The “Office des Timbres” (Office of Stamps) of Monaco has celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation by releasing two special stamps for sale. The two stamps are copies of photos of former South African Olympic swimmer, H.S.H. Princess Charlene, in action for Her Foundation. The photo on the 0,71€ face value […]

Three years ago, South African teenager Veronica Venter started passing out randomly. She would just faint, fall and be out for a while. These episodes are still ongoing. She can hear everything going on around her when it happens, but she cannot respond. Just like a heart attack. And when she recovers her legs are often […]

PRETORIA – To commemorate  World Penguin Day, here’s a collection on this page of fantastic photos from Southern African John Dickens… who is currently working as a zoological field assistant (with leopard seals and fur seals) on Bird Island, South Georgia. John was born in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa in 2004 where he studied at […]

As dam levels continue to decline and unseasonably hot weather has pushed up consumption, the City of Cape Town has lowered the target for collective water use per day by 100 million litres, to 600 million litres. Dam levels are now at 23,3% (storage levels), which is 0,9% down from a week ago. With the […]

BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE & JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The safari fraternity is mourning the loss of Scott van Zyl (44) after the Heritage Protection Group (HPG) confirmed the positive results of the DNA tests conducted by Authorities on the identity of the remains found in the stomachs of three Nile crocodiles. Van Zyl went missing on […]

PRETORIA – Government’s priority is to ensure that there is certainty and continuity in the trade and investment relationship between South Africa and the United Kingdom as a result of Brexit, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. Speaking at the British Chamber of Business dialogue on the UK-South Africa bilateral relationship post-Brexit on Friday, Minister Davies […]

Here’s a viral video being shared on social media at the moment of a South African Airways (SAA) aircraft knocking a truck right over at Lusaka’s international airport… but this footage was filmed a decade ago! The video uploader claims  the incident happened at Kenneth Kaunda Airport on 20 April 2017 at 17h30, and it has been […]

It’s been a fantastic day of running for over 135 South Africans – as well as 40,000 other participants! – in the London Marathon today, Sunday 23 April 2017. Here’s a collection of photos from a beautiful, sunny day in the UK… as well as the unofficial results for South African competitors (scroll down). The 25.2 mile marathon […]

South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a powerful speech at the Chris Hani memorial lecture in Uitenhage, in the Eastern Cape, on Sunday… saying it was time for the ANC to correct itself. “As we start preparing for the 54th conference, let’s go and correct the African National Congress,” he concluded, after pointing out […]

PRETORIA – Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has rejected Eskom’s proposal to pay its former Group Chief Executive Brian Molefe (he of the Saxonwold Shebeen saga), a R30-million pension pay-out. In a statement on Sunday, the minister said the Eskom board’s reasoning in formulating the proposed pension pay-out was conceived lacking in legal rationale. She said it […]

As South Africans from across the nation gathered together in prayer on Saturday afternoon, at a farm just outside Bloemfontein, a spirited gust of wind blew a mini whirlwind across the meeting… evoking a sense of miraculous wonder amongst the crowd. Pastor Angus Buchan’s facebook page uploaded the video below and said: “This was a wind that […]

South Africans from around the country have  trekked  to a farm near Bloemfontein  to pray today for  their beloved South Africa. Here are some of the photos being shared on social media in  the hours before Pastor Angus Buchan will lead  the congregated crowd in prayer… His team said  today on Facebook: “We cannot explain […]

South African Environmental Minister Dr Edna Molewa has welcomed the opening of a regional court in Skukuza to assist in combating rhino poaching-related offences in the Kruger National Park. Molewa said: “The opening of the Regional Court is one of the plethora of measures being taken in terms of the Integrated Strategic Management approach to […]

GAUTENG – Gauteng Education Department has reported a horrific taxi accident on the N4, just after Bronkhorstspruit, on Friday… which has tragically claimed the lives of 18 school children and two adults. Gauteng’s MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, rushed to the scene and is currently meeting with parents of the deceased. He tweeted: “I’ve never seen […]

Legendary boxing trainer and manager Nick Durandt has been killed in a bike accident near Clarens in the Free State. He was 53. According to reports, Durandt collided with a vehicle on the road between Bethlehem and Clarens late Friday afternoon. Durandt, who was the president of the Crusaders Bike Club, retired from boxing last […]

CAPE TOWN – Professor Tim Noakes has been found not guilty of unprofessional conduct on all counts. His foundation – The Noakes Foundation – has issued a press release, but their website has been overwhelmed with hits and has crashed. We will update when it becomes available again. Noakes had been facing charges of unprofessional conduct, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, the world’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch, celebrated her 91st birthday in a usual low-key fashion on Friday. Artillery gun salutes in London’s Hyde Park and at the Tower of London will mark the occasion although the queen, who normally spends her birthday privately, has no formal engagements planned herself. Elizabeth […]

Listen to the beautiful baby rhino sounds as these young rhino ask for their morning milk… sounds that are made very poignant because they will never receive milk from their mothers. The video was filmed by Megan Carr, founder of Rhinos in Africa, an organisation that is trying to save the rhino and other critically […]

Are you a Benonian living abroad? If so – the Benoni City Times would like to share your story. They say “once a Benonian, always a Benonian”. And that counts for stars like Charlize Theron who was born here, and Charlene Wittstock – now Princess Charlene of Monaco – who grew up here. The City Times will be […]

PRETORIA – Deputy President Cyril Ramphosa says he is supportive of Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba and his team who are heading to the United States of America (USA) for the forthcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings. Yesterday in Pretoria, Gigaba briefed Ramaphosa on his scheduled visit which will also include further interactions with […]

South African professional surfer Jordy Smith has won his first Bells Beach title, making a dream come true… and chipping his tooth in the process. Jordy beat friend and fellow competitor Brazilian Caio Ibelli in the final in Victoria, Australia, on Wednesday; and was so excited he started pretending to ring the legendary bell whilst still […]

To mark the 120th anniversary since Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika was composed (in 1897) and the 112th anniversary since the death of its composer Enoch Sontonga, here are some of our favourite videos of the African melody being performed… Sontonga, who died on 18 April 1905 at just 32, wrote the first two stanzas of Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika. It’s a […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EDF) has announced that it will join the UDM application at the Constitutional Court for parliament to provide a secrete ballot on the vote of the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. National spokesperson, Mbuyiseni Quinton Ndlozi, said: “This is following Zuma’s own opposing papers in which he essentially, […]

The search for a missing South African professional hunter (PH) in Zimbabwe has been called off, following the discovery of what could be human remains in a crocodile. Limpopo Hunters Liaison Forum (LHLF) Chairman Phillip Bronkhorst, said on Friday 14 April 2017: “Today exactly a week ago fellow PH, friend and family man Scott van […]

It’s all systems go as South Africa gets ready for a National Day of Prayer this Saturday, 22 April 2017… and South Africans abroad are invited to join in to make this an even more powerful day of prayer, asking God for “restoration and peace in our nation”. Expats in cities like Perth have arranged gatherings […]