Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier airline, is preparing to increase the frequency of flights between Johannesburg and Jamestown, St Helena Island to a weekly service from 15 October 2022. This is thanks to plans by the St Helena Government to lift COVID-19 quarantine, testing and mask-wearing restrictions from 08 August 2022 and for tourism facilities to […]

Cape Town has been revealed as the seventh most popular city break destination globally, according to research data for over 1,200 cities in over 130 countries! The data was analysed by Hotel chain Premier Inn. Cape Town Revealed As One Of The World’s Most Popular City Break DestinationsTaking a city break remains a firm favourite travel choice […]

A young student from South Africa, Chido Dzinotyiwei, has dazzled judges and secured a place in the Top 6 in the final round of the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) 2022. Chido was one of more than 65 finalists selected earlier this year. The competition is open to entrants who run a business while […]

Like darkness through the winter nights so are the days of our lives, says Nando’s who’ve just done it again with a brilliant and hilarious video that captures the current mood in South Africa where load-shedding (power cuts) have become more regular lately. Fortunately “⏳Mara there’s a Bright Side at Nando’s.?” The super-successful South African […]

South African fans will be delighted to know that Justin Bieber’s Justice World Tour is back on! Big Concerts and AEG Presents confirmed today that Bieber will be in Cape Town at the end of September, followed by Johannesburg in October (sorry, no Durban!). In June, the American pop star announced that he was cancelling […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed European Union (EU) Council President, Charles Michel’s pledge that commits the European Union to support Africa’s efforts to achieve food security. The pledge will also help to decrease the continent’s dependence on agricultural inputs that are exported from elsewhere in the world. “In this regard, a joint project plan was […]

South African actress Lex King has gone viral on YouTube for her hook-up scene with Leighton (Broadway star Reneé Rapp) in the first episode of HBO Max’s 18SNL hit The Sex Lives of College Girls, which is currently the most popular international series on Showmax. The 30-second kissing clip, uploaded by Hot Hunter, has been […]

In what has been described as a turning point in a community grappling with violent crime, high-levels of Gender Based Violence (GBV) alcohol and drug abuse, residents of Khayelitsha are forging stronger ties with law enforcement to keep their community safe. In a crime Imbizo with Police Minister Bheki Cele, community policing structures in the […]

Banyana Banyana are through to the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after beating Zambia 1-0 in a tough semifinal in Morocco on Monday night! UPDATE 23 July 23h50: South Africa’s Banyana Banyana WIN the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The South African senior national team scored the priceless winning goal […]

Britain’s Prince Harry (who now lives in California with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children) delivered a keynote speech on Monday (July 18) at the United Nations about seeking insight from the words of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela during a time of “global uncertainty and division”. He also revealed his deep love for […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ladysmith Black Mambazo sang their warm-hearted choral harmonies in honour of peace icon Nelson Mandela on Sunday, with a 45-minute forced intermission caused by one of the power cuts that have become such a part of daily life in South Africa they have their own name – loadshedding. By Tim Cocks The […]

Miss South Africa 2021 Lalela Mswane, made history this weekend – becoming the first black woman to be crowned Miss Supranational since the annual competition began in 2009. The SA beauty queen (and law school graduate, model and dancer) beat 68 other candidates from around the world to scoop the dazzling, new crown. (A possible […]

Today was always going to be emotional for Eben Etzebeth. His 100th Test match for South Africa’s Springboks, becoming only the seventh SA rugby player to achieve this milestone, and the youngest (30). But if you wondered why he was so emotional during the national anthem… it’s because that was his future wife singing it […]

The Springboks clinched a hard-fought, but ultimately deserved Castle Lager Incoming Series 2-1 over Wales, beating their determined opponents by 30-14 in the third and final Test at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday. It was a great way to mark Eben Etzebeth’s 100th Test, while Bongi Mbonambi celebrated his 50th by scoring one […]

Planned power cuts by South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom, have left businesses and households without electricity for close to six hours daily. Eskom introduced the latest round of power cuts, commonly referred to as load-shedding, in June after generation units in three power plants broke down. Then, to make matters worse, employees at […]

Today’s Castle Incoming Series Test decider between Wales and South Africa (who both have one win behind them) kicked off with very emotional renditions of the two countries’ anthems… and an incredibly warm welcome for Eben Etzebeth and Bongi Mbonambi. This is Eben’s 100th Test for South Africa (only the seventh national player in history to […]

CAPE TOWN – Good Hope FM launched the Keep Cape Town Warm campaign in partnership with Community Chest at the beginning of June and has raised R100k in food, blankets and cash for people in need this winter. The campaign was met by passionate support from Capetonians who dropped off blankets and non-perishable food at […]

Halala! Content on Showmax is up for a whopping 158 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) – the most by far of any streaming service available in South Africa. Showmax Originals alone are nominated for 52 SAFTAs, including the key categories of Best Telenovela (The Wife), TV Drama (DAM), TV Comedy (Tali’s Baby Diary), […]

South African Pierre Carter is an unassuming man. He enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, their four dogs in tow. But beneath this calm exterior is a man with an appetite for danger… Soaring Everest So much so that he set off on the adventure of a lifetime to the Himalaya’s, not only […]

The Drakensberg Boys Choir has done it again – creating an amazing production in a setting as iconic as the KwaZulu-Natal boys’ choir itself. This time the choir is singing a cover of Butter by South Korean boy band BTS (Bangtan Boys) who happen to be the favourite group of another South African icon, Trevor […]

South Africa’s women’s football team, Banyana Banyana, tonight successfully achieved their main objective at WAFCON – to qualify for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year! By beating Tunisia 1-0 in the quarter finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco this evening (14 July), Banyana Banyana automatically qualify […]

South Africa’s Louis Meintjes finished second behind Britain’s Tom Pidcock in Thursday’s 12th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.1km Alpine trek between Briancon and L’Alpe d’Huez. A thrilled Louis tweeted this evening: “Well, what a day” and added a number two medal. Well, what a day. 🥈@LeTour @IntermarcheWG pic.twitter.com/fQs9yE2Ood — Louis (@LouisMeintjes) July […]

A Special Tribunal preservation order freezing the luxury mansion of Alfred Nevhutanda left out several companies that also made contributions. By Raymond Joseph. A private company that has been paid millions for providing services to the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), contributed R2-million towards the luxury mansion of Alfred Nevahutanda, the NLC’s former board chairperson. Neo […]

Plants have directly contributed to the development of important drugs. The antimalarial treatment artemisinin, pain medication morphine, and cancer chemotherapy taxol are just three examples of drugs derived from plants. Africa is endowed with up to 45,000 plant species – about 25% of the world’s plant genetic resources. More than 5,000 plant species from this […]

“This week at Bona Ubuntu Program, we saw the first blind, and partially sighted, learners interact with our RANGERS coding game – paving the way for a braille version of our games!” says Prof Jean Greyling from Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in South Africa. (Watch below.) Prof Greyling from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), in partnership […]