It’s been just over a year since a South African’s random act of kindness (RAK) caused a tidal wave of good deeds to sweep the nation and the world. And now that South African – Brent Lindeque – is back with a new campaign – #RAK15 (as in Random Acts of Kindness 2015). Rules are the same. Film yourself […]

There’s a trend emerging in South Africa of spotting selfless acts of kindness. And with social media as it is, these acts which in the past would go unnoticed – or certainly unshared – are now being spread faster than a viral video on load shedding. And each one brings hope. The latest story comes from DJ […]

Cape Town has been ranked by National Geographic as the world’s second-best beach city in their latest Top 10 list. The international magazine places Cape Town’s beaches behind Barcelona’s “eight white-sand beaches that rim its Mediterranean coastline”. But the South African “capital of cool” pips Hawai’s Honolulu, Nice in France, Miami in the US, Rio […]

New hand baggage regulations are due to be implemented at South African airports on Monday 2 February 2015. So if you’re travelling through SA airports in the next few weeks, it’s recommended that you arrive a little earlier as there are likely to be delays caused by those travellers still unaware of the new rules. The new […]

Philani Dladla is a well-known feature of Joburg’s streets. The Pavement Bookworm reads books and gives reviews to passers-by. If they like the review, they buy the book. This way, he pays rent and buys food. But his bigger goal is promoting literacy among children. Walk along Gleneagles Road in Greenside and you will find […]

South African Airways (SAA) will this week become the first airline globally to install the SatAuth (Satellite Authorisation System) which will allow for secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies. “The system, first installed on the airline’s cabin trainer for testing in May last year, will not only allow secure credit card transactions anywhere […]

Let us make 2015 the year of unity and cooperation amongst all South Africans, as we continue to transform our beautiful country into the prosperous one described in the Constitution, the Freedom Charter and the National Development Plan,’’ said President Jacob Zuma in his new year address. As we move South Africa forward in 2015 […]

President Jacob Zuma will on Friday lead the South African delegation to the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly (AU Summit) to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit will consider the adoption of Agenda 2063, the continental plan to ensure positive socio-economic transformation within the next 50 years. It will also […]

The partnership between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Primedia Group, via the collaboration between Crime Stop and Crime Line – is continuing to yield successes in the fight against crime. As a result of tip-offs by community members to the Crime Stop number (08600 10111) and the Crime Line SMS line (32211), […]

President Jacob Zuma has returned to Pretoria on Saturday upbeat and satisfied with the outcome of South Africa’s participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The President led a seven-minister delegation, where they promoted South Africa as a key destination for foreign direct investment and development partnerships. The President attended […]

Bafana Bafana head coach Ephraim Shakes Mashaba has opted for an offensive starting XI that will take on Ghana in a crucial must-win final Group C match of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) later tonight. Bafana Bafana will battle it out for three points against the Black Stars of Ghana in a match that […]

Due to a shortage of generation capacity, Eskom has moved to stage two load shedding. “We moved to stage two in order to manage our reserves at our pump storage schemes and gas turbines so that we can better manage the rest of the week,” said Eskom Acting Chief Executive Dan Marokane on Tuesday. Stage […]

 The Amajita, South Africa’s men’s under-20 national team, beat Finland 2-1 in a gruelling final to win the Commonwealth Cup tournament in St Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday. Goals by captain Motjeka Madisha and inspirational Pule Maraisane gave Amajita a historic win ahead of going to the CAF African Youth tournament in Senegal in March.And to […]

Wits scientists have found three extremely luminous gamma-ray sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way. The scientists are part of a multinational team of astronomers working on the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescopes that have again demonstrated its excellent capabilities in searching for high-energy gamma rays.In the […]

Many South Africans know somebody who died in a car accident. A friend, a parent, a child, a sibling. But it is only when you travel abroad that you realise that for most of the world, losing people you love in road accidents is not as common as it can be in our beloved South Africa. On Monday […]

Car Guru, an app created by South African developer Sukasha Singh, beat off stiff competition from other emerging markets to be named runner up in the international Vodafone appStar competition. Vodafone, the international mobile telecommunications group, selected 10 regional winners from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, India and South Africa to compete in the final leg of […]

South African statesman Nelson Mandela, who died in December 2013, attended the World Economic Forum‘s annual meeting in Davos three times. The first was in 1991, less than a year after he was released from 27 years in jail, the second in 1992, two years before he became South Africa’s first democratic president, and the […]

In less than five minutes, the video below tells the heartbreaking – and inspiring – story of Themba and Thandi, two rhino in South Africa that were brutally poached and left to die two years ago. One of them did ultimately die, tragically drowning 24 days later because of his weakened state. The other survived…and gave […]

South Africa has deployed its first batch of trained healthcare professionals to work in Sierra Leone, in an effort to help contain the spread of the Ebola Disease Virus in the country and other parts of West Africa. A team of healthcare professionals comprising one medical doctor and about 10 professional nurses were recruited and […]

Bafana Bafana failed to open their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign in commanding fashion in group C as they were battered 3-1 by Africa’s number-one ranked, Algeria, in Mongomo stadium, on Monday night. Despite a bright start by Bafana Bafana, a series of poor defensive errors, a missed penalty and poor goalkeeping cost […]

Two suspects are expected to appear in the Phalaborwa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 20th January 2015, for allegedly being involved in the transportation of stolen vehicles across the border and smuggling rhino horns and explosives. The two were arrested following a high level investigation of a syndicate suspected of operating in the Kruger National Park. Police […]

When the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off tomorrow in Switzerland,  South Africa will once again be represented in Davos by a high level and multi-stakeholder team. Team South Africa. Their message to the 2,500 participants at the annual summit will be: South Africa is open for business and remains an attractive and reliable investment destination. […]

A Gauteng teenager was rescued at Camps Bay in South Africa yesterday evening by an incredibly brave and selfless NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) crew, after he became entangled in his kite and was swept out to sea in extremely rough and dangerous conditions. Eighteen-year-old Shane Keenan, from Fourways in Johannesburg, had been flying a large kite […]

Top South African cycling outfit Team MTN-Qhubeka has received an invitation to participate in the 2015 Tour de France – the first African team ever to do so in 101 years.The 22 teams riding in the race were announced by the Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) last week. Along with the 17 World Tour teams, five […]

South African batsman AB de Villiers wrote his name indelibly into cricket’s history books when he produced one of ODI’s greatest innings against the West Indies at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. De Villiers hit eight fours and 10 sixes to reach his century in just 31 balls, erasing New Zealander Corey Anderson’s previous […]