The new season of Survivor is the battle of the superfans! Here’s an awesome opportunity to watch a FULL episode, and get hooked on all the intrigue on the Island of Secrets. Survivor SA: Philippines was so outrageously good that our expectations are super high this season. If you live in South Africa, Kenya or […]

The 2019 Cricket World Cup got underway under bright London skies on Thursday as hosts England were put in to bat by South Africa in the first game of the six-week tournament at The Oval. Both teams have an uncomfortable history with the 50-over tournament, neither having won it, but arrive for the latest edition […]

Wildlife near cities face many dangers. Some are easy to detect, such as when new developments destroy natural habitat. Others are less obvious. For example, rat poisons are a useful tool for controlling a common household problem. But many who use them don’t realise that they have dangerous side effects for wildlife. Rat poisons are […]

Last Thursday evening Sibusiso Vumase was entertaining guests when he heard a loud knock on his front door. When he opened the door, a group of people carrying crowbars and hammers were standing outside demanding that he immediately evacuate his RDP house and find another place to live. On Friday morning Vumase was folding and […]

Award winning South African researcher Sanesha Naicker has been named Leading Female Pioneer in Breast Cancer Research 2019 by GHP (Global Health and Pharma) Magazine. Naicker is one of the awardees in the international magazine’s Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health Awards. GHP said this week that the renowned researcher, who hails from Chatsworth, is a […]

Seven Zimbabwean teenagers have been living under a big tree near Shoprite in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo in South Africa, for almost a year, scavenging for food from a nearby skip. The boys, aged 15 to 19, sleep under the tree on one torn mattress, sharing two blankets. They wake up at 6am and pack their […]

Game of Thrones may be over, but HBO has much more awesome entertainment where that came from. Here are some top shows to note, all available for South Africans to watch on Showmax.  With new seasons of old favourites, from Barry to Ballers, brand-new miniseries such as Chernobyl, and an incredible documentary about one of […]

There is a lot of misinformation circling in the South African expatriate community about the amended expatriate tax law taking effect on 1 March 2020 and the process of Financial Emigration… writes Melanie Browne. We often have clients approach us where they have been subjected to scaremongering or solicited by “one-man” bands promoting their own […]

Botswana has reinstated trophy hunting after a 5-year moratorium on the practice. In the wake of evidently declining wildlife numbers, former president Ian Khama imposed the ban in early 2014. Elephant numbers had plummeted by 15% in the preceding decade. The hunting industry had been granted a total quota of between 420 and 800 elephants […]

Winning the Cricket World Cup is the holy grail for South Africa’s national team. But with every tournament, it’s remained out of reach. What will it take to turn the team’s fortune around? Watch this and more on Carte Blanche this  Sunday 26 May, in South Africa; and available to stream from Tues 28 May […]

Find out more about where South Africa has been and get some insight into where it could be going with this eclectic list of some of the best non-fiction local movies on Showmax. 1. The Boers at the End of the World (Available to Expats too) Argentina’s Patagonian region is home to an Afrikaans-speaking community. […]

Situated right next to the Atlantic Ocean and embraced by majestic mountain ranges, Cape Town boasts an outdoor-oriented lifestyle and plenty of delicious, locally-sourced cuisine, due to its desirable location. To help foreign expats moving to this enchanting city take advantage of all these things, this article offers insight from a seasoned expat familiar with […]

Ford’s expert witness John David Loud (an American engineer) today testified in the Western Cape High Court in the judicial inquest into the death of Reshall Jimmy. According to Loud, there could have been numerous causes for the fire in the Ford Kuga in which Jimmy burned to death in 2015. Loud’s testimony will continue […]

“Game of Thrones Season 8 has been really boring,” said no one, ever. No matter what your opinions are on the direction the show’s characters have taken this season, one thing’s for sure – it has been an incredible spectacle. And now there’s only one episode left of the whole show! Before Monday’s finale lands […]

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has revealed that the risks of double voting during the 2019 National and Provincial Elections were “negligible”. The findings are contained in the final report that was based on a sample of voting stations. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in a statement said the report was intended to act as an addition […]

Starving, infected with various diseases and some eating their own faeces, over 25 horses have had to be put down after being in the ‘care’ of the South African Army Special Infantry Capability Unit at the SANDF’s Potchefstroom base last year. In addition to those 25, a further 22 horses rescued from the base also […]

I was born in Salt River, South Africa, and then moved to Mitchell’s Plain – I am the youngest of four siblings and the only girl… writes Michelle Thomas, in response to the Stellenbosch University study (which has since been retracted) which claimed from its (limited!) research that coloured women have an increased risk of […]

Have you ever kept a travel journal? Here is mine – an African in America, from when I arrived in the U.S. of A a little while back. Oh what a place… writes Audrey Kruger. Getting off the plane Whoa mense! Hierdie plek is incredible! America! A-merr-rica! Getting off the plane and heading to immigration […]

With King’s Landing in ruins, and Cersei Lannister no longer a threat, will Daenerys finally have a clear path to the Iron Throne? We’re not so sure… What’s happening in the preview of the finale? Warning: Here be spoilers. If you haven’t watched Game of Thrones Season 8 episode 5 on Showmax yet, now’s the […]

Carte Blanche shares interesting views about why South Africans came out to vote, they also investigate unethical breeding practices of pedigree dogs and more this  Sunday 12 May, in South Africa; and available to stream from Tues 14 May for South Africans abroad in many countries. Save the Turtles A team of young marine biologists […]

A poem written by the passionately South African former editor of SA Good News, Ian Macdonald, has been going viral this week as South Africans voted once more for the country they love, for hope, for a better future, for home… WHY I LOVE SOUTH AFRICA – by Ian MacDonald I love her for the […]

If you live abroad, or otherwise missed voting in yesterday’s national elections in South Africa, then filmmaker SUSAN SCOTT’s tweets of her experience in the queue at Randburg are a must-read. You’ll feel like you were there!!! Susan – director of the multi award-winning Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War – began her very […]

The South African government has expressed condolences to the families of journalists Ngwako Modjadji and Sefako Nyaka following their deaths at the weekend. Modjadji, who was a senior political reporter for the City Press, died in what is believed to have been a hit and run incident in Soweto on Saturday night. Nyaka was a […]

I recently passed my Cisco 210-250 exam and I wanted to share my experience. I believe it could help people who prepare for the same test. Before I go ahead, here’s a brief background of the certifications I have earned so far: I have the CCNA Routing and Switching credential, which is about to expire […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche tonight, Sunday 05 May, in South Africa, and available to stream from Tues 07 May for South Africans abroad in many countries. Tasmin Pepper and the First All-Woman Racing Series With a global audience of 1,7 billion people, Formula 1 is one of the most popular motor sports […]