South African flank Schalk Burger has won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award in Shanghai, China, today. In his moving acceptance speech, the Springbok player said he had not been “ready to say goodbye”. Schalk has received this Award thanks to his spectacular return to the Springboks in 2014 after 18 months out of action. Schalk had […]

South Africa’s favourite DIY (Greek) Goddess has launched her own online shop so that now, seriously, “anyone can”! This does mean that SuzelleDIY’s bitesize web-series is now likely to include product plugs in each episode, but if the first is anything to go by, Suzelle is aware that nobody wants to just watch a cleverly disguised commercial. In her first […]

Something a little magical happened in Cape Town this weekend. A mist came rolling in…and the cameras came out. Here’s a collection of photos, as well as a video, that captured the beautiful scene… It started on Friday evening. Elza Bester DeJager said: “Something different tonight – Table Mountain floating on the mist coming in from the […]

On the 22nd Anniversary of the assassination of South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani, President Jacob Zuma used the opportunity to reaffirm that South Africa belongs to black and white people, and to address the vandalising of statues and treatment of foreign nationals. As part of South Africa’s new national identity, the SA President also announced […]

A new television show is looking for brides in the Gauteng region who are getting married between April (now) and the end of June. The show – ‘Four Weddings’ is basically a wedding-version of ‘Come Dine With Me’. It’s based on the popular international reality series, with each episode featuring four brides who attend and score each other’s weddings. The […]

As Robert Mugabe announces during his two-day visit to South Africa that he doesn’t want to see a “white face”, and the Rhodes Statue is removed, an old Monty Python video is being shared on social media today… The Zimbabwean President made his remark yesterday after visiting the Hector Pietersen Memorial in Soweto. As he was being […]

Okay, so we all know and love her as Suzelle, South Africa’s DIY goddess. But who is the actress behind the fabulous upstyle who dishes out tips on how to make a braai pie and fix a plug? Meet Julia Anastasopoulos… Behind the simple “because anybody can” mantra (and the occasional ‘fok‘ when something catches […]

Anyone looking at The New York Times online today will see a familiar sight at the top of the front page: a brilliant shot of Table Mountain taken from an angle that includes Lion’s Head, part of the City Bowl and the Atlantic Seaboard. It’s actually an ad for IBM. If you go to the […]

Singer songer-writer Pharrell Williams has announced he will be visiting South Africa in September. He posted the following tweet two hours ago: “Proud to collab with retailer @Woolworths_SA. Are you with us, South Africa? See you in September! #PharrellWithWoolies” Before you could say ‘happy’, the news was trending at number one in South Africa with […]

In a statement late tonight University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice–Chancellor Dr Max Price offers insight into what has been going on on the UCT campus and claims that tonight’s decision to remove the statue of Cecil John Rhodes from campus is a turning point for transformation. Here is the full statement by Dr Max Price on UCT […]

After all has been said and done, the University of Cape Town (UCT) announced tonight, after a council meeting, that the Rhodes statue will be temporarily removed from the university campus. Reactions on social media have been mixed with some expressing great relief and joy, others warning this is the start of something more sinister and several […]

Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) has reported another fire has broken out in the Western Cape, on Lion’s Head. Last month fires swept the Southern Peninsula resulting in the tragic loss of two lives. Firefighters from Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) are on the site fighting the current fire, and VWS is monitoring. According to freelance videographer Daniel Walsh “Wind is Strong […]

With insensitivity from some white people and skaam-kwaad from some black people…South African writer Max du Preez suggests perhaps we not a rainbow nation after all, and it’s time to call South Africa the Mosaic Nation.   A Rainbow Nation in Pieces by Max du Preez Is it a good or a bad thing to stir the […]

Eskom has announced it will implement stage 1 load shedding from 16:00 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening. This is due to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently out of service due to planned and unplanned outages. But before you get too upset, music promoter and former […]

A Western Cape resident is certain she saw the Easter Bunny last night…on the R326. Did anyone else spot it? Canita Domingo was travelling at about 23:00 last night, Easter Monday, on the R326 with her husband when “the strangest thing” happened… “I was driving when suddenly, out of nowhere, a small animal with the longest […]

A teenager from Randpark High School in Gauteng has recorded a hauntingly beautiful song about the struggle of moving away from home and fitting in with a new crowd. The song – “I’m So Tired” – is about Kelly Johannes’ own move from Cape Town to Johannesburg…but will resonate with South Africans abroad who’ve made an […]

According to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Center at least 147 people were killed in today’s attack on a university in the north east of Kenya. (This version updated at 21:21 SA time, 02 April 2015.) Students at Garissa University College were taken hostage this morning. Many of them were in their dormitory fast asleep at the time that […]

With Easter coming up South Africa’s favourite do-it-yourself Goddess, SuzelleDIY reveals all the secrets for how to make perfet animal cupcakes in the shape of bunnies and chickens. As Suzelle says “DIY? Because it is Easter!”…and always remember the 5-second rule! Watch Video: SuzelleDIY – How to Make Animal Cupcakes And in case your outfit’s a little too […]

Scatzy.com – the new VoD (video on demand) platform for indigenous movies from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand – launches their service today, 2 April, with the release of ‘Strikdas’ on the same day the film will be available in movie theaters in South Africa. This means that South Africans anywhere in the world will be […]

Scatzy.com – the new VoD (video on demand) platform for indigenous movies from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand – launches their service today, 2 April, with the release of ‘Strikdas’ on the same day the film will be available in movie theaters in South Africa. This means that South Africans anywhere in the world will be […]

Mlu Mathonsi, acting CEO of the South African Post Office (SAPO) has confirmed that South African Airways (SAA) has been paid and our global postal service is back on! “We can confirm that SAA was paid just after 14:00 on 1 April 2015,” said Mathonsi. “The air freight service has been resumed.” SAA had suspended […]

Scatzy.com – the new VoD (video on demand) platform for indigenous movies from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand – launches their service today, 2 April, with the release of ‘Strikdas’ on the same day the film will be available in movie theaters in South Africa. This means that South Africans anywhere in the world will be […]

The award-winning Kearsney College Choir pulled off their “first successful Flash Mob” last Friday night at a supermarket in Hillcrest, and in the presence of the beneficiaries of the event, Hillcrest Aids Centre. The flash mob (or flashmob) was held at Hillcrest Kwikspar on 20 March and uploaded to Facebook a couple of days ago. […]

The families of three South African yachtsmen who have been missing at sea for over two months are hopeful that their loved ones may be found following a surge in interest in the satellite crowdsourcing platform, Tomnod. The surge was sparked by an object that was tagged by multiple members of the “Lost Catamaran & Crew at Sea” campaign […]

It’s official! South African comedian Trevor Noah will take over from Jon Stewart when he steps down as host of The Daily Show, the hugely popular American late-night news satire show. Jon Stewart has been the first to congratulate 31-year-old Noah, saying: “I’m thrilled for the show and for Trevor. He’s a tremendous comic and talent that we’ve loved […]