Stevens Mokgalapa has been elected as Tshwane mayor during a special council sitting on Tuesday morning. Mokgalapa succeeds Solly Msimanga, who is the Democratic Alliance’s candidate for Gauteng Premier. Msimanga resigned in January. In his acceptance speech, Mokgalapa said he is grateful to be given the opportunity to lead the capital city. “Thank you for […]

London’s Bush Hall is set for a one night live ‘Chasing Dreams Tour’ Concert with South African Electronic Trio Goodluck on February 27th 2019. Coming off the back of their 2018 smash hit ‘Be Yourself’, and a sold-out debut at London’s The Garage, GoodLuck returns to the UK for a February performance at Bush Hall, London […]

Humane Society International/Africa has joined forces with local South African organization Hoedspruit Animal Outreach (HALO) to improve the lives and welfare of community cats and dogs in the villages around Hoedspruit… which in turn will protect wild species in the area like the African Wild Dog. This year HSI/Africa is providing HALO (which is run […]

MultiChoice took an early lead at The South African Film and Television Awards as the most nominated broadcaster overall, with 149 SAFTA nominations. These included the most nominated shows in all major categories: feature film, TV comedy, TV drama, soap, and telenovela. “We’ve got a simple goal for MultiChoice – to be the most-loved teller […]

On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela left Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town a free man, after spending 27 years in prison. Accompanied by his then-wife Winnie, Mandela was enthusiastically received by the throngs of people who gathered to see him outside Cape Town’s City Hall. Mandela spent 18 years on Robben Island and […]

For the best part of a decade, South African artist Nelson Makamo has had a deal with his 11 year-old cousin, Mapule Maoto. He pays for her studies, and she agrees to model for his colorful paintings. Today, with fans all over the world praising his work, including the likes of Oprah Winfrey, it’s turned out […]

Coming Up on Carte Blanche this week on Sunday 10 Feb in South Africa, and available to stream from Tues 12 Feb for South Africans abroad. (14-day Free Trial). Art Theft Art theft is not a common crime, but when the thieves hit, they hit big – taking expensive paintings and drawings and selling them on the black […]

A new safety video for an airline stars Cape Town as the host of a Super Hero match. The stunning footage – including 20 million LEGO bricks – was created for Turkish Airlines by the LEGO® movie team… as it coincides with the release of The LEGO Movie 2. Around 24,000 LEGO mini-figures were used to […]

It will be lights, camera, and action this evening as President Cyril Ramaphosa takes to the podium in the National Assembly in Parliament to deliver his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). Considered to be one of the most important events on the Parliamentary calendar, the SONA will see scores of South Africans tune […]

Pre-schoolers at St Patrick’s Christian Brothers’ College in Kimberley have a special way to teach their PR (Pre-Reception) class the value of a warm greeting. WATCH as Mrs Seaward’s PR class ‘Greeter of the Week’, Eli greets his classmates with enthusiasm. https://www.facebook.com/stpatrickscbc/videos/338110897043203/?__xts__[0]=68.ARAZFf4NPhbOGqb_yOamf6pR6_8b7vAiquS5MicWToheRd2zc7X0cFwTs3eDmY0RY_FNcAvuvil75fKJgWXwJtPKZwsNraV-DMWQQ711x9l_HzKtuh9WPYnwBVF_9Uiuk-hC61GdtrpiiQrUsQujRAcMvhigAXEEo9-pz88Rb8s75b4VjiW3S5Ot8wBjrxJpIiFqliicUV1oO4PHcm_eaCxsnzpDyh-QeFOjELieQF16j0VhjLwS3c_xm2sPE8eD2nT8tsPPWL4BUCUxitSUQ9zq3c2BxzW9yMBu9uCwgnikvAU3exvmjLgdgMTaYmrXOlQmLWfZ271XmDYWDCuppVPwIGOewKQHrcI&__tn__=-R   Jacques Tredoux, Executive Head of St Patrick’s CBC told SA People: The […]

