PRETORIA – The British High Commission in Pretoria says there is no truth in media reports that the UK has endorsed a visa-free entry for 18 African Commonwealth countries, as claimed in various posts being shared on social media. Several unscrupulous media outlets have published a fake story claiming that all Commonwealth citizens, including those in 18 African […]

South African great-grandmother Anna Botha (74) – more fondly known as Tannie Ans – is grabbing headlines around the world for her phenomenal and inspirational role in Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk’s life – as his coach!!! Today Wayde paid tribute to Botha – crediting her for being the driving force behind his incredible record-breaking […]

Odessa Swarts, proud mom of Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk, has thanked South Africans for their support. In a Facebook update this afternoon, she wrote: “I’m not able to reply on all the well wishes and messages. Ours phones have been buzzing non stop. We as a family Swarts / Van Niekerk are all still […]

A man has been trampled to death by an elephant in the Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa. His lifeless body was discovered by KNP rangers on Saturday 13 August 2016, possibly a day after the tragic incident occurred. The news was announced Monday by SA National Parks (SANParks). According to a media release, KNP rangers discovered the man’s […]

Here’s the video that’s being shared almost as much as the video of Wayde van Niekerk’s record-breaking 400m race – Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt’s reaction to Wayde’s incredible Gold Medal performance: Usain Bolt's reaction to Wayde van Niekerk's WR 43.03 in the 400m final. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/GJIaMLGzIZ — Stephen Nelson (@StephenNelson) August 15, 2016 Watch on YouTube: […]

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of school girls kidnapped two years ago, and saying some of them have been killed in air strikes. Boko Haram seized more than 270 girls from their school in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, in April 2014, part […]

A dream came true Sunday for Wayde van Niekerk – and his country – as he made his Olympic goal true… to win gold in the Men’s 400m in Rio, Brazil. The South African athlete also broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old record to record a phenomenal world record of 43.03 sec! Twenty-four-year-old Van Niekerk ran the race in […]

It’s been exactly one month since the tragic and awful truck attack on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. And with tensions still running high on the Cote d’Azur, there was a mad stampede tonight in beach resort Juan-les-Pins after people thought they heard gun shots. Rumours were rife on Twitter that a 4×4 […]

South African golfer Jaco van Zyl made Olympic history on Saturday when he hit the second ace of the week… and just the second hole-in-one in the Games history! Van Zyl recorded the history-making moment on the eighth hole during the third round in Rio. Justin Rose from England – who incidentally was born in Johannesburg – […]

Long-jumper Luvo Manyonga is Team South Africa’s man of the moment after winning a memorable Silver medal at the Olympics and inspiring headlines around the world. Manyonga, who battled drug addiction, said: “I’ve risen from my demons…they’ve been trying for years to pull me down, but now I made it, hey.” In South Africa many were outraged by […]

Rugby Sevens player Francois Hougaard is already back in South Africa where he will join the Bok 15s on Sunday. Before he said goodbye to his 7s brothers on Thursday evening, he gave the bronze medal presented to him at the Olympic Medal ceremony, to Seabelo Senatla. UPDATE 2 September 2016: Springbok Francois Hougaard Receives Belated […]

The South African Minister of Sport, Fikile Mbalula, has called on South Africans to support the country’s Olympic athlete Caster Semenya. Semenya (25) has become one of the most talked about athletes at the Olympics this year, with a spate of articles – particularly in American media – questioning the fairness of her inclusion in […]

As brilliant Durban swimmer Chad le Clos wins his second silver medal for South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, watch this moving documentary in which he reveals what his focus was on the #RoadToRio. While Le Clos’ well-documented race against Phelps – whom he beat to gold in the 200m butterfly at the London 2012 Olympic Games […]

In his darkest hour Chad le Clos had told the world, ‘don’t judge me when I’m roaring like a lion, judge me when I’ve got my back against the wall’. Never before had the South African been so pinned against the wall as this week. It must have felt like someone had their forearm jammed against […]

There were five different codes being represented by South Africa on Friday. Here is a list of South Africans in competition. Times are Rio local and in brackets SA time. South Africa started the day with four medals. ROWING Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls, Final: Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler finished fifth in 7min 11.26sec. In a nutshell: McCann […]

Residents in the east of Pretoria, in South Africa, were shocked this morning to discover a tiger roaming their streets! The tiger had allegedly escaped from The Farm Inn Country Hotel & Wildlife Sanctuary in Silverlakes, just 20 minutes from Central Pretoria. Local business (and aptly named!) BeCool Rainbownation uploaded photos and text to their […]

South Africa secured its fourth medal Thursday with SA’s Sevens team taking bronze after losing to Great Britain in the semi-finals and beating Japan in the bronze play-off. Their fans were there to cheer them on all the way – fully kitted and as passionate as the guys on the field. All photos below by […]

Chad le Clos was ready to ‘take it on the chin’, as he put it, as he spoke to the media for the first time since finishing fourth in the Olympic 200m butterfly final in Rio. ‘I’ll take it on the chin, I’ll assess it and I’ll move on. I’ve moved on already. I let […]

Former Miss World, Rolene Strauss, who recently married her longtime partner D’Niel… will soon have a new title – ‘Mom’. The beauty queen revealed the happy news that she’s pregnant in an exclusive interview with Huisgenoot / You. ‘I can’t stop touching my boepie!’ she told the South African magazine. This will be the couples’ first […]

PRETORIA – South Africa’s strengthening rand has made a contribution to the country regaining the title of the continent’s largest economy in nominal terms. “The positives are [attributable] to the global background and the fact that the recent elections were free and fair,” Standard Bank economist Kim Silberman told SAnews on Thursday. South Africa last held […]

With the Olympics all the way over in Rio, Brazil, this year – there aren’t that many South African supporters around to cheer on our team… but fortunately there is one #VeryProudlySouthAfrican expat at the Games – New York-based celebrity chef BRUCE MARAIS. These are his photos from #Rio2016 so far… “Making our way to Rio de […]

South Africa’s Sevens side are one win away from a guaranteed gold or silver medal after reaching the Olympic semi-finals at a wet Diadoro stadium in Rio. Awaiting them for a place in the final on Thursday (kick-off 3pm local, 8pm SA time) is Great Britain, who needed an extra-time try to break the 0-0 […]

South Africa’s controversial def rap group, Die Antwoord, have accused hit movie – “Suicide Squad” – of copying them, basing the movie’s lead characters on the band’s ¥o-Landi Vi$$er and Ninja.  In an outraged message on Instagram, Yolandi accused the director, David Ayer, of ripping off Die Antwoord’s style for the smash hit movie (which has […]

After Donald Trump said the United States elections are going to be rigged… Trevor Noah “investigated” on ‘The Daily Show’ and discovered dubious “gerrymandering” (redefining voting districts) and voter ID laws that discriminated against Black people… Speaking on the show on Monday night in the USA about these goings on, the South African presenter then […]

South Africa’s Sevens team made a dream start to their Olympic campaign when they won both their Pool B matches at the Deodora stadium, firstly keeping Spain scoreless (24-0) and then following that with a demolition job over France, winning 26-0. Having scored within 90 seconds against Spain earlier in the day, South Africa were […]