South African comedian and host of the Daily Show, Trevor Noah, has tweeted a challenge to tennis star Roger Federer and businessman Bill Gates regarding the much-anticipated ‘Match in Africa’, to be played on 7 February in Cape Town, which will raise funds for children’s education on the planet. And he’s not joking! Trevor – […]

Siyamthanda Mtyeku studied for matric in the one-roomed shack he shares with four other people in Marikana informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa – and passed with seven distinctions. The 18-year-old Siyamthanda Mtyeku had to contend with loud music pumping from the shebeen across the road. Some days the food he was given at […]

South Africans – from Johannesburg to Howick, East London to Clarens – have been swept away in the past couple of days by mesmerising scenes of millions of white butterflies floating through the streets and gardens of the city… all flying in a north-easterly direction. It’s the annual mid-summer migration of the Brown-Veined White Butterfly. […]

South Africa’s Natalie du Toit has made it through to the Second Round of the Laureus Sporting Moment category, thanks to South Africans and other fans worldwide voting for her. This award is based purely on votes. Ten of the original 20 moments have been culled, and Du Toit is now in a select group […]

It’s the tennis match in South Africa that everyone’s excited about. Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal in Cape Town on 7 February. It’s due to break a world record. Tickets sold out within minutes. But it looks like someone at a shopping mall in Cape Town got a little confused when creating a banner to […]

The next season of your favourite prison drama is coming exclusively to Showmax. If you still aren’t sure what the streaming platform is all about, we’ve got you covered. South Africa has been hooked on Lockdown for the past four seasons. The big news now is that Lockdown S5 is streaming exclusively on Showmax from […]

South Africa’s Olympic governing body, SASCOC, together with various sporting stakeholders in the country, have ushered in six months to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. A press briefing at Olympic House in Johannesburg, outlined SASCOC’s milestones in terms of their preparation to the world’s biggest multi-coded sporting event, the Olympic Games. Some of […]

A whale – identified as an elusive Layard’s Beaked Whale – was rescued on Friday afternoon in Struisbaai Harbour, South Africa. At first witnesses thought the beaching animal was an injured dolphin… an easy error since beaked whales have a ‘beak’ similar to most dolphin species. However, Marine Scientist Mike Meyer confirmed it was a […]

For fans of Lasizwe Dambuza, his latest video has delivered more laughs – a South African comedic version of Public Hospital vs Private Hospital. (Lasizwe produced the original SA supermarket tellers video that we all loved!) For anyone who’s ever spent time in hospital in SA, this video will ring a few bells!! “This is […]

CAPE TOWN – Pieter-Steph du Toit capped off a phenomenal 2019 season last night, adding the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year award to his World Rugby Player of the Year accolade, his third win in four years. Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks were also honoured for a brilliant 2019, when they won the […]

A South African restaurant at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town has been announced as the Guinness World Records official titleholder for ‘Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available’. With 207 “decadently divine” shakes on offer, Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers & Ribs has a shake to satisfy everyone’s taste buds… from the most popular (Chocolate of course) […]

‘Bombshell‘ – starring South Africa’s Charlize Theron (who has scooped an Oscar nomination for her performance) – is released in South Africa on Friday 24 January 2020. The film chronicles the real-life chain of events at Fox News… which saw several women accuse former Fox News CEO and chairman Roger Ailes (played by John Lithgow) […]

Today marks the beginning of what promises to be a wonderful new life for 12 tigers and five lions at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS) in South Africa. The big cats have been relocated after being rescued from a life of circus suffering in Guatemala by Animal Defenders International (ADI). The animals’ journey to freedom […]

It might have been closer than expected, but South Africa’s Kevin Anderson won through to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Earlier, the other South African in the singles draw, Lloyd Harris, went down in straight sets to the 14th seed, Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina. […]

They say there’s nothing like South African hospitality, and  almost a hundred stranded Australians – desperate to escape the raging bushfires earlier this month – found out first hand when they were rescued by Captain Raymond Joseph Ludik, a South African expat living in Australia. The former Durbanite is Captain of the MV Sycamore, the […]

After heavy rains falling in the Southern Cape and Little Karoo over the past week, dried-up rivers have come back to life and started flowing again… answering prayers and bringing welcome relief to farmers and residents in the region. At Herbertsdalenear Mossel Bay, relieved residents are able to use water from their taps again, after […]

Vernon Kruger today broke his own World Record in Dullstroom, South Africa… for staying in a 500 litre wine vat, on top of a 25 metre pole, for 67 days! To understand just how high that is – it’s the equivalent of an 8-storey building! And not only has Vernon broken his world record… but […]

One of the things that brings South Africans together is our ability to laugh at ourselves and at all the cultural differences that make our rainbow nation so fab. Nobody seems to capture this better than South African advertisers – like Nando’s and King Price. This month it’s the unapologetically South African insurance company that […]

It was a once functional South African town falling apart… but instead of accepting their unfortunate fate or continuing to wait for the government – in a municipality so badly mismanaged it’s been under administration, and the DA called in December for it to be declared a Disaster Area – Harrismith residents and business owners […]

South African bike riders Kirsten Landman and Taye Perry received heroes’ welcomes as they returned to South Africa on Sunday 19 January, the first women from Africa to ever complete the challenging Dakar Rally, which was held in Saudi Arabia from 5 to 17 January. UPDATE: Meet Kirsten and Taye on Carte Blanche tonight, 26 […]

Tonight’s episode of Carte Blanche will be the second to last time viewers get a chance to watch seasoned professional, Devi Sankaree Govender, on South Africa’s award-winning current affairs show. Carte Blanche announced this week that Devi is leaving the show after 18 years. Devi said: “Working on Carte Blanche has been one of the […]

Squealing, excited locals gathered to witness the welcome and beautiful sight of water gushing down the Outeniqua Mountains at Robinson Pass in the Little Karoo, South Africa, yesterday. Spectators gathered at the Western Cape spot – which connects Oudsthoorn with Mossel Bay on the Garden Route – to watch the waterfalls that they have been […]

The scorching temperatures experienced in large parts of South Africa, could put many at risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Babies, children and the elderly are particularly sensitive to the heat. Appropriate hydration is key to avoiding heat-related ailments and illnesses, but before you reach for something cold to cool you down – a […]

South African tennis player Lloyd Harris is one victory away from capturing his first ATP Tour tennis title after reaching the final of the 250 Tournament in Adelaide, Australia. The 22-year-old, ranked No91 in the world – but who reached a career high of No82 last July – saw off a fellow qualifier in the […]

A 62-year-old woman in South Africa, who ran out of patience after waiting for an RDP house for over 20 years, has built herself a Wendy house. Gloria Matebe is a grandmother of two young girls. She spent six months building her home from discarded pieces of timber that she collected from a nearby dumpsite […]