“Why on earth would you leave France to come back to South Africa?” It’s a question I get asked so often – and the response always varies… writes Chantal Dewolf. I lived in Paris, France for seven years, but as soon as we found out we were expecting the Twincesses, we started planning to relocate […]

Without explicitly mentioning H&M and the EFF protest against H&M’s use of a young black boy to model a hoodie – emblazoned with the words ‘Coolest Monkey in the Jungle’ – Trevor Noah has made his own feelings clear on the controversy. “Remember life doesn’t care about your excuses,” he wrote on social media on […]

South African expat Julian Miller has a message for South Africa and for fellow SA expats as he leaves SA “after five glorious weeks traveling from Johannesburg to Plett to Cape Town to Pilanesberg and back to Johannesburg…” “The South African people made our holiday… especially the banter we had with everyone on a daily […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans living abroad from Tuesday – 16 January 2018 – if you subscribe to Showmax International. (You can try their free 14-day trial first.) Watch the trailer at the bottom of page. The State Capture Inquiry State Capture: it’s the story of one shocking revelation after another, […]

We’ve just returned to Canada after spending almost four weeks in South Africa… writes Daleen Loest. We spent some time in Gauteng and then toured the Western Cape and the West Coast. Man, what a breathtaking place South Africa is! We never felt unsafe, and people were friendly, helpful and just plain awesome all the way. […]

After South African comedian Trevor Noah recorded his reaction to President Donald Trump’s alleged remarks about not wanting immigrants from “sh*thole countries” in Africa (watch it here), watch what he said between the scenes to the audience. The Daily Show host commended Trump for at least being “blatant” about it, and wondered just how Norway […]

For Showmax overseas subscribers, January just got better. South Africans living abroad are able to tune in to all their favourite shows from home by subscribing here… with a host of top new series launching this month! From travel shows to historical documentaries to hilarious sitcoms to real-life, deliciously juicy talk shows, the new kykNET […]

Elders, the best-selling Afrikaans book about the Camino pilgrimage in Spain by writer, journalist and TV presenter Erns Grundling, is the inspiration behind Elders: Die Camino, a documentary series launching on KykNET and Showmax this January (and available to South Africans abroad – subscribe here!). The book is based on Erns Grundling’s personal experience along the […]

A South African tourist, believed to have been a 36-year-old woman, has reportedly died this morning in a hot air balloon crash near the ancient city of Luxor in Egypt. Her name has not yet been released. Seven other people were injured in the accident, and 12 remained unharmed, according to reports around the world. […]

What an incredible year it’s been, some extraordinary times and a lot of lessons learned, another great chapter in this incredible life… writes South African expat and adventurer Marky Warren. It’s hard to think that just three years ago I was at the lowest point, drowning in addiction, depression and if it wasn’t for my incredible […]

While 29 South African swimmers posted qualifying times for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the country’s top divers were also doing their stuff. Four divers have met Swimming South Africa and the technical diving committee’s section criteria agreed upon with national sports umbrella body SASCOC… although eligibility is not an open and shut guarantee of selection. The […]

The last few weeks, I have found ample reason to curse my ill-timed blog migration project. Here I was chasing down broken links when in reality I was meant to buy Christmas presents and decorate the house… writes Eva Melusine Thieme aka Joburg Expat, named after the blog she created while living as an American German expat in South […]

Elon Musk‘s space exploration company – SpaceX – launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Friday night… and launched UFO debates in parts of America, as shocked citizens tried to work out what they were seeing in the sky. For many it looked like an alien spacecraft. South African born and bred entrepreneur, Musk, took to […]

As is the annual tradition, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco welcomed all the young Monégasque children to the palace on Wednesday for a visit from Santa Claus, and a fun Christmas dance and magic show in the ‘throne room’. And on Friday evening they posted 2017’s royal Christmas Card (see below)… featuring their […]

As a South African living abroad, have you ever had difficulties expressing yourself to someone from a different country? Even an English-speaking country? And the way they pronounce the words is slightly different to the way you do? It can lead to some interesting misunderstandings… writes Audrey Kruger. Disclaimer: Unfortunately some of the “misunderstandings” are […]

Talented South African choreographer, dancer, actor and teacher – Lungelo Ngamlana – who grew up in one of Cape Town’s oldest townships, has been choreographing shows around the world. Nan Melville caught up with him in New York… I met Lungelo at New York Tisch Drama School where he, together with fellow South African music-maker, […]

Christmas has come early for South African supermodel, Candice Swanepoel, who announced this week that she and Brazilian fiancé Hermann Nicoli are expecting their second child. The South African expat, who is based in New York, was reportedly already two months pregnant – just not showing – when she took to the Shanghai, China, runway […]

Watch South African YouTube vlogger, Josh Pieters (who has over 800,000 subscribers), test two well known British vloggers on their ability to pronounce and understand South African words. To be fair to the boys, there’s a chance not all South Africans themselves could translate some of the words, which come from four of the country’s […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah is inviting his fans to apply to be interviewed by him – in a one-on-one interview – after a taping of his popular ‘The Daily Show’ in New York. The lucky winner will also score two VIP tickets to the show and watch Trevor’s take on the day’s headlines from […]

Africa’s richest man – Aliko Dangote from Nigeria – was honoured last night at the Bloomberg 50 annual gala dinner at New York’s iconic Gotham Hall. Dangote is included on Bloomberg’s list of 50 most influential names, who have had an impact on the world in 2017, for his outstanding commitment of over $4 billion USD […]

A letter to my sister, who is about to return to South Africa, having lived in Britain for the past four years… writes Justin Foxton. Dear M, Your decision to come home is such a great one – not that I am biased! It’s a very exciting time to be in South Africa, though it’s not […]

South Africans will do anything for fun… and this may be a world first –  watch a South African yachtie, working in the South of France, having a down down from a prosthetic leg! The leg belongs to 17-year-old Tara, and while some may find the behaviour ‘inappropriate’… she was VERY happy to oblige, and […]

South Africans living in Dubai have just had an awesome weekend supporting the Blitzboks as they claimed victory again at Rugby Sevens Dubai. For other South Africans living abroad, check out the schedule below to find out when the Blitzbokke will be in (or near) your country. (And of course if you’re in South Africa, […]

I have now lived in America going on eight years and I have to say a few of the questions I’ve been asked have put the questions I was asked when I was in England to shame… some of them have been outrageous to the point that … well I really couldn’t help having some fun. I’ve […]

South African expat comedian Kevin Fraser, who lives in Australia, has posted another rant about modern technology – this time about his Apple iPhone… and many people can relate! Watch Kevin Fraser: Losing My Apples https://www.facebook.com/kevinfraserofficial/videos/2270149596344098/ Kevin will be performing at the Arts Centre on the Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia) on 15 December 2017.