South Africa’s Proteas re-established their winning culture and picked up their first 30 points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) when they beat England by 107 runs with a day and a session to spare in the opening match of the four-match series at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on Sunday. Having not picked up a […]

The world’s oldest free-ranging black rhino – Fausta – has sadly died at the age of 57 in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania… from suspected natural causes. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority said in a media statement that the eastern black rhino (Diceros birconis michaelli) cow died on Friday evening, 27 December, at 20h29. “Records show […]

The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has today called for an urgent investigation into an incident at the Phoenix Community Health Clinic (Phoenix CHC) involving Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS), which saw injured patients forced to wait for up to five hours before being transferred to hospital for treatment. The incident took place on Thursday night […]

An American horse lover, Maggie Knox, was “absolutely blown away” by the response she got after posting a question about reindeer nutrition on a veterinarian page on Facebook, just before Christmas. She posted the question for vets only on behalf of her children… and vets everywhere responded, including one in South Africa who was super […]

“Picasso the Hadeda is back in the wild!” says CROW, the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife. Picasso became the most famous Hadeda in South Africa in October when he was rescued after being covered in paint… CROW said its Hillcrest depot, Bruce Wilson (an earth angel according to many!) from Sanctuary Project, helped in the […]

SA Women Fight Back is calling on South Africans to please sign a No Bail Petition for the suspect in the brutal murder of a teenager from George High School. Allishandre Floors – known to friends as Shandre – was raped and murdered just a few days before Christmas. The suspect is allegedly a family […]

Donovan Le Cok, who witnessed and filmed the ‘scuffle’ between top South African cyclist Nicholas Dlamini (whose arm was broken in the incident) and a SANParks official on Friday morning in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain, has released the following official statement. Le Cok, who works for luxury tour operator Giltedge Africa, said: “I […]

A Port Elizabeth-based charity director, Harrison Dax Nash, has been named alongside Elton John, Olivia Newton John and more than 1,000 others on the Queen’s New Year Honours List. Harrison is charity director at Maranatha Care Children (UK Charity) and Programme manager of Maranatha Streetworkers Trust, South Africa… an NPO that takes care of South […]

South Africa’s Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, will this morning at 08h00 be attending the funeral of a five-year-old boy whose life has tragically been cut short this Christmas by a stray bullet in the Cape Flats, Western Cape. The little boy – Valentino Christiano Grootetjie – was struck in the head by a stray […]

Gauteng police are investigating a murder incident following the gruesome discovery of seven bodies, found dumped on the Putfontein off-ramp next to the N12 highway in Benoni, South Africa… near to where a young couple were killed in May this year. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement on Friday that the […]

Hollywood stars Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones appear to be enjoying a fabulous Christmas holiday in Africa with their teenage children this year. Douglas (75) has been posting photos and video on his Instagram account showing the delighted family in various southern African countries. The couple, who married in November 2000, are with their […]

It has been confirmed that well known South African cyclist (and Laureus Sports award nominee) Nicholas Dlamini has sustained a broken arm after being stopped by SANParks officials in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park on Friday morning. South Africans and potential tourists around the world were horrified on Friday when a video […]

A five-year-old boy from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa, has become a social media star after generously donating all his savings from the past year to help make Christmas special for some underprivileged children in the area. According to the SABC News Western Cape, Grade R learner Denzhe Ndou used his savings […]

The “arrogance” of the Gupta family, who have been implicated in ‘state capture’ in South Africa, “has no bounds”, says the Democratic Alliance (DA)… as the family has applied to have their South Africans passports renewed while living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Guptas fled South Africa in February 2018 as evidence of their […]

An East London man is counting his Christmas blessings today after a run in with a shark on Boxing Day at Nahoon Beach in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Roger Swinney, a local teacher who is originally from KwaZulu-Natal, according to his Facebook profile, was out paddling early yesterday morning at around 06h00, when […]

South African endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy and his team have made history, becoming the first team of rowers – using human power only – to row across Drake Passage… from Cape Horn to the frozen continent, Antarctica. The fantastic news of the world first extreme ocean row was posted on Christmas night in a message […]

South Africa’s political leaders have shared the following Christmas messages with the country: Christmas message by Deputy President David Mabuza for 2019 Mabuza said it has been a year of success for some, but of pain and grief for others… Mabuza said this is a time to join hands and lend a shoulder to those […]

Watch the award-winning Drakensberg Boys Choir perform a moving musical ‘masala’ of African Christmas songs in a shopping mall in South Africa. The video, which was filmed on iPhone XR, was recorded at I’Langa Mall, Mbombela on 30 November 2019… but was only published on YouTube this week. This final treat for the year from […]

It’s the song that’s popular at Christmas, sung by the South African band we all love – the Ndlovu Youth Choir, the musical group from Limpopo that conquered the world when they became finalists in America’s Got Talent earlier this year, and helped raise South African pride and South Africans’ spirits during a particular tough […]

There’s no room for Scrooges on the couch when you binge a bunch of the cheeriest Christmas movies around. Put the sibling rivalries aside – Christmas is a time for caring, overeating and watching a bunch of cheesy movies that’ll melt even the stoniest of hearts. Here’s our pick of the best movies in Showmax’s […]

Christmas has come early for South Africans as Eskom has announced it will not be implementing any load shedding on Christmas Eve! Phew! “There is no load shedding expected today as a result of a drop in demand during the holiday period and a return of some generating units to service,” said the power utility. […]

South Africa has seen a 30% reduction in road fatalities since the start of the festive season, says Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Although that is definitely a step in the right direction, it still means 589 people tragically died on South African roads between 1 and 22 December 2019. The Minister credited increased law enforcement […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) and Missing Children South Africa (CMSA) have warned parents to be vigilant over the holiday season, and make sure their children are always in sight. SAPS has also issued Safety Tips (see bottom of page). These cautions come after a two-year-old child was snatched in broad daylight at a […]

The South African government has put in place contingency plans to mitigate against the impact of inclement weather conditions during the summer period, according to Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. “We have entered a period that is prone to various disasters and it is important for the country to have contingency plans in place to mitigate […]

Just in time for Christmas, Ed Sheeran has posted this video featuring Ella Mai… with beautiful examples of love and dance around the world including couples in Zanzibar, New York, London and more. As the video shows, love comes in all shapes and sizes (with some of the older couples having the best dance moves!). […]