A fabulously evocative and vibrant South African painting sold for over a million pounds in London this week! ‘Zanzibar Woman’ by Irma Stern (1894-1966) was auctioned at the prestigious Bonhams sale of South African art for a total of £1,082,500 (R19,289,760). Irma painted this portrait, an oil on canvas, during her 1939 trip to the […]

The United Nation’s International Day of Happiness has had an extra happy vibe to it this year with Pharrell Williams’ latest hit song “HAPPY” playing all the way from Tokyo to Toronto, Cairo to Cape Town. It seems every country around the world has uploaded their own version – Bosnia, Tunisia, Australia, Madagascar, Japan…in fact […]

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom will be screened at the United Nations in Geneva today, 20 March 2014, ahead of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination tomorrow. The screening of the film, based on the late South African President’s autobiography, will be followed, by a panel discussion during the […]

As the Oscar Pistorius trial continues, with some describing it as oscillating between ‘gore’ and ‘bore’, so too does the trial of South Africa, with Brand SA Manager Simon Barber being the latest to step up and defend the country from being branded a “failed state”. American lawyer and outspoken political commentator, Alan Dershowitz, marched […]

Highveld Stereo 94.7 Producer Brad has created one of the first Oscar Trial parodies to go viral. The Barry Roux Parody Song started as an audio file on SoundCloud but has now been published on YouTube. The video visuals include a collage of photos from the trial showing defence advocate Barry Roux in his most […]

There was a phenomenal turn out in Cape Town today for the Global March for Lions. The Mother City was one of 60 cities around the world that participated in this March against the shameful South African industry that keeps over 8,000 lions in captivity for breeding and hunting. Animal activists united together and marched […]

The Karoo lies at the heart of South Africa in many ways. Its spirit of place lies in silence, open horizons, flat-topped hills, windpumps, sheep and starry nights. But this peaceful silence continues to be threatened by the possible implementation of fracking. South African President Jacob Zuma announced during his State of the Nation address […]

Being a Top Gear photographer you get to meet and photograph some really interesting celebrities, in this case Jack Parow was the man I needed to put next to the Stig! This was the launch for the BBC’s Top Gear Festival which is coming to Durban in June. It will be the third year Durban […]

Spectacular, sensational…Durban. Here is another awesome timelapse video from South Africa’s ‘surf city’. This time the video presents the activities going on in Durban, and the people and culture of this wonderful and often overlooked part of South Africa. The stunning showreel has been compiled by Media Linc’s Mattew Wilkes, who grew up in Ballito […]

It’s time to “get your monkey dance on and make it a beautiful day” according to a Danish fruit juice commercial that’s gone viral on YouTube, featuring a dancing orangutan (which is actually an ape and not a monkey at all). Unlike the recent controversial killing of 2-year-old giraffe Marius at the Copenhangen Zoo, this […]

Princess Charlene has given a candid interview to a French newspaper in which she attempts to quash yet more rumours about her love life, and pays homage to both South Africa and her new home of Monaco, while also highlighting the work of her Foundation. A German magazine, followed by others, recently published photos allegedly […]

Renowned South African photographer Grant Leversha’s exquisite book ‘Within an African Eden: Golf Courses of South Africa’ has scooped eight prestigious international awards and medals, and as evidenced by these images it’s not difficult to understand why. Most recently ‘Within an African Eden’ won Gold at the  Benjamin Franklin Awards (New York). The selection committee […]

My dear Oscar, Your freedom of access to newspaper articles and the internet doubtless leaves you somewhat bemused by your precipitous fall from grace in the eyes of an erstwhile adoring public. The reasons for this may at first blush appear obvious, but I would venture to suggest that these are as multi-faceted and as […]

When the going gets tough, South Africans helpmekaar. With the recent heavy rains causing road closures in and around Lephalale (formerly Ellisras), the town has been supplying food and petrol to farmers who have been cut off. UPDATE: The area is now on a flood warning as 4 dam walls have allegedly broken. Local Lephalale […]

Even before Oscar Pistorius’ trial began for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, South Africans were in a tizz over the world media being allowed to broadcast proceedings. A week later, the armchair judiciary was up in arms over Judge Thokozile Masipa’s perceived lenience towards the defence. In their sights was Advocate Barry Roux who raised […]

It was a bitter-sweet win for South African cyclists Nolan Hoffman and Cherise Stander today at the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Momentum Cycle Tour (phew, that’s a mouthful!). The male and female winners of the famous 109-kilometre race both had someone special in their hearts who couldn’t be there to witness and share in […]

The Cape Town chapter of the 5th World Naked Bike Ride took place this morning at 10 am. Cyclists (and those on rollerblades, scooters and wheelchairs!) were invited to “come as bare as you dare”. Photos captured by Simons Pics (thank you!). This earnest group of naked and semi-naked cyclists were not out to provoke […]

Tens of thousands of expats who made the effort to register, often in cities far from where they live, will not be able to vote in the forthcoming South African Election because they are unaware that they have to fill in an online VEC10 form notifying the IEC of their intention to vote abroad. A few […]

Grab the tissues. This is so beautiful. So South African. Yet  universal. It’s about fabulous friendship. And love. South African mom 35-year-old Gerdi McKenna – who has a five-year-old son and a one-year-old daughter – was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. Last month one of her friends wrote an email to all […]

Congratulations to Carina Bruwer and the 14 swimmers who braved rough and cold waters yesterday to swim around Cape Point in the ‘Swim for Hope’. All the swimmers who took part in one of the world’s most extreme open water challenges successfully completed the 8 km swim AND broke male and female records along the […]

This is incredibly sad. A video has been uploaded to YouTube showing a young rhino – with its horn cut off – staggering helplessly in the Kruger National Park, before disappearing into the undergrowth. The video was filmed by tourists last week, on the 28th of February, near Phabeni Gate. They alerted the South African […]

Fifteen brave swimmers from all walks of life will take on one of the most extreme open water swimming challenges in South African waters this morning. All for charity. They’re raising money to support the Little Fighters Cancer Trust, a local charity that offers support to children with cancer and to their families. The group […]

It’s been raining down in Gauteng this morning bringing traffic to a standstill in some places. Acclaimed South African photographer Emil Wessels captured these photos next to Westdene Dam under an hour ago. At least one driver hurtling past the Dam got stuck after their engine was submerged in the flooded road. Award-winning photographer Emil […]

Congratulations to South African surfer Bianca Buitendag who has made it through to the Semi Finals of the Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast of Australia, in the first ASP World Tour event of the year. “My expectations for this year is to take every opportunity with as much excitement and enthusiasm as I can,” […]

People in cities across the world – from Hong Kong and Brisbane to Paris, London, LA and Kampala  – will be marching to save South Africa’s lions on Saturday 15th March 2014. The Global March for Lions, which will take place around South Africa as well, has been initiated by local wildlife activists who wish […]