The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed that the 2023 tax season will start on Friday, 7 July at 20:00. How Lucky can you get? Bet on Lucky Numbers with payouts up to R15 Million! This year’s tax season will run until Monday, 23 October 2023 for individual taxpayers, and until Wednesday, 24 January 2024 for provisional taxpayers. MUST READ | Which of South Africa’s […]

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on Monday confirmed the official fuel price adjustments for July 2023. FOLLOW | LIVE: Wimbledon Day 1 – Monday, 3 July 2023 The changes will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. Petrol price both inland and at the coast will decrease by 17 cents per litre (95 octane) and 24 cents per litre (93 octane), while diesel will go […]

The 2023 Formula One season is well under way with nine (of 22) races now in the record books following Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. ALSO READ | Formula One: Every world champion to date And the exciting news is that race fans don’t have long to wait for the ninth race in the 2023 season with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone […]

London-based SA expat company Mustard At Home is a pandemic-born business that made it. Let’s find out how. Three years post-pandemic, UK-based meal delivery service Mustard At Home continues to grow. Led by South African-born entrepreneur James Durrant, Mustard At Home was a creative solution to keeping the company, and employee livelihoods, afloat during a global economic crisis. […]

The 127th running of the Hollywoodbets Durban July will be held on Saturday, 1 July 2023 after the final field for this year’s race was announced last week. FOR THE LATEST HORSERACING NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE The R5 million contest to be run over 2 200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville is internationally regarded as the holy grail of South African horseracing. […]

The new July 2023 petrol and diesel prices will take effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. At the time of publishing, the numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) look better for petrol drivers than diesel car owners. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Thursday, 29 June 2023. ALSO READ | The first supermoon […]

The Springboks completed their Rugby Championship training camp on a high note on Thursday with a full day’s work behind them, which paved the way for the players to enjoy a short break with their families before the southern hemisphere series kicks off next week. The squad wrapped up the week’s on-field preparations with a double training […]

Wet conditions greeted the players as the World Rugby U20 Championship resumed on Thursday with a series of key encounters. ALSO READ | Confirmed: Bulls land ‘Rocket’ in Pretoria Two-time defending champions France powered their way to a 35-14 victory against New Zealand as they showed they mean business in defending their title with a convincing win in torrential rain in Paarl. Posolo Tuilagi scored […]

Eskom on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that load shedding will return during the day for the rest of the week – as did the City of Cape Town. ALSO READ | Hollywoodbets Durban July: Ndlovu Youth Choir to sing national anthem This is due to delays in returning units to service which has hurt available capacity after a period of improved load shedding […]

ILE is a coming-of-age story which follows an 18-year-old girl who visits her ancestral home, Mauritius, a popular tourist spot with a tumultuous colonial history. After a successful run in SA, it’s heading to London next week. It’s written and performed by award-winning young theatre maker Sophie Joans who grew up in Cape Town after her grandparents […]

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is responsible for distributing grants and allowances to disadvantaged people who require financial assistance. MUST READ | DA Women’s Network calls out Govt over unpaid SASSA grants SASSA beneficiaries can receive their SASSA payments from selected supermarkets, such as Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave merchants, Checkers and Shoprite, and obtain […]

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed that the 2023 tax season will start on Friday, 7 July at 20:00. This year’s tax season will run until Monday, 23 October 2023 for individual taxpayers, and until Wednesday, 24 January 2024 for provisional taxpayers. But what happens if you have forgotten your eFiling password? Don’t stress! Retrieving it is simple. Click HERE for all you need to do […]

The new July 2023 petrol and diesel prices will take effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. For now, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) look better for petrol drivers than diesel car owners. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Wednesday, 28 June 2023. ALSO READ | South African man stopped […]

Eskom on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that load shedding will return during the day for the rest of the week. WATCH | Kruger National Park: Puff Adder in the road This is due to delays in returning units to service which has hurt available capacity after a period of improved load shedding around the country. At the time of publishing, Stage […]

The 127th running of the Hollywoodbets Durban July will be held on Saturday, 1 July 2023 – and there was a special announcement for race goers last week. FOR THE LATEST HORSERACING NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE The R5 million contest to be run over 2 200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville is internationally regarded as the holy grail of South […]

The new July 2023 petrol and diesel prices will take effect from next Wednesday. For now, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) look better for petrol drivers than diesel car owners. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Tuesday, 27 June 2023. ALSO READ | South African man stopped at USA airport […]

Just short of a month after becoming the oldest person to finish the Comrades Marathon, 81-year-old Johannes Mosehla will make his debut at Knysna’s 38th forest run. MUST READ | Comrades Marathon aftermath: Medals and cut-off complaints At this year’s “down” race between Pietermaritzburg and Durban the father-of-17 claimed the oldest runner title from Wally Hayward, who was 80 at the […]

Former Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane believes that the Reds were stronger this year in the CAF Champions League, blaming Mamelodi Sundowns for allowing them back in the competition. ALSO READ | BREAKING: Orlando Pirates table official offer for top centre-back target! According to the KingFut website, Al Ahly clinched a record 11th CAF Champions League title after securing a late 1-1 draw with Wydad Casablanca at […]

A passenger arriving at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from South Africa last week was referred to Agriculture Secondary Inspection where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered 83 pounds of beef biltong. That equates to around 38kg. ALSO READ | School calendar: When do the June-July school holidays end? When the unnamed passenger arrived, he notified the CBP Officer that he wanted to declare the […]

The 127th running of the Hollywoodbets Durban July will be held on Saturday, 1 July 2023 after the final field for this year’s race was announced last week. FOR THE LATEST HORSERACING NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE The R5 million contest to be run over 2 200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville is internationally regarded as the holy grail of South African horseracing. […]

South Africa’s national fish is not the great white shark or the sardine. Instead, it’s a fish that many of us would fail to recognise – the galjoen. WATCH | Clifton 4th Beach LIVE webcam: Cold, cloudy and deserted Here’s everything you need to know about the galjoen. WHAT IS A GALJOEN? According to the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, galjoen are a […]

The new July 2023 petrol and diesel prices will take effect from next week. For now, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) look better for petrol drivers than diesel car owners. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Monday, 26 June 2023. ALSO READ | South African man stopped at USA airport […]

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed that the 2023 tax season will start on Friday, 7 July at 20:00. This year’s tax season will run until Monday, 23 October 2023 for individual taxpayers, and until Wednesday, 24 January 2024 for provisional taxpayers. As reported by The South African website, SARS will once again use its popular auto-assessments in 2023 which have proved successful in recent years […]

Government schools in South Africa broke up for the June-July holidays on Friday, 23 June. In a change from previous years, all schools – both inland and at the coast – broke up for the holidays on the same day. ALSO READ | On what day of the week will Christmas fall in 2023? There is no longer a week’s difference between […]

Organisers have confirmed that the 53rd edition of the Two Oceans Marathon will take place on 13 and 14 April 2024. ALSO READ | Two Oceans Marathon | Gerda Steyn: ‘Best. Day. EVER!’ The Ultra Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, 13 April, with the Half Marathon set for Sunday, 14 April. The Trail Run, Fun Runs and Cape Town International Friendship Run will […]