Castle Lager has taken the bold step of stripping off its main label in a new campaign to promote a label-free South Africa. The beer company said yesterday: “In light of recent events, we’ve decided to lose our label* in solidarity with all those who are unfairly and callously labeled on a daily basis. This […]

Henri van Breda (23) was unanimously found guilty today in South Africa of murdering three family members – his parents Martin and Teresa, and older brother Rudi – in a brutal axe attack at the family’s luxury De Zalze Estate family home in Stellenbosch, in 2015. He was also found guilty of the attempted murder […]

South Africans living overseas who have not yet registered to vote, may now do so at South African missions abroad. DA Abroad Leader Francine Higham says the DA Abroad welcomes the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s (DIRCO) recent instruction to SA missions abroad to allow South Africans living overseas to register to vote for […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand tumbled to a new five-month low against the dollar early on Monday as the greenback rose amid hopes for an easing of trade tensions between the United States and China. At 0640 GMT, the rand traded at 12.8825 per dollar, 0.72 percent weaker than its close on Friday, and […]

Today – 20 May 2018 – marked the 35th anniversary since the car bomb explosion in Pretoria in 1983, which killed 17 people and left 197 injured, several of them with amputated limbs. The bomb had been placed outside the Nedbank Square building on Church Street, which was home to the head office of the […]

Freelance American writer and mother of four, Lisa Cole, penned a heartfelt message yesterday along with sharing a photo of Meghan Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland, sitting in St George’s Chapel… proudly – and sometimes tearfully – watching her beautiful princess marrying a prince. Lisa’s message was intended for her friends, but within 24 hours it […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has presented a report on what it claims is the full cost to the taxpayer of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “bloated” cabinet, and proposes a Cabinet cut. The report, some of which is based on Parliamentary replies, has been presented by Desiree van der Walt, DA Shadow Minister of Public […]

South African born and raised billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed some exciting details about Tesla’s faster, more powerful Model 3 all-wheel drive (4×4) versions. First the electric car company CEO hinted: “Working on Model 3 dual motor all-wheel drive & performance versions. Driving feel is amazing. Aiming to release config late tonight.” And in […]

While the world rejoiced the royal wedding yesterday, of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the jokes and memes have already begun: https://www.facebook.com/logie.naidoo.7/posts/1960573590682996 https://www.facebook.com/itsPunkee/videos/10156371915479938/ https://www.facebook.com/slideshow.metamorphosis/videos/1722555357779126/ And this older one has gone viral again: https://www.facebook.com/sam.rogers.7393/videos/1955696751144741/ https://twitter.com/Zsuzsa0601/status/998029823720214529 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215096866750042&set=p.10215096866750042&type=3&theater Prince Harry makes the rounds at today's #RoyalWedding. #SNLFinale pic.twitter.com/XmiEe63Gor — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) May 20, 2018 […]

There was drama on SuperSport on Saturday as Ashwin Willemse walked off the set, in the middle of a live recording, after a dispute with Nick Mallett and Naas Botha. It’s uncertain what words had been exchanged between the three former Springboks before the public scene. The three were commentating on the Super Rugby match […]

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were pronounced husband and wife on Saturday by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a glittering union that brought a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy. (See more photos at end of article.) The star of the TV drama “Suits” walked […]

Donald Trump was sitting in his office wondering which country to invade next, when his telephone rang… “Howzit, Trumpie!” a voice in broken English said. “This is Koos Vannermerwe here from the Doringboom Bar in Welkom , South Africa. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you, boet!” “Well, […]

Fast food restaurant chain Nando’s has joined the Bok Boks bandwagon… along with AB de Villiers and most of South Africa. You’ll hear them at school, in Woolworths… and even on TV. Everyone is mimicking the professional golfer who sent his private ‘bok boks’ voice message to the Sunshine Tour group… instead of to his […]

A South African wine company – of which 62% is owned by 250 farm worker families – has secured an exciting deal which will see it export wine to China. The Western Cape’s Thandi Wines has secured a one-year contract with a Chinese distributor to export their range of premium wines to China. The contract […]

The ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), and the opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), have entered a rather public spat over a shack fire this morning in Tembisa, Gauteng. Ramaphosa was in the area for a health walk with officials and locals, and to launch the Thuma Mina (Send Me) Campaign… when two […]

A South African mom’s trip to England to introduce her new son to the family abroad, almost didn’t happen yesterday when she forgot to get the police to certify her husband’s signature on the Parental Consent Affidavit (PCA), allowing her to travel out of South Africa with their children. Hoedspruit mother-of-two, Emily Visser, was fully […]

A South African professional golfer’s private (very private!) voice message to his girlfriend has gone viral in South Africa after he accidentally sent it to The Sunshine Tour group, instead of his ‘bok boks’. And they have shared it with… well, everyone! Listen below as the golfer explains very sweetly to his girlfriend that he […]

As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media about one tiny little word. You heard it say what? Roman Stetsyk/Shutterstock.com The clip, which went viral after being posted on Reddit, is polarizing listeners who hear a computer voice say either “Laurel” or “Yanny.” @AlexWelke tweeted, “This is the […]

Two cash-in-transit vehicles were blown up Thursday morning in Atlas Road, in Boksburg, South Africa. Watch below. Cash heists have become an escalating problem in South Africa recently. Just last month five suspects were arrested for a R30-million cash-in-transit heist. Five of today’s alleged 10 suspects have reportedly already been caught by the South African […]

Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says the department is looking at the possibility of reviewing legislation with a view of phasing out harmful plastic products like straws. Briefing the media ahead of participating in the department’s Budget Vote debate on Wednesday afternoon, the Minister said the possible review would look at plastic products that are […]

The atmosphere at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg tonight was electric as SA’s champions Mamelodi Sundowns took on the mighty Spanish giants, Barcelona (one of the best football teams in the world)… in a friendly match to honour Nelson Mandela, forming part of the Mandela Centenary celebrations. FC Barcelona arrived at OR Tambo International Airport […]

Contrary to the “kill or be killed” headlines about ITV’s ‘On Assignment’ programme, which aired on Monday night and “annoyed” several South African viewers… a full viewing of the episode shows it was a little more balanced, and a lot more positive than the SA critics (who maybe only watched the trailer) had given it […]

The Australian tour to South Africa in 2018 was the most intense and personal test series ever played between these cricketing giants. Five weeks. Four tests. Two Nations. One hell of a story. It saw tempers rage on and off the pitch with players on both sides having a go at each other at the crease […]

South Africa’s farm murders and the government’s plan to implement land expropriation without compensation is receiving global attention this week. Firstly, ITV in the UK aired an On Assignment episode on Monday night, which investigated the issues… and last night, the USA’s largest television news channel, Fox News (which has a reputation for biased reporting […]

Remember back in 2015 when everyone was fighting over ‘The Dress’… and whether it was gold and white or black and blue? Well here now is an audio tape that is causing the same division in the social media world. Some swear the automated voice is saying ‘Yanny’ (or Jannie!) and others swear it’s ‘Laurel’. […]