This week Carte Blanche investigates what’s really behind the mystery facing officials in Durban with regard to the spate of bomb scares. (This episode is available for South Africans abroad to watch from Tuesday 31 July 2018 if you subscribe to Showmax.) Durban Bombs It’s the biggest mystery currently facing officials in Durban – ten explosive […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has revealed the first joke he ever heard that sparked his passion for a career in comedy. The joke was told by his grandfather to a policeman, and it was the first time Trevor had ever seen a policeman laugh. More importantly, it was the moment he realised how humour can […]

One of South Africa’s biggest rock band exports – Just Jinjer – are heading to London, along with Prime Circle and Tailor, for what is sure to be an unforgettable night of entertainment for SA expats in the UK – A Night to Remember. PLEASE NOTE: EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. After successful runs in Johannesburg […]

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a crowd of white voters on Saturday in an attempt to improve relations ahead of a July 30 election, reassuring white farmers their land will not be taken… which is a marked shift from his predecessor Robert Mugabe whose policies became increasingly racially divisive. Mnangagwa – who […]

JOHANNESBURG – First came the shock, then the tears of joy, then the dreams of home. As a three-month-old political revolution sparked by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gathered pace, Ethiopians forced into exile by decades of war, repression and economic stagnation are thinking the unthinkable – it’s time to go back. “When you have […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has responded to the French government’s criticism of his Africa joke, which he cracked after France won the World Cup. Speaking on ‘Between the Scenes’ – the segments he films between recording ‘The Daily Show’ – Trevor said: “The French ambassador to the U.S. Gérard Araud didn’t like that I […]

JOHANNESBURG – Former U.S. president Barack Obama, who is in South Africa for the Nelson Mandela Centenary Celebrations, advised talented young Africans on Wednesday to drive change at home rather than emigrating, and urged their governments to do more to curb a brain drain. Obama, whose Kenyan-born father studied in the United States but later […]

A British diver, who helped rescue 12 children and their coach from a cave in Thailand, is reportedly considering legal action against Elon Musk after the South African-born billionaire entrepreneur referred to him as a ‘pedo’ on Twitter. The tweet has since been removed. The diver – a British 63-year-old, Vernon Unsworth, who lives in […]

South African tennis player Kevin Anderson – who will play in the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon on Sunday afternoon – is still dogged by rumours he ‘denounced’ South Africa, or by South Africans who say they refuse to support him because he wouldn’t “represent his country” and play in the Davis Cup. As Kevin explained […]

LONDON – Tennis must see sense and bring in fifth-set tiebreaks to avoid the kind of marathon which saw Kevin Anderson outlast John Isner in a six hour, 36 minute Wimbledon semi-final on Friday, according to retired great Mats Wilander. South African Anderson eventually prevailed 26-24 in the fifth and deciding set of what became […]

Here are the latest topics due for broadcast on Carte Blanche this Sunday,and all available for South Africans living abroad from Tuesday 17 July 2018, if you subscribe to Showmax. Home Hijacking In an upwardly mobile residential complex on Gauteng’s East Rand, suburban bliss has turned to living hell as cunning building hijackers have systematically muscled […]

During the marathon match on Centre Court today at Wimbledon in London, South African Kevin Anderson momentarily turned left-handed in a desperate bid to win a point… and pulled it off perfectly, thanks largely to his father! Watch below. Wimbledon called it an “epic point” as Anderson – who had fallen over – got up […]

South Africans in the UK are in for a treat with A Night to Remember – an amazing concert featuring Prime Circle, Just Jinjer and Tailor, all on stage TOGETHER – in London on 4 August 2018! Here, SAPeople chats exclusively to Tailor about Johnny Clegg, performing for expats and living in the moment… PLEASE NOTE: […]

The Daily Show, hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah, has been nominated for three Emmy Awards – for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Interactive Program and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. Trevor, who is now based in New York, joked: “Wow, I visited Russia for 3 days and now The Daily Show is nominated for […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa – who arrived in Saudi Arabia this morning – has tweeted a message of congratulations to three awesome South Africans at Wimbledon, including ‘Miracle Man’, SA expat Kevin Anderson, who stunned the world’s number one player – Roger Federer – in a quarter-final cliffhanger yesterday. Ramaphosa said: “Congratulations to Kevin […]

I have been in South Africa for 12 weeks nearly now and I’ve been trying to think of a way that I can express how my feelings towards this country are, as there are so many things to talk about both positively and negatively so I think a good old-fashioned letter may well do the […]

In keeping with my promise to post 10 things I love about South Africa before I’m allowed to complain again, here’s number 5… writes Phil Maloney from Maple and Marula. One thing I’ve always wanted to do since I was a little kid was to keep my feet planted firmly on the ground, thus eliminating […]

Wimbledon called Kevin Anderson’s performance in London today against Roger Federer possibly one of the biggest comebacks Wimbledon has ever seen! Posting a picture of Anderson with the words ‘Miracle Man’ on it, Wimbledon tweeted: “From match point down in the third set, @KAndersonATP recovers to beat defending champion Roger Federer 2-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, […]

LONDON  – South African expat Kevin Anderson pulled off the biggest shock at Wimbledon – and in the tennis arena this year – by beating eight-times champion Roger Federer on Court One today! Anderson – who is seeded eighth – beat the number one seed Federer 2-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 in an amazing match at […]

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) – All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been successfully rescued from the flooded Thai cave where they had been trapped deep inside for over a fortnight. A Thai navy SEAL unit confirmed the fantastic news on their Facebook page on Tuesday 10 July. The announcement means a successful end […]

International sports journalist Simon Cambers has praised South Africa’s tennis hotshot, Kevin Anderson, for leading the battle to reduce plastic in tennis – “including those pointless covers on newly-strung rackets”. Kevin says “there’s a huge opportunity for tennis to make a difference”. Viewers watching Wimbledon at the moment – where Kevin has just secured a […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Champion Roger Federer‘s pursuit of a record ninth Wimbledon title gathered momentum on Monday as he reached the quarter-finals with a 6-0 7-5 6-4 win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino… and next he will play our own South African eighth seed Kevin Anderson! Anderson just beat Frenchman, Gael Monfils, 7-6, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6 in […]

A South African deckhand, who – like many young South Africans – works aboard one of the superyachts docked in the Mediterranean, has told the UK media about the events that led to the tragic death on Tuesday night of a British stewardess, Rebecca Boyle (32), in the Italian port of Imperia. The deckhand – […]

LONDON (Reuters) – South African eighth seed Kevin Anderson reached the Wimbledon last 16 for the fourth time with a straight-sets win over experienced German Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday. The way he played in his 6-3 7-5 7-5 victory suggested Anderson could go further than ever before at the All England Club. Anderson, 32, pressured […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is concerned that South African embassies in Geneva, Berne and Paris are not yet allowing South African citizens to register to vote in the 2019 elections. The DA Abroad claims it has received complaints from South African citizens living in these cities that they have been turned away when […]