The South African Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has officially announced the appointment of Phakamani Hadebe as new chief executive of Eskom, on Thursday. “Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr Phakamani Hadebe as the new group chief executive of Eskom,” said Gordhan. In making the announcement, the minister pointed out that state owned entities […]

Leading by example, the President who likes to walk… has shown he not only walks the walk, but talks the talk. Today President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he has decided to donate half of his Presidential salary towards a soon-to-be established fund that will be launched on July 18 – the birthday of former President […]

The son of former South African President Jacob Zuma, Edward Zuma, has been fined R60,000 which will be given to two schools in the Durban area of KwaZulu-Natal. Zuma has also agreed to apologise to the entire South African public for hate speech which he directed at SA ministers Derek Hanekom and Pravin Gordhan. Previously […]

Meghan Markle’s dog has become one of the unexpected feelgood stories of the Meghan and Prince Harry’s Royal Wedding. Thousands of people shared a photo over the weekend, which showed Meghan’s Beagle – named Guy – spotted sitting in the car next to the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II! The picture was reportedly taken […]

Renowned South African photographer Justin Sullivan has been shortlisted in two categories for the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest – Top News/Single and My Planet/Series. Justin says he feels very “honoured” and that “the hundreds of hours I’ve put in to be on the front lines of many topical issues in South Africa has […]

This month we interview Jenni Baxter, Co-founder and Editor at SAPeople.com, a community site which connects, celebrates and matches South Africans in South Africa and around the world. She gives us a rare glimpse into the daily runnings of a site that aims to entertain, inform, connect and inspire readers with the latest local news and happenings […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand staged a modest recovery on Tuesday, as the dollar retreated after a recent rally. At 1505 GMT the rand traded at 12.5900 to the dollar, up 0.7 percent from the previous day’s close. The South African currency was around 2.5 percent stronger than a five-month low struck on Monday, […]

South Africa has done it again! For the 36th time (!) South Africa has won Gold at the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show in London, UK. And if you look at this picture below – you can see why! (Phew, tears of pride and joy!) That’s 36 times in the 43 years that […]

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 […]

Watch South African comedian Trevor Noah‘s brilliant take on the royal wedding… which happened to fall on the same day (Saturday 19 May 2018) as Trevor’s first ever UK arena show, at the O2 in London. One South African who was at the show, Warren Wood, said in a Facebook message to Trevor: “Absolutely brilliant. […]

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 […]

When expats leave South Africa and are living abroad, they need access to their South African funds in order to start their new chapter abroad. This often leads to the question of financial emigration and if there are any other alternatives. Your offshore allowance Every South African over the age of 18 has two allowances […]

Two brave heroes saved the life of Barberton school teacher Kobus Genis last night, as his home was ravaged by fire. His grateful daughter says she will never be able to thank them enough. Barberton Bliss & News reported that Genis had been overcome by the smoke and unable to walk. Fortunately for him, a […]

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 […]

South African expat, comedian and US TV host Trevor Noah has come a long way… and last night – playing his first ever UK arena show – he truly felt it, performing at the O2 Arena in London. Trevor said today: “When I performed my first solo show in London I had 150 amazing people […]

The Free State province of South Africa has officially elected the new leadership. The elections took place at the provincial conference on Saturday and ended in the early hours on Sunday. This election could see Mashinini taking over as the Premier of the province after next year’s general elections if the party follows its principle of […]

Playing international rugby for your country is a wonderful thing, writes Trevor Romain. I loved representing the Springboks. My friend who was an All Black, felt the same. We played against each other a number of times. He was a little stronger than me but I was a little faster. And although we were good […]

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 […]

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 […]

After the brutal attack on a mosque in KwaZulu-Natal, Carte Blanche investigates to find out if ISIS extremism is behind the attack… or if there are local forces at work. This week’s episode also explores hope for the voiceless, Christianity that dismisses the Holy Trinity and aquaponic farming.The show is available to South Africans abroad […]

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 […]