All votes cast by South Africans abroad on 27 April 2019 made it back to the IEC in South Africa on time to be counted towards SA’s national elections! Phew! This will come as good news to those South African expats who travelled hundreds, sometimes thousands, of kilometres to make sure they cast their vote. […]

South Africa has made world history in Turkey, on Tuesday evening with South African entrants from pageants SA scooping the top titles at an awards ceremony in Bodrum. According to Pageants SA’s Carolyn Baldwin Botha, South Africa’s 2019 International winners include: Avonique Van Rooyen  who has been crowned Little Miss World 2019, as well as […]

Boosting South African growth and overhauling bloated power firm Eskom are post-election priorities for the African National Congress, but a reduced majority may force President Cyril Ramaphosa to compromise on those and other economic reforms. Ramaphosa took office in February 2018 with a pledge to revive a sclerotic economy and attract foreign investors. But as […]

Carte Blanche shares interesting views about why South Africans came out to vote, they also investigate unethical breeding practices of pedigree dogs and more this  Sunday 12 May, in South Africa; and available to stream from Tues 14 May for South Africans abroad in many countries. Save the Turtles A team of young marine biologists […]

This week US (and international) audiences of Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show were treated to more South African news than usual. There was the Caster Semenya decision (watch Trevor’s reaction here) and the SA National Elections. In one video, Trevor exposed Americans to the anti-immigration sentiment in South Africa. Sharing footage from South Africa, Trevor […]

This week on The Daily Show, South African expat and comedian Trevor Noah shared his views on the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to uphold an IAAF rule that would require fellow South African, athlete Caster Semenya to take testosterone suppressants to compete in the women’s division in her best events – the 800-m […]

Recently South Africa’s Afrikaans accent was voted the second sexiest accent on the planet. Now it appears to be the official language of Hell! At least in the land of TV show Lucifer! Watch below! Yesterday Netflix posted a trailer to the show and said: “So the official language of hell is….Afrikaans? ?#Lucifer” WATCH The […]

The IEC has confirmed that 20 suspects have been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on charges of ‘double voting’ in the SA National Elections. The IEC said that 17 people succeeded in voting twice in Danhouser. The other two, who failed before achieving their goal of voting twice, were arrested in Port Shepstone and Hluhluwe […]

A poem written by the passionately South African former editor of SA Good News, Ian Macdonald, has been going viral this week as South Africans voted once more for the country they love, for hope, for a better future, for home… WHY I LOVE SOUTH AFRICA – by Ian MacDonald I love her for the […]

In 2017 a random South African expat in Canada, mowing the lawn with a tornado in the background, became a media sensation. And now another random South African expat is under the spotlight in the USA, featured in the Washington Post, after his purchase of a tie for his citizenship ceremony roused feelings of patriotism […]

If you live abroad, or otherwise missed voting in yesterday’s national elections in South Africa, then filmmaker SUSAN SCOTT’s tweets of her experience in the queue at Randburg are a must-read. You’ll feel like you were there!!! Susan – director of the multi award-winning Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War – began her very […]

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have announced that they have named their newborn baby son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were introduced to Archie, son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland was also present. Earlier today Prince Harry and […]

WINDSOR, England – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan showed off their newborn son to the world on Wednesday, saying the arrival of their “little bundle of joy” was magic. UPDATE: Prince Harry and Meghan name their newborn baby son. Tightly cradling his son, wrapped in a white shawl and wearing a hat, Harry […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africans started voting in parliamentary and provincial elections on Wednesday, with queues seen winding from various polling stations. The ruling African National Congress has won every parliamentary election since the end of white minority rule in 1994, and opinion polls predict it will again win a majority of the 400 seats in […]

Proving Dullstroom is anything but dull, check out the political parody posters somebody has created… advertising Dullstroom in Mpumalanga! If you’ve never wanted to visit before, these posters will hopefully tempt you – if not for the fly fishing, restaurants and all the activities… then for the humour!

South Africa have called up all-rounder Chris Morris for their Cricket World Cup squad after a hand injury ruled fast bowler Anrich Nortje out of the tournament, in the latest setback for the injury-plagued side. Nortje fractured his right thumb while practising in the nets and will need six to eight weeks to make a […]

DUBLIN, Ireland – South Africans Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker are part of the squad of 23 match officials selected to take charge of the 48 matches at Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, which runs from 20 September-2 November. ‘Team 21’ – the 21st tournament team – comprises 12 referees, seven assistant referees and […]

Cape Town’s The Kiffness (aka David Scott) has posted a video about Mmusi Maimane that’s gone viral in South Africa… even reaching the desk of the Democratic Alliance (DA) leader himself. An excited Scott said: “GUYS! MMU$I MAIMANE WATCHED THE VIDEO ???” Maimane said: “Love your work. Indeed an honest government that focuses on economic […]

WINDSOR, England – Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gave birth to a boy on Monday, the seventh-in-line to the throne and described by his proud father as “absolutely to die for”. The baby, who has not yet been named, was born in the early hours of the morning weighing […]

South Africa and South Sudan will sign a production sharing agreement for an untapped exploration block in the East African country, whose production has been hampered by civil war, South Sudan’s petroleum ministry said on Monday. The Exploration Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) for Block B2 will be signed by Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, South Sudan’s Minister […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche tonight, Sunday 05 May, in South Africa, and available to stream from Tues 07 May for South Africans abroad in many countries. Tasmin Pepper and the First All-Woman Racing Series With a global audience of 1,7 billion people, Formula 1 is one of the most popular motor sports […]

Award-winning South African flutist and composer Wouter Kellerman has produced an amazing flute cover version of Ariana Grande’s chart-topping song, ‘7 Rings’… a play on the classic tune ‘Favourite Things’ from Oscar-winning movie, ‘The Sound Of Music’. Kellerman said on YouTube: “‘Favourite Things’ is about finding joy in small moments and simple objects, and was written […]

South African Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker took surfing’s Ride of the Year trophy at the the World Surf League’s (WSL’s) Big Wave Awards held at Redondo Beach near Los Angeles on Thursday May 2. Baker (46) received the trophy for his performance on a massive wave in Maui, Hawaii, last November AND collected the Biggest Paddle […]

As most South Africans now know, a new poll ranked the world’s sexiest accents and ‘South African’ came in second! (New Zealand came in first.) Watch below as Trevor Noah makes fun of the list with his interpretation of the New Zealand and Australian accents. Trevor asked which South African accent they specifically meant – […]

LONDON – Britain’s Princess Charlotte celebrated her fourth birthday on Thursday and her parents released three new pictures of the smiling young royal to mark the occasion. Charlotte, daughter of Prince William and his wife Kate, was pictured in the gardens at Kensington Palace in central London, and the family home in Norfolk, eastern England. […]