Congratulations to Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) Johannesburg for being awarded a Gold Radio Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity last night. The award was for the ‘Night Before the Project’ radio advertisement for Suntory Lucozade South Africa. Mariana O’Kelly, co-ECD of O&M Johannesburg, said “Cannes this year has been incredibly tough so […]

Trevor Noah isn’t the only South African ‘Trevor’ export to hit US shores. First there was Trevor Jones (now 66), an orchestral film score composer from Cape Town whose credits include ‘The Last of the Mohicans’. And then there was fellow musician and film score composer Trevor Rabin (now 61) who is again making news this […]

The big question being asked in South Africa today is “where were you on that epic day 20 years ago?” Yes, it’s been two decades since former President Nelson Mandela walked on to that rugby field in his #6 Springbok jersey with the chants of the crowd accompanying him…”Nelson…Nelson…Nelson”. South Africans are being invited to […]

Check out the compilation (above or below) of photos and video of Johnny Clegg performing at two recent concerts…including footage where he’s joined on stage by his old Juluka partner Sipho Mchunu. Earlier this month Clegg reminisced about the old Juluka days when “our music was banned or restricted on national radio, as well as shows being […]

Friends, acquaintances and customers are rallying to support the family of Joe Kanyona who was tragically killed on Saturday evening in Cape Town. Joe, with his easy smile and friendly nature, was well known to customers as the doorman for the popular Beerhouse On Long. The 32-year-old has left behind his wife and their four-month-old […]

Check out South African professional skydiver JeanJacques Wallis – in the white wingsuit – as he explores the Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal like never before. The skydiver from Pretoria Skydiving Club, who last brought us incredible GoPro footage of base jumping from a derelict building in Pretoria, has this time teamed up with fellow South […]

Check out the video below from Durban comedian Carvin H Goldstone tuning the “ou’s” and joking about the “chow”. The homegrown talent jokes about losing weight, KFC and the difference between various South African cultures. This skit comes from his latest one-man stand-up show “Coloured President”. Durban-based comedian, Carvin, is becoming one of the country’s most […]

Kevin Anderson will face Scottish Andy Murray in the Finals of the Aegon Championships at Queens Club in London this afternoon. The South African, with the legendary big serve, has enjoyed a great tournament this week – triumphing over Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the first round before making world headlines when he knocked out recent French […]

With tears and pride, Jenna Lowe’s family and friends paid tribute yesterday to the 20-year-old activist who passed away on 8 June 2015 after a bilateral lung transplant. Her mother said “Three-and-half years ago at our first fundraiser for Jenna, I said it takes a village to raise a child. “But it takes an extraordinary […]

Well done to swimmers in the Western Cape who braved the winter waters for a full 30 minutes today in the Annual Polar Bear Challenge at 4th Beach Clifton. It was a “stunning day, with ‘pleasant’ 11 degree water,” according to Fish Hoek professional photographer Robyn Gwilt. Here are her (and friend Jennifer Anderson’s) photos to […]

Unilever has launched a #BrightFutureSA campaign which features a video that starts with a child saying “you’re never too young to make a difference” before introducing us to several inspiring kids, from all over the world, who have ideas that truly could make a difference. The campaign then invites others to get involved and to help create a brighter future […]

Nobody knows for sure if the flags that appear on US shooter Dylann Roof’s jacket were photoshopped on or not. Since the shooting, some people have been sharing images claiming that the old South African flag was pasted on by “liberals” with the “deliberate intention of getting the old SA flag banned”. They show an image that purports […]

British Airways has revealed that a man from South Africa fell to his death from one of their planes heading to London yesterday morning, Thursday 18 June. The man and a companion were apparently hiding in the undercarriage of the plane which had taken off from Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. It is believed that the man […]

An emotional Jon Stewart apologised to his audience last night as he dropped the comedy to talk about the tragedy in a Charleston church in which a white 21-year-old shot dead nine black people. Stewart was presenting his popular ‘The Daily Show’, which traditionally brings a humorous take on the day’s events. South African comedian Trevor Noah is […]

The young man suspected of walking into a church in Charleston, South Carolina, and shooting dead at least nine people apparently admired Apartheid, and the picture of him being widely spread in the media has him wearing a jacket emblazoned with the old South African and Rhodesian flags. Reports said Dylan Storm Roof, 21, walked into […]

After celebrating a landmark victory against the Reserve Bank last year and pledging the millions he won to help other South Africans who can’t afford their own constitutional court cases, South African billionaire expat Mark Shuttleworth has today lost that legal battle. And since the figure that he paid the Reserve Bank was R250-million, just R4-million more than what […]

In the beginning the Lowes had everything. Two great jobs. Two beautiful girls. Kristi and Jenna. Everything pretty much on track. Now so much of that is gone… Ten days ago 20-year-old Jenna Lowe passed away.  During the last few months of her life her family moved from the Western Cape to Johannesburg to be near their […]

Kevin Anderson has knocked out French Open champion Stanislas (Stan) Wawrinka in straight sets at Queens in London! The big serving South African faced Wawrinka this afternoon in the second round, on day three of the Aegon Championships, after triumphing over Lleyton Hewitt from Australia in the first round. Anderson, who is ranked 17th in the world, […]

KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban curry is on its way to global fame thanks to Erica Platter and Clinton Friedman whose book ‘Durban Curry: So Much of Flavour’ was placed second in the Best Book of the Year category in the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2015. Proving that local is more than just lekker, ‘Durban Curry’ secured its top three […]

To commemorate Youth Day, 16 June 2015, a collection of well-known South Africans have shared their words of wisdom to their younger selves. The video, compiled by the Expresso Show, is a fun look at what celebrities like musician Elvis Blue, cricketer JP Duminy, actor Soli Philander and TV personality Bonnie Mbuli would say to their 16-year-old […]

As arguments reverberated around South Africa on what should have occurred regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) request to arrest Omar al-Bashir, the Democratic Alliance (DA) used the moment to re-highlight its recently launched #Vision2029 campaign. In a tweet  posted minutes after it was confirmed that the Sudanese President – who is wanted on charges related […]

Great news for anyone looking to move to Cape Town. An advert has been posted on the Gumtree website today, offering free accommodation in Vredehoek overlooking beautiful Table Bay. There is one catch. You need to be willing to dress and behave like a seal for two hours a day! Ad posted by first-time Gumtree […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah won over thousands more fans when he appeared on a British show a couple of weeks ago, proving just why US Comedy Central bosses have selected him to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. In a review after the new John Bishop variety show was aired in the UK, […]

As the world waits to find out whether South Africa will agree to arrest one of the planet’s most wanted men or not, the conversation in South Africa seems to not be whether this man deserves to be arrested, but whether an African country should pay heed to an International court’s request. The debate is raging with […]

International celebrity and UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues, Angelina Jolie was one of Twitter’s hottest trends this weekend after appearing at the 25th African Union (AU) Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, on Friday. (Watch video below.) Speaking at the ‘Women, Peace and Security’ luncheon, the humanitarian called violence against women a “global epidemic” which is treated as […]