LONDON/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich, who owns English Premier League football club Chelsea, has accepted a Ukrainian request to help negotiate an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich was asked by Ukraine to help mediate because of his background in Russia, where he made a fortune in the chaotic […]

Inspired by a magnificent, unbeaten century from rookie wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, South Africa pulled within six wickets of a series-levelling victory in the second test against New Zealand after dominating day four in Christchurch on Monday. Since suffering the Proteas’ second-worst test defeat in the opening Christchurch test, South Africa’s turnaround has been little short […]

Hollywood film star Tom Cruise told Hoedspruit residents today that he chose to film Mission: Impossible 8 in South Africa because “it’s a beautiful country”. Earlier this week he said how excited he was to be filming in SA, how they’d been planning it for a long time, and how “it would be nice to […]

Two convicted rhino poachers have been handed lengthy jail terms by the Skukuza Regional court. The two men from Mozambique were arrested in Satara section of the Kruger National Park (KNP) on 22 May 2019 by Rangers. The rangers had been alerted to an incident by the sound of shots being fired. They responded and found […]

South African media personality Minnie Dlamini will be walking the ramp for JessicaJane to show off the French-Xhosa Range at Paris Fashion week in early March 2022 in a fabulous case of women supporting women on their journeys… whilst making South Africa proud and making dreams come true. Little did JessicaJane know that when she […]

Tygerberg Hospital has become the first public hospital in South Africa to perform robotic surgery, as part of its newly launched da Vinci surgical robotic programme… which magnifies images up to ten times and enables more precise surgery with 3D, instead of 2D, images. The first robotic-assisted operation was on a 62-year-old female patient, Lorraine […]

South Africa’s new eye-opening documentary series – Sex in Afrikaans –  has set a new record for the most first-day views of any Afrikaans title on Showmax ever, ahead of even Devilsdorp. Viewing peaked at 8pm on Valentine’s Day (14 Feb 2022), once everyone had put their kids to bed. Sex in Afrikaans follows clinical […]

Finally, a foreigner appears to have almost nailed the South African accent. Well, at least better than most who’ve come before him. The brilliant Australian actor, comedian (and father to three boys) Jimmy Rees has posted a hilarious video in which he masters several accents (random Aussie, posh Melbourne accent, whining New Zealander and competitive […]

Most people fly, some drive… but South Africa’s world record-breaking endurance swimmer, Sarah Ferguson, has today (Mon 21 Feb) set off to swim from Durban to Cape Town! Sarah, who set a Guinness World Record when she became the first person to swim around the entire perimeter of iconic Easter Island in 2019, is again […]

Prince Albert II has shared positive news about his wife, Princess Charlene‘s recovery, suggesting that she may be back at the royal palace in Monaco in the not too distant future. The Monaco Matin reports that Prince Albert told them in a message: “Princess Charlene is doing much better and I hope she will be back […]

A German couple were successfully rescued on Friday after they got into trouble on the Wild Side of Robberg Nature Reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa. The husband and wife from Germany – both 63 – were incredibly grateful to the team who saved them. The NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated just […]

If all goes according to plan and Delta Airlines’ latest application is approved, then tourists and South Africans living in the US could soon be enjoying direct flights between Atlanta and Cape Town. Delta Airlines will operate a year-round route with a schedule of 3 flights per week from Atlanta to Cape Town, starting mid-November […]

An exciting and eventful Day One of the 2022 MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon yesterday saw Thulani Mbanjwa and Msawenkosi Mtolo take the men’s line honours while Abby Solms and Bianca Haw won the women’s stage. It was an exciting stage of racing from Camps Drift to Dusi Bridge with the men’s race taking a few […]

Navigating new technology and digital applications has become necessary for many people trying to access government assistance and services during the Covid pandemic. But for many older persons, this is not easy. Elderly women in Alexandra township in Joburg are learning how to navigate the internet and common apps to help improve their lives. The […]

HOEDSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) – One of the joys of artisanal gin-making is sniffing the fragrant botanicals, fruits and seeds used to create the aromatic spirit – but not usually after they’ve passed through the digestive tract of an elephant! Yet that is exactly what Les Ansley does when, foraging through the South African wilderness, […]

Reuters – A consortium of investors including South African World Cup-winning Springbok rugby captain, Francois Pienaar, has completed a £32-million (approx. R650-million) takeover of Saracens, the English Premiership club announced. Pienaar is a former Saracens rugby player. The club, which is based in North London, is popular with South Africans abroad, and are five-time Premiership […]

The world’s largest and most valuable blue diamond is set to go on auction in April. The diamond – known as the De Beers Cullinan Blue – is estimated to be worth more than $48-million and was found in South Africa. The rare blue diamond was only discovered last April, at SA’s famous Cullinan mine […]

Hollywood star Tom Cruise is helping put South Africa’s Hoedspruit on the map! And delighting locals with his friendly demeanour as he choppers in daily for filming on ‘Mission: Impossible 8’, due for release in 2024. Gillian Leigh Soames, who resides at the spectacular Hoedspruit Wild Life Reserve, has a front row view of the […]

Everyone’s talking about the rainbow-coloured trees in Cape Town’s CBD! A whopping 730 trees have been wrapped in over 3,000 metres of colourful cloth to brighten public spaces in downtown Cape Town. (And yes, no trees were harmed in the making of this campaign!) The ‘Rainbow Tree Project’ is yet another successful venture by the […]

Leva Foundation, in Gqeberha, in partnership with Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and AWS in Communities, are on a mission to reach 10,000 learners with coding. Coding 4 Youth was launched on ENCA this past weekend. Watch below. The initiative, which runs from now until the end of March, aims to get more youth into the […]

Farmers and manufacturers in South Africa’s North West province are being encouraged to apply for hemp permits, in order to participate in the growing hemp industry and alleviate poverty… an opportunity which the province’s Agriculