President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived yesterday, 17 May 2021, in Paris, France, to participate in the Summit on the Financing of African Economies. At the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, South Africa’s Ramaphosa will be joining several African Heads of State and Government as well as leaders of global financing institutions at the Grand Palais […]

Living legend Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu received his Covid-19 vaccination today, with the Western Cape Government hoping the staunch vaccine supporter’s participation in their vaccination drive will encourage others to follow suit. The Western Cape Government confirmed on social media: “Earlier today, Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu and his wife, Leah Tutu, were vaccinated as part […]

Xoliswa Ndoyiya was Nelson Mandela’s private chef for 22 years, from the time he was released from prison until his death in 2013.  Madiba always treated Xoli more like family than an employee – even paying for her children to go to school and asking her to look after his grandchildren. Xoli often travelled with […]

During Lockdown last year, Afrikaans musician Du Preez Stoltz created his own version of Meatloaf’s ‘I Will Do Anything’. Instead of for love, he says he will do anything for a braai; and instead of “but I won’t do that”, he sings “but I won’t do bats”! Listen below… Du Preez jokes: “When you miss […]

The South African government has welcomed the R3-billion commitment, to transfer the latest technology for producing vaccines and biological therapies to South Africa, announced by SA expat Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday. Dr Soon-Shiong, who is a South African born biotechnology entrepreneur, now based in the United States, made the exciting announcement during a meeting […]

A search is on for the family of a South African World War II war hero, Flying Officer Denis Charles James McKendry, who will be honoured at a War Memorial unveiling ceremony in the UK later this year. Please see UPDATE at bottom of article.  According to Helen Theron, who is researching the crew of […]

Now’s your chance to take a trip to a beautiful South African park. The South African National Parks (SANParks) is offering a 40% discount on new online bookings for stays between (and including) Wednesday, 12 May to Tuesday, 18 May 2021 at a selection of parks and camps. SANParks says: “#LiveYourWild” The discount is available […]

Cape Town, South Africa, doubles for a lawless 1870s San Francisco in the kick-ass martial arts action series Warrior, which now has two seasons available to binge on Showmax. Shot in Cape Town with Moonlighting 100% critics rating for S2, Rotten Tomatoes Nominated for Best Action Series at 2021 Critics Choice Super Awards “The most […]

A 31-year-old mother of twins, who were joined at the head, is over the moon after her babies were separated at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) in Cape Town, South Africa. “I am overjoyed! I wasn’t expecting to leave here holding my children one in each arm,” said the elated mom, Ntombikayise Tyhalisi. […]

The ‘voice’ of a hadeda never sounded so good! Take a listen below to a new track created by vibrant South African musician Thozi. It’s called the Hadeda Song (AmaPiano)… and people are actually begging for him to make it longer! The song was so popular on Tik Tok, that 26-year-old Thozi (Thozi Thozamile Allan […]

The DA yesterday presented its arguments to the High Court on behalf of thousands of South Africans who have lost their citizenship without their knowledge. Home Affairs claims this loss of citizenship is being done by personal choice, but in fact many South Africans – unaware of the stipulation that they have to apply for […]

The Springboks will make their much-anticipated return to international action in July when the world champions host Georgia in a historic two-match series, which is part of a bumper World Rugby midyear Test schedule. The series mark the first time Georgia will tour South Africa, while the two Tests are also the first time the […]

A police constable in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is being heralded for breaking barriers and proving the might of a woman. Constable Thulile Gwala is employed as an artisan, and the first female mechanic, at Eshowe Mechanical Services where she knows her way around motor vehicles… and is quite literally putting a spanner in the works! […]

A story hit my FaceBook feed the other day… writes Steve Hall. It spoke of a cross country race held in Navarra, Spain, in 2013, and it highlighted both character and sportsmanship. The nature of the story shone a light again for anyone feeling lost at the state of the world and the lack of […]

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who was born and brought up in South Africa, showed his humorous – and human – side last night in the US, in a hotly anticipated appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL). Many American viewers said they stayed up late just to watch the SpaceX and Tesla co-founder on the comedy […]

Carte Blanche first broadcast the Cooke Report exposé on canned lion hunting in 1997. Two decades later, the captive lion industry has expanded in scope and brutality – cubs are removed from their mothers, hand-reared, petted, then bred for the bullet or their bones. But these practices began to damage Brand SA… By 2019, the […]

The famous Drakensberg Boys Choir has produced this beautiful song – Cover Me In Sunshine’ as a tribute to all the magnificent moms on Mother’s Day in South Africa, and some other parts of the world. Watch below as each of the choir members is featured in a special photo collage with their precious moms. […]

Despite reports of chaos, sounds of gunshots and the South African Police Service being called, there appears to be an over-riding sense of celebration and unity amongst the Zulu nation after Prince Misuzulu Zulu (46) was last night announced as the successor to the late Zulu King, King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu (72), who passed […]

A couple of old video compilations of funny old English and Afrikaans South African TV adverts have been going viral on Facebook and WhatsApp. Here are the original comedy videos, uploaded to YouTube by ‘Fast and Curious in RSA’. If you feel like a trip down Memory Lane, these South African television commercials will take […]

South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) have committed to continue working together towards strengthening the global international health system. South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, met with Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the UK, Dominic Raab on Thursday. The two leaders co-chaired the 12th Session […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says a proposal by South Africa at the World Trade Organisation to waiver specific Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) obligations related to the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines is now supported by over 100 countries. Responding to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday, the President said: “We want to […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the support of United States President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris for a temporary and targeted waiver of intellectual property protections that apply to COVID-19 vaccines. The United States government on Wednesday said that the COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis that calls for extraordinary measures. The United […]

We South Africans may be super proud of the ‘Faf speedo’, which Faf de Klerk made famous during the Rugby World Cup, but it turns out not everyone in the world understands it! A young South African, proudly posing in his Faf speedo in a park in Croatia, was fined on Sunday for “public indecency”! Whilst […]

(Reuters) – It is a scene that exudes sadness: a child perhaps 2-1/2 or 3 years old buried in a shallow grave under the sheltered overhang of a cave, head resting on a pillow and the upper part of the body carefully wrapped in a shroud. Scientists said on Wednesday they have found the oldest-known […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African private sector activity expanded at its strongest rate in nine years in April, as buoyant customer demand pushed new orders higher and business confidence and employment rose, a survey showed on Wednesday. “April PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) data signified a sharp acceleration in the economic recovery from COVID-19 across South […]