Nando’s has done it again! The fast-food chicken restaurant chain has produced an advert that pokes fun at the South African government and cuts to the truth of current life in SA. The commercial encourages South Africans to play a game that’s a lot like Monopoly but includes South African twists such as the ‘token […]

A South African schoolgirl – Okuhle Mose – has won first place in the world for Hip Hop dancing. Mose’s proud primary school Maragon Ruimsig made the announcement on social media this week. The private school in Ruimsig said that nine-year-old Okuhle – who belongs to Pulzation Dance Studio – had first participated in the […]

South African supermarket chain Checkers, owned by Shoprite Holdings, is looking to grab a larger share of the growing online shopping market by pioneering a new one-hour grocery delivery service named Sixty60. It is South Africa’s first 60-minute mobile app grocery delivery service from a supermarket chain, Checkers says, as it looks to respond to […]

South Africa’s rand firmed in early trade on Monday, as traders continued to chase the high yield offered by local assets after S&P Global Ratings decided to downgrade the country’s credit outlook instead of lowering its sovereign rating. The rand was 0.41% firmer at 14.6750 per dollar by 0620 GMT, compared with an opening level […]

To SAA Airlines, I flew out of LAGOS / NIGERIA with your airline last night – writes Louis de Jager – and I just wanted to say it was unbelievable!!! THE SERVICE WAS INCREDIBLY GOOD!!!! My back was hurting and I couldn’t walk, so I had to get help between flights – I had a […]

Three years ago, I had just survived an extremely rare form of brain cancer that put me in a group of less than 120 recorded survivors in the history of the planet… writes renowned South African speaker, endurance athlete and stage four cancer survivor Richard Wright. Earlier that year when I was told that I […]

Kenya’s marathon sub-two hour man Eliud Kipchoge was named World Athletics male athlete of the year in Monaco on Saturday at the annual awards ceremony of the sport’s governing body. Kipchoge tweeted: “Proud to be named @WorldAthletics Male Athlete of the Year again. It was a truly historic year. #NoHumanIsLimited.” Kipchoge retained the award thanks […]

Check out South Africa actor and singer Robbie Wessel’s tribute to Siya Kolisi (and the Springboks in general) in his latest music video below. With words like “When we come together, we’re the best we can be” and the Springbok’s successful hashtag #StrongerTogether… it’s sure to warm the hearts of South Africans everywhere. Robbie said: […]

The five-year-old Jack Russell that was stolen from its owners’ property in Roodepoort, South Africa, on Tuesday has been safely reunited on Sunday evening with its owners, Daleen van Niekerk and her husband. Daleen had issued an urgent plea for help in finding their beloved dog, Lara, after she was stolen by a gang of […]

In the lead up to an epic season finale of Trackers tonight at 8pm, M-Net and its partners have released the hit series’ theme song, “This is War”. And in tonight’s nail-biting conclusion it is almost war as a suicide team target Cape Town Stadium. Trackers has been a culmination of world-class production and a […]

As South Africa’s President Ramaphosa holds his Investment Summit, the future of a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) citrus farm is in jeopardy, with a feud in the area leaving 40 people dead and 700 people facing the loss of their jobs. With just weeks left to save the farm, Carte Blanche tonight investigates what’s gone down and […]

MEXICO CITY – Tennis legend Roger Federer has every intention of breaking a world attendance record when he plays Rafael Nadal at a charity tennis match in Cape Town on 7 February 2020… but on the way he has just broken the record in Mexico City! Broadcaster ESPN claimed a new world record for attendance […]

Visitors to the Kruger National Park in South Africa are feeling blessed this morning after one of the world’s most famous wildlife reserves received an abundant summer rainfall on Saturday… although overnight rain did also cause flash floods with evacuations from the Sable Height camp and the Letaba River low water bridge was left under […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways (SAA) reached a deal on wages with two striking unions on Friday to end an eight-day strike at the state airline. Already reliant on government handouts to survive, SAA had to suspend hundreds of flights after the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and the National Union of Metalworkers South […]

Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi has revealed a couple of the costumes she will be wearing in Atlanta, USA, to compete with beauty queens from around the world in the Miss Universe competition (which has its Final on 8 December). And South Africans have mixed reactions. Revealing the ‘Wave of Love’ National Costume, on Friday, […]

Many Johannesburgers will be looking for the best vantage point downtown on Sunday, 24 November, to view the implosion of the former Bank of Lisbon building, marking the end of a sad downward spiral for one of the city’s tallest buildings. The 31-storey 1970 structure, on Sauer Street between Albertina Sisulu and Helen Joseph, was […]

The festive season is fast approaching, and in an annual tree lighting ceremony that’s becoming as hotly anticipated in South Africa as that in New York’s Rockefeller Centre or St Petersburg’s Palace Square, Cape Town’s Moët & Chandon Golden Tree is the place to be for the launch of the festive season… and this year […]

AUSTRALIA – The woman seen in the heartbreaking viral footage of a koala being rescued from one of the multitude of fires burning across Australia this week, has reunited with the koala. In the video the grandmother of seven can be seen running into the burning area, desperate to help the crying koala, risking her […]

As reported earlier today, South African comedian Trevor Noah has been nominated for a Grammy Award. Since announcing the exciting news, Trevor has posted another heartfelt message on social media… which could even be his speech should he win! The South African expat – who now lives in New York – has been nominated for […]

Team SA has returned from the World Para Athletics Championships with a bagful of medals and a total of 10 qualifiers for next year’s Tokyo Paralympics – and counting. There were 11 medals won in Dubai, two of them gold, with three silvers and six bronzes. Anrune Weyers was the show-stopper from a Team SA […]

An elated Trevor Noah tweeted Wednesday: “Today I woke up to the news that I’ve been nominated for a Grammy Award!!! I’m so grateful. ????????????????” The South African comedian (and expat who now lives in the US), has been nominated in the Best Comedy Album category for his ‘Son of Patricia’ comedy special, which first […]

CAPE TOWN – World champions South Africa will play two home tests against Scotland in July before hosting Tier 2 side Georgia for the first time. The Springboks will welcome the Scots on July 4 and 11, before playing Georgia a week later, South African Rugby said on its website on Wednesday. The venues for […]

One of South Africa’s top award-winning chefs – the talented Chantel Dartnall – has once again been invited to the prestigious La Liste World Restaurant Awards in Paris. Dartnall is Head Chef and owner at Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient, located in Elandsfontein, Pretoria. The restaurant expressed its excitement today in announcing that  Dartnall has […]

Rachel Kolisi, wife of South Africa’s beloved Springbok rugby captain, Siya Kolisi, has made a young rugby fan’s dream come true. We all sobbed in unison when we watched an emotional Helpmekaar College schoolboy – Lebo Mogoma – have his rugby boot signed by the Springboks during the Victory Tour in Pretoria. WATCH The video […]

Durban launched its new multimillion-rand promenade on Saturday (16 Nov) and Gavin Fundaro was there to capture this awesome drone footage of what is now Africa’s longest promenade. With the opening of the new extension, the promenade now stretches along 8km from Blue Lagoon river mouth to the Durban Harbour entrance. WATCH Drone footage of […]