HIKING TRAILS OF SOUTH AFRICA According to a list compiled by travel adventure company Explore!, two South African hiking trails are considered some of the best in the world that anyone can do. The company said that they believed that any place worth going is a place worth hiking through, so they assembled a list of 35 of […]

Actress and DJ, Thuli Phongolo has withdrawn the gender-based violence related charge against her boyfriend Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe popularly known as DJ Maphorisa. Maphorisa appeared before the Randburg Magistrates Court on Monday, 8 May on a gender-based violence related charge. THULI PHONGOLO WITHDRAWS CASE AGAINST MAPHORISA National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson in Gauteng, Phindi Mjonondwane said […]

Captain Siya Kolisi is back in the fold as Springboks reassemble in preparation for the 2023 Test campaign. Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. Photo: SA Rugby. The Springboks will assemble in Durban in May for two preparation camps with the purpose of getting their on-and-off-field structures in place for the 2023 international season. ALSO READ: Springboks Test […]

Social media was set abuzz after it was reported that DJ Maphorisa was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend Thuli Phongolo. City Press reported DJ Maphorisa was nabbed for allegedly assaulting Phongolo at her Sandton home. ALSO READ: DJ Maphorisa ARRESTED for assaulting actress girlfriend SOUTH AFRICANS REACT TO DJ MAPHORISA’S ARREST What left many puzzled was that Thuli Phongolo once […]

Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s party dismissed allegations of his involvement in a Ponzi scheme as ‘unfounded’. Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda has been elected the new mayor of Johannesburg, beating ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni and DA’s Mpho Phalatse. Image via Twitter/ @NatashaN_Phiri Al Jama-ah, Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s political party, said the ‘unfounded allegations’ against the new […]

New overnight shelter should be complete by end of the year. By Matthew Hirsch, GroundUp. A new 300-bed overnight shelter in Green Point is due to be completed by the end of the year. Ratepayers and businesses in the area support the initiative to help homeless people living in the area. But the Safe Space […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of a herd of elephants, including calves, crossing a road. LOOK | Kruger Park: BATS hang from ceiling at Skukuza Airport – PICTURE Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “The Gatshenis” SEE | Kruger Park: Ranger shares picture […]

Adriaan Wildschutt is the new holder of the South African 10 000m record, breaking the old mark on Saturday that stood for 24 years. LOOK | Two Oceans Marathon record-breaker Gerda Steyn downs a beer – PICTURE As reported by the SAPeople website, competing at the Track Fest meeting in Los Angeles, Wildschutt stopped the clock in a time […]

Opera singer, Pretty Yende has become a household name in the classical music world, thanks to her soaring soprano voice. Pretty Yende performs at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 2019. Image: The Conversation. Among the invited artists at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III was the South African soprano, Pretty Yende. Coronations […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of a male lion which has lost the bushy tip of its tail. LOOK | Kruger Park: BATS hang from ceiling at Skukuza Airport – PICTURE One can only image the story behind that! Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned […]

Taylea duToit, a resident of Sea Point, Cape Town, launched a crowdfunding campaign to help Siyabonga “Siya” Zimoshile (44) rebuild his informal home after it was demolished by the city of Cape Town. Within 24 hours, the campaign exceeded its target, raising R45,000 with the support of 50 donors. Siya is a security guard at Taylea’s […]

Adriaan Wildschutt is the new holder of the South African 10 000m record, breaking the old mark on Saturday that stood for 24 years. LOOK | Two Oceans Marathon record-breaker Gerda Steyn downs a beer – PICTURE Competing at the Track Fest meeting in Los Angeles, Wildschutt stopped the clock in a time of 27:23.10. In doing so, Wildschutt, still only […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of two honey badgers crossing a road inside the reserve. PICTURE | Kruger Park game ranger shares picture of ‘Silver-Eye’ lion Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “What a sighting” What a sighting 😁😁😁😁😁 pic.twitter.com/ClccwJCxz0 — The Real KING […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of a number of bats hanging from the ceiling of Skukuza Airport. PICTURE | Kruger Park game ranger shares picture of ‘Silver-Eye’ lion Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “Surveillance cameras at Skukuza Airport” Surveillance cameras at Skukuza Airport. pic.twitter.com/EHPpkF4bHJ — […]

Well-known adventurer and motivational speaker, Bear Grylls, recently climbed Lion’s Head in Cape Town with a member of his team, Adam Hassan. PICTURE | Kruger Park game ranger shares picture of ‘Silver-Eye’ lion The 48-year-old British adventurer – known for his popular show, Running Wild with Bear Grylls – was in South Africa to deliver a motivational talk about “what it means […]

Among the invited artists at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III is the South African soprano, Pretty Yende. Coronations are not events that take place often. What makes the moment special is not just singing for a new king, but the rareness of the occasion. After millions, if not billions, of global television viewers […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of an adorable newly-born hyena cub. Check it out! ALSO READ | LION TRIES ENTERING RESTAURANT FULL OF TOURISTS Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger wrote: “Just beautiful” Just beautiful…😍😍 pic.twitter.com/WG0U1nNyss — The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE (@EdwardthembaSa) May 4, 2023 […]

South African UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis made a statement that involved naming himself the future African champion of the UFC. Is The UFC Coming to Africa?; Image; Supplied Coming off a spectacular performance in his knockout victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 287, Israel Adesanya gave a chilling message to an unnamed contender in […]

Ed Sheeran is delighted by the outcome of this lawsuit. According to NBC News, a court jury in New York determined on May 4 that the artist is not responsible in a copyright infringement complaint that claimed his song “Thinking Out Loud” contained “overt common components” and “striking resemblance” to Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” According to an AFP reporter […]

Gauteng Province is looking for 6 000 unemployed youth to work in the energy space, installing solar panels. Gauteng Province is looking for 6 000 unemployed youth to work in the energy space, installing solar panels. Image via Pexels. Gauteng province is looking for 6 000 unemployed youth within the province to be trained as […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of what appears to be an African Rock Python crossing a dirt road. PICTURE | Kruger Park game ranger shares picture of ‘Silver-Eye’ lion Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “Kubi” Kubi😬😬😂😂 pic.twitter.com/CvhnbfLljN — The Real KING OF THE […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of ‘Silver-Eye’, a male lion which appears to have one ‘normal’ coloured eye and one silver-looking. ALSO READ | LION TRIES ENTERING RESTAURANT FULL OF TOURISTS Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger wrote: “Silver-Eye..What a legend.” Silver-Eye..What a legend.👌🏾 pic.twitter.com/WkuOukX5Z1 […]

Zimoja reports that former Generations: The Legacy actor Musa Ngema, who played Mazwi Moroka has landed a role on SABC1’s educational soapie Skeem Saam. ALSO READ: ‘End of an era’: Actor Musa Ngema exits ‘Generations: The Legacy’ IS MUSA NGEMA JOINING ‘SKEEM SAAM’? Sources from educational soapie informed the outlet that the former Generation: The Legacy star Musa Ngema was spotted […]

A proposed new 300-bed overnight facility for homeless people in Green Point, dubbed a Safe Space by the City, has received the full support of The Green Point Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association (GPRRA), and is expected to be opened by the end of the year. A new 300-bed overnight shelter in Green Point is due […]

Roemella Shemba is on a mission to beat the odds. In his tough neighbourhood, Eldorado Park, rife with gangsterism, drug use and crime, young people are likely to also be unemployed, and many turn to crime. Shemba has taken a different approach. He designs clothes under the brand AntiGang. Published originally on GroundUp | By Adel […]