Flames licking along Tafelberg Road, Cape Town, caused concern for residents of the Mother City on Wednesday, 29 March. However, Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) has assured the public that the fire is the result of a prescribed burn that started in the early hours of the morning. TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE IS A PRESCRIBED BURN […]

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 […]

With hours to go until the Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 draws on Wednesday, 29 March, South Africa could be welcoming its newest millionaire. FOR THE LATEST LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS RESULTS CLICK HERE There’s never a bad time to become super rich overnight! ALSO READ | SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY: TOP 10 PAYOUTS IN HISTORY But to […]

The Zimbabwean government says it has put in place a range of measures to help Zimbabweans returning from South Africa. But many say they are battling to make ends meet. With the expiry of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit system looming in June, many Zimbabweans in South Africa are returning to Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe government says […]

Final-year Industrial Design student at the University of Johannesburg, Tshepiso Motau, has won the Furniture Design Competition in a ceremony hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic). Motau, who hails from Centurion, designed an eye-catching and colourful room divider with Ndebele patterns inspired by internationally acclaimed artist, Dr Esther Mahlangu. The […]

If you grew up in the 90s and 00s, you may feel that sex education didn’t teach you much of practical value. Most sex education during this time followed a “prevention” approach, focusing on avoiding pregnancy and STIs, with most information largely targeted at heterosexual people. While some schools are now making their sex education […]

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says over the last two years, government has been hard at work to recover the tourism industry to what it was at pre-COVID-19 conditions. The Minister was speaking at the launch of the Africa Travel Indaba to be held in Durban in May. “We are all working towards seeing our […]

AfriForum has just provided information about Afrikaans and other South African languages for inclusion in the World Atlas of Languages of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to Alana Bailey, AfriForum’s Head of Cultural Affairs, this atlas is an interactive and dynamic online platform that documents the status of languages around […]

Tangible coding, which was predominantly used in a pilot project by the Department of Basic Education last year to introduce 21st century skills to primary school learners across the country, has proven to be an excellent tool for the diverse South African school landscape. Various coding platforms were introduced to 23 636 teachers across the […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Tuesday, 28 March 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Tuesday, 28 […]

It’s nearly time for Tuesday, 28 March 2023’s PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws. Here are the numbers – and hopefully they mean one thing: You are South Africa’s latest multi-millionaire. POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS JACKPOTS ESTIMATED AT: R15 million (PowerBall) R10 million (PowerBall Plus) If you really want your share of the jackpot, you have […]

Cilliers Brink has been elected as the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane. Brink now leads the City’s Multi-Party Coalition government. Brink said: “I accept the role of Executive Mayor with deep gratitude and humility. I’m also very encouraged by the confidence placed in me by our multi-party coalition. Let’s build a Capital City […]

My dad came to South Africa in his early twenties. As a British guy, he didn’t speak ‘die taal’ but as an electrical engineer employed on the power lines he worked with a lot of Afrikaans people—making life ripe for misunderstandings. Often, my dad worked out in the gramadoelas. At the end of one of […]

Prime Video announced today that Trevor Noah will be the host of its first South African Original, LOL: Last One Laughing, set to launch in South Africa and globally early next year, introducing audiences to some of the best South African comedic talent. Prime Video announces its first South Africa Original, unscripted comedy series LOL: […]

The dating reviews website MyDatingAdviser.com has ranked the top skinny dipping locations worldwide – and found that South Africa has some of the very best locations. WATCH | White Lion yawning will be the most incredible thing you’ll watch today! In a new study that determined the best skinny dipping locations worldwide, a hundred nude beaches across the globe […]

There is nothing more spine-tingling and exhilarating than encountering a lion in the wild. WATCH | Kruger National Park: Latest sighting – Lions stationary near Skukuza Spotting a White Lion in its natural habitat is even more special. Encountering a White Lion yawning in the wild is a memory to treasure for a lifetime. WATCH | Kruger National […]

The African Wealth Report for 2023 shows that South Africa has lost thousands of millionaires over the last decade, but remains the country with the highest concentration of individual wealth on the continent. ALSO READ | Interest rate: Brace yourselves for a HIKE later this week – experts The report, compiled by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth, […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah and legendary tennis player Roger Federer have teamed up to create a movie that will promote Roger’s homeland, Switzerland. Trevor posted a poster of the new film on social media, saying: “A little train adventure with my favorite travel buddy Roger Federer! Stay tuned: Our ride of a lifetime movie […]

The recently published African Wealth Report for 2023 shows that South Africa has lost thousands of millionaires over the last decade, but remains the country with the highest concentration of individual wealth on the continent. ALSO READ | Interest rate: Brace yourselves for a HIKE later this week – experts The report, compiled by Henley & Partners and New […]

The recently published African Wealth Report for 2023 shows that South Africa has lost thousands of millionaires over the last decade, but remains the country with the highest concentration of individual wealth on the continent. MONEY MATTERS | FOUR of Africa’s wealthiest cities are in South Africa ALSO READ | Interest rate: Brace yourselves for a HIKE later this week […]

The Quinton van der Burgh Foundation (QVDB Foundation) and South African superstar Cassper Nyovest have reacted to a desperate need for clean drinkable water in the North West Province. Thanks to their initiative, Nyovest’s alma mater, Sol Plaatje Primary School in Mahikeng can now supply its 47 teachers and 1357 students with fresh drinking water. […]

It’s now more commonly known that alcohol and tobacco use make us ill. Less known is that just four industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths. These industries are: unhealthy processed food and drinks, fossil fuels, alcohol and tobacco. Collectively they cause 19 million deaths every year, according to a recent series […]

The first homeless count in the City of Tshwane, which was conducted in October 2022 and launched this week, has revealed that unemployment is the single main cause of homelessness in the city. A report launched this week counted 4,177 homeless people in Tshwane and surveyed 3,408 of them. Nearly half of those surveyed cited […]

Constitution Hill’s Old Fort came alive on Saturday as dozens of young people living in Johannesburg’s inner city took to the stage to showcase their talent in the Uzwano Festival. Many of the performers attend weekly after-school programmes at Lefika La Phodiso Community Art Counselling Centre and the Windybrow Arts Centre. They performed original songs, […]

The State’s first witness in the R37.7 million Estina dairy farm tax fraud trial is expected to continue his testimony in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court today. This is another matter from the main R280 million Estina farm fraud and corruption case, which implicated the former Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane. National Prosecuting Authority Investigating […]