A 62-year-old South African man, Simon Ince, quietly set a Guinness World Record 10 days ago, and were it not for a curious and passionate photographer, the rest of the country may never have known. Here’s the wonderful story, as told by Western Cape photographer Abri Kruger… Long Distance Swim Against Jaws – by Abri […]

A 16-year-old learner from Johannesburg has just broken the record for swimming across False Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. Kyle Stephens, from Edenvale High School, swam a distance of 32,8km in a time of 8 hours, 8 minutes and 15 seconds. (The English Channel swim is the same distance, although its unpredictable currents […]

When two KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) legends decided to meet… it was bound to be magical, but this goes above and beyond! Absolutely sensational! Watch below as the KZN Sharks collaborate with the Drakensberg Boys Choir to perform Imagine Dragons’ “Follow You”. It’s hard to see who’s most excited – the boys choir or the rugby team! […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s donation of Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine, was safely received on Monday. They will be able to provide relatively fast internet service, by connecting to low orbiting satellites. Ukraine’s vice Prime Minister Mikhaïl Fedorov tweeted: “Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk”, to which the billionaire, South African expat replied: “You are […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed experienced prosecutor Advocate Andrea Johnson as the head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate (NPA ID). Johnson’s appointment was announced on Monday following the resignation of former head Advocate Hermione Cronje in December last year. The President said Johnson will lead the ID into a new phase – building […]

South Africa turned the tables on New Zealand, winning the second and final test by 198 runs in Christchurch on Tuesday to draw the series 1-1. New Zealand had won the first test in Christchurch by an innings and 276 runs. Rain was hindering South Africa’s push for victory today, with a break called before […]

CAPE TOWN – The South African government is marking World Wildlife Day with trophy hunting quotas that will sacrifice vulnerable leopards, endangered elephant and critically endangered black rhino “as conservation tool(s)”… although their conservation claim is being undermined by a new report which shows that 83% of exported trophies from SA are in fact captive-bred […]

LONDON/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich, who owns English Premier League football club Chelsea, has accepted a Ukrainian request to help negotiate an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich was asked by Ukraine to help mediate because of his background in Russia, where he made a fortune in the chaotic […]

Kristina Oliinyk (31), who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and has been living in Vredehoek, Cape Town, in South Africa for the last seven years, was woken up at 4am on Thursday (24 February 2022) by a distressing phone call from her mother… as Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced his troops were entering Ukraine for […]

Inspired by a magnificent, unbeaten century from rookie wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, South Africa pulled within six wickets of a series-levelling victory in the second test against New Zealand after dominating day four in Christchurch on Monday. Since suffering the Proteas’ second-worst test defeat in the opening Christchurch test, South Africa’s turnaround has been little short […]

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has announced that the price of petrol and diesel are expected to increase at the beginning of March. The fuel prices for March are expected to increase as follows: Both grades of petrol are expected to increase by at least R1.46. The price of 0.05% Sulphur Diesel is […]

While much of the world has rallied to support Ukraine as it comes under fire from Russia, South Africans who are fleeing the country have shared accounts of alleged discrimination they say they have suffered at the hands of Ukraine soldiers and border post officials. Fortunately three exceptional South African women have rallied together to […]

Eastern Cape tourism relies on the influx of sun worshipers and water sports enthusiasts to East London’s white beaches and the Nahoon Estuary Nature Reserve. So, why are ageing pipes and broken pump stations leaking sewage (which stinks!) into this tourist treasure? Carte Blanche investigates… “It’s unbelievable to imagine that we are in one of […]

Hollywood film star Tom Cruise told Hoedspruit residents today that he chose to film Mission: Impossible 8 in South Africa because “it’s a beautiful country”. Earlier this week he said how excited he was to be filming in SA, how they’d been planning it for a long time, and how “it would be nice to […]

South African cricket coach Kobus Olivier has become one of the human faces of the Ukraine crisis as Russia continues to pelt the country with missiles, since its forces invaded on Thursday morning. At least 198 civilians have so far been killed, according to the Health Department. Kobus’ name and story have been shared worldwide […]

Two convicted rhino poachers have been handed lengthy jail terms by the Skukuza Regional court. The two men from Mozambique were arrested in Satara section of the Kruger National Park (KNP) on 22 May 2019 by Rangers. The rangers had been alerted to an incident by the sound of shots being fired. They responded and found […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for mediation in order to resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. A Russian military invasion of Ukraine is currently unfolding, and has left at least 137 Ukranian civilians and military recruits dead and hundreds of others wounded. The SA President said that the situation “should be subjected […]

South Africans in Europe are reaching out to South Africans in the Ukraine who may be trying to escape the volatile situation after Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday. South Africa currently has no official evacuation plan in place. South African expat, Lorraine Blauw, who lives in the Netherlands and has a Facebook page for […]

South African media personality Minnie Dlamini will be walking the ramp for JessicaJane to show off the French-Xhosa Range at Paris Fashion week in early March 2022 in a fabulous case of women supporting women on their journeys… whilst making South Africa proud and making dreams come true. Little did JessicaJane know that when she […]

Tygerberg Hospital has become the first public hospital in South Africa to perform robotic surgery, as part of its newly launched da Vinci surgical robotic programme… which magnifies images up to ten times and enables more precise surgery with 3D, instead of 2D, images. The first robotic-assisted operation was on a 62-year-old female patient, Lorraine […]

MOSCOW / KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east. Ukraine has declared a state of emergency. By Andrew Osborn and Natalia Zinets. Shortly […]

South Africa’s new eye-opening documentary series – Sex in Afrikaans –  has set a new record for the most first-day views of any Afrikaans title on Showmax ever, ahead of even Devilsdorp. Viewing peaked at 8pm on Valentine’s Day (14 Feb 2022), once everyone had put their kids to bed. Sex in Afrikaans follows clinical […]

As the world watches politicians scrambling to impose sanctions and hold back Russian President Vladimir Putin from giving his troops the go-ahead to invade neighbouring Ukraine, residents in the targeted country have been reaching out to citizens around the world through Facebook page, A View from My Window, expressing their heartbreaking love and patriotism for […]

Residents of Itireleng village, which falls under the Madibeng Local Municipality in the North West, have started fixing pothole-ridden roads in their community. They say their pleas for upgraded road infrastructure have been falling on deaf ears at the municipality for years. According to residents, the main gravel road into their village is littered with […]

When Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables his maiden Budget Speech today, all the focus will be on his proposals to bolster the health of the public purse, and what that will mean to the taxpayer’s pocket. Godongwana said during the Medium-Term Budget in November that gross tax revenues are expected to exceed the estimates presented […]