Take a listen to Mango Groove’s new single ‘Kind’. It’s powerful and beautiful – with lyrics that you’ll want to… well, shout from the rooftops! “Shout it out from the rooftops, tell the world what you feel Love who you want to and live for your dreams A world ever after, or a world that’s […]

‘Stick Man’, South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studios’ collaboration with Magic Light Pictures, won four awards at the Kidscreen Awards last week, making it the most awarded animation on the night.. and bringing its awards total to 11. Stick Man beat Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas and Bruno & Boots: Go Jump In The Pool to […]

South African actress Charlize Theron has been named as one of the presenters of the 89th Oscars, to be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel next Sunday 26 February 2017. Charlize will be joined by Amy Adams, Riz Ahmed, Javier Bardem, John Cho, Dwayne Johnson, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo and Emma Stone, amongst others.  Charlize is no stranger to […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jazz and R & B singer Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy winner whose hits included “We’re in This Love Together” and “Moonlighting,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles at age 76, just days after announcing he was retiring from touring because of poor health. (Scroll down for South African Arts Minister’s comments.) […]

Two movies with South African themes have generated a lot of interest at the famous Sundance Film Festival in Utah, United States. They are ‘Trophy’ and ‘The Wound’ – shining a spotlight respectively on hunting’s role in wildlife conservation, and on sexuality and masculinity. Trophy is a documentary about poaching, wildlife conservation and the complex role […]

PRETORIA – Popular South African gospel singer Lundi Tyamara has passed away, his management announced on Friday. He was only 38. Manager and family spokesperson, Anele Hlazo, said Tyamara passed on peacefully at 12.40am today at Edenvale Hospital, where he was being treated for TB (tuberculosis) of the stomach and a liver condition. “Lundi put up […]

Advocate Thuli Madonsela has announced she is “supremely honoured and excited to partner with Pan Macmillan SA to publish my memoirs. Hope the insights shared will contribute meaningfully…” In a press release Friday, Pan Macmillan South Africa said it is “delighted to announce today that it will publish a memoir by Former Public Protector of South Africa, […]

President Jacob Zuma has expressed “deep sadness” and extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing of legendary South African jazz musician and recipient of the National Order of the Baobab, Thandi Klassen, who passed away in the early hours of this morning, 15 January 2017, in hospital. She would have been 86 this year. Her […]

Johnny Clegg ushered in the new year with good vibes and great music at a New Year’s Eve concert at Kirstenbosch in South Africa. MARGUERITE DE VILLIERS captured the photos below… “Each picture has a lyric extract from the song ‘It’s an Illusion’ – a song which I had heard Johnny singing a couple of […]

If you put anything on the Internet these days, it lives forever and sometimes gets accidentally revived annually on social media when the same month in which it was originally released comes around again. Two years ago, in January, this hip hop version of ‘Ys Ys Baba’ was posted. This month it’s going viral again […]

The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival also known as ‘Tweede Nuwe Jaar’ is celebrated annually on 2 January. The colourful costumes, face paint, music and comical dancing bring this unique Cape Town event to life. Many thousands of people perform in the parade in one of the South African city’s biggest tourist attractions. The face painting process […]

“Love Thy Neighbour… But Don’t Get Caught!” is the catch phrase behind a brilliant new South African movie, ‘Keeping Up with The Kandasamys’. Shanti Naidoo and Jennifer Kandasamy are matriarchal rivals of neighbouring families in the South African film, whose young adult children become romantically involved. And the last thing these two Chatsworth mothers need […]

President Jacob Zuma has joined the gospel fraternity in expressing deep sadness and his heartfelt condolences on the passing of gospel sensation and multi-award winning singer, Sifiso Ncwane, who passed away today, 05 December 2016. The gospel legend died Monday morning at Fourways Life Hospital, after suffering kidney failure. “The passing of Mr Ncwane is a […]

Popular French songstress Jain has released ‘Makeba’, a song that honours the late South African singer and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba… aka Mama Africa – and showcases SA and South Africans in a brilliantly creative visual production. Watch children dance and Joburg’s buildings go up… and down. The 24-year-old singer-songerwriter, born Jeanne Galice, says: “Miriam […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has been promoting his book “Born a Crime” in the UK this weekend. In the video below he speaks to interviewer Krishnan Guru-Murthy, from Channel 4, about his book, what the Trump presidency will mean for America and the world, and about growing up in South Africa as a mixed […]

You’ve lived in London for 10 years and you’ve finally decided to move back to South Africa with your young family to be closer to the grandparents. But what do you do with your lovingly painted, renovated and lived-in nest egg in London? The Accidental Landlord: The Keys To Letting Out Your Own Property With […]

Here’s a little premature Christmas Cheer from South Africa from South African YouTuber and dancer, Kelly KiKx. Kelly, who is taking part in a local SA YouTube-related competition says: “I have passion for making the world smile, laugh and enjoy the ups and downs of life!” Enjoy… Watch Premature Christmas Cheer from South Africa

PRETORIA – American musician Mos Def just discovered that saying ‘sorry’ means being able to leave South Africa. After he apologised “unreservedly” for trying to use a World Passport, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) announced in a media briefing on Tuesday that the apology is accepted, the charges dropped, and he may now leave the country. The artist – whose […]

Walking through an informal settlement, you are greeted by children wanting to show off their ability to speak English, Maskandi music crackling from car speakers, and caged chickens calmly awaiting their fate. Mutters, murmurs and audible exclamations of “abelungu!” White people! Handshakes and hand holding, followed by more handshakes. You pass through a white-washed entrance […]

Sandi Durnford-Slater met with PJ Powers in London 10 days ago to discuss the world according to PJ. In typical PJ fashion, she brought with her a warm, South African breath of fresh air to a cold, drizzly Wednesday afternoon in Brixton… Many people back home believe that those who leave South Africa are traitors. You seem to have […]

The author of ‘Bridge Over Blood River: The Rise and Fall of the Afrikaners’, Kajsa Norman, will be in conversation with John Battersby at an event in Trafalgar Square, London on Thursday evening, 19 November 2016. The book suggests that 20 years after the fall of apartheid in South Africa, the white Afrikaner minority “fears […]

According to South Africa’s Suzelle DIY, these are the top fun things to do in Sydney, Australia: Drink coffee. Everywhere you go you’ll find good coffee because it’s “coffee culture”. Eats bananas. They love their bananas and you’ll get lots of banana bread. Exercise. You have to keep up with the people in Sydney, in […]

South African Tourism welcomed sleep advocate and Huffington Post and Thrive Global founder Arianna Huffington to South Africa with this beautiful version of ‘Thula Baba’, the popular Zulu lullaby sung to many South African children to help them sleep. SA Tourism said: “Hi @ariannahuff, we wanted to share a special South African welcome just for […]

Idols SA has confirmed that Gareth Cliff has resigned as a judge on the popular M-Net entertainment show. “We are grateful for his contribution to the show over the last 11 seasons and we wish him well with his future endeavours,” said Idols SA. Earlier Monday, the presenter had updated his Facebook status, saying: “It’s […]

This morning a producer from the BBC World Service contacted me and asked if I would say a few words about El Cohen as part of a global tribute. I was very happy to do so, so she asked me whether Cohen was as popular in South Africa as in other parts of the world. […]