Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is clearing having a great time in his mom’s home country, South Africa. (Federer’s mother Lynette is an SA expat from Kempton Park.) https://www.facebook.com/Federer/photos/a.214046249940/10157936485264941/ Federer has posted a couple of ‘holiday snap’ type photos, taken in Cape Town today… as he prepares for tonight’s big match against the World’s Number […]

RIP Beautiful, gentle Yaz… writes her friend and colleague Dr Veruschka Josè-Bryant.  Dr Yasmin Ibrahim was my Anaesthetist and friend for many years. Our team (at Fourways Life Hospital in Sandton, Johannesburg) is devastated. We condemn her senseless murder and are deeply upset. I have delayed writing this post – the pain and anger at […]

Have you ever been unlawfully detained? A staggering number of people in South Africa have, and they’ve instituted civil claims totalling billions of rands against the police for  Unlawful Arrest and Detention. On this week’s episode of Carte Blanche, the current affairs show investigates: what are the reasons behind this disturbing trend? And what to […]

The SA Government has called on all South Africans to welcome Miss Universe 2019, Zozibini Tunzi, home this weekend when she arrives at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday. This will be the homecoming queen’s first visit back to South Africa since she was crowned Miss Universe in December 2019. She’s been based in New […]

We could not be more excited – South African swimmer Natalie du Toit is through to the third and final round of the Laureus Sporting Moment category! Thank you to all the SA people, and other fans worldwide, who’ve voted for her. As this award is based purely on votes, please vote right now for […]

Western Cape YouTuber Adam Spires posted a video last week appearing to expose the pollution being washed into the Atlantic Ocean in iconic Cape Town. Spire’s aerial footage (which he calls “shocking”) seems to show sewage pouring into the ocean of one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world… BUT, according to the […]

South African Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi took on Swiss tennis star Roger Federer – briefly – at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, today. Watch the video below. Yesterday Federer revealed the huge emotion he felt when South Africa won the Rugby World Cup. Rugby fans were blown away last year when […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer was in Namibia yesterday (5 Feb) where he spent time with learning groups and children who are supported by his Roger Federer Foundation. He also met with the Namibian President. Roger was in Namibia in his capacity as President of his Foundation, on his way to South Africa to play in […]

An eThekwini resident has discovered not just one, but four golden rings on a beach in Umhlanga Rocks, just north of Durban in South Africa. Marianne Barnard is on a mission to find the owner of the rings, which could be a local or foreign tourist… so if you know anybody who was on holiday […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer told a delighted press conference at Cape Town International Airport today that “Afrikaans is still on the to do list for me and my kids”. He revealed that he actually understands 20 to 30% of Afrikaans spoken! Although that’s not a huge surprise – Roger’s mother Lynette (nee Durand) is a […]

Jacob Zuma’s so-called ‘sick note’ has generated more than just an arrest warrant for the former SA President. It’s also triggered headlines internationally, and jokes and memes on social media. South Africans always, always have humour! Here’s Zuma’s ‘sick note’ provided in court – which, complete with altered dates, is in itself humorous without needing […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer has arrived in South Africa, a country he loves since his mother is a South African expat and he grew up visiting the country. The Swiss sportsman is here this time for the much-anticipated ‘Match in Africa’ event in Cape Town, that will be held on Friday 7 February – when […]

Search engine giant Google has today celebrated a young boy with a giant heart, who taught South Africa and the world so much in his short life – Nkosi Johnson. The young South African activist, who was born HIV-positive and passed away at the age of 12, courageously campaigned for the equal rights of children […]

The South African Mission in China has called on travellers to (voluntarily) register their presence in China to provide an accurate figure of the number of South Africans currently in China. Meanwhile the Chinese Ambassador to SA has thanked South Africans for their incredible support, including a company that donated 30,000 masks to China. The […]

An arrest warrant has been issued for the former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. The warrant was issued by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday after Zuma failed to appear for his long-awaited trial for alleged corruption and money-laundering. Senior state prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer had requested the warrant earlier on Tuesday, saying Zuma’s […]

With proceedings getting underway in Jacob Zuma’s long-awaited trial at the Pietermaritzburg High Court today (Tuesday), the state prosecutor said the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority) is seeking an arrest warrant… since the former South African president was a no-show with no proof that he is too ill to attend. Zuma is facing 18 charges of […]

Some good news for South Africans – the petrol price will come down by 13 cents per litre this week! Both grades of petrol 93 (ULP and LRP) and 95 (ULP and LRP) will come down by 13 cents a litre as of Wednesday. This will see a litre of 95 come down to R16.03 […]

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) says South Africa’s trade relationship with the United Kingdom continues unchanged after the UK left the European Union (EU). “South Africa has been notified by the EU that in terms of the Withdrawal Agreement concluded and ratified between the EU and the UK, during the transitional period, the […]

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) says it intends to lay criminal charges against freelance journalist Raymond Joseph and GroundUp over an ongoing investigation into alleged fraud and corruption involving multimillion-rand Lottery grants. The threats were made in two separate letters from the NLC’s lawyers, Malatji and Co, which were received by email on Thursday and […]

A video of a man claiming to be ‘Black Jesus’ and his female companion, walking along a Johannesburg street, has been going viral in South Africa over the past 24 hours. Both are not wearing a stitch of clothing. A female driver who appears to have filmed the incident can be heard asking the couple: […]

As the Chinese government tries to contain the coronavirus, other cases have occurred across the globe. This raises the question: Will this spread – to me? Am I at risk? Not now, because currently every case of the novel coronavirus is linked to Wuhan. There are lots of different coronaviruses that group into three types. […]

Archiebold Zolile Ndindwa moved to Van Riebeeck Park near Cape Town’s city centre after he could no longer afford to pay his rent in Langa. For many homeless people finding work is hard, even harder if they are without documents. But with help from Streetscapes, Ndindwa recently obtained his ID and can now receive a […]

On Saturday morning I entered Kruger very early and had a breakfast appointment at Skukuza planned… writes Kurt Schultz.  Having worked in Kruger and guided and run www.kurtsafari.com for the last 10 years. I spend most of the week in an office, so weekends are my time to get my camera out and get into […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa and the SA Human Rights Commission have congratulated the team of South African Grade 11 learners, who have won the 5th International School Moot Court Competition in Gdynia, Poland… flying the flag high for SA, by beating the USA in the finals. President Ramaphosa said the learners’ victory is an achievement to […]

Thirty years ago, on 2 February 1990, a speech was delivered by then President FW de Klerk that marked the beginning of a radically new political landscape for South Africa. In his opening address to parliament, De Klerk unbanned the exiled liberation movements, notably the African National Congress (ANC), Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) and South African […]