A man who fell into the harbour from the quay at Victoria and Alfred (V&A) Waterfront on Sunday 5 March, was fortunately rescued thanks to the quick thinking of a skipper on a nearby boat. The incident occurred at around 13h00. NSRI Table Bay were at sea at the time, in the middle of their […]

The world’s largest-timed cycle race pedals through the Mother City for its 45th year on Sunday, 12 March 2023 with the inclusion of a shorter route of 42km and multiple age-group events. The City of Cape Town is honoured to be home to the Cape Town Cycle Tour as we celebrate 45 years of the most […]

A kind-hearted South African who recently won R10,000 in an SPCA lottery competition has donated the prize money back for the animals. The SPCA said Lauren Moore was “thrilled” when they called to let her know she was the winner of January’s Tails Up Club Lottery. ”But what she said next caught us by surprise […]

Australian DJ and music producer FISHER is super excited to be performing again in South Africa on Friday night. So excited that he posted a video of himself blurting out a bunch of South African words like China, bru, biltong and Shosholoza in a very lekka lekker SA accent! The well know ‘Strayan DJ (full […]

Shirlene (Smith) Vermaak tragically lost everything when the Vaal River burst its banks and her home was totally flooded. But in less than 24 hours, since a friend of hers posted a plea for help yesterday, offers have ‘flooded’ in, showing just how much South Africans care and like to ‘helpmekaar‘ (help each other). In […]

Legendary South African coach Ans Botha has left an indelible mark on SA athletics in a career spanning over 50 years. Olympics.com recently honoured Botha with an in-depth interview in which the 81-year-old said her enjoyment of coaching “is only getting stronger”. Here are some of the highlights from the interview: Ans is best known […]

The Kruger National Park (KNP) is hosting a large number of scientists and researchers from around the world this week in Skukuza. The 214 international delegates – who represent 84 different institutions from most continents – have gathered for the 20th annual Savanna Science Network Meeting which ends on Friday. The four-day programme includes 150 […]

These are some of the best local hits to stream on Showmax in March. A special shout out to the documentaries, which are on a roll at the moment. Blind Ambition, Rise: The Story Kolisi Story, Girl, Taken, and Stella Murders. ADULTING S1 | Showmax Original | Mondays from 20 March 2023 Set in Johannesburg, Adulting […]

Restaurant JAN in Nice on the French Riviera has had its Michelin star renewed for the eighth year in a row! South African celebrity chef Jan Hendrik says today he has a “bright smile on my face”. Taking to social media after the prestigious awards ceremony in Strasbourg on Monday evening, Jan said: “Since we […]

If you gaze up to the skies over the Western Cape coastline, there’s an excellent chance you’ll spot marine conservation photographer Jean Tresfon flying overhead. PICTURES | Is this the BIGGEST great white shark ever spotted in SA waters? Tresfon has been taking to the air for several years now, bringing those followers of his Facebook page award-winning photographs […]

Following revelations this morning that SARS has no record of the Phala Phala millions (that were found stuffed in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s couch), South African comedian, actor and voice artist Themba Robin has produced another brilliant South African safari video! Watch below. As with his last hilarious safari footage about SA’s potholes, Themba has again […]

If you gaze up to the skies over the Western Cape coastline, there’s an excellent chance you’ll spot marine conservation photographer Jean Tresfon flying overhead. PICTURES | Is this the BIGGEST great white shark ever spotted in SA waters? Tresfon has been taking to the air for several years now, bringing those followers of his Facebook page award-winning photographs […]

Comedian Chris Rock (58), who was sensationally slapped in the face at the last Oscar ceremony by actor Will Smith, has ‘slapped back’, almost a year later. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and Chris appears to have taken it to heart, delivering his response in a live Netflix stream this weekend […]

Bright rainbow coloured flags made waves down the streets in Cape Town city centre as over 1,000 people marched in a parade to celebrate queer pride in South Africa on Saturday. It was the culmination of Pride month, which started in February. This year’s theme was “Own Your Truth” and about being out and visible […]

Dawid Kahts, a musician based in Pretoria, South Africa, has written a hilarious job application letter to Eskom that has gone viral on social media. With relentless loadshedding, coffee being laced with cyanide, alleged high-level corruption at the power utility, and the resignation / ousting of former CEO André de Ruyter, Dawid told SAPeople he’s […]

The restoration of Mostert’s Mill, the iconic 200-year-old windmill destroyed by the April 2021 UCT fire, is almost complete. The mill’s propellers were fitted on Wednesday, a big step forward in the project. Mostert’s Mill is one of several historical buildings damaged by the fire. Others include De Meule, the house behind the mill, Cadboll […]

Chart-topping and multiple award-winning musician George Ezra will be coming to South African shores in July 2023. The tour kicks off in Cape Town on 12 July 2023 and then heads to Pretoria on 15 July. (Sorry, yet again, no Durban.) George Ezra has toured the world, toured it some more, then met himself coming […]

Mark Pilgrim has broken his social media silence, through Hot 102.7fm, to thank his tens of thousands of fans for their prayers while he focuses on his treatment and healing journey. The popular radio personality, who is bravely fighting cancer, explained he has not been updating his social media pages as his attention has been […]

Five students from different walks of life are starting out their tertiary studies in Computing Sciences this year, following their introduction to coding by Tangible Africa… writes CINDY PRELLER. The award-winning offline coding movement, an engagement project of the Nelson Mandela University Computing Sciences Department and the Leva Foundation, has for the past two years […]

Lately it feels like international celebrities have been knocking themselves out to praise South Africa and all her beauty – from Tom Cruise (“absolutely stunning”) and CNN’s Richard Quest (“most beautiful friendly place”) to comedian Trevor Noah on a homecoming trip (“constantly left in awe”). And now a TikTok user has gone a step further […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 5 March in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 7 March if you’re abroad. The Future’s Here and it Wants to Chat Conventional wisdom would say “fear the robots”. But as […]

It’s back! Famous Cape Town landmark, the Cape Wheel, will officially reopen to the public in a few weeks. After a seven-month break for maintenance and a relocation, the wheel is back to delight all. ALSO READ: Cape Town icon is ‘rolling on’ to a new location Housed at its new location – the V&A Waterfront’s Breakwater Boulevard – […]

Showmax brings some great Originals to the table in March: true crime documentary Stella and no-holds-barred series Sex & Pleasure, and Ghanian series The Billionaire’s Wife. Fans of international series are spoilt for choice, too: critically acclaimed series like The English, and new seasons of Succession, The Flight Attendant and The Good Fight. Originals Adulting […]

Performing at Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens tonight will be like a “well-poured pint of Guinness” for Irish singer-songwriter and former Boyzone star Ronan Keating. The Dubliner will be celebrating his 46th birthday with an epic two-hour-long show at what he calls “one of his favourite venues in the world”. “It has been 20 years since […]

The City of Cape Town has discovered a small jumping cockroach – called a Leaproach – at the Steenbras Nature Reserve, the first of its kind to be found in one of our nature reserves. This is a befitting surprise as we celebrate World Wildlife Day and a reminder that not all wildlife is big […]