If you’ve ever needed an excuse to have a holiday, here’s the best one – your country needs you right now to go on safari, to spread the love and support all those who work in the South African tourism industry. And there’s never been a better time – with the lack of international visitors […]

The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent tightening of regulations placed on travel and quarantine by various state and national governments due to the latest outbreaks of COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand has forced a drastic change in the Rugby Champs match schedule, which will now see the remaining four rounds […]

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo plans to rejuvenate the historical Brixton Cemetery through greening restoration, green fencing and the planting of 2 000 indigenous trees to mark Arbor Day on 1 September 2021. The cemetery has suffered on-going acts of vandalism, theft of palisade fencing, illegal dumping and the presence of “displaced persons”, the City […]

South Africa’s NSPCA (National Council of SPCAs) has revealed its shocking findings of “unjustified exploitation” at yet another lion farm, following a joint inspection it conducted in the Free State with Environmental Management Inspectors from DESTEA. The NSPCA said in a statement today that the inspection of the lion breeding farm was carried out on […]

​​A 28-year-old City of Johannesburg health worker, from the Parkhurst Clinic, was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly selling fake Covid-19 negative tests to would-be travellers. And it is believed that he was not acting alone. “More suspects are expected to be arrested as the investigation is ongoing,” the City of Johannesburg said in a […]

Not all South African rock art is ancient; some dates back to the colonial period – and was created by runaway slaves. It tells a remarkable story. With the founding of the Cape Colony in 1652, European colonists were forbidden from enslaving the indigenous Khoe, San and African farmers. They had to look elsewhere for […]

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) said it has finalised the investigation of the 32 people who allegedly died after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. “To date, investigations for 32 death cases have been completed and causality assessment concluded, of which 28 were coincidental to vaccination,” SAHPRA explained. According to the drug watchdog, this […]

Law enforcement agencies are on high alert and say they are ready to ensure the safety and security of South Africans, amid threats of a “National Shutdown” on Monday. National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS) spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda said that law enforcement agencies have, through the NatJOINTS, put measures in place to […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah and free language app Duolingo have partnered to bring Zulu and Xhosa to the world in early 2022. The exciting announcement was made on Friday, 20 Aug, at Duolingo’s annual conference. What is Duolingo? During the past decade Duolingo (which also has a website and a premium version if you […]

In another victory for cross-border conservation, a series of successful wildlife translocations saw 27 Zebra and 62 blue wildebeest safely making the 1 250 km journey from Kruger National Park in South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique. These new arrivals are welcome additions to the more than 2 300 reintroduced animals that are […]

A stunning first half display and two tries of pure magic aided the Springboks to a well-deserved 29-10 win over Argentina in the second of their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, and helped them maintaining their strong start in this year’s tournament. (Watch video highlights a little further […]

Up and down the coast of Cape Town, a growing number of people have taken to the extremely cold water every day throughout winter, extolling the healing magic of cold water swimming. For them, it’s been an unexpected reprieve from the ongoing pandemic, claiming the icy-cold waters helped them fight the loneliness of lockdown, boosted […]

Prince Harry has unveiled a million-dollar donation to a Lesotho charity from his lucrative book deal. The decision to donate some of the profits from his memoir was announced on Thursday during the Sentebale Polo Cup in Colorado, USA where he made a surprise appearance. The Sentebale Polo Cup is a charity match named for […]

With the murder rate for the last quarter up by 60.2%, Police Minister Bheki Cele said the stats are “high and unnatural” as a result of the lockdown… although opposition party, the DA, says these figures are more an indictment on the failings of the Minister and the South African Police Service (SAPS). The latest quarterly […]

There has been an international outcry after a wild lion, named Mopane, was allegedly killed by an American trophy hunter outside of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, in disturbing similarities to the killing of ‘Cecil’ which made headlines six years ago. The trophy hunter is allegedly again an American – named as Phillip Smith (not […]

South Africa has surpassed the 10 million mark of administering COVID-19 jabs, with over 4.6 million South Africans now fully vaccinated. According to the Department of Health, the country distributed 191 806 COVID-19 shots on Thursday, taking the number of administered jabs to 10 167 749 since the start of the vaccination rollout programme. In addition, 137 215 […]

The South African Cabinet, which held a virtual meeting yesterday, said in a press statement today that it welcomes the renaming of Brandfort in the Free State to Winnie Mandela, “in honour of the Struggle and liberation icon who was banished to the town during the height of apartheid”. Plans to unveil the name were […]

South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is expected to increase drastically following Cabinet’s approval for the vaccination of people aged between 18 and 35 years from tomorrow, Friday 20 August 2021. Cabinet said it had received a report from the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) indicating that over nine million vaccines have been administered in South […]

South African golfing legend, Gary Player, has shared a moving tribute to his beloved wife Vivienne (‘Viv’), who died this week from cancer. He said “the unthinkable has happened”. Player may have accumulated a mountain of international golfing championships, but the sports star’s biggest win in life was a lifetime shared with his childhood sweetheart. […]

South Africans who have parcels to send to Australia have been advised to take the items to their local SA post office by no later than 7 September 2021. The South African Post Office said that they’ve been informed by Qantas that the Australian airline has scheduled a second repatriation flight to Australia, presenting customers […]

The number of Nando’s restaurants in the UK which have had to shut their doors has now risen to almost 75, according to the Daily Mail, as the South African-owned fast-food Peri-Peri chicken chain battles to get its hands on… well, chicken! Nando’s explained on Twitter yesterday: The UK supply chain is having a bit […]

At least 1,227 ATMs and 310 bank branches were vandalised or destroyed during the recent unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, which occurred between 9 and 17 July. And over R119-million in cash was stolen, it was confirmed by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) today. SABRIC, which has been assessing […]

Ziggi Goredema lost his job and home at the start of lockdown and began making and selling the hanging lampshades… By Ashraf Hendricks. Ziggi Goredema lives in a weathered tent in Van Riebeeck Park, near Cape Town’s city centre. On the tree above his tent hang unique lampshades, which he has made from materials like […]

Annelee Murray may not be a Springbok rugby player herself, but she’s as much a legend as the sports stars she worked with for over 200 matches! Proudly South African and Proud Bok Supporter, Annelee is celebrating her 20 year journey as the first lady of Springbok rugby (aka the Boks’ Public Relations Manager) with […]

In response to the tragic murder of 29-year-old, Meghan Cremer, the vibrant Western Cape show-jumper and bakery manager, who was assaulted and murdered in Cape Town in August 2019, Bronwyn Litkie launched Facebook group SA Women Fight Back. The group, which was founded on 8 August 2019, the day before Women’s Day, began as a […]