Tonight Carte Blanche investigates who is behind the massive oil and toxic caustic soda spill in the once beautiful Msunduzi River (known in English as the Dusi River). The Dusi, famous for hosting the biggest canoe marathon in Africa, has been so badly hit by the devastating pollution – the worst in three decades – […]

Every now and again I ask my pal Alan Knott-Craig to apply his fertile mind to reasons why fellow SA-optimists shouldn’t be sent to the booby-hatch… writes BizNews founder Alec Hogg. He responded today with some practical reasons why those of us in this tiny camp should be committed, in a positive way of course. […]

There are quite a few language barriers in Morocco for those who don’t speak French and Arabic but, at the Mohamed V Olympic Pool in Casablanca, the spectators are becoming familiar with South Africa’s national anthem, writes GARY LEMKE. On Friday night Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika blared out another five times as Team SA picked up […]

A restaurant in South Africa’s Khayelitsha township in Cape Town – 4Roomed The Restaurant – and Le Wine Chambre in Johanneburg have been named as two of the world’s best restaurants of 2019. The list was compiled for the first time ever in a partnership between two prestigious global magazines – Food & Wine and […]

South Africa’s proposed switch to universal health coverage – known as the National Health Insurance (NHI) program – will be managed in a fiscally responsible way, a senior presidential aide told Reuters, forecasting the landmark reform would cost the state $2.2 billion per year by 2025/26. Meanwhile President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed in the National Assembly […]

Team SA were in action across two codes at the African Games in Rabat and Casablanca on Thursday – swimming and table tennis. South Africa started the day with 14 medals but had claimed another 13 in the pool in Casablanca by the end of the day to climb to a total of 27. It […]

South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir, who hail from Limpopo, are through to the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent, the worlds biggest show! “We’re living the dream and loving every moment of it. Thank you to everyone who loves and supports us, we love you back! ??????? #agt” the elated choir wrote on social media on […]

South Africa has sufficient water in storage, provided it is used wisely, the Department of Water and Sanitation has said. “With two months to go before the first summer rains, South Africa’s dam levels have risen to nearly 70%, a sign that large parts of the country will not relapse to the dry conditions that […]

With South Africa’s very own Ndlovu Youth Choir, from Limpopo, reaching the quarterfinals of American TV show ‘America’s Got Talent’, expats living in the US have been called upon to vote for the homegrown stars. To advance through the competition to the Finals, the young choir needs enough votes from the audience – at the […]

Three rhino poachers in South Africa have been successfully convicted and sentenced at the Skukuza Regional Court on charges related to rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park (KNP). Jeffrey Mathebula was arrested in 2015 and convicted of trespassing in a national park. He was this last week fined R10 000.00 or two years imprisonment […]

The first vote at the 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties has delivered a historic win for African elephants to end the cruel practice of removing live elephants from the wild for export to captive facilities. CITES is the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Iris Ho, senior wildlife specialist […]

This video of the Funniest Auditions on Idols South Africa is going viral again, although it’s from 2016! But it just shows how chilled and funny South Africans are. The video was uploaded by Idols Global and has had over two millions views! Some of the feedback from around the world includes “South Africa Idol […]

The Springboks held their nerve to keep their 2019 unbeaten season alive with a hard-fought 24-18 victory over Argentina in a Castle Lager Incoming Series match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby at SA Rugby, said afterwards that it’s nice to learn when you’re winning ugly. Sbu Nkosi scored both the […]

DHAKA – Bangladesh has today appointed South Africa’s Russell Domingo as their head coach, succeeding Steve Rhodes who exited after the team finished eighth in the World Cup last month. Domingo, who coached South Africa to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup in 2014 and the 50-overs World Cup in 2015, has signed a […]

Eastern Cape draughts player Landikhaya Makeleni has been invited to play draughts (checkers) for four days in the United States, from 4 to 7 October for the Go-As-You-Please (GAYP) World Qualifying Tournament. Participants include players from Italy, Burundi, Croatia, US, Kenya, and Congo. Each country sends two players. Makeleni will travel with another South African […]

With the Northerly Humpback Whale migration in full swing the Raggy Charters team and our guests in are being treated to some spectacular displays of aerobatics in the Bay (Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa)… writes Raggy Charters manager Jake Keeton. The sheer number of whales that are currently passing our coastline is astonishing. This […]

Designer, photographer, chef and ideas man Bruce Marais, a born-and-bred Capetonian who now lives in Morocco, had heard all the stories about Johannesburg. So when friends encouraged him to go take a look, he didn’t really know what to expect. Led through downtown and its fringes by Kennedy Tembo, Bruce was taken aback – in […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African mobile phone operator Vodacom Group will spend more than R9 billion ($589 million) this year on network enhancements particularly in rural areas in its home market, its Chief Technology Officer said on Thursday. Vodacom, majority-owned by Britain’s Vodafone, invested 9.6 billion rand in 2018, Andries Delport said during a media briefing. […]

It’s official! New Zealand travellers to South Africa no longer need a visa to visit SA’s beautiful shores! Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced Thursday that nationals from four of the seven countries for which he granted visa-free status during his Budget Vote speech will now officially be able to travel to South Africa without […]

Standing in snaking queues – whether at Home Affairs, collecting a social grant, or a visit to a congested clinic – is a boring and time-consuming task many South Africans find themselves doing more often than they like. After hearing numerous complaints by peers and gogos in his community, 29-year-old Koketso Denny Nkuna from Burgersfort […]

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, will on Thursday host the 2019 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) to recognise the participation of women in research. Now in its 15th year, the prestigious awards recognise and reward excellence by women scientists and researchers, and profile them as role models for younger […]

Lunga Ntuli, a former car guard from South Africa, has been making headlines in the UK after his dazzling watch designs were brilliantly showcased on the catwalk during Africa Fashion Week London, on Friday.   Lunga, who used to live off tips from taking care of people’s vehicles, has made headlines overseas. He’s the brains […]

LONDON – South African sprinter Akani Simbine will look to become the fastest man on earth at next month’s world championships but he will run with a heavy heart that his compatriot and friend Caster Semenya will not be joining him in Doha. Simbine, 25, has enjoyed a stellar year in preparation for his fourth […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African private education firm Curro Holdings will invest 223 million rand ($14.66 million) in opening four new campuses, it said on Wednesday, after reporting a 44% rise in half-year headline earnings. Founded in 1998, Curro, which runs schools and tertiary institutions in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, has been growing at a […]

Last month Mossel Bay resident Andre Pieterse felt compelled to act when he saw a Facebook appeal written by a mom, Elonia Campher, from nearby George in the Western Cape. She was desperately seeking help for her two-year-old son, Alestiano who was born with incurable COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). As a result of the […]