The Springboks will begin their 2023 Rugby Championship campaign against the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 8 July. Kick-off is scheduled for 17:05 (SA time). Australia haven’t beaten South Africa in Pretoria in any of their seven previous Tests played at the 52 000-capacity ground since 1963. ALSO READ | Wallabies reveal surprise selections for Springboks Test Will that hoodoo come to an end this […]

South Africa’s lone entrant in the men’s singles draw at this year’s Wimbledon, Lloyd Harris, lost his first round match against Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 7-5, 6-3. ALSO READ | Novak Djokovic: 24, 25 Grand Slams? Why not? The 3 hour 10 minute clash offered 26-year-old Harris a number of opportunities that left him feeling like the […]

The 2023 tax season, as confirmed by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), will start on Friday, 7 July at 20:00. This year’s tax season will run until Monday, 23 October 2023 for individual taxpayers, and until Wednesday, 24 January 2024 for provisional taxpayers. As reported by The South African website, SARS will once again use its popular auto-assessments in 2023 which have proved successful in recent […]

Power utility Eskom has confirmed its load shedding plan for the weekend – and it could spell bad news for those wanting to watch the Springboks v Wallabies Rugby Championship Test! VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v Woolworths – and more Eskom on Thursday, confirmed that Stage 3 load shedding would be in effect between 16:00 and […]

The Junior Springboks secured their place in the semi-finals of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a superb second half performance by grinding out a 24-16 victory (half-time 7-16) over Argentina on a cold and windy night at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. South Africa, who topped Pool C, will face Pool B winners Ireland in the semi-final on Sunday, 9 July while the other […]

Government school learners in South Africa are currently enjoying their June-July holidays which started on Friday, 23 June. How Lucky can you get? Bet on Lucky Numbers with payouts up to R15 Million! In a change from previous years, all schools – both inland and at the coast – broke up for the holidays on the same day. […]

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has adjusted the official fuel prices for July 2023. FOLLOW | LIVE: Wimbledon Day 3 – Wednesday, 5 July 2023 The changes came into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. WATCH | Clifton 4th Beach LIVE webcam: The sun is out! Petrol price both inland and at the coast will decrease by 17 cents per litre (95 octane) and 24 cents per […]

South Africa-born Elon Musk has extended his lead over France’s LVMH chairperson Bernard Arnault in the world’s richest person list. Musk, 52, who was born in Pretoria in South Africa, has seen his fortune skyrocket by $110 billion this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. ALSO READ | What is the most common name for a newborn BOY in South Africa? […]

The Junior Springboks face a must-win clash against Argentina in the 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday. Junior Springbok captain Paul de Villiers is eagerly anticipating his team’s third and final, must-win Pool C clash against Argentina in the 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday, 4 July. Kick-off is scheduled for 19:00 (SA time). “We are well aware […]

The Outlier website has released its monthly grocery basket comparison for June 2023 – with some changes from previous months. Prices of 12 staple foods and products were collected from eight major South African retailers, namely: Makro, Woolworths, Spar, Shoprite, Checkers, Pick n Pay, Food Lover’s Market and Boxer. MUST READ | SARS tax questions answered: What are the tax season deadlines? Previously, […]

President of the South African Rugby Union, Mark Alexander, has passed on the heartfelt condolences of the whole South African rugby community to the Oliver family and the Irish Rugby Football Union and its World Rugby Under-20 Championship team, following a paragliding accident that led to the death of Greig Oliver on Monday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with […]

Power utility Eskom on Tuesday confirmed the load shedding plan for the next couple of days. VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v Woolworths – and more From Tuesday at 16:00, Stage 3 load shedding will be in operation and will continue until midnight at which point it will be suspended until 05:00 on […]

Netball South Africa has confirmed the squad of 12 players and three reserves to represent the country at the upcoming Netball World Cup in Cape Town. ALSO READ: Netball World Cup — All the world champions crowned “As a federation, we have given coach Norma (Plummer) and the management team all the support they needed in preparing […]

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has confirmed the official fuel price adjustments for July 2023. FOLLOW | LIVE: Wimbledon Day 2 – Tuesday, 4 July 2023 The changes will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. ALSO READ | Date confirmed for Springbok team announcement for Wallaby Test Petrol price both inland and at the coast will decrease by 17 cents per litre (95 […]

South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter aced the par-4 17th hole at Pinnacle Country Club in Milan, Illinois, which measures 345 yards (315 metres). ALSO: SA’s Lawrence wins another DP World Tour title According to the Golf Channel website, the burly 18-year-old, who turned pro after playing the US Open as the reigning British Amateur champion, was among the several players competing […]

This year’s Rugby Championship will be a single round tournament due to the Rugby World Cup in France later in 2023. MUST READ | Springboks v All Blacks blockbuster Test SOLD OUT South Africa and Australia will play two matches at home and one away, while New Zealand and Argentina will play one home match and will be on the […]

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed that the 2023 tax season will start on Friday, 7 July at 20:00. How Lucky can you get? Bet on Lucky Numbers with payouts up to R15 Million! This year’s tax season will run until Monday, 23 October 2023 for individual taxpayers, and until Wednesday, 24 January 2024 for provisional taxpayers. MUST READ | Which of South Africa’s […]

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on Monday confirmed the official fuel price adjustments for July 2023. FOLLOW | LIVE: Wimbledon Day 1 – Monday, 3 July 2023 The changes will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. Petrol price both inland and at the coast will decrease by 17 cents per litre (95 octane) and 24 cents per litre (93 octane), while diesel will go […]

The 2023 Formula One season is well under way with nine (of 22) races now in the record books following Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. ALSO READ | Formula One: Every world champion to date And the exciting news is that race fans don’t have long to wait for the ninth race in the 2023 season with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone […]

London-based SA expat company Mustard At Home is a pandemic-born business that made it. Let’s find out how. Three years post-pandemic, UK-based meal delivery service Mustard At Home continues to grow. Led by South African-born entrepreneur James Durrant, Mustard At Home was a creative solution to keeping the company, and employee livelihoods, afloat during a global economic crisis. […]

The 127th running of the Hollywoodbets Durban July will be held on Saturday, 1 July 2023 after the final field for this year’s race was announced last week. FOR THE LATEST HORSERACING NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE The R5 million contest to be run over 2 200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville is internationally regarded as the holy grail of South African horseracing. […]

The new July 2023 petrol and diesel prices will take effect from midnight on Tuesday, 4 July. At the time of publishing, the numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) look better for petrol drivers than diesel car owners. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Thursday, 29 June 2023. ALSO READ | The first supermoon […]

The Springboks completed their Rugby Championship training camp on a high note on Thursday with a full day’s work behind them, which paved the way for the players to enjoy a short break with their families before the southern hemisphere series kicks off next week. The squad wrapped up the week’s on-field preparations with a double training […]

Wet conditions greeted the players as the World Rugby U20 Championship resumed on Thursday with a series of key encounters. ALSO READ | Confirmed: Bulls land ‘Rocket’ in Pretoria Two-time defending champions France powered their way to a 35-14 victory against New Zealand as they showed they mean business in defending their title with a convincing win in torrential rain in Paarl. Posolo Tuilagi scored […]

Eskom on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that load shedding will return during the day for the rest of the week – as did the City of Cape Town. ALSO READ | Hollywoodbets Durban July: Ndlovu Youth Choir to sing national anthem This is due to delays in returning units to service which has hurt available capacity after a period of improved load shedding […]