Diversity appears to be one of the main things that makes people proud to be South African… along with SA’s awesome people, culture, beauty and food. Creative team Sibling Rivalry took to the streets of Cape Town to ask people what makes them proudly South African. What makes you proudly South African? So what makes […]

Usually Luke Maximo Bell produces breathtaking footage of the Western Cape, but this time the South African videographer has created a slightly different video… although it’s just as mesmerising (and includes some spectacular scenes): of learning to balance stones. It was all filmed in South Africa… except for some time lapse scenes which Luke took […]

I usually blog about life here in South Africa, but I’ve had roughly a kabillion Saffas contact me to ask what they can expect when they move from South Africa to Canada… writes Phil Maloney. I’m inherently very lazy by nature, so I’m writing this post simply so I don’t have to keep answering the […]

Parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape have received snow this morning in South Africa, and some more isolated snowfalls are expected through the day, according to Snow Report SA. The snow has fallen on the anniversary of the 7 August 2012 snowfall in South Africa where parts of Gauteng received snow, turning Joburg […]

Sadly, three guys from my childhood have passed away in the last few months. This prompted a long and warm reflection of my childhood in South Africa. I found a piece I had written about those days and share it here for my SA friends and others who are also feeling nostalgic, specially when mortality […]

South African Under-20 flyhalf Damian Willemse is one of three uncapped players included in the Springbok squad for the Rugby Championship, with the Lions quartet of Malcolm Marx (hooker), Warren Whiteley (No 8), Ross Cronje (scrumhalf) and Lionel Mapoe (centre) also back in the Bok fold for the first time this season. Rassie Erasmus, SA […]

Two South African filmmakers – Bonne de Bod and Susan Scott – sacrificed everything, including selling their homes, to stop their lives and make a film about the rhino poaching crisis in SA. The two passionate wildlife enthusiasts carved out six months for the project… but soon found themselves immersed in a world far larger […]

Ever-dominant Caster Semenya was the highlight of the South African action on the final day of the African Championships in Asaba, Nigeria on Sunday. Semenya added to her 400m gold that she won earlier in the competition, and broke the 800m Africa record as she clipped 0.30 seconds off Mozambican Maria Mutola’s 1993 African 800m […]

One of the world’s best photo compositions of the historical Lunar Eclipse last week (the longest this century) was taken right here in South Africa – from Bergbron in Johannesburg. Shared by tens of thousands, the composition is made up of 20 photos and took photographer Martin de Kock (@Netjies) over seven hours to complete. “I […]

Led by Caster Semenya, South Africa produced another dominant performance on Friday’s third day of the 21st CAA African Senior Championships, raking in another nine medals as they extended their lead at the top of the overall table in Asaba, Nigeria. Semenya again showed her class by smashing the South African record in the 400m […]

Thousands of sports fans around the world have voted South African rugby player Siya Kolisi as winner of the July  Laureus Sporting Moment of the Month competition. This means he will be a contender for the annual award. Kolisi’s ‘moment’ came when he stepped onto the field in Johannesburg in June 2018, as the first […]

The reason for the beautiful blue in some of the world’s most famous rare diamonds – such as the South African-mined Oppenheimer Blue – has finally been solved. According to scientists – who analysed 46 blue diamonds, including one from South Africa that sold for $25-million in 2016 – these diamonds have had a complex […]

ASABA, Nigeria – South Africa’s Commonwealth Games champion Akani Simbine won the men’s 100 metres at the African Championships on Thursday. Simbine won his race into a headwind in 10.25 seconds. ‘For me, it is marvellous,’ he said. ‘I know for now I am going to represent Africa in the Continental Cup so this made […]

Here’s fantastic news for everyone who has supported the production of Stroop, one of South Africa’s most important documentaries, uncovering the war on rhino poaching – the film, titled ‘STROOP, Journey into the Rhino Horn War’, has been awarded the 2018 Green Tenacity Award by the judges of the Eighth Annual San Francisco Green Film […]

The South African medical field continues to perform pioneering surgeries… with this week’s Carte Blanche highlighting a brain surgery technique that’s changing lives. This week’s episode also looks at how South Africans are facing a challenging year! The programme investigated the knock-on effects of the core increases in our tough economy… with buying power slashed […]

South Africa has made a major dent in crime, with incidents of the infamous Cash-in-Transit (CIT) heists, dropping by more than half from April to June 2018, according to SA Police Minister Bheki Cele. The results are thanks to a special operation in Gauteng to end crime and restore safety. Cele told a press briefing […]

Congratulations to 22-year-old South African rider, Wade Young who has become the youngest ever winner of the epic five-day Red Bull Romaniacs… in Romania. Watch below. This is the biggest victory to date for the professional Enduro/offroad motorcycle rider, who became the youngest winner ever of the Roof of Africa when he was just 16, […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has handed over the oversight of South African Airways (SAA) to his close ally, Pravin Gordhan, which many will see as a step in the right direction for the national airline. Ramaphosa on Wednesday transferred the responsibility of SAA from the Finance Ministry to the Public Enterprises Ministry, which is led by […]

A year ago, Capetonian mom and author Vanessa Raphaely was parenting two extremely “teenagery” teens and a tween, feeling as if she was “both the most useless and also the most lonely parent on the planet”. Being useless or lonely is not how one would normally describe Vanessa. She’s a talented powerhouse – former Content […]

An eight-year-old South African golfing phenomenon from Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, will be heading to the USA to compete in the Kids Golf World Championship in North Carolina this week. Traigh Pathon will join more than 1,400 kids from around the world. They’re all aged 12 and under… and they’re all […]

Paris may be known as the City of Love… but for a South African couple it will always be New York, New York. A South African guy – Tevin Govender – surprised his girlfriend – Shivani Govender – in Times Square on Thursday with a romantic flash mob and billboard proposal! Watch below. Shivani, a […]

If you have a travel bucket list, it should probably include at least two – if not all six – of South Africa’s neighbouring countries. And judging by the breathtaking photos on this page – taken by British traveller Deborah Mathews – Botswana and Namibia should feature high on that list! (The other four of course […]

(Reuters) – NBA players with direct ties to Africa will play a world team in the third NBA Africa Game next month in Pretoria, South Africa, the National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association announced on Friday. In honour of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, it will be played in support […]

So the story I’m about to tell you is so New York and one of the reasons people love this place… writes author and former South African expat Ted Botha, who now lives in Joburg, but was back in New York for a couple of months. It all centres around a stray one dollar bill. I […]

A young teenage girl from George in South Africa has won hearts and broken records at the Down Syndrome World Swimming Championships in Canada. Thirteen-year-old Minke Janse van Rensburg from the Southern Cape – who was the youngest competitor at the competition – broke both Africa and World records at the competition! According to SABC News […]