The premiere of Kanye West’s slickly stylised short art film, “Cruel Summer”, created a major buzz at the Cannes Film Festival – partly because he was joined by girlfriend – and reality star – Kim Kardashian at the Palm Beach launch party…but largely because of the pioneering 7-screen experience that was brought to Kanye’s Cannes […]

Zola Budd-Pieterse is no longer the naïve young darling of South African athletics, but the 46-year-old still has what it takes. She finished her first ultramarathon in April 2012, running a cold and rainy Two Oceans in Cape Town in under 4 and a half hours. At 56km, the Two Oceans was the longest race Budd-Pieterse […]

The story of Sonja Kruse – aka “The Ubuntu Girl” – will be aired on South African TV this weekend, highlighting the incredible journey that Sonja embarked on across South Africa, discovering a spirit of goodwill and oneness that connects its people beyond the divisions of culture and mistrust. It’s a beautiful and uplifting story, […]

Although his childhood dream was to become a professional football player, it was his unexpected triumph at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 – in the men’s marathon – that won Josiah Thugwane his long-standing fame and glory as one of South Africa’s greatest sport achievers. Thugwane, who was only 25 years old at the time, ran […]

Sifiso Dlamini, has always been a sneaker fanatic. By the time he was 12, he owned 12 pairs of footwear because he knew that in Soweto, that was how one was judged. Dlamini is the founder and CEO of an aspiring streetwear brand named Eish Hade, which is currently focusing on footwear. Eish Hade loosely […]

Check out the photos of the South African networking event at the Cannes Film Festival, held on Saturday 19th May. It’s the annual event at Rado Plage on the Croisette that has every journalist begging for an invite, and throngs of hopefuls standing at the top of the staircase trying to talk their way past […]

South Africa is proudly showcasing 12 Feature Films and eight documentaries at this year’s Cannes Film Festival! At least a hundred South African film-makers have gathered in Cannes this weekend to promote their projects, and seek funding, co-production or distribution deals, which is what the Cannes market is all about. South African’s Minister of Arts […]

Another brilliantly blue day in Cannes. Just been ensconced in the divine red velvety Grand Theatre Lumiere. That’s where all the BIG movies are shown. When you see the movie stars in Cannes walking up the red carpet…that’s where they’re going – the Grand Theatre Lumiere, the heart of the Cannes Film Festival. Every morning at […]

Charlize Theron smouldered in black tonight as she attended the world premiere of her latest movie, ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’. The South African Oscar winner stars in the film as the evil Queen Ravenna opposite Twilight actress Kristen Stewart (as Snow White) and Australian hunk Chris Hemsworth (the Huntsman, of course). Both Charlize (36) […]

Veteran runner and South African Olympian Wally Hayward was one of the great characters of the sport.   Although he never won an Olympic medal, his name became synonymous with endurance running over the course of his 60-year career. Hayward is forever linked with the gruelling Comrades Marathon, one of the world’s toughest long-distance races at […]

Up and coming South African actress Vanessa Zachos has joined acclaimed Hollywood director Ron Howard’s new movie Rush, acting opposite ‘Thor’ and ‘Avengers’ star Chris Hemsworth. Appearing in three or four scenes as a love interest of James Hunt (played by Hemsworth), this is another triumph for South African actors who are breaking into the […]

Charlize Theron has finally let the world catch a glimpse of her beautiful baby boy Jackson, as she stepped out to catch a flight in Los Angeles, California yesterday. The 36-year-old actress, who is single at the moment after breaking up with long-time boyfriend Stuart Townsend two years ago, recently adopted Jackson, joining the ranks […]

As malicious rumours swirled around Princess Charlene concerning the state of her marriage to Prince Albert II, the royal couple of Monaco put on a brilliant display of togetherness in Portugal.   Princess Charlene positively radiated happiness as she and the Prince flew in to Porto, in Portugal, on Friday to be inducted into the […]

“I have a dream that one day a student from the Soweto Equestrian Centre will compete for South Africa in the Olympic Games.” This quote stands out on the homepage of the website for the centre, run by former show jumper, Olympian and horse groomer Enos Mafokate. Mafokate (66) is a man in love with […]

When Caster Semenya said to a journalist recently she was more worried about football team Kaizer Chiefs taking the Premier Soccer League title than about her own qualifying session, she wasn’t joking. A lot has happened since: Chiefs has shattered the dreams of its supporters by falling to a less-than-prestigious sixth spot on the log and […]

South Africa’s Ashwin Willemse has been selected by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to be the ambassador for its upcoming IRB Under-21 World Championship. In this capacity he’ll help to promote the event around South Africa, and build national excitement and support. The event takes place at Cape Town’s brand new UCT Stadium and Stellenbosch’s Danie Craven Stadium, […]

Ahead of Freedom Day on 27 April, which this year marks the 18th anniversary of South Africa’s first post-apartheid election, political activist and women’s rights campaigner Amina Cachalia shares her memories of Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as the country’s first democratically elected president. Memories of a special day Cachalia has vivid memories of that day, 10 […]

The “born frees” turn 18 this year, coming of age at the same time as a democratic South Africa. While they acknowledge the struggle, for them the future is more important than looking back to a past that happened before they were born. It was on a tour of some popular heritage sites in Soweto, in […]

Exhibit takes us on a Journey through our diverse botanical heritage   Gateways – a botanical journey is the theme for the 2012 South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI) Kirstenbosch – South Africa exhibit to the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show taking place in London from 22 to 26 May. This will […]

While Team South Africa goes for gold at the London Olympics later this year, their supporters will go green and gold every Friday in support of the squad. Team SA Fridays, as the latest national supporters’ campaign is known, will kick off on 20 April, while the official supporters’ T-shirt will available at the beginning […]

Victoria’s Secret Model Candice Swanepoel has made many a fan happy  by signing up to Instagram, the photo-sharing service that Facebook bought for $1-billion earlier this month. The South African model announced on her Twitter page: “Finally joined intagram! Still figuring it out…. Any tips? My account is angelcandiceS :)” One fan responded: “Have never […]

British model, actress, television presenter, Playboy model and swimwear designer Kelly Brook has just celebrated opening her new Tumblr account by posting pics of herself in Cape Town. Well, actually, she posted pics of herself languishing in Mykonos, the Algarve, Malibu, Brazil, Nekker Island… “I travel a lot,” the 32-year-old, who’s famous for her curves, […]

Traditional South African music wows in the Desert Cape Town based African traditional music guru and UCT lecturer, Dizu Plaatjies,  took his African music show entitled, Ibuyambo, to Oman last month. The cast of 30 musicians, singers and dancers were invited by the Omani Sultan’s cultural department to show off South African music in the […]

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco presented Novak Đoković with the Vermillion Medal for Physical Education and Sports in the Mediterranean principality today. They were joined by the Prince’s South African wife, Princess Charlene. The awarding of this medal was established in 1939 to honour those who achieve outstanding performance in a continuous and exemplary […]

Congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen who shot his way to victory today at the Maybank Malaysian Open at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club! The South African golfer has taken us – not to mention himself – on a rollercoaster of emotions in the last seven days. He went down in history for shooting an albatross […]