As President Jacob Zuma sends warm New Year wishes to the Chinese community in South Africa, we’ve gathered together 15 (very interesting!) facts about this event and the Year of the Horse. The South African President said “the horse is an auspicious symbol in China, heralding a year that looks forward to action, speed, achievement […]

A Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert will be held in New York at the Church of St Paul the Apostle on 59th in Manhattan, NYC on 13 February 2014 at 19:00 (7pm). The event will be attended by former US President Clinton, the grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir and Hollywood actor and academy award-winner Morgan Freeman (who […]

Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates – and his wife Melinda – have attempted to debunk three myths that they believe block progress for the poor. The couple tackled these myths in their annual Gates Foundation newsletter which was published last week. For those who haven’t seen the letter…or who simply don’t have the time […]

A South African teenager is grabbing international attention thanks to a competition being run by American Idol TV show host Ryan Seacrest. And right now she needs our vote to make it through to the next round! Filipa’s YouTube upload was chosen by Seacrest to compete in the worldwide competition: Favourite Cover of One Direction‘s hit […]

A young Southern African hero has been officially presented with the Military Cross for “great courage in the face of the enemy”. Twenty-six year-old Marine Craig Buchanan was presented with the decoration for his outstanding bravery by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday (see video below). With typical South African candour, Craig referred to […]

Ladysmith Black Mambazo won a Grammy Award last night in Los Angeles, for their album: “Live: Singing for Peace and the World”. They shared the Grammy for Best World Music Album with the Gipsy Kings. “Live: Singing for Peace and the World” is a collection of songs recorded during the South African choir’s world tours […]

Last weekend the ANC arranged for five coaches to bus South African expats from around Britain down to London to register to vote in the upcoming South African elections. The South African High Commission in London is the only mission where South Africans can register to vote in England, making it expensive and difficult for […]

After Bafana Bafana crashed out of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) last weekend, and were subsequently criticised by the SA Minister of Sports (for being “a bunch of losers”)…South African comedian Trevor Noah posted a video with this message on his Twitter page yesterday: “I’m not as funny as our minister of sports, but […]

Dear South Africa I want us to move forward together. I want a better South Africa for all. True reconciliation. But at the moment it doesn’t feel absolutely possible, because we’re not all being absolutely honest. So I would like to get some things off my chest, and I am writing this in the hope […]

If you have any friends in England who have never visited South Africa…here’s a wonderful opportunity for them to travel to SA. Rapid Blue is searching for four friends to visit SA and be filmed for a global campaign for SA Tourism. “We are looking for a group of four friends from England, who are […]

Here’s something you don’t see often – a car cruising down the highway with its axle on fire…as if nothing’s wrong. This video was taken on the M1 North Highway on Thursday (16th January) by a shocked driver who noticed the taxi’s wheel fly off…and then the axle catch fire, “but still [the taxi driver] […]

It was reported yesterday that South Africans in Perth are due to receive a visit from an ANC delegation led by ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. Could this be a glimmer of hope that perhaps more voting stations will be made available to South Africans in Australia? In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper, the […]

For those South Africans abroad who are eager to vote, but who may not have heard about or read the ANC’s  2014 Manifesto, here’s a quick guide to the main points you may have missed when it was launched last week.  The Manifesto is dedicated to ANC co-founder and former President Nelson Mandela, Tata Madiba […]

The South African government has released a statement today that the total number of rhino poached in South Africa during 2013 increased to 1004. That’s almost three a day! The number of people arrested for rhino poaching-related offences climbed to 343. The figures, released by the Department of Environmental Affairs, are heartbreaking and shocking. Already a […]

Eight-year-old Kenya Grace Richards moved to London two years ago, and has already been the guest at a party hosted by the Mayor of London! On Saturday afternoon she donned her prettiest frock to attend the Lord Mayor’s Annual Children’s Party at Mansion House in London.   The fancy dress party is hosted annually in […]

Hot on the heels of winning a Golden Globe, “Ordinary Love” has been nominated in the Best Music (Original Song) category for an Academy Award. The song was composed especially for the movie MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, by Irish band U2 who had shared a three-decade long relationship with Nelson Mandela. The film is […]

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has released their video campaign to encourage local South Africans to register and vote in the 2014 elections. The following South African celebrities  explain why they’re voting in South Africa’s 2014 national and provincial elections: • Anele Mdoda — radio presenter • Liquideep — musical duo • Melinda […]

In a video message to South Africans abroad, DA Leader Helen Zille has stressed the importance of this year’s elections. “We believe that it will be the tipping point election for South Africa from which we will be able to recapture the dream of 1994 and build a future together,” she said. Zille is calling […]

South Africans who left the country are returning in droves, according to figures released this week by labour market specialist Adcorp. An estimated 359,000 have returned home since 2008. And thousands more are urged to return to fairly “cosy” conditions and a skills market that needs them. Whilst it’s difficult to pinpoint an exact figure […]

When South African icon, PJ Powers wanted to elevate her career to the next level – she employed stalker-to-the-stars Anne Hirsch! Well, not really. But it’s a great premise for yet another fantastic Anne Hirsch interview. (Scroll down to watch the video.) For those who aren’t yet acquainted with Hirsch, we pinned down the brilliant […]

Shocking footage has emerged shedding new light on the incident a couple of weeks ago in which an elephant overturned a car in the Kruger National Park. A couple of tourists were injured when the elephant bull attacked; and the bull was subsequently killed (using euthanasia) by Park officials. The video has sparked outrage as […]

U.S. documentary maker Casey Neistat, known for making zany docs about pretty much anything, has almost a million hits on his video about flying from New York to Cape Town to surprise his then-girlfriend, Candice for New Year. (Scroll down for video). The video was shot in December 2011…and two years later, almost to the […]

South African actress Charlize Theron and her new beau, one-time Hollywood bad boy (and brilliant actor and activist) Sean Penn went public with their relationship on Saturday night at his “Help Haiti Home” Gala event…and revealed that she’s already taming the formerly proud gun owner. The couple happily kissed and cuddled at the LA benefit, […]

Congratulations to “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” for scooping its first award of the film awards season last night at the 71st Annual Golden Globes in America…and well done to Bono for managing to refrain from swearing whilst on stage! The lead singer of U2 admitted backstage afterwards that he’d been a little worried that […]

The New York Times has selected Cape Town as the Number One destination in a list of “52 Places to Go in 2014”! And most Capetonians would undoubtedly agree! The New York Times said that by November 2013 they already had a “strong sense that Cape Town would be our No. 1 destination, but the subsequent […]