It’s very fitting that as South Africans and the world celebrate the 85th birthday of one of the most inspiring and happiest men in the world, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, it is also World Smile Day. Well wishes have poured in for South Africa’s beloved ‘Arch’ all morning, with an endless stream of photos of […]

African stories and black protagonists show diversity is on the rise at the 60th London Film Festival which kicked off on Wednesday, according to a Reuters report (watch video below). The opening film – “A United Kingdom” – tells the true story of an African king and white British woman whose marriage triggered a political crisis […]

Awesome two-time Olympian Chad le Clos swam his way into the history books yesterday as he led South Africa to third place on the medals table at the two-day FINA / airweave World Cup in Dubai. In winning the 100-metre butterfly with a time of 49.14 seconds, Le Clos claimed his 100th World Cup gold medal! […]

A small troop of baboons visited the home of Hermanus resident Carla Sinclair Duckitt earlier this week… and took advantage of her jacuzzi to cool down during the above average temperatures. Hermanus mascots – Mielies and MaltaBella – can be heard barking with surprise in the background. (The two dogs have their own Facebook page and travel with […]

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has, on the recommendation of the National Assembly, appointed Advocate Busisiwe Joyce Mkhwebane as the new Public Protector for a period of seven years, with effect from 15 October 2016. The President – who recently had to pay back some of the costs of his Nkandla homestead upgrades thanks to a […]

DAVID MILLER and Andile Phehlukwayo both played the innings of their lives to get the Standard Bank Proteas across the line for a four-wicket win over Australia, with four balls to spare, at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on Wednesday evening… to clinch the Momentum ODI Series by a 3-0 margin with two matches still to be played. […]

The surf was UP in Durban this week, with an unexpected East swell that caused havoc, closing beaches yesterday. Local photographers NIC ABERDEIN and CRAIG DOVE captured the action… (UPDATE 12 MARCH 2017: If you’re looking for video and photos of the freak tsunami-like waves that hit Durban beachfront on Sunday 12 March 2017, please click […]

In March this year Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khaylelitsha, Cape Town, received a distressed message from a community member on Facebook who was concerned about an emaciated pit bull. Clinic staff rushed to the scene where they rescued the scared dog… and her three tiny puppies (of which sadly only one survived). They named the dog […]

South African singer Wendy Oldfield has teamed up with a group of youngsters – whom she’s called The Wild Bunch – to release a ‘Reminder to the World’. It’s a soothing, beautiful song with a message from the song-writer to take care of Mother Earth, ourselves and those around us. The inspiring lyrics are particularly relevant […]

Piet van Zyl was on Monday named as replacement for Springbok scrumhalf Rudy Paige, who was ruled out of action because he was still symptomatic following the concussion he suffered in the victory over the Wallabies on Saturday in Pretoria Van Zyl, who plays for the Vodacom Blue Bulls, will join the Springbok later on […]

After light snowfall over the weekend, Snow Report SA did report that more snow was expected in parts of South Africa last night… but nobody expected this much! Photos from Sani Mountain Lodge this morning… on the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) / Lesotho Border. Below: Cathkin Estate, Drakensberg. Photo by Dianne Swan – “What a stunning view to wake […]

Sixteen-year-old Taahirah Zungu from Mafikeng in the North West Province in South Africa, was crowned as Miss Teen Universe 2016 in Turkey with World League of Beauty & Fashion. Taahirah was crowned at a ceremony in Bodrum. She also walked away with the titles of Miss Sympathy, Photomodel of the Universe and Best Talent in the Teen […]

A dog called Giant, who works on the ‘frontline’ of the war against poachers in Africa, has become one of the first four-legged anti-poaching team-mates to sky-dive! There’s Arrow too. South Africa’s canine team are making headlines with a BBC documentary that’s been viewed over 4 million times in 4 days. These dogs’ sky-diving skills are necessary […]

Amazingly it has snowed again in parts of South Africa, with Facebook page Snow Report SA reporting that there is still the possiblity of “light flurries” tonight in some areas of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Midlands, the Eastern Cape (EC) just west of Matatiele, and on the KZN Drakensberg. Here’s a handful of photos of the beautiful scenes, […]

According to a travel survey, residents of Port Elizabeth are the most reliable in South Africa when it comes to knowledge about London trivia, whilst those in Bloemfontein are most more clued up about English sports and leisure. The survey of 4,000 travellers around the world was to gauge how knowledgeable they were about London. Those in […]

FAF DU PLESSIS led another splendid batting display with his sixth century, helping the Standard Bank Proteas to a massive 142-run win over Australia and a 2-0 lead in their Momentum One-Day International (ODI) series after the second match at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. The stand-in South Africa captain batted through a hand injury […]

Hermanus Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) has been blown away by the response from South Africans to one of their posts about a young guy called Sipho who has made it his job to save every single sick dog he possibly can in his area. On Thursday the welfare society posted this message: “About 8 months ago, […]

A beautiful poem from freelance writer, poet and author Cyndi Barker, originally from Zimbabwe… now living in the United Kingdom:   I wanted to grow old in Africa With the sun warming my decrepit bones And my great grandchildren running through my grapevine The heat of the sun turning their skins bronze While they played in […]

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said the Springboks 18-10 win over the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, was an important boost to the team’s confidence for the remainder of the season. “It was an important win, not only for our confidence, but also self-belief,” said Coetzee. “I am a very happy man and […]

South African football player Jason Johannison, who moved to Australia when he was eight, has won one of his new country’s most prestigious sporting awards – the Norm Smith Medal! The AFL (Australian Football League) called his team’s win a “fairytale” that “stretched all the way to Johannesburg” because of Johannisen’s medal win. AFL.com.au described the 23-year-old […]

South Africans – particularly those who live in the Eastern and Northern Cape – breathe about the cleanest air in Africa, according to a new WHO report on Air Pollution Exposure. WHO has released the findings from a ‘Country Estimates on Air Pollution Exposure and Health Impact’ study, with a new air quality model, that confirms […]

QUINTON DE KOCK struck the second highest ever score by a South African as the Standard Bank Proteas scored a crushing six-wicket victory over Australia in the first Momentum One-Day International (ODI) played at SuperSport Park on Friday. The young opener blasted 178 from 113 deliveries, clubbing 11 sixes and 16 fours along the way, […]

Congratulations to Capetonian photographer Micky Wiswedel whose awesome photo of athlete Jamie Smith won the Wings Category in the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2016, announced this week in the USA. The South African photographer headed over to Chicago for the Awards this week, telling friends as he left that he was “pretty damn stoked” to be […]

Visitors to South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park have been delighted to discover a friendly entrepreneur serving hot beverages whilst they wait in the long queue at Phabeni gate, early in the morning, to enter the park. Rudo Van Heerden, from Gauteng, and his family snapped these shots of the coffee vendor, whose name is Patrick. Rudo […]

Rudy Paige will make his starting debut for the Springboks on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld in the team’s penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixture of the year The inclusion of Paige at scrumhalf is one of three changes made to the Springbok line-up that started the match against the All Blacks two weeks ago in […]