Biokineticist Riana Pretorius, who was kidnapped in Pickering street in Newton Park in Gqeberha on Thursday morning is still missing. UPDATE Fri 24 March: Gqeberha biokineticist Riana Pretorius found alive and unharmed ALSO READ: WATCH: Johannesburg mother grabbed and kidnapped at workplace RIANA PRETORIUS WAS KIDNAPPED OUTSIDE THE MEDICAL PRACTICE According to Hawks spokesperson for the […]

Afriski Mountain Resort, based in Lesotho, alluded to being ‘failed by Plan A & B’ before resorting to closing the ski slopes this upcoming winter. Afriski Mountain Resort replied to thousands of questions regarding what led to the cancellation of the much-loved ski slopes activity this winter. AFRISKI MOUNTAIN RESORTS MEASURES TAKEN In a follow-up […]

Proteas women’s all-rounder Dane van Niekerk has confirmed her official retirement from all forms of international cricket after a career that spanned more than 14 years. ALSO READ: Kapp ‘heartbroken’ as Van Niekerk heads into shock retirement The 29-year-old enjoyed an illustrious international career for South Africa, representing her country on 194 occasions, including 107 One-Day Internationals (ODI), 86 […]

Cousin Casey has been installed as the new ante-post favourite for the 127th renewal of the Hollywoodbets Durban July to be run on Saturday, 1 July 2023. FOR THE LATEST HORSERACING NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE The 2 200m contest is internationally regarded as the holy grail of South African horseracing. The 2022 Hollywoodbets Durban July was won at Hollywoodbets Greyville […]

The cyclist who tragically died during Sunday’s 45th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour has been named as Mahmud Valley from Worcester. He was 69. ALSO READ | Cape Town Cycle Tour 2023 results: Every winner of every category Although the cause of death is still unconfirmed, Valley was buried on Monday, according to Muslim rites. Race organisers did confirm […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Thursday, 16 March 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Thursday, 16 […]

The nephew of former Springbok coach Nick Mallett will tie the knot with Princess Diana’s niece in what promises to be a lavish affair this month. Greg Mallett and Lady Amelia Spencer will say their vows after a 11-year relationship having first met while studying at the University of Cape Town (UCT). ALSO READ | KING CHARLES MAKES MAJOR CHANGES TO UPCOMING CORONATION […]

The Tsobanoglous family has announced that rapper and dancer Costa Titch’s memorial service, which was expected to take place on Thursday, 16 March, has been postponed. The musician, whose real name is Constantinos Tsobanoglou, collapsed and died while performing at the Ultra Music Festival at the Expo Centre in Johannesburg on Sunday, 12 March. ALSO […]

Local wildlife photographer Alex Aitkenhead has posted pictures of a juvenile thresher shark carcass that washed ashore at Sunset Beach last week. ALSO READ: SEAL rescued after found walking through the streets of Cape Town “It’s not often we get to see this remarkable shark, this is a thresher shark, using its long tail to stun its prey and then consume […]

Bob the green sea turtle has been in the ocean for nearly 50 days since his much-publicised return to the sea after spending eight years at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town. MUST READ | BOB THE TURTLE’S TEAR-JERKING LIFE STORY In that time, he had managed to swim 2 000km from the KwaZulu-Natal coast where he was […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Wednesday, 15 March 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Wednesday, 15 […]

Are you ready for the 15 March 2023 Lotto and Lotto Plus draw on Wednesday? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re South Africa’s latest overnight millionaire. FOR THE LATEST SA EXPAT NEWS VISIT SAPEOPLE If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play then you might just strike gold here. Let’s have a […]

This year’s Comrades Marathon will finish once again at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead after a seven-year absence. FOR THE LATEST COMRADES MARATHON NEWS VISIT THE SAPEOPLE WEBSITE In a joint statement between the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) and the Moses Mabhida Stadium (MMS) on Wednesday it was confirmed that the 2023 ‘down run’ will conclude at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead. MUST READ | Comrades Marathon […]

There was one winner of Tuesday, 14 March’s PowerBall Plus jackpot with the player winning a whopping R23 377 510.40. Meanwhile, there was no winner of the R66 million that was on offer in the PowerBall draw. FOR THE LATEST POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS RESULTS CLICK HERE The five PowerBall numbers drawn were (in numerical order): 8, 20, 29, 42, 44 and the […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Tuesday, 14 March 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Tuesday, 14 […]

It’s nearly time for Tuesday, 14 March 2023’s PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws. Here are the numbers – and hopefully they mean one thing: You are South Africa’s latest multi-millionaire. POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS JACKPOTS ESTIMATED AT: R66 million (PowerBall) R24 million (PowerBall Plus) If you really want your share of the jackpot, you have […]

There’s nothing like a Parktown Prawn in the car on the way to school. “We’re going!”—mom bellows from the other side of the house. I lightning myself out of bed. Throw on my uniform (luckily, it’s summer—no tie), lurch for my school bag (praying I packed accurately the night before), will an apple into my […]

Steve Hofmeyr has issued an apology for his comments regarding the LGBTQIA+ community on his Facebook page. ALSO READ | Steve Hofmeyr spits fire at Eskom, ANC and salutes the taxpayer The popular Afrikaans singer apologised after the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) dragged him to the Equality Court and demanded R500 000 for the hurtful remarks regarding the LGBTQIA+ community. […]

FlySafair has officially announced a start date for their new Zanzibar route. Here’s when – and how much you can expect to pay … The island destination of Zanzibar can expect to receive even more South African tourists from next month. FlySafair has just announced the start date for its long-awaited new Zanzibar flights, making […]

The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture has gazetted new name changes for South Africa, including two towns in the Eastern Cape. ALSO READ | Fuel update: Petrol picture improving by the day, good diesel news According to BusinessTech, Fort Beaufort will now be called KwaMaqoma, while Somerset East will now be called KwaNojoli. In addition, the department is also changing the name of Brooksnek village in the province to Ben […]

With only hours to go until the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws on Tuesday, 14 March, South Africa could well welcome its newest multi-millionaires. FOR THE LATEST LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS RESULTS CLICK HERE There’s never a bad time to become super rich overnight! ALSO READ | SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY: TOP 10 PAYOUTS IN HISTORY But to win, you need […]

It’s still too early to tell what lies ahead for diesel and petrol prices in April, but for now the latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) looks bad for petrol users – but is improving by the day. ALSO READ | WHEN IS THE NEXT PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN SOUTH AFRICA? Looking ahead, fluctuations in international product prices […]

Monday, 13 March’s Varsity Cup matches delivered yet another blockbuster evening of running rugby around the country. LIVE UPDATES: SPRINGBOKS’ ROAD TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP Top-of-the-table NWU Eagles traveled to face bottom-of-the-log UP-Tuks, while UCT Ikeys hosted Shimlas and Wits took on Maties. The early match saw UJ tackle high-flying CUT. FOR THE LATEST RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE There were comprehensive wins for CUT […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Monday, 13 March 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Monday, 13 […]

Monday, 13 March’s Varsity Cup matches promises another blockbuster evening of action from around the country. LIVE UPDATES: SPRINGBOKS’ ROAD TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP Top-of-the-table NWU Eagles will travel to face bottom-of-the-log UP-Tuks in one of three matches kicking off at 19:00. The other two late clashes will see UCT Ikeys host Shimlas and Wits take on Maties. The early 16:00 match will see UJ tackle high-flying CUT. FOR THE LATEST […]