In the build-up to the elections on 3 August this year South Africa has had its fair share of controversies, including the SABC’s decision to ban the broadcast of violent protests and to subsequently fire seven of its journalists (including three just yesterday) who made up part of the “SABC 8” – those staff members who […]

For all those who missed Akani Simbine’s brilliant win in the 100m race at the Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest yesterday, the South African athlete has uploaded a video of the race. (Watch below.) Writing on Facebook, Simbine said: “Unfortunately, my races were not televised. Here is a video of the 100m race from yesterday. Thank you for […]

On Mandela Day yesterday, the social media community in South Africa came together in a wonderful gesture of uBuntu to help improve the life of one homeless man named Mengameli… or Sia for short. And today Sia’s dreams have started to come true! Early Monday morning, Facebook page ‘I Have a Name’ posted a message about Sia: […]

In the last week, Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game for mobile phones, has taken off. Daily traffic for the game exceeded Twitter and Facebook use. What is driving this intense interest and involvement? One way to understand is to take a closer look at the game’s design. First, for those who haven’t played or […]

Grammy Award winning record producer, DJ and musician Anton Zaslavski – better known as Zedd – says his trip to South Africa earlier this year was “literally the most amazing trip I’ve ever done in my life!! ?.” The Russian-German electronic music producer, who has over 2.7 million fans on Twitter, was in South Africa for […]

South African actress Charlize Theron gave an impassioned speech at the opening ceremony of the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, calling out racism as an underlying cause of the AIDS epidemic and insisting that it is not “an honour” for SA to be hosting the AIDS conference for the second time in 21 years. The AIDS […]

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has announced with a “heavy heart” that one of the climbers on the Trek4Mandela team – Gugu Zulu – lost his life early this morning in his attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In a media release, the Foundation said: “On behalf of the Board and staff of the Nelson […]

PRETORIA – American philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivered the 2016 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of Pretoria on Sunday. Gates spoke of how he first heard of Mandela at the age of nine, and first spoke to him in 1994 when Madiba called to ask the billionaire to help fund South Africa’s election. Gates said […]

After an extensive visit to South Africa, a group of boardriders have declared that it is “a land of diversity. Mountainous coastlines vs drought ridden desert. The lavishly rich vs the street begging poor. The wildlife of the savannah vs the wildlife of the city. No other country in the world boasts such dramatic contrast.” Writing for Quiksilver’s […]

South African golfer Ernie Els set aside protocol during the British Open on Thursday to show true sportsmanship and allow his longtime rival, Phil Mickelson from the USA, the best possible chance to make history. They were on the 18th green at Royal Troon in Scotland, and Mickelson – who already had eight birdies – had […]

South Africa’s Janie Erasmus was crowned Miss Deaf World 2016 at a ceremony in Prague, Czech Republic, last night. Leviena Smit (pictured right), Managing Director of Miss Deaf World in South Africa, said: “Congratulations to our beautiful Miss Deaf World 2016 – Janie Erasmus. Breathtaking crowning moment… super proud! xx” Hours before the ceremony, Janie wrote the […]

Check out the legendary waves at Kalk Bay harbour in the Western Cape, South Africa. Filmed and edited by David McMaster, he captions it: “Man vs Nature, digitally harnessed and slowed down 10-20x. (Watch in HD & with headphones/speakers).” The music is Open Spaces by Zak Hemsey. Watch Video: Kalk Bay Collisions https://vimeo.com/173244720 Photos of […]

It’s been 10 months since Trevor Noah took over The Daily Show from Jon Stewart. Asked how he thinks it’s fairing – he proudly gave the show a passing grade. But he’s not getting comfy just yet. There is still more he wants to achieve… Source: Reuters

Surfing in the same spot where he had a close encounter with a shark last year, Australian surfer Mick Fanning (35) won the J-Bay Open today in an emotional victory at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa… and this time he was joined by dolphins. The three time World Surf League (WSL) champion returned to the site of […]

There is a debate in South Africa about who Nelson Mandela belongs to, as though he is the property of someone, a political party or a faction of the African National Congress. Added to that, there is a new generation of young people – the “born frees” who never lived under apartheid – who now […]

Moms around the world are all the same! Patient! Watch this mom patiently put up with her cubs as two of them play not only around her as she tries to sleep… but ON her. And all this while a third is intently suckling on Mom in the background. The footage was filmed by Farrell Ben […]

PARIS (Reuters) – At least 73 people were killed when a truck drove into the crowd in the southern French sea resort of Nice, a news TV channel and local politician said. Christian Estrosi, a leading regional politician in the area, said on Twitter: “This is the worst drama in the history of Nice with […]

As brilliant South African swimmer Chad le Clos prepares for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil – and the moment he will go head to head with Michael Phelps again – he has revealed what his focus on the #RoadToRio is in a very moving documentary – “Unbelievable”. (See Trailer below.) While his race against […]

JOHANNESBURG – After a woman was attacked, robbed and raped after getting into a car that she thought was her Uber ride home, outside Monte Casino in Johannesburg earlier this month, Uber has urged riders to prioritise their safety and follow certain security guidelines. In a statement today, Uber in South Africa has said it constantly strives […]

The young woman seen in selfies on Facebook being kissed by President Jacob Zuma has confirmed to local media that the president is her “second dad”. The collage of photos – which are apparently genuine, according to the president’s eldest son – were first uploaded to Facebook by someone with a fake account, pretending to […]

Legendary South African golfer Gary Player has expressed disappointment in the high-profile golfers who have withdrawn from the Olympics next month in Brazil, which will mark golf’s historic return to the Games after 112 years. Speaking to the Golf Channel (see video below) the three-time Open champion – who is South Africa’s team captain – said he is […]

Mandela Day is coming up on Monday 18 July. If you don’t yet have a plan on how you’d like to honour the day, please consider Caroline van Saasen’s plea below… Caroline, founder of the phenomenal Water Shortage South Africa (WSSA) community page on Facebook, says: “South Africa is in the grip on the worst […]

For anyone missing the bush, feast on these photos taken in KwaZulu-Natal a few days ago by KEVIN ISWARLALL – “A little bit of Africa for our people abroad.” View more wildlife photos – captured on safari in the Kruger last week:

With mounting racial tensions in the United States, several South African expats living in the “land of the free” have taken to social media to express their sadness at current events in their new country. One South African expat’s message has hit a chord and gone viral. He wrote: “Thirty years ago my wife and I […]

When you move abroad, it can be challenging to make your dreams come true… without your normal network of friends and family, trying to navigate your life through a set of new unfamiliar rules to those we know back home in South Africa. And so congratulations are due to South African expat Anastassia Angel‎ who has persevered […]