The Kruger National Park (KNP)’s Letaba Rest Camp is currently buzzing with cicada species. KNP said in a statement on Tuesday that “visitors are hereby informed of their noise which can be amplified by multitudes of insects into an overpowering hum”. Blame the males! They make this noise – by vibrating membranes on their abdomens […]

Red Bull athlete and Hard Enduro racer, Wade Young, has won the 2022 Roof of Africa which is a remarkable fifth victory in a row, making it the South African’s seventh win. In 2012, the hard enduro rider from KwaZulu-Natal became the youngest racer to win the iconic motorbike enduro race – known as ‘the […]

“Our pupils accept them as members of our society who are capable of doing things” says principal of Sophakama Primary. By Peter Luhanga. A group of Dunoon residents have not let their disabilities hold them back from helping to clean a local school. The ten people with disabilities have signed a six-month contract, which commenced […]

The management of the South African Police (SAPS) has congratulated Warrant Officer, Thapelo Molomo, for being crowned the Idols Season 18 winner. “The organisation is immensely proud of the 29-year-old member who is stationed at the Brits Police Station in the North West for hoisting the SAPS flag higher,” SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Athlenda Mathe, said […]

After trending at #1 on Twitter when it launched last Thursday, The Wife S3 has set a new four-day viewing record on Showmax, breaking the record previously held by the multi-award-winning Showmax Original telenovela’s second season. Early reviews for the third and final season are glowing. Bubblegum Club says, “The Wife sets the tone for […]

As predicted by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) heavy rain has fallen in parts of South Africa over the weekend, leading to some dams reaching over 100% capacity and sluice gates therefore being opened. Angeline Maree was at Hartbeespoort Dam yesterday – Saturday 12 November 2022 – and captured the following video footage after […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this weekend. You can watch the show on Sunday 13 November in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 15 November if you’re abroad. South African Cricket: All Choked Up Another year, another debacle for South African cricket. After […]

If you want to study anywhere other than Europe or North America, South Africa could be an option. South Africa is situated at the tip of Africa and is home to nearly 60 million people. The population is diverse, the nature is incredible, and there are a number of world-class universities that offer excellent education. […]

The City of Cape Town has become South Africa’s first city to be accredited as a Ramsar Wetland City. The announcement was made at the 14th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 5 to 13 November 2022. The city is […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that Kenyans will now be able to enter South Africa visa free for a period of 90 days, following an agreement that was reaching on the ‘thorny issue’ during his official state visit to the African country. During the visit several Memoranda of Understanding and agreements were signed between the […]

PIETERMARITZBURG – Following heavy rains in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday evening which caused the dredging equipment at Camps Drift to wash down river, the Clanfin Umpetha Challenge scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until early December. Organisers of the event are unsure as to the time it will take to remove the machinery from the […]

For almost all South African expats, there are days when you’re in love with your new country and grateful for the opportunities, and then there are days when the different set of life rules can wear you down. Former Capetonian Flower La Elizabeth Warner has the following advice on living in South Korea: How to […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) is increasing surveillance at Kruger National Park (KNP) entry gates as part of the festive season anti-crime prevention. SANParks said in a statement on Thursday that these measures are called for because bofy the recent spike in poaching, especially snaring and poisoning which is indiscriminate and kills any animal that […]

Showmax is launching Season 3 of its biggest show ever – The Wife – this Thursday, Season 3 of SA’s award-winning Best Comedy – Tali’s Joburg Diary – next Friday, and the streaming service’s best crime series yet – Donkerbos – nearer the end of the month. All are available for South Africans abroad (in […]

Ulster Rugby announced today that South Africa’s loosehead prop, Steven Kitshoff, will be joining the Irish club. The club said that after much speculation, the 30-year-old prop “who stormed to success in the 2019 Rugby World Cup as part of the infamous ‘Bomb Squad’, is to officially become one of the Ulster men on a […]

South Africa, France and Germany have signed loan agreements for the two European nations to each extend €300 million in concessional financing to South Africa to support the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on coal through a just transition to cleaner energy sources. In a statement on Wednesday, SA’s National Treasury said the French […]

The United Kingdom has announced a significant increase in its financial support to the poorest African countries that bear the brunt of climate change. Speaking alongside African leaders at COP27 in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly confirmed the UK will provide £200 million to the African Development Bank […]

Former SA Under-20 flyhalf Manie Libbok has been included on the Springbok bench for Saturday’s Test against France in Marseille as head coach Jacques Nienaber named a team showing five changes and two positional switches from the side that ran out against Ireland last weekend. The second Test on the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour kicks […]

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and NASA today renewed their partnership in lunar exploration with the groundbreaking of a new communications facility that will help the Artemis missions return humans to the Moon. The facility will be in Matjiesfontein, in the Central Karoo, and is Africa‘s first Deep Space Ground Station! The groundbreaking […]

At first glance the dystopian tech horror Black Mirror, the 2022 film The Woman King, and the feel-good Netflix teen Rom-Com The Kissing Booth don’t appear to have much in common. They’re so generically distant that one might not guess their commonality at all. Unless viewers recognise the incredible backdrops of cityscapes, rolling hills and […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this weekend. You can watch the show on Sunday 6 November in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 08 November if you’re abroad. It was the story that gripped SA… The separation of conjoined twins Mpho and Mphonyana […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi vowed that his team would give everything when they line up against Ireland, the top-ranked team in the world, at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday and shot down suggestions that it was a revenge match after their heavy defeat in Dublin in 2017. The Boks wrapped up their on-field preparations on […]

Shaiyene Fritz says her passion for pool started when she was nine years old. By Mary-Anne Gontsana Shaiyene Fritz has just returned from Morocco, where she competed in the World Blackball Championships. South Africa won gold medals in a number of events, including the women’s team category. Fritz is studying to be a social worker, […]

Loan sharks can be found in neighbourhoods across South Africa, often targeting areas without easy access to banks or using personal networks to try and convince borrowers to turn to them in times of need. The problem is that these unlawful lenders are not registered, nor do they conform to lending rules, and can be, […]

About 200 people met on Thursday at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre for the first day of the National Conversation about Homelessness. There were representatives from the City of Johannesburg, the Gauteng provincial government and non-governmental organisations. There were also homeless people. The event is hosted by the Johannesburg Homelessness Network (JHN) and supported by the […]