Rand Water has urged residents in Johannesburg not to stock water as a maintenance operation gets underway in the city. The water utility is installing a new valve on the line running from Lethabo to the Vereeniging pumping station. Water supply is expected to be interrupted for 54 hours which started on Monday morning. Rand […]

Here’s the line-up of hot topics that the Carte Blanche team tackle this Sunday 23 June – watch here if you’re in SA and available to stream from Tues 25 June on Showmax International for South Africans abroad in many countries: The War Underground A young couple is found gunned down on the side of […]

How did you feel about #Sona, and how is it possibly not the top story? #ZindziMandela’s comments on Twitter made more impact than #Sona2019.  #Zindzi started a heated discussion surrounding land just before the Presidential event and Twitter rose to her defence while others were furious at her commentary (which included insults like calling white […]

Table Mountain Cableway will be hiring up to 150 seasonal staff for the peak tourist season, 1 November 2019 to 30 January 2020. Its annual online recruitment drive opened yesterday (Monday 17 June). With opportunities in Food & Beverage, Operations, Security, Cleaning and Retail as well as at the Table Mountain Café and Ticket Office, […]

A group of Capetonian firefighters who saved the life of a little baby in South Africa two weeks ago, enjoyed a tearful reunion with the baby and her grateful mom last week. The firefighters, based at Belhar fire station, made national news on 1 June with their lifesaving heroics… when they were called on to […]

An historic aviation challenge is currently taking place as 20 South African teenagers are flying a Cape to Cairo (and back) excursion in a self-assembled Sling-4 aircraft that uses ordinary motor fuel and was built in only three weeks! According to the BBC the aircraft has successfully made its first stop in Namibia! The excursion […]

South African Michelin star chef Jan Hendrik is bringing his international culinary expertise back to home soil. The Michelin Chef A flourishing international career and the culinary world’s most sought-after accolade – South Africa’s first Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen has been living the dream. His restaurant in France has been awarded the […]

The Australian Rhino Project has today announced the achievement of a major milestone in the organisation’s mission to build an insurance population of rhinos outside of Africa.  The Australian Rhino Project has signed an agreement with Thaba Manzi Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa to manage the selection and quarantining of rhinos for the project, it […]

On Friday 14 June, Carina Bruwer, contemporary flute player from South Africa and founding member of the award-winning instrumental group Sterling EQ, will attempt to swim 21km from Alicante to Tabarca Island in Spain, in support of Muzukidz, an organisation through which children from poor township families around Cape Town in South Africa are given […]

In the battle against coughs and sniffles this winter season, a third of South Africans cited Rooibos tea among their top three colds and flu-fighting strategies. This was revealed in a national survey conducted by a leading health firm specialising in colds and flu remedies. According to the survey which polled almost 2 000 respondents, South […]

In a Carte Blanche exclusive this week, the show meets the investigating officer who cracked the case of the notorious Krugersdorp Killers and speaks to family members of the victims – available to watch this  Sunday 9 June in South Africa; and to stream from Tues 11 June for South Africans abroad in many countries. […]

Weddings, funerals, crimes and punishment – you’re totally invested in your daily and weekly dramas. Here’s where to watch them online (even if you’re outside South Africa, as long as you’re in a country that offers Showmax International). Gone are the days when you had to rush home to make sure you didn’t miss a […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his best wishes to activist, musician, songwriter and producer Jonas Gwangwa. Gwangwa, 81, is currently receiving medical attention at 1 Military Hospital in Tshwane. “The thoughts and prayers of all South Africans are with our beloved national treasure, Ntate Jonas Gwangwa, and his family. We wish him a speedy and full […]

At a press conference in South Africa yesterday, in which AfriForum released its latest farm attack statistics for SA, a farm attack survivor (who prefers to remain anonymous) also shared the horrific details of an attack she endured, in which she was shot and raped. This is her letter from which she read… My great-grandfather, […]

Murderous housewives and handmaids; superheroes and super spies; comedy and tragedy – Showmax has it all this month. Here are the new additions to the calendar in June. Big Little Lies S2 Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz reprise their roles while Meryl Streep is added in a new season […]

South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport has been named the continent’s leading airport at the recent edition of the World Travel Awards. And Table Mountain was named Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction. The announcements were made at the prestigious 26th World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony held in Mauritius over the weekend. Cape Town International Airport won […]

Dozens of patients hoping to get medical attention were turned away from Ikhwezi Clinic in Nomzamo township in Strand, Cape Town, South Africa on Friday. This clinic burnt during the night and appears to have been deliberately torched. The remains of petrol bombs could be seen in some of the rooms. Strand has been the […]

Carte Blanche investigates water outages in Ugu KZN, a lion who has skin cancer, how job seekers are being scammed and more this Sunday 2 June 2019, in South Africa; and available to stream from Tues 4 June for South Africans abroad in many countries. Chaos the Lion His name is Chaos, a 16-year-old full-grown, […]

The new season of Survivor is the battle of the superfans! Here’s an awesome opportunity to watch a FULL episode, and get hooked on all the intrigue on the Island of Secrets. Survivor SA: Philippines was so outrageously good that our expectations are super high this season. If you live in South Africa, Kenya or […]

The 2019 Cricket World Cup got underway under bright London skies on Thursday as hosts England were put in to bat by South Africa in the first game of the six-week tournament at The Oval. Both teams have an uncomfortable history with the 50-over tournament, neither having won it, but arrive for the latest edition […]

Wildlife near cities face many dangers. Some are easy to detect, such as when new developments destroy natural habitat. Others are less obvious. For example, rat poisons are a useful tool for controlling a common household problem. But many who use them don’t realise that they have dangerous side effects for wildlife. Rat poisons are […]

Last Thursday evening Sibusiso Vumase was entertaining guests when he heard a loud knock on his front door. When he opened the door, a group of people carrying crowbars and hammers were standing outside demanding that he immediately evacuate his RDP house and find another place to live. On Friday morning Vumase was folding and […]

Award winning South African researcher Sanesha Naicker has been named Leading Female Pioneer in Breast Cancer Research 2019 by GHP (Global Health and Pharma) Magazine. Naicker is one of the awardees in the international magazine’s Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health Awards. GHP said this week that the renowned researcher, who hails from Chatsworth, is a […]

Seven Zimbabwean teenagers have been living under a big tree near Shoprite in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo in South Africa, for almost a year, scavenging for food from a nearby skip. The boys, aged 15 to 19, sleep under the tree on one torn mattress, sharing two blankets. They wake up at 6am and pack their […]

Game of Thrones may be over, but HBO has much more awesome entertainment where that came from. Here are some top shows to note, all available for South Africans to watch on Showmax.  With new seasons of old favourites, from Barry to Ballers, brand-new miniseries such as Chernobyl, and an incredible documentary about one of […]