With landscapes as varied and beautiful as its culture, South Africa is a melting pot of diverse cultures and creeds. South Africa is home to eleven official languages, which truly emphasises the multi-cultural and multilingual nature of the country. So to help you better understand and immerse yourself in such a complex yet rich culture, […]

On the advice of the State Librarian one fine day in the 1970s, a truck transported thousands of books and magazines from Pretoria’s Central Police Station to a dark hall at the Iscor state steel company, just outside the South African capital. A large mechanical shovel scooped up and dropped them into a 20-metre high […]

You don’t need a DStv subscription, or even to live in South Africa, to get the very latest episodes of these hugely popular Afrikaans shows – brand-new episodes land on Showmax express from the kykNET broadcast every week! Here are five series you can stream right now: 1. Boer Soek ‘n Vrou, S11 | Express […]

Fish Hoek Beach in South Africa looked more like a scene out of hit movie Avatar on Tuesday night… as a result of ‘red tide’ which transforms in the evening into a spectacular blue magic known as Bioluminescence. Photographer Robyn Gwilt was there to capture these beautiful pictures of the rare and natural phenomenon. “This […]

Police in South Africa have shot and killed two men in KwaZulu-Natal in a ‘blaze of bullets’ who were allegedly responsible for the murder of two security guards in a stationary vehicle in Soweto two weeks ago. This was confirmed by South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Vishnu Naidoo in a statement on Tuesday. Chilling […]

Local South African film-maker – Joshua Bradley – is thrilled at having his movie screened in the United States next month. The movie – Nommer 37 – is set to premier in cinemas in Los Angeles and New York on 2 November 2018. The crime thriller, set in the Cape Flats, was funded by the Department of […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s new finance minister will target spending on agriculture, infrastructure and job creation projects in his inaugural budget speech on Wednesday in a bid to haul the economy out of a recession. With the government facing a ballooning debt, stubbornly high unemployment, struggling state companies, and dwindling coffers, Tito Mboweni, a […]

N’DJAMENA – Two of six critically endangered black rhinos – relocated to Chad in May – have tragically died, Zakouma National Park’s management said, undermining efforts to restore their population in Chad after a nearly 50-year absence. Before the transfer of the six rhinos from Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa in May, the […]

Americans are clamouring to buy a $2 lottery ticket that could make them one of the richest people in the world… with a fortune GREATER than South Africa’s gross domestic product! Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot stands at a whopping $1.6 billion!! Wouldn’t it be great if a South African expat, living in the […]

JOHANNESBURG – Wiping out corruption in South Africa continues with an announcement that Transnet’s board of directors has removed Chief Executive Siyabonga Gama, who has been accused of misconduct in a multi-million-dollar deal. State-owned Transnet, which operates nearly three-quarters of the African rail network – most of which is in South Africa – has been […]

The Department of Environmental Affairs has urged community members to assist the police and conservation authorities to combat rhino poaching. “Community members are the eyes and ears of the police. They are the people who hear or even know about illegal activities such as wildlife crime and rhino poaching,” the department said. The call follows the […]

This week’s episode of Carte Blanche investigates some of the hottest current topics in South Africa –  how millions were siphoned off at VBS bank, painful decisions around fighting for the right to choose to die, the bankrupt municipality, Maluti-A-Phufong, and if DNA Phenotyping can really help pinpoint the identity of an unknown assailant? The show […]

A crowdfunding campaign has been created for Mar-Louise (29) and André Pretorius (31) from Howick, Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa, who were involved in serious accident at Karkloof Falls on Saturday 6 October 2018 whist enjoying a day out with their three-year-old son Liam. Whilst taking in the scenery, André wondered too close to the edge of […]

Cheryl Zondi, a state witness in the trial of Timothy Omotoso, a senior pastor at the Jesus Dominion International Church, has been praised for her bravery and fortitude by the South African Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency and the Ministry. Twenty-two year old Zondi, an alleged rape victim, has for the past three […]

Watch this brilliant version of English superstar Ed Sheeran’s hit ‘Shape of You’, performed by flutist Wouter Kellerman with the Ndlovu Youth Choir in South Africa. Kellerman, a Grammy Award-winning SA flutist (flautist), producer and composer, said: “We had such a great time covering Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Shape of You’ with the amazing Ndlovu Youth […]

JOHANNESBURG – Ratings agency Moody’s said this week that it expected new South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to keep the government’s broad policies intact in the medium-term budget speech due next week. Lucie Villa, Moody’s lead analyst for South Africa said in a research report that while the change in ministers “may lead to […]

Civil rights organisation AfriForum on Tuesday made a presentation regarding farm murders in South Africa to members of the Parliament of Western Australia… in an attempt to persuade the Australians that farm attacks (346 so far this year) and farm murders (46 this year) are a serious issue and that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s denials are […]

South Africans have had mixed reactions to a video posted on Sunday showing two guys weaving through the traffic on Grayston Drive in Sandton, Gauteng… on a trolley. “Nothing serious, just some guys on their way to Sandton via Grayston Drive on a trolley!” wrote Intelligence Bureau SA, when they uploaded the video. The two […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South African government is intensifying the implementation of land reform and restitution programmes so that South Africans can leverage land for the betterment of their lives and the growth of the economy. Ramaphosa led a land restitution ceremony on Sunday. He handed over 4 586 hectares of land to the […]

In this week’s episode of Carte Blanche, the current affairs show helps unmask a major crime syndicate preying on innocent South Africans selling their cars online. The show – which also covers the crisis in cancer treatment in public hospitals, celebrating Asgardia’s second birthday and the effects of climate change – is available to South […]

It’s that time of the year again. Jacaranda Time!!! Time to cram for exams if you’re a student, and time to visit Pretoria if you’d like to witness the beautiful display of purple Jacaranda trees lining some of the avenues (as well as a few rare white Jacaranda trees too). But if you can’t make […]

Crime levels in South Africa during the past year have unfortunately increased, compared to the previous year’s statistics… according to the 2018 Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS). The results of the survey were released today by Statistics South Africa, indicating that aggregate crime levels in the period 2017/18 increased. “It is estimated that over 1.5 million […]

JOHANNESBURG – Steinhoff’s shares fell more than 9 percent on Thursday to a near two-month low after a global market rout and a report by Bloomberg saying the retailer’s former CEO advised friends to sell the firm’s stock days before the shares collapsed. Traders said the retailer’s losses were exacerbated by a Wall Street rout […]

From the heartwarming to the heartbreaking, these homegrown flicks will have you grabbing for the tissues. With loads of local shows on the platform, Showmax is serving up healthy portions of lekker homegrown entertainment – these movies are just the appetiser! (Most are available to South Africans abroad too!!) 1. Vaselinetjie Called Vaselinetjie for her […]

The DA has challenged the EFF to set the record straight and publicly confirm whether or not it has ever received money from VBS Mutual bank to fund its operations.   DA National Spokesperson Solly Malatsi said in a media statement: “The EFF has not been shy in their repeated and public defence of VBS […]