By 2035, half of Africa’s population will be living in urban areas. Megacities that will sprout to house this population will strain infrastructure and exert pressure on the environment. Cape Town, Africa’s greenest city, is planning for that future. The Mother City, as it is known in South Africa, is the greenest city on the […]