You don’t need a DStv subscription, or even to live in South Africa, to get the very latest episodes of these hugely popular Afrikaans shows – brand-new episodes land on Showmax express from the kykNET broadcast every week! Here are five series you can stream right now: 1. Boer Soek ‘n Vrou, S11 | Express […]

Fish Hoek Beach in South Africa looked more like a scene out of hit movie Avatar on Tuesday night… as a result of ‘red tide’ which transforms in the evening into a spectacular blue magic known as Bioluminescence. Photographer Robyn Gwilt was there to capture these beautiful pictures of the rare and natural phenomenon. “This […]

JOHANNESBURG  – South Africa’s biggest supermarket chain, Shoprite, said on Tuesday it would pay customers for reusing its newly introduced recyclable bag… as it joined domestic rivals in efforts to curb plastic pollution. Supermarkets have come under increased pressure to cut their use of plastic as images of littered oceans and beaches become commonplace, shocking […]

Local South African film-maker – Joshua Bradley – is thrilled at having his movie screened in the United States next month. The movie – Nommer 37 – is set to premier in cinemas in Los Angeles and New York on 2 November 2018. The crime thriller, set in the Cape Flats, was funded by the Department of […]

Americans are clamouring to buy a $2 lottery ticket that could make them one of the richest people in the world… with a fortune GREATER than South Africa’s gross domestic product! Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot stands at a whopping $1.6 billion!! Wouldn’t it be great if a South African expat, living in the […]

South Africans were blown away – in the wrong way – this week when the SARS Chief Officer for Digital and IT Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane appeared on SABC to “clarify” the halt to the SARS modernisation programme in 2014… after news that it could cost up to R1-billion to fix the South African Revenue Service’s IT infrastructure. […]

The Department of Environmental Affairs has urged community members to assist the police and conservation authorities to combat rhino poaching. “Community members are the eyes and ears of the police. They are the people who hear or even know about illegal activities such as wildlife crime and rhino poaching,” the department said. The call follows the […]

This week’s episode of Carte Blanche investigates some of the hottest current topics in South Africa –  how millions were siphoned off at VBS bank, painful decisions around fighting for the right to choose to die, the bankrupt municipality, Maluti-A-Phufong, and if DNA Phenotyping can really help pinpoint the identity of an unknown assailant? The show […]

A crowdfunding campaign has been created for Mar-Louise (29) and André Pretorius (31) from Howick, Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa, who were involved in serious accident at Karkloof Falls on Saturday 6 October 2018 whist enjoying a day out with their three-year-old son Liam. Whilst taking in the scenery, André wondered too close to the edge of […]

Watch this brilliant version of English superstar Ed Sheeran’s hit ‘Shape of You’, performed by flutist Wouter Kellerman with the Ndlovu Youth Choir in South Africa. Kellerman, a Grammy Award-winning SA flutist (flautist), producer and composer, said: “We had such a great time covering Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Shape of You’ with the amazing Ndlovu Youth […]

The last time I was in South Africa was five years ago for Christmas… but a few weeks ago I stepped aboard South African Airways’ new Airbus A330-300 to head home for a week’s holiday. Based on news reports, I was expecting the worst. But what a joyful surprise it was! Both SAA and SA. […]

South African Luke Davids has the world at his feet after winning the 100m gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. The 17-year-old charged home in a wind-assisted 10.15sec to join Akani Simbine as a major 100m champion for 2018 after Simbine led Team SA home 1-2 at the Commonwealth Games earlier this […]

South Africans have had mixed reactions to a video posted on Sunday showing two guys weaving through the traffic on Grayston Drive in Sandton, Gauteng… on a trolley. “Nothing serious, just some guys on their way to Sandton via Grayston Drive on a trolley!” wrote Intelligence Bureau SA, when they uploaded the video. The two […]

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan – who are currently in Australia – are expecting their first child in the spring of 2019, around a year after their glittering wedding injected Hollywood glamour into the British royal family. Kensington Palace announced Monday morning: “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased […]

Quite some time ago, I promised that I’d write about ten things I love about South Africa before I’m allowed to whine and moan again… writes Phil Maloney. This series wouldn’t be complete without talking about natural beauty all over the dang place here. Everywhere I turn, I see stunning views that take my breath away. […]

If you were in Cape Town, South Africa, today… this is the breathtaking view you’d be enjoying from Sunset Beach! Endless beautiful wildflowers… bright blue sky and deep blue ocean… with the iconic sight of Table Mountain as the backdrop. Regular SAPeople contributor Alan Rudnicki kindly filmed the stunning scene for those of us a little […]

In this week’s episode of Carte Blanche, the current affairs show helps unmask a major crime syndicate preying on innocent South Africans selling their cars online. The show – which also covers the crisis in cancer treatment in public hospitals, celebrating Asgardia’s second birthday and the effects of climate change – is available to South […]

Whataboutery is the art, in debate and dialogue, of evading a question by deflecting attention to an issue of supposedly equal or greater significance… writes Gus Silber. It is the easiest and cheapest of rhetorical tactics, dating all the way back to the schoolyard – “I know I am, but what are you?” – which […]

CAPE TOWN – Beloved anti-apartheid cleric and Nobel laureate, Desmond Tutu, was discharged from hospital in South Africa on Friday after almost two weeks of routine tests, his foundation said. Tutu, who spent his 87 birthday in hospital, has had prostate cancer for roughly two decades and has largely withdrawn from public life. His foundation […]

It’s that time of the year again. Jacaranda Time!!! Time to cram for exams if you’re a student, and time to visit Pretoria if you’d like to witness the beautiful display of purple Jacaranda trees lining some of the avenues (as well as a few rare white Jacaranda trees too). But if you can’t make […]

A historic and successful liver transplant from an HIV positive mother to her HIV negative child, at Wits University in South Africa, has received resounding praise. SA Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane congratulated the team of researchers from Wits University, who performed the historic surgery. The team of doctors, who performed the surgery included Professor Jean […]

From the heartwarming to the heartbreaking, these homegrown flicks will have you grabbing for the tissues. With loads of local shows on the platform, Showmax is serving up healthy portions of lekker homegrown entertainment – these movies are just the appetiser! (Most are available to South Africans abroad too!!) 1. Vaselinetjie Called Vaselinetjie for her […]

One brave South African guy on a motorbike managed to do what every frustrated motorist wishes they could do – he stopped a minibus taxi driving dangerously on the wrong side of the road in Bryanston, Johannesburg… and just refused to budge. He did also get some welcome help from a lady in a silver […]

The audiobook for a story set in South Africa – ‘The Zebra Affaire’ – has been nominated for a prestigious Voice Arts Award, which is the equivalent of the voice over and narration industries’ Grammy Awards. The story is written by Californian-based South African expat Mark Fine from Joburg, and read by Capetonian and fellow […]

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South African actress and singer Regina Mary Ndlovu, together with five other African women with albinism with whom she made an attempt on the continent’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, said on Tuesday the trek was just the beginning of efforts to raise awareness and dispel negative images of people with […]