First Nelson Mandela sent a letter of support to the Ghana team before their match on Friday against Brazil. Then he sent a message of condolence to Ghana’s heartbroken Asamoah Gyan who broke down in tears after losing the match and the chance for Africa’s last hope to play in the semi-finals. And now he’s […]

Eish! Super-celebrity Paris Hilton was reportedly arrested at the World Cup today, whilst watching the Brazil vs Holland quarterfinal match in Port Elizabeth. The blonde heiress was apparently caught smoking zol (marijuana) in a larni VIP suite at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium! She was allegedly detained by police at the Mount Road Police Station […]

As South Africa enters its last week of hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup, President Jacob Zuma has said in an interview with Fifa that his country’s organisation of the tournament has exceeded expectations – and confounded the sceptics. Speaking at the presidential residence in Pretoria, Zuma discussed the legacy of the tournament, its effect […]

A joke from an email doing the rounds… The boys are pushing and shoving in the tuck-shop queue: and then the tuck-shop teacher hears one of the boys say “jou ma se @#*$” She is outraged – and sends him off to the headmaster’s office. The headmaster asks him: “So what did you say?” “Nuthing […]

Eish. Yet another South African Airways stewardess has been charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine into the UK. Looks like they don’t learn! Just last year 30 of the airline’s crew were arrested at Heathrow Airport! This time the flight attendant is Elphia Dlamini (42) who was arrested at Heathrow on Monday during a routine […]

by Jennifer Stern Walking is much more than a way to get from A to B. It’s a meditation and a pilgrimage. The late Boudewijn Wegerif, a Swede who walked from Stockholm to Cape Town in 1999 to protest world debt, called walking “brain aerobics.” He maintained that the regular movement of your left leg […]

From an email doing the rounds – vuvuzelas have been annoying people since 1660…

by Bongani Nkosi Abject poverty in some African communities could soon be tackled in formidable fashion, if a newly launched five-year campaign – led by famous US designer Tommy Hilfiger – has its way. The Tommy Hilfiger Group has launched a campaign to support Millennium Promise, an international NGO working towards achieving the Millennium Development […]

What matters is what we are creating together. Lets not stop now! Watch the video of a powerpoint made by two young South Africans, Anthony Prangley and Rebecca Sehloho – which has been emailed around the world. It is being shared in association with the Homecoming Revolution. We’ve also transcribed the most important message from […]

South African former Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock is to marry her prince. The Royal Palace of Monaco today announced the engagement of Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock (proving that Southern African girls are the most popular with princes…well at least with Prince Harry and Prince Albert!) The couple met 10 years ago when Charlene […]

Check out South Africa’s best music video at the moment – Blaas Jou Vuvuzela (doen dit vir Mandela). It’s a Zombie Boeremusiek production brought to you by Radio Kalahari Orkes vs. Jack Parow. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1wq9H9M8KQ

Charlize Theron’s beach house is available to lease for July and August. So if you’ve got a cool $50,000 to spare per month – you could be languishing in this 3-bedroom home in movie star paradise, Malibu Beach. The oceanfront property on California’s famous Pacific Coast Highway is perfectly positioned, so you can sip cocktails […]

The female condom with ‘teeth’, which was invented by a South African, is being splashed across newspapers worldwide today. Thanks to the world’s eyes being focussed on South Africa for the World Cup, its creator Sonnet Ehlers is using the opportunity to raise awareness for the anti-rape condom. Ehlers, who actually launched the prototype back […]

by Janine Erasmus Legendary African footballer Roger Milla and Fifa are to tackle malaria by joining the United Against Malaria partnership. The former Cameroonian forward, whose Milla jiggle is said to have sparked the popular trend of dancing in celebration when a goal is scored, joins fellow football stars such as Kolo Toure and Didier […]

South Africans are rallying behind their national football squad with an enthusiastic show of support for “Football Tuesday”, the day Bafana Bafana take on France in their final match of the opening round of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. The initiative is modeled on Football Fridays, a long-running campaign in which South Africans have been […]

Watch this video of people from New Jersey to New Zealand kicking the ball around the world. And see which well-known player gets it at the end!

As Former President Nelson Mandela and his family laid their beloved Zenani Mandela to rest yesterday, her mother’s message is one that will resonate with most parents. Zenani had just turned 13 when she died in a car crash last week on her way home from the FIFA World Cup Concert. Zenani was the great-granddaughter […]

Bishop Desmond Tutu has told David Beckham the world is a better place because of people like him. The England footballer, who has been unable to play due to an achilles injury, has still come out to South Africa for the World Cup. During a surprise visit to The Desmond Tutu Peace Centre in Cape […]

Eish! Yvonna Chaka Chaka has reportedly proclaimed President Mugabe as the “most handsome man in Africa”! The South African musician and Unicef Goodwill Ambassador (pictured on the right at a concert last year) was talking at the Day of the African Child commemorations in Harare on Wednesday. In her speech, she said: “Firstly, I want […]

Royal Princes Harry and William will be attending the match between England and Algeria tonight. As seen in the photos below (scroll down), the Princes have been thoroughly enjoying their visit to Botswana and Lesotho in the last few days, on their way to South Africa. It’s the first time the brothers have carried out […]

The patriotism has been overflowing in South Africa. Despite South Africa’s hopes of winning the World Cup rapidly dwindling, spirits are still high. Here are some of the comments we’ve received on Facebook in the past week: Went for a walk on Durban Beach at ten this morning and came home at 5.30 pm! The […]

France may have just lost against Mexico, but they’re refusing to lose interest in the World Cup. And they want it vuvuzela-free. Today leading French pay TV channel CANAL+ became the first official FIFA broadcaster to utilize a new Vuvuzela-free Technology for the WorldCup. They turned to Audionamix, an audio restoration provider and research laboratory […]

Submitted by ‘Annoyed BFF (Bafana Fan Forever)’ Besides Bafana Bafana playing shockingly badly, I thought it was a poor show when people walked out early from yesterday’s game against Uruguay. The anthem at the beginning was so stirring, yet you had that kind of towel throwing in by supporters at the end. Fickle! And now […]

Dave Henson does The Vuvuzela Song to the tune of Rihanna’s Umbrella song. It’s being played on BBC Radio and is funny and smart! httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HmDVz1ED84

by Bongani Nkosi Cobus Potgieter, a self-taught South African drummer, is an authentic international trendsetter who’s capturing the hearts of fans the world over. The 23-year-old East London-based musician has found his niche on the internet, using social networking sites to grow his support base in the global music market. He’s amassed more than 100 000 […]