Sunfish, aka mola-mola, are one of the largest fish in the world, and can often be seen floating on their sides – ‘sunbathing’ – in the summer months along the Cape coast of South Africa. Recently, NSRI’s Melkbosstrand crew received a call from the NSRI Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to assist in the rescue of […]

Eskom Acting Group Chief Executive CEO, Calib Cassim, has warned that the power utility will not tolerate acts of violence against any of its employees, after an Eskom employee was attacked and abducted earlier this month. He said: “We convey our sympathies to the employee and their family for the trauma they went through and […]

AfriForum has just provided information about Afrikaans and other South African languages for inclusion in the World Atlas of Languages of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to Alana Bailey, AfriForum’s Head of Cultural Affairs, this atlas is an interactive and dynamic online platform that documents the status of languages around […]

Tangible coding, which was predominantly used in a pilot project by the Department of Basic Education last year to introduce 21st century skills to primary school learners across the country, has proven to be an excellent tool for the diverse South African school landscape. Various coding platforms were introduced to 23 636 teachers across the […]

Cilliers Brink has been elected as the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane. Brink now leads the City’s Multi-Party Coalition government. Brink said: “I accept the role of Executive Mayor with deep gratitude and humility. I’m also very encouraged by the confidence placed in me by our multi-party coalition. Let’s build a Capital City […]

Prime Video announced today that Trevor Noah will be the host of its first South African Original, LOL: Last One Laughing, set to launch in South Africa and globally early next year, introducing audiences to some of the best South African comedic talent. Prime Video announces its first South Africa Original, unscripted comedy series LOL: […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah and legendary tennis player Roger Federer have teamed up to create a movie that will promote Roger’s homeland, Switzerland. Trevor posted a poster of the new film on social media, saying: “A little train adventure with my favorite travel buddy Roger Federer! Stay tuned: Our ride of a lifetime movie […]

The Quinton van der Burgh Foundation (QVDB Foundation) and South African superstar Cassper Nyovest have reacted to a desperate need for clean drinkable water in the North West Province. Thanks to their initiative, Nyovest’s alma mater, Sol Plaatje Primary School in Mahikeng can now supply its 47 teachers and 1357 students with fresh drinking water. […]

One of the greatest calls of the wild is the sound of a lion roaring. That low-pitched roar can reach friend and foe up to 8km away! But have you ever heard the cute sound of a lion cub? Listen below as two young cubs, near Hoedspruit in South Africa, try to emulate their parent […]

An annual report by the UK’s Post Office has found that Cape Town is the BEST destination in the world for British holiday makers to get good value for their holiday money. The Post Office Travel Money Holiday Money Report looks at the destinations set to offer holidaymakers in the UK their best value for […]

South African expat Dieter Eiselen is proof that if you keep working towards something, good things will happen! The South African-American NFL offensive lineman has just been re-signed with the Chicago Bears for the fourth year! US NFL (National Football League) sport content creator and podcast host, George Eghator, says the South African sportsman is […]

Thanks to a phenomenal year of performances in the pool, swimmers claimed much of the spotlight at the annual SA Sports Awards held at Sun City on Saturday night. Lara van Niekerk and Pieter Coetzé walked away with the respective Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year awards while Rocco Meiring was named Coach of the […]

South Africa’s legendary Kruger National Park has won a Tripadvisor award for being one of the Word’s Top 20 Best Nature Destinations in 2023. The category covers travellers’ favourite places to enjoy the outdoors. Tripadvisor says that South Africa’s largest game reserve is “basically a synonym for the word ‘safari’” and placed the Kruger at […]

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has admitted that the ‘Facebook rapist’ Thabo Bester escaped from prison. Bester was serving a life sentence for rape and murder in Mangaung Correctional Centre, a maximum security prison operated by G4S, a multinational company. He was initially reported to have have set himself alight and died in a […]

It will be in the unlikeliest of homes where the biggest cheer will be heard on Saturday when Mary Zulu runs onto the field for her first international cap for South Africa, starting at fullback for the Springbok Women. The Springbok Women open their 2023 international season against Canada at Estadio Nacional Universidad Complutense in […]

The French presidency announced today that it has postponed King Charles III’s planned visit to France on Sunday, due to concerns about the ongoing protests in Paris over the pension reform (increasing the age of retirement from 62 to 64). President Emmanuel Macron said he would rather welcome the king “in conditions which reflect our friendly […]

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco have issued a statement denying “malicious rumours” that they are separating. French Magazine ROYAUTÉ has claimed in a cover story that the couple – who married 12 years ago – are in the process of separation. The headline claimed that Charlene was leaving. The article itself is bizarre, […]

Canoeing South Africa has lavished thanks and praise on London Olympic Games medallist Bridgitte Hartley after she announced her retirement from sprint canoeing this week. Hartley made headlines in 2012 when she won South Africa’s first – and still only – medal in sprint canoeing, and also became the first African athlete to podium in […]

Riana Pretorius has been found alive and unharmed, according to local reports. The biokineticist’s kidnapping outside her medical practice in Gqeberha, South Africa, last Thursday shocked the nation. The Hawks secured the rapid arrest of two men in connection with the abduction of the 26-year-old in Newton Park on 16 March, but a third suspect […]

World Athletics announced new DSD (differences in sex development) – or intersex – rules today that will affect South African athlete Caster Semenya. The sports body said it is also banning transgender women from competing in the female category at world ranking events, in order to “protect the female category”. From 31 March 2023, no […]

An alleged criminal at Canal Walk shopping centre in Cape Town, South Africa, was not only caught when he tried to escape, but has also found himself the brunt of many jokes on social media. Watch video below. TikTok user Faamz posted a video of the attempted escape, and subsequent take-down by Canal Walk security […]

Former president Jacob Zuma’s criminal prosecution of News24 reporter Karyn Maughan is a feeble attempt to intimidate her and through her, all journalists… write the GroundUp editors. Like anyone else, Zuma has the right under the Criminal Procedure Act to bring a private criminal prosecution if he considers himself the victim of a crime and […]

With Air BP announcing its exit from South African airports, the DA warns this could be the beginning of a wider disinvestment from SA, and blames the ANC government’s “fatal support for Russia” for triggering detrimental economic consequences for the country. The DA cites the ANC’s support of “continued aggression in Ukraine and refusal to […]

A pod of 16 killer whales has been captured on film cruising into popular seaside resort, Plett, on the Garden Route in South Africa’s Western Cape province. Watch below. Ocean Blue Adventures, a local boat tour agency, posted a video on Wednesday, captioned: “Plettenberg bay welcomes 14 killer whales.” According to Ocean Safaris, it was […]

DA leader John Steenhuisen declared today in the South African National Assembly that “an innocent man should never be afraid of the truth. And an innocent President should never be afraid of Parliament.” Speaking ahead of a vote to establish an ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of misconduct against SA President Cyril Ramaphosa around the […]