Hurricane Irma is barrelling towards the United States coastline, causing considerable damage over the Caribbean islands along the way. Residents in Florida’s Key West area – where many South African expats live – have been ordered to evacuate as the monster storm is expected to make landfall on the mainland by the weekend. The French […]

If you haven’t seen it yet, this is the exquisitely filmed video South Africans have been going crazy for in the past 10 days. The film was created by a couple of French adventurers, escaping 7 years of living with the “intense pressure” and pollution of Paris… to chase sunrises and sunsets – in SA, […]

Michaelhouse has paid tribute not only to the life of learner Themba Dloti, who sadly passed away following yesterday’s tragic school bus accident in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, but also to all those who assisted and offered support after the crash. Forty-six boys and four staff members were travelling in the bus, on their way to […]

Kevin Anderson has become the second South African to reach the US Open semi-finals in the Open era, winning his match against American Sam Querrey at Flushing Meadows. The US Open tweeted that Anderson was the first South African to reach this milestone, but actually he’s the second – Johan Kriek played in the 1980 […]

JOHANNESBURG – Well known South African businessman and socialite, Kenny Kunene, was allegedly targeted in a murder attempt Tuesday night, which may have been linked to reports of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s alleged extramarital affairs. Kunene told the SABC he had been in his Sandton office, where Sunday Independent editor – and friend – Steven […]

A Zimbabwean national – Joyce Msokeri (46) – appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Tuesday, charged with seven counts of fraud… related to the tragic Grenfell Tower fire. Scotland Yard said Msokeri, whose address was given as Sutton in the UK, was arrested on 25 July after making fraudulent claims for […]

One of the 48 children injured in the Michaelhouse school bus accident on Tuesday afternoon has sadly succumbed to his injuries. The private KwaZulu-Natal school issued a statement on Facebook saying: “Michaelhouse is saddened to confirm the passing of Themba Dloti in this afternoon’s terrible accident. “The entire School, staff and boys, gathered in the […]

Three senior Lesotho Defence Force officials, including Commander Lieutenant General Khoantle Motsomotso, are reported to have been killed following a shootout in Motsomotso’s Maseru office on Tuesday. According to the SABC’s acting political editor, Sophie Mokoena‏, the senior officials “have been assassinated and some senior politicians have fled country”. Eye witnesses allegedly said that just before 10am […]

South Africa has been voted the fifth most beautiful country in the world by readers of travel guidebook Rough Guides. Interestingly, they chose Scotland as the most beautiful… apparently because of its “wild beaches, deep lochs and craggy castles”. South Africa – which was surprisingly the only country from the African continent to feature on […]

South Africans have today been sharing a six-year-old secretly taped video that reveals Bell Pottinger boasting about its access to the heart of the British Government (then Prime Minister David Cameron and his foreign secretary William Hague) and how it uses “dark arts” to bury bad coverage and influence public opinion. Those ‘dark arts’ were […]

Thanks in part to a tireless effort from the Democratic Alliance (DA), as well as the persistence of vocal South Africans, an unrelenting SA Twitter vs Bell Pottinger, and protesting expats in London… PR firm Bell Pottinger has been expelled, with immediate effect, from UK PR regulatory body, the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). Only […]

With Level 5 Water Restrictions introduced to drought-stricken Cape Town, South Africa, the city is getting even stricter with water usage. The 87-litre per person limit remains in place for domestic properties, but the cap on individual domestic property usage is now set at 20 kl per month… beyond which the property owner will be subject […]

Former Pretoria High School boy, and current world renowned billionaire businessman and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk has warned that the competition between countries for artificial intelligence (AI) superiority could be the cause of a third world war. The South African expat tweeted “it begins” early this morning, along with an article in […]

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton – otherwise known as their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – have said in a statement that they are “very pleased” to announce that they are expecting their third child! In the press statement, issued by Kensington Palace, they revealed that the Queen and members […]

The CEO of Bell Pottinger, James Henderson, stepped down from his role as head of the well known UK PR firm over the weekend, ahead of today’s imminent publishing of an investigation into the firm by Herbert Smith Freehills. Last month another four Bell Pottinger employees were dismissed or suspended. Herbert Smith Freehills were appointed […]

Table Bay Mall, a new Regional Retail Development located on the northern reaches of Sunningdale in Cape Town, is nearing completion and will be opening its doors this month! The opening is scheduled for 28 September 2017. 12 Things You Should Know about Table Bay Mall: Situated on the corner of the R27 (West Coast Road) […]

Award-winning wildlife and underwater photographer, Tracey Jennings, is seeking social media help in finding Bob, her best friend and travelling companion of over 25 years. He went missing on Saturday and she is desperate to get him back. “I know he is just a teddy bear but he was a gift from one of my greatest […]

Photojournalist and vlogger SHAYNE ROBINSON captured this footage on Saturday of the “Neigh-Bours Magical Medieval Fayre” in Johannesburg, South Africa. “HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Calling all knights, damsels, wenches, beggars, and bards. Ye Magical Medieval Fayre is back and on Saturday I went out the Inanda Country Base to have a look at what was […]

With less than a month left of possible winter rain, the City of Cape Town – which is experiencing a severe drought – announced Sunday that it is taking a number of new actions to drive down water consumption, with immediate effect. This includes the institution of Level 5 restrictions, and a further increase in […]

SA Rugby has announced that Land Rover is the latest blue-chip company to back the Springboks – as an associate sponsor and official vehicle partner of SA Rugby. The class-leading vehicle manufacturer has signed a three-year partnership, which will see Land Rover support the Boks’ Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign, of which Land Rover are […]

In response to questions put to him by the Sunday Independent – which have been circulating on social media since Friday, 1 September 2017, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has made the following statement: “It has come to my attention, through questions that were sent to me by the editor of a Sunday newspaper, that a […]

If you’re far away, feast your eyes on these exquisite photos from the Kruger National Park, taken last week by TARA TURKINGTON during yet another fantastic family holiday. Tara says: “Home from a wonderful week in the Kruger Park. Even after approx. 40 years of visiting Kruger, I always leave wanting to come back…” The […]

An ecstatic Mrs Vietnam was crowned Mrs Universe during a glittering event at Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) on Saturday night. 43-year old Tram Hoang Luu burst into tears as last year’s winner, Olga Tornor from Austria, handed over the crown at the 40th Annual Mrs Universe pageant, held for the first […]

Knysna Council has approved the waiving of property rates for one year for those 564 households that were completely destroyed by the recent fires. The devastating fires in June destroyed billions of rands of built environment in Knysna, and has had a traumatic input on the people’s lives and the economy, the Council said in […]

A 32-year-old South African SAA air stewardess has been charged with attempting to import approximately six to eight kilograms of cocaine into Perth International Airport last night. In a joint media release by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP), they said the incident occurred on 18 August 2017 after she arrived on […]