More extreme weather conditions hit South Africa today with a tornado that swept through Grootvlei in Mpumalanga Tuesday afternoon, spinning near Eskom’s power station in the area. Local farmers spotted the tornado near Heidelberg, and it has been officially confirmed by South Africa Weather Service. The weather service tweeted: “AWS can confirm that from radar images that […]

President Jacob Zuma has asked National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head, Advocate Shaun Abrahams, to provide reasons as to why he should not be suspended. This comes after Abrahams went after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two former SARS (SA Revenue Services) colleagues, issuing them with a summons (which came a day after Abrahams met with Zuma at ANC […]

HOBART – South Africa’s Proteas cricket team routed Australia on the fourth morning of the second Test at Hobart to claim an emphatic series win with more than a day and two sessions to spare. It was their third successive series win in Australia following similar triumphs in 2008 and 2012. The winning margin was […]

Many South Africans waited patiently tonight – Monday 14 November 2016 – to photograph  the biggest, brightest Super Moon (Supermoon) in 68 years… But in KwaZulu-Natal it was bad news for Supermoon spotters… but good news for rhinos as it rained (meaning the poachers couldn’t use the bright light to find rhinos at night). And […]

South African Tourism welcomed sleep advocate and Huffington Post and Thrive Global founder Arianna Huffington to South Africa with this beautiful version of ‘Thula Baba’, the popular Zulu lullaby sung to many South African children to help them sleep. SA Tourism said: “Hi @ariannahuff, we wanted to share a special South African welcome just for […]

Today in Kalk Bay! The swells caused by the Super Moon swept in and NIGEL RILEY was there to capture the action… The world is currently witnessing the biggest, brightest super moon in 68 years, which brings more extreme Spring High and Low Tides. These photos were taken at approximately 16:00. NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) in […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has been moved to a prison better suited to his rehabilitation while serving a six year jail term for murdering his girlfriend, a prison service spokesman said on Monday. Pistorius has been moved to the Atteridgeville correctional centre, on the outskirts of the capital Pretoria, […]

British football legend David Beckham has blown South Africans away at a summit in Sandton where he spoke about the importance of team work. Speaking in Johannesburg today, the former Manchester United and England football star said that football was his number one passion growing up in a household where his dad was a big Manchester […]

There are plenty of interviews with comedian Trevor Noah around at the moment, as he gets ready for tomorrow’s launch of his book “Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood”. But this interview with Michelle Miller on CBS is one of the best and worth watching… The interview reveals how the South African comedian […]

Idols SA has confirmed that Gareth Cliff has resigned as a judge on the popular M-Net entertainment show. “We are grateful for his contribution to the show over the last 11 seasons and we wish him well with his future endeavours,” said Idols SA. Earlier Monday, the presenter had updated his Facebook status, saying: “It’s […]

A couple of incredible photos of big waves hitting the rocks in front of Beacon Island hotel in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, are causing a stir on social media with some people questioning their authenticity – arguing that they’re either old photos or photoshopped. It appears the photos – uploaded by Vinthi Vinni Nueufeld – are not photoshopped. Similar […]

HOBART – Quinton de Kock scored his second Test century and shared a sixth wicket partnership of 144 with Temba Bavuma to tighten the Standard Bank Proteas grip on the second Test match against Australia at Hobart on Monday. On a day on which play was disrupted by intermittent showers the Proteas took their lead […]

Significant 2.5 metre tsunami waves which hit New Zealand after Sunday night’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake (or earthquakes) have eased, and the Tsunami Warning has been lifted, although residents and tourists are still urged to remain vigilant and keep away from beaches. New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has confirmed that there have been two fatalities following […]

The biggest, brightest super moon in 68 years will be rising on Monday 14 November 2016… but on Sunday evening, the moon was already looking fabulous at over 98.8% illuminated over South African skies (and the rest of the world!). The last time the full moon was this close to Earth was on 25 January 1948. The next […]

A photo uploaded to social media, a day after the devastating Joburg floods, has gone viral amongst South Africans as proof of the force behind the flash floods. In fact, the photo is four months old and wasn’t taken anywhere near Joburg. It was taken from a helicopter in Phoenix by weather photographer Jerry Ferguson. According […]

‘Kom ons braai,’ Ina said, confusing this weekend for Braai Day. (Heritage Day) ‘Sharp!’ I said, offering my place. I normally ship Ron in for these events. He doubles as entertainment and ‘Braaimaster’ / serf. Ron bailed, so I had to do it all myself. I was cool with it. I mean, how difficult can […]

New Zealand’s South Island has been hit by a two-metre high tsunami, two hours after a powerful earthquake which struck just after midnight Sunday. Authorities warn that smaller but “very dangerous” waves are hitting the shores near Wellington at the moment with larger waves of up to 5 metres expected. Officials say the tsunami activity may […]

South Africa’s Minister of State Security, David Mahlobo, has been implicated in an investigative documentary into rhino poaching in South Africa. Members of the Chinese President’s delegation also allegedly went on an illegal spending spree in South Africa to buy ivory and rhino horn and smuggled the products back to China, according to revelations to be […]

England beat the Springboks in their first win over the Boks since 2006, in a final score of 37-21 at London’s legendary Twickenham stadium on Saturday. Fans watching from South Africa were devastated calling for a change of coach and urging South African Rugby Union (SARU) to realise that they’re playing with the nation’s pride. […]

CAPE TOWN – On Friday South Africa’s iconic Table Mountain celebrated its fifth anniversary since it was announced as one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Nature on 11/11/11, a title which has boosted tourism numbers to the legendary landmark, benefiting both the Mother City and the country. “It took millions of votes and several […]

Cricket South Africa today charged former Proteas player and former Highveld Lions captain Alviro Petersen with several breaches of its Anti-Corruption Code for Personnel (“the Code”). The charges against Petersen follow the lengthy and ongoing investigation by CSA’s Anti-Corruption Unit and the previous findings and bans imposed on Gulam Bodi, Jean Symes, Pumelela Matshikwe, Ethy […]

HOBART – Vernon Philander exploited conditions that were tailor made for him to claim his 10th five-wicket haul and his third against Australia to give South Africa’s Proteas cricket team a decisive advantage on the opening day of the second Test match at Hobart on Saturday. Some of the reactions on Twitter were Faf du Plessis […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah had a strong message for those liberal supporters who have been protesting against Donald Trump being President. He cautioned them to be careful not to become the “hate” they’re protesting against, and that it’s like sex – you can be “loud and wild and do it all night long… but when something […]

One of the upsetting videos to be shared on social media in the past couple of days was that of a lady howling helplessly as she watched her car being washed away in the Joburg floods. “Video of screaming lady with car” became a popular google search term. Today a social media manager and master’s […]

This morning a producer from the BBC World Service contacted me and asked if I would say a few words about El Cohen as part of a global tribute. I was very happy to do so, so she asked me whether Cohen was as popular in South Africa as in other parts of the world. […]