There’s a new hero in town – a drone that was used by the Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) team in the Western Cape (WC), to guide two beginner hikers to safety after they found themselves stranded on a challenging trail, near a “perilous cliff”! The dedicated rescue team of WSAR professionals and volunteers, along […]

It’s not just South Africans who’ve been ecstatic to see athlete Wayde van Niekerk’s return to championship style – after he blitzed to the 400m men’s title last weekend in a world-leading 44.17 seconds, his fastest time in almost six years. This week the South African legend made worldwide headlines, and World Athletics posted a […]

The Cell C Sharks capped an unbeaten season when they won the SA Rugby Under-20 Cup title in style, winning a tense final by 32-29 against 2022 champions, the Vodacom Bulls, in Durban on Thursday. In winning the title, the Durbanites became the third different champion of the SA Rugby U20 Cup competition in as […]

Trial of vaccine to prevent RSV was led by Wits vaccinologist Shabir Madhi and showed 82% efficacy. By James Stent   Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a dangerous early childhood viral infection, but results of a vaccine promise to change things radically. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s most […]

New telescopes with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution are being unveiled around the world – and beyond. Among them are the Giant Magellan Telescope under construction in Chile, and the James Webb Space Telescope, which is parked a million and a half kilometres out in space. This means there is a wealth of data available to […]

Legendary South African athlete Ernst van Dyk has confirmed that he will be retiring from racing this year, bringing to an end a stellar career in which he twice won Gold at the Paralympics and broke a record by winning the Boston Marathon Men’s Wheelchair Race TEN times! Speaking to the Boston Globe this week, […]

This week, the Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, and the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, attended the official opening of the new evaporator dryer power plant facility at Lactalis South Africa’s cheese manufacturing plant in Bonnievale, Western Cape. Lactalis South Africa’s Bonnievale factory is the biggest cheese factory […]

The Kruger National Park is one of the world’s must-visit game reserves. WATCH | White Lion yawning will be the most incredible thing you’ll watch today! It covers an area of 19 623 km2 and stretches 360km from north to south and 65km from west to east. WATCH | PYTHON CONSTRICTS LEOPARD IN EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL The Kruger National […]

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has welcomed the declaration of Middelpunt Nature Reserve (MNR) as South Africa’s 29th Ramsar site. The declaration of South Africa’s 29th wetland of international importance comes less than a year since the declaration of the Berg Estuary in the Western Cape as South Africa’s 28th Ramsar […]

Fans of The Wife on Showmax are in for an emotional day on so many levels. Below Mbalenhle Mavimbela looks back on her career-making role as Hlomu in The Wife… Thursdays will never be the same. All three seasons of The Wife are now available on Showmax, with the multi-award-winning, record-breaking Showmax Original telenovela ending […]

South Africa’s favourite ‘cousin’, comedian Barry Hilton, shared a kindness post this week… about how a taxi driver helped him when he got stuck with a flat tyre whilst out cycling. But it wasn’t Barry’s message that caught our attention, but that of a stranger whose life was touched by Barry some years ago, on […]

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the withdrawal of the National State of Disaster on Electricity will have no impact on the ministry’s work going forward. The SA government formally withdrew the State of Disaster and its regulations on Wednesday. Ramokgopa said: “The Minister of Electricity continues to be seized with that responsibility of reducing […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) has urged visitors to the Kruger National Park (KNP) for the Easter school holidays to observe the Rules of the Park to have a safe and pleasant experience. The Park has increased visibility of both traffic officials and visitor management personnel as an increased number of visitors is expected. They […]

The Gauteng Industrial Development Zone SOC Limited (Gauteng IDZ) has set its sights on being the leading economic zone in the country and in Africa. Gauteng Economic Development MEC, Tasneem Motara, on Tuesday said that the IDZ aims to promote job and enterprise development opportunities. Established in 2009, the Gauteng IDZ is mandated to develop […]

The country is gearing up to host the fifth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) on 13 April 2023 in Johannesburg. This conference is the final leg of the current investment drive to attract R1.2 trillion over five years. The SAIC attracts delegates from South Africa and the rest of the globe. Last year, the fourth […]

It’s 11am on Wednesday morning and people of all ages are gathering at the soup kitchen in Naledi Crescent, Mfuleni, in Cape Town. Children sit on the ground with their food containers and elderly people sit on buckets, tyres or on the pavement. For some, this will be the only meal of the day. Hundreds […]

Durban photographers were up before dawn on Monday morning to capture these stunning photos of Queen Mary 2 as she made her way gracefully into Durban harbour, shimmering and glittering. Queen Mary 2, one of the world’s longest passenger ships, dazzled in Durban for a day – arriving at 4am and setting off again in […]

Local television and radio personality Carol Ofori has made history as the first South African female to win an international, esteemed SOVAS Voice Arts® Award… which is like the Oscars of voice acting awards. Carol won in the Outstanding Commercial – Radio or Streaming – Best African Voiceover category, for her performance in the Ratings For […]

The Cape Leopard Trust Research (CLT) team has reported that its large-scale survey of the Little Karoo was successfully completed at the end of 2022 with some fantastic photo captures obtained from the camera grid. PICTURE | Kruger National Park | Latest sighting: Lioness with 3 cubs near Phalaborwa The survey consisted of 64 paired camera stations distributed across […]

South Africa has been setting a positive example for its approach to ensuring a just energy transition, according to the African Energy Chamber. Not only is SA embracing renewable energy projects, but it is also wisely pursuing several proactive measures to generate the necessary funding. One such approach is the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer […]

Daniel Bennett, a Grade 12 learner from Curro Hazeldean in Pretoria has made golfing history. The 17 year old learner shattered three South African golfing records during the 2023 Nomads SA Boys Under 19 Stroke Play Championship at Pecanwood Golf and Country Estate last week. Bennett’s victory was nothing short of remarkable, as he dominated […]

World Travel Market Africa (WTM), the continent’s leading and only B2B exhibition for both inbound and outbound travel and tourism markets, kicked off at the CTICC on Monday. More than 7 000 delegates from over 100 countries, including tourism industry professionals, exhibitors, buyers and media, are currently in Cape Town for three days of trade, […]

Where the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers meet, forming the modern border between Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, lies a hill that hardly stands out from the rest. One could easily pass it without realising its historical significance. It was on and around this hill that what appears to be southern Africa’s earliest state-level society and […]

I have lived in Germiston for a long time. This is the first year I have thought of moving out… writes Viv Vermaak.  I have never felt so disturbed by the way our country is headed. Nor so afraid or alone. It is not because Ekurhuleni’s municipal infrastructure is falling apart, so much so that […]

One of the longest passenger ships in the world, Queen Mary 2, docked at Durban Harbor today. EThekwini Municipality said the N Shed (when the ship docked) was “abuzz” as the 950 crew members and 2,000 passengers of Queen Mary 2 were given a warm Durban welcome by Zulu dancers and singers as they disembarked. […]