International Beer Day is a global celebration of beer, taking place in pubs, breweries and backyards all over the world.

With hours to go until the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draw on Friday, 4 August, South Africa could welcome its newest multi-millionaires.

If you gaze up to the skies over the Western Cape coastline, there’s an excellent chance you’ll spot Jean Tresfon flying overhead.

The Outlier website has released its monthly grocery basket comparison for July 2023 – with several changes from previous months.

South Africa beat Uganda in a thrilling pool match at the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town, but missed out on the semi-finals.

The 28th PSL title race will begin on Friday, 4 August 2023 with Mamelodi Sundowns chasing an incredible seventh consecutive title.

In the first six months of 2023 a total of 231 rhinos were killed in South Africa at an average of just under 1.3 rhinos per day.

South African comedian Trevor Noah has confirmed that he has written a new book that will hit shelves on 31 October 2023. The title of the book is Into The Uncut Grass. ALSO READ | Missing luggage and arguments: Inside Trevor Noah’s Paris trip Noah, 39, shared the cover on social media with the book described as an “illustrated fable […]

Tatjana Schoenmaker won South Africa’s first medal of the 2023 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Tuesday. Swimming out of Lane 3 in the final of the women’s 100m breaststroke, Schoenmaker finished second in a time of 1:05.84. Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte (1:04:62) won the gold medal, with the United States’ Lydia Jacoby in third (1:05:94). Llilly King’s world record remains at 1:04.13 which […]

Eben Etzebeth will pass John Smit in the list of most Tests played for the Springboks on Saturday, 29 July at Ellis Park. BREAKING | Springboks make surprise selections for Argentina Test The Springboks will take on Argentina in their final Rugby Championship clash in Johannesburg this weekend. Kick-off is at 17:05. ALSO READ | All Blacks get Bledisloe Cup boost with return of veteran duo Etzebeth […]

The latest Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2023 outlines the 106 countries that South African passport holders can travel to without requiring a visa. The index included 199 passports and 227 travel destinations, ranking them quarterly in terms of travel power. Each passport was scored on the total number of destinations that the holder can access visa-free. CHECKMATE | These are South Africa’s Top 20 […]

Tommy Fleetwood will aim to complete the Nedbank Golf Challenge hat-trick when he returns to Sun City’s Gary Player Country Club from 9-12 November 2023. ALSO READ | List: Who has won the most golf Majors? The European Ryder Cup star last year successfully defended the trophy, which he first won in 2019, as ‘Africa’s Major’ returned to the DP World […]

The new petrol and diesel prices for August 2023 will take effect from next week. Sadly, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) don’t paint a pretty picture. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Monday, 24 July 2023. ALSO READ | REMINDER | Interest rate: How much your bond costs every month […]

The current population of South Africa is 60 452 474 as of Monday, July 24, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. The world’s current population is a little over 8 billion. South Africa’s population is equivalent to 0.75% of the total world population. ALSO READ | These are South Africa’s Top 20 chess players South Africa ranks 24th in the list of countries […]

The latest Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2023 outlines the 106 countries that South African passport holders can travel to visa-free. ALSO READ: Oprah Winfrey in South Africa talks about the impact of trauma The index included 199 passports and 227 travel destinations, ranking them quarterly in terms of travel power. Each passport was scored on the total number of destinations […]

The latest Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2023 lists the 106 countries that South African passport holders can travel to without requiring a visa. The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations, ranking them quarterly in terms of travel power. Each passport was scored on the total number of destinations that the holder can access visa-free. ALSO […]

The 2023 Formula One season is well under way with 10 (of 22) races now in the record books following the most recent British 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 11th race in the 2023 season with the Hungarian Grand […]

We are now under a fortnight away from the new petrol and diesel prices for August 2023 taking effect. Sadly, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) don’t paint a pretty picture. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Thursday, 20 July 2023. ALSO READ | Reminder: Gauteng online school admission applications for […]

Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships will be held from 23-30 July at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Japan. A total of 42 events will be held across the eight days of racing. ALSO READ | SA men’s water polo side suffers another loss at World Aquatics Championships South Africa has sent a team of 11 swimmers to the championships, namely: Aimee […]

The South African men’s water polo team has suffered its third heavy group stage defeat at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. CLICK FOR THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS The side went down 27-6 to Spain on Friday. The scores by quarter were 8-2, 7-2, 8-2, 4-0. The SA men’s previously lost 30-5 against Serbia on Wednesday and 35-10 against Montenegro in their opening […]

The South African women’s water polo team ended their group stage campaign on a winning note at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Thursday. The side beat Argentina 12-9. The scores by quarter were 2-2, 5-3, 2-2, 3-2. The SA women’s side had lost their two earlier Group C matches convincingly, going down by the same scoreline […]

South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep the interest rates at their current levels on Thursday. MUST READ | What are the EIGHT SASSA payment grants South Africans can apply for? This means the repurchase rate stays at 8.25% and the prime lending rate at 11.75% – and offers some temporary relief for South Africans, especially […]

We are now a fortnight away from the new petrol and diesel prices for August 2023 taking effect. Sadly, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) don’t paint a pretty picture. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Wednesday, 19 July 2023. REMINDER | When is the next interest rate announcement? FUEL PRICE […]

SASSA is responsible for distributing EIGHT grants and allowances to disadvantaged people who require financial assistance in South Africa. ALSO READ | What are the capital cities of South Africa’s 9 provinces? SASSA beneficiaries can receive their SASSA payments from selected supermarkets, such as Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave merchants, Checkers and Shoprite, and obtain this […]

The All Blacks are in the pound seats to wrap up this year’s shortened Rugby Championship title, but the Springboks still have an outside chance of snatching the trophy. VIRAL | OPEN LETTER TO NIENABER AND RASSIE: These Springboks need to be DROPPED, start the Bomb squad! As is always the case a World Cup year, the usual round-robin format has been […]