Animal welfare organisations are celebrating the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) decision to include animal welfare in its call for applications for funding in 2023/24. The National Lotteries Commission has reintroduced animal welfare funding in its call for applications for 2023/24 after it withdrew funding for 2022/23. Animal welfare organisations are celebrating the reintroduction of lotteries […]

Helping one another in a time of crisis is perhaps one of the world’s most widely understood languages. In April, the South African Police Service’s K9 search and rescue team was honoured for their courageous work, following a deadly earthquake that rocked Türkiye and neighbouring Syria. The world responded to the disaster by sending rescue […]

South African expat Musa Motha has danced his way into the hearts of Britain… and raised the flag for South Africa on the Britain’s Got Talent stage. Judge Simon Cowell said he had NEVER seen the audience react in such a huge way before. Every single person – including the judges – was on their […]

We take a look at seven new cars South Africans can opt for that cost less than R200 000. With the recent announcement of another interest hike of 50 basis points, household debt has increased again. For consumers the interest rate hike is another blow for those borrowing money from institutions. Vehicle finance is mandatory […]

News of a Kia bakkie on the horizon in the next two years shouldn’t surprise anyone who understands the automotive landscape right now. As automotive manufacturing wallows somewhere between a shift to electrification and compact crossovers as the cure-all for future mobility, more carmakers have identified pick-up trucks – or bakkies to use the correct parlance […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has posted a video clip of a male and female lion walking down a road. REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe PICTURE | Caracal hit by vehicle on Suikerbossie near Llandudno, survives Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned […]

American Harold Varner III edged South Africa’s Branden Grace by a single shot to win the LIV Golf Invitational – DC tournament and claim the $4 million top prize on Sunday. ALSO READ: Only a couple of South Africans to play US Open Varner, who ended 12-under for the three-round week, made birdie on his final hole, the par-5 18th, at the […]

South Africa is one of the leading countries in Africa to produce actors and actresses who become stars who shine in Hollywood. Lately Mzansi is also slowly but surely also adding musicians to the list of international stars who are making it in the United States. ALSO READ: Tina Turner’s other love: Cars Here are […]

Seven double cabs go head-to-head in an epic bakkie drag race. The result will blow you away! Our motoring friends at Cars.co.za have done what they do best and put together another epic bakkie drag race for us to enjoy. This one features a number of brand new, and fan-favourite double-cab bakkies on offer in […]

As the world switches to electric, Africa is becoming the dumping ground for ageing gas guzzlers. And that’s a huge problem … It’s a reality you’d be hard pressed to refute, but a new report from CNN sheds light on a worrying phenomenon for the African continent. As the West switches to electric mobility, Africa is […]

Eight months after it was scrapped, some motorists are still being billed for E-tolls, while experts say you are lawfully due a refund. Back in October 2022, it was announced that the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project would no longer pursue the controversial E-tolls collection system to finance the Sanral freeway upgrades. The scheme officially shut […]

Check out this incredible sighting of Killer Whales hunting a pod of dolphins in Cape Town this past weekend. This past weekend, some incredible images and videos were shared by the @SeafariApp on Twitter, showing eight Killer Whales on the move in False Bay near Simon’s Town. The incredible footage shows the Killer Whales on […]

Thuso Mbedu continues to fly the Mzansi flag high as she has bagged a deal with leading cosmetics company L’Oréal Paris. Congratulatory messages are pouring in from South Africans, including celebrities Zola Nombona and Thando Thabethe, for actress Thuso Mbedu’s new deal with global cosmetics company L’Oréal Paris. Mbedu was announced as the brand ambassador […]

Teboho Mokoena and Monnapule Saleng, were the big winners at the 2022/23 PSL Awards on Sunday evening. Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teboho Mokoena, and Orlando Pirates forward Monnapule Saleng, were the biggest winners at the 2022/23 PSL Awards on Sunday evening. SALENG AND MOKOENA BIG WINNERS Mokoena was crowned PSL Footballer of the Season and DStv Premiership Midfielder […]

Interim head coach Louis Koen lauds Springbok Women for their efforts, saying they are deserving of their African champions status. Louis Koen congratulated the Springbok Women on their effort in Madagascar during the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup, where they won all three their games and lifted the trophy. The win also secured qualification to the […]

The powers given to the Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa can be viewed as a platform to herald innovation… writes Godfrey Sigwela. Ramokgopa would be able to apply and display what made him be appointed the Minister of the country’s most limited resource, electricity. Already the Minister has mentioned his intention to apply sophisticated technology […]

Is it a hotel or a home? This five-bedroom mega-mansion on Morningside’s prestigious millionaires’ row is selling for a cool R54 million. ALSO READ: Would you pay R238 million for this Cape Town home? LUXURY LIVING NEVER LOOKED THIS LUXE Nestled on Sandton CBD’s doorstep in the heart of Morningside and designed by award-winning architect Joe […]

Have you always dreamt of living like an aristocrat or rock star? Then this Waterkloof mansion in Pretoria with its “indoor style” cricket pitch and tennis court will tickle your fancy. And the six-bedroom property will only cost you R55 million. ALSO READ: Always dreamt of owning a wine farm? For R75 million you can! WATERKLOOF […]

South African film, SARAFINA! has received another standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival… 31 years after it first premiered at the prestigious festival on the French Riviera. Watch below. “It was the best reaction!” producer Anant Singh told SAPeople at a beach event afterwards. There were tears shed by the international audience as the […]

The Kaizer Chiefs faithful and the club hierarchy will not enjoy this one. It is reported that Ranga Chivaviro no longer belongs to Marumo Gallants. ALSO READ: Chiefs only made R3.2 million, here’s how RANGA CHIVAVIRO SIGNS FOR RICHARDS BAY Following a blinding breakthrough season of 17 goals for Gallants in the domestic league and CAF […]

Amakhosi management may have to consider a new Kaizer Chiefs captain for next season. Here’s the list of potential candidates. MUST READ: KAIZER CHIEFS NEW ERA: NEW COACH AND CAPTAIN AT NATURENA NEXT SEASON? Current Captain Itumeleng Khune;s future is up in the air with Amakhosi management yet to offer him a contract extension. However, even […]

Munster’s hopes of bossing the breakdown have taken a big hit with the news that Springbok flanker Deon Fourie is fit to take part in the URC final this weekend. Fourie and Marvin Orie make their return to the DHL Stormers team for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final against Munster at DHL Stadium […]

South Africa has made remarkable contributions to the world of science and innovation. From groundbreaking medical advancements to everyday household inventions, South African inventors have left their mark on the global stage. Here are seven South African scientific inventions that you probably didn’t know about. CAT SCAN In 1972, physicists Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield […]

Laughter is the best medicine, and South Africans in Mzansi and abroad could certainly do with a dose of the giggles these days! What do you call a fish without eyes? Fsh Do you have a favourite joke you’d like to share? If so, send a WhatsApp to 060 011 0211 and we’ll publish the ones that […]

One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of South Africa’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is that “negligence and carelessness had become cemented into the organisation”… writes Keith Gottschalk, University of the Western Cape. (Read full synopsis at bottom of article.) Dirt piled […]