The Voice SA got off to an amazing start this weekend when the first contestant of South Africa’s third season – Ross Charles – nabbed all four chair turns during the Blind Auditions, and gave the entire panel – and those watching at home – goosebumps with his emotional cover of Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change […]

It was in the late 1980’s that apartheid negotiations reached a sensitive stage. Former President Nelson Mandela had been diagnosed with Tuberculosis and was transferred to a house at Victor Verster Prison near Paarl. Just two years later at the SONA of 1990 the then President F W de Klerk announced that he was to […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the State of the Nation Address at 19h00 on Thursday 7th February. SONA will be broadcast live on SABC TV and radio channels, DStv channel 408, eNCA and Parliament’s YouTube Channel Capetonians and visitors to the Mother City can look forward to clear skies tomorrow as the red carpet is […]

South Africa says it is actively playing its part to combat transnational organised maritime crime, while remaining committed to combating lawlessness at sea. Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi, the Deputy Director-General of Global Governance and Continental Agenda at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), on Tuesday addressed a United Nations Security Council debate on transnational […]

South Africa will in the coming days unveil a package of measures to shore up state-owned Eskom’s finances and address structural issues facing the struggling power firm, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday. “In the coming few days we will be announcing a package of measures to stabilise as well as to improve Eskom’s financial, […]

Over 10 000 cattle affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been vaccinated to eliminate the spread of the outbreak. This follows confirmed FMD in cattle in the Vhembe District of Limpopo early this year. Updating the media on the status of FMD in Pretoria on Monday, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana said […]

South Africa’s Lindiwe Matlali has been recognised by the Queen of England for the awesome work she does as founder and CEO of Africa Teen Geeks, a non-profit organisation that teaches school children and unemployed youth how to code. Lindiwe is the latest recipient of a Points of Light Award for 2019. Inspired by her […]

Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is receiving treatment in South Africa, the second time in four months, after falling ill last week, a privately owned newspaper reported on Monday. The health of Chiwenga, 62, is closely followed in Zimbabwe because he is widely seen as the power behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the front-runner to […]

The Girl From St Agnes, the first Showmax Original drama, has broken an important record in its debut 24 hours… receiving more than double the number of views of the most popular Hollywood series on its debut! The number of unique viewers exceeded that of previous record holder, the Showmax Original comedy series Tali’s Wedding Diary. Candice […]

Die Matie, Stellenbosch University’s Official Newspaper posted the following performance on their Facebook Page this month to commemorate their win last year at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales. WATCH Stellenbosch University Choir – Baba Yetu “Performing Baba Yetu at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales is one of our favourites” and “here’s to new […]

Buffel is an Elephant Seal, who is not really native to this area, but has apparently taken up residence in False Bay, South Africa, for the past 2 years or so… writes Western Cape photographer Robyn Gwilt. (Photos on this page by Robyn Gwilt and Maria Wagener.) He is busy moulting on our beach, quite […]

There are some very happy farmers in the Northern Cape this week as they’ve experienced some rain. Watch below as farmer Dirk Croucamp celebrates in his own unique way! Michelle Croucamp Nelson posted the video on Wednesday evening saying: Met ‘n tiener dogter en ‘n altyd bok vir sports pa, het ons vandag ‘n nuwe […]

South African fruit and vegetable exporting companies will show off their wares at the upcoming Fruit Logistica Trade Fair in Germany. The trade fair will get underway on Tuesday 5th February in the country’s capital, Berlin. “The Fruit Logistica Berlin, which is regarded as the world’s leading international trade fair for the fresh fruit and […]

The Quadriplegic Association of South Africa (QASA) has issued a challenge to all major retail stores in South Africa to “take a page out of Richdens Spar, Hillcrest, KZN on the exemplary customer service to wheelchair users!” Spar went to the trouble of creating wheelchair-friendly trolleys after a request from customers. QASA issued the challenge […]

Ever since the industrial revolution, human activities have resulted in rapid environmental changes including degradation, fragmentation, and destruction of habitat, climate change and biodiversity loss. Animals, such as large carnivores, are often among the first to disappear as human disturbance increases. The fact that human activities have had catastrophic consequences for some species is undisputed. […]