The All Blacks will host the Springboks in a potential Rugby Championship decider in Auckland on Saturday, 15 July. The match at the Mount Smart Stadium will kick-off at 09:05 (SA time). But who will be the all-important man with the whistle? MUST READ | Springboks: Introducing the new Bomb squad! France’s Mathieu Raynal will be the referee on duty. He will be assisted by compatriot Pierre Brousset and Australian Angus Gardner, […]

It’s too early to tell what lies ahead for the petrol and diesel prices for August 2023, but the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) are worsening by the day. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Monday, 10 July 2023. ALSO READ | Here’s how badly SA ranks in car affordability […]

The official dam level stats in the Western Cape have jumped in recent weeks following heavy rainfall and now show that five of the six dams are either at, or exceeding, capacity. The six major dams in the province – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voëlvlei and Wemmershoek – are cumulatively UP on a similar […]

The All Blacks have narrowed the gap between themselves and France in the World Rugby men’s rankings following their 41-12 win over Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday. WATCH | Eddie Jones confronts South African journalist The All Blacks, who went into the weekend ranked third, couldn’t have wished for a better start to their defence of the Rugby Championship title, scoring seven […]

The stars have aligned for a battle of the ages between South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis and Nigeria-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya to throw hands inside the UFC octagon. ALSO WATCH | Dricus du Plessis says Israel Adesanya ‘handled himself like a clown’ Du Plessis won his UFC 290 bout against Australia’s Robert Whittaker in spectacular fashion in Las Vegas on Saturday. Du Plessis […]

Power utility Eskom has confirmed its immediate load shedding plan until further notice. Eskom took to social media to confirm that due to high demand and slight reduction in generation capacity, Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented at 13:00 on Monday until 05:00 on Tuesday. Following that, Stage 2 will be in effect between 05:00 and 14:00 on […]

It’s still too early to tell what lies ahead for the petrol and diesel prices for August 2023, but 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 Friday, 7 July 2023. ALSO READ | Here’s how badly […]

Love is in the air in the tennis world. There are a couple of new romantic relationships at this year’s Wimbledon tournament. There are a couple of new romantic relationships at this year’s Wimbledon tournament. ALSO READ | Wimbledon 2023: Mind-blowing Novak Djokovic stats that can’t be true Greek male player Stefanos Tsitsipas and Spanish female player Paula Badosa are officially […]

South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk has tweeted that he drove the new Tesla-produced Cybertruck around Austin, Texas. South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk has tweeted that he drove the new Tesla-produced Cybertruck around Austin, Texas. ALSO READ: Vehicle license renewal fees EXPLAINED At the time of publishing, the post had been viewed over 42 million times. As reported by The South African website in […]

The following table lists the top 10 most-followed accounts on Twitter at the time of publishing on Friday, 7 July 2023. The top 10 list features six men and four women and is headed – by some distance – by the South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform. ALSO READ | Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg: Who has more Twitter […]

Power utility Eskom has confirmed its load shedding plan until Monday, 10 July. VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v Woolworths – and more From 16:00 on Friday, Stage 3 load shedding will be in operation and will continue until midnight at which point it will be suspended until 05:00 on Saturday. Stage 1 will […]

The Springboks will get their 2023 Rugby Championship campaign off to a winning start – if bookmakers are to be believed! WATCH | Eddie Jones says Pretoria is the land of ‘brandy & coke’ Leading South African bookmakers Hollywoodbets have installed the Springboks as overwhelming 1/3 favourites to emerge victorious on Saturday, 8 July at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. BREAKING | Springboks […]

As reported by The South African website, Elon Musk earlier this year surpassed former US President Barack Obama as the most followed account on Twitter. And the South Africa-born 52-year-old billionaire has continued to widen the gap over Obama – and the rest of the world – on the popular social media platform. ALSO READ | ‘The Elon Musk Show’: Q&A […]

The Springboks will begin their 2023 Rugby Championship campaign against the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 8 July. Kick-off is scheduled for 17:05 (SA time). Australia haven’t beaten South Africa in Pretoria in any of their seven previous Tests played at the 52 000-capacity ground since 1963. ALSO READ | Wallabies reveal surprise selections for Springboks Test Will that hoodoo come to an end this […]

South Africa’s lone entrant in the men’s singles draw at this year’s Wimbledon, Lloyd Harris, lost his first round match against Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 7-5, 6-3. ALSO READ | Novak Djokovic: 24, 25 Grand Slams? Why not? The 3 hour 10 minute clash offered 26-year-old Harris a number of opportunities that left him feeling like the […]

The 2023 tax season, as confirmed by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), 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 […]

Power utility Eskom has confirmed its load shedding plan for the weekend – and it could spell bad news for those wanting to watch the Springboks v Wallabies Rugby Championship Test! VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v Woolworths – and more Eskom on Thursday, confirmed that Stage 3 load shedding would be in effect between 16:00 and […]

The Junior Springboks secured their place in the semi-finals of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a superb second half performance by grinding out a 24-16 victory (half-time 7-16) over Argentina on a cold and windy night at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. South Africa, who topped Pool C, will face Pool B winners Ireland in the semi-final on Sunday, 9 July while the other […]

Government school learners in South Africa are currently enjoying their June-July holidays which started on Friday, 23 June. How Lucky can you get? Bet on Lucky Numbers with payouts up to R15 Million! In a change from previous years, all schools – both inland and at the coast – broke up for the holidays on the same day. […]

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has adjusted the official fuel prices for July 2023. FOLLOW | LIVE: Wimbledon Day 3 – Wednesday, 5 July 2023 The changes came into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. WATCH | Clifton 4th Beach LIVE webcam: The sun is out! Petrol price both inland and at the coast will decrease by 17 cents per litre (95 octane) and 24 cents per […]

South Africa-born Elon Musk has extended his lead over France’s LVMH chairperson Bernard Arnault in the world’s richest person list. Musk, 52, who was born in Pretoria in South Africa, has seen his fortune skyrocket by $110 billion this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. ALSO READ | What is the most common name for a newborn BOY in South Africa? […]

The Junior Springboks face a must-win clash against Argentina in the 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday. Junior Springbok captain Paul de Villiers is eagerly anticipating his team’s third and final, must-win Pool C clash against Argentina in the 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday, 4 July. Kick-off is scheduled for 19:00 (SA time). “We are well aware […]

The Outlier website has released its monthly grocery basket comparison for June 2023 – with some changes from previous months. Prices of 12 staple foods and products were collected from eight major South African retailers, namely: Makro, Woolworths, Spar, Shoprite, Checkers, Pick n Pay, Food Lover’s Market and Boxer. MUST READ | SARS tax questions answered: What are the tax season deadlines? Previously, […]

President of the South African Rugby Union, Mark Alexander, has passed on the heartfelt condolences of the whole South African rugby community to the Oliver family and the Irish Rugby Football Union and its World Rugby Under-20 Championship team, following a paragliding accident that led to the death of Greig Oliver on Monday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with […]

Power utility Eskom on Tuesday confirmed the load shedding plan for the next couple of days. VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v Woolworths – and more From Tuesday at 16:00, Stage 3 load shedding will be in operation and will continue until midnight at which point it will be suspended until 05:00 on […]