Kevin Anderson became the first South African to reach the US Open final in the Open era… and his reward is a match against world No1 Rafael Nadal on Sunday in New York. (More info here about the Open era and South African tennis players.) Anderson reached the first Grand Slam final of his career […]

Archived footage and modern technology combine to show exactly how South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, has changed over the past 70 years… Pretoria is one of South Africa’s oldest cities serving as the executive branch of government. The city was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his […]

Sibusiso Mdokwe was 22 years old when a boy in his village hit him in the face. The incident left him blind and shattered his dreams of becoming a teacher. The 37-year-old man from Tombo village in Port St Johns said he dropped out of school in grade 11. But at a school for the […]

Caster Semenya delivered another remarkable performance on Sunday to set a new world-best over the seldom-run 600-metre distance at the penultimate leg of the IAAF World Challenge series in Berlin, Germany. Turning out as the lone South African representative in Berlin, Semenya enjoyed a gun-to-tape victory, completing the race in 1min 21.77sec. She obliterated the […]

What is it about former US President Barack Obama’s record-setting tweet – it has already surpassed 1.6 million retweets and 4.5 million “likes” – that has captured the imagination of the world? In the tweet Obama quoted Nelson Mandela: No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his […]

There is an African idiom that if a man does not eat at home, he may never give his wife enough money to cook a good pot of soup. This might just be true when applied to politicians on the continent seeking medical help anywhere but home. Africa’s public health systems are in a depressing […]

A female Saldanha marine pilot has made history by becoming the first female to hold an Open Licence certification to guide ships of any type and size in and out of South African ports. And the young mom – who calls her husband her ‘rock’ – is only 30! Salmaa Vincent was able to apply […]

Cape Town property developers FWJK have promised that their planned city centre skyscraper will include affordable housing – but the price of the “affordable” apartments will be “less than R800,000”. If it is given the go-ahead, the Zero-2-One skyscraper planned for the corner of Strand and Adderley Streets will be the tallest building in Cape […]

South Africa’s world long jump champion Luvo Manyonga and 800m champion Caster Semenya ended their seasons unbeaten, with two sparkling performances at the Weltklasse meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday night. Manyonga won the long jump with a leap of 8.49 metres on his fourth jump, one centimetre further than his world championships winning distance […]

Jonathan Jansen, vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State in South Africa until a year ago, has written a book on the country’s higher education sector. As by Fire – The End of the South African University is one of a number of recent books that set out to make sense of the current […]

South Africa’s Jordy Smith has moved to the top of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) rankings after posting a career-best third place finish in the Billabong Pro Tahiti on Sunday. The 28-year-old Durbanite, who started the event ranked at number three, recorded hard-fought victories over Conner Coffin (US) and reigning WSL champion […]

In 1996 I was involved in a head-on collision in South Africa, writes SHAMILA RAMSOOKBHAI. Hubby was driving and in the midst of an argument we didn’t realise that he turned onto oncoming traffic. I bore the brunt of it. Landed at King Edward due to the medical aid not kicking in that month, and […]

Caster Semenya capped a superb 2017 IAAF World Championships campaign for South Africa by capturing the team’s third gold medal in London on Sunday night… writes MARK ETHERIDGE. The two-time Olympic 800-metre medallist was a consummate winner of the two-lapper as she clocked a personal best and world-leading 1min 55.16sec. American Ajee Wilson and Semenya’s […]

South Africa celebrated Women’s Day on August 9th to mark the day in 1956 when 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to insist on their rights… writes AMANDA GOUWS, Stellenbosch University South Africa celebrates Women’s Day on August 9th to mark the day in 1956 when 20 000 women marched to the […]

South Africa’s hopes of going through to the women’s 4×400-metre relay at the World Championships in London had an early setback on Saturday… writes MARK ETHERIDGE.   After Olympian Justine Palframan had got the quartet off to a bright start, the KwaZulu-Natal athlete looked to tire in the final straight and handed the baton over […]

20th of August 2010 was a day I dreamed about since my early 20’s, it was the day I was going to be a father, writes GLENN JOSS. I had worked with children most of my adult life and I had seen the joy, pride and unconditional love that parents were experiencing, I had no […]

Port Elizabeth women march against abuse…By JOSEPH CHIRUME Marchers dressed in black to mourn the loss of their freedom at a march in PE on Women’s Day. Photo: Joseph Chirume Women in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday marked Women’s Day by appealing to senior government officials, including President Jacob Zuma, to lead by example. The women, […]

Olympic champion Caster Semenya set herself up for IAAF World Championships gold in London on Friday night, winning her semi-final at a canter… writes MARK ETHERIDGE. Semenya clocked 1min 59.90sec to beat Poland’s Angelika Cichocka into second spot (1:59.32). American Charlene Lipsey who had looked so good in the heats, took the field through the […]

I have to share this: There is a lesson or 2 in here. I took Connor (my 5-year-old) to Pick ‘n Pay, and he sat in the trolley. This lovely well-presented lady stopped and asked me if he was a boy or a girl (due to his long hair) and said that he is absolutely […]

South Africa’s Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk added World Championships 400-metre gold to his trophy collection with a consummate victory in London on Tuesday night. Starting in lane six, Van Niekerk was second quickest to react to the gun, only American Fred Kerley quicker, but the Bloemfontein bullet always looked in control, despite a threat […]

Relying on one event to change a country usually ends in tears – particularly when you pin so much on it that you endanger your future. The event on which many in the South African mainstream are pinning their hopes is the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma proposed by opposition parties and […]

South Africa’s Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk did it again on Sunday as he booked his place in the World Championships 400-metre final in London. After running the ‘slowest’ time of the heat winners (and the only heat winner not to dip under the 45sec barrier) on Saturday, Van Niekerk won the second of three […]

The Lions and the Crusaders have announced unchanged teams for their 2017 Super Rugby Final on Saturday in Johannesburg. Kick off at Emirates Airline Park is at 16h00 SA time (02h00 New Zealand time) and the decider will be televised live on SuperSport 1. Lions coach Johan Ackermann has announced the same match 23 for […]

Gwala appeared at #Ngwelezane court this morning. I was unable to attend as I have been receiving threats from a senior government official – and I am no good to anyone if he can yield the power to have me locked in jail up on trumped up charges… writes JAMIES JOSEPH, founder of Saving The […]

The prognosis that the South African economy is in dire straits is pretty obvious even to the untrained eye. The solution to the country’s present predicament is also pretty much understood. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently produced a comprehensive view which deserves to be considered. The IMF identifies three key ailments as causes […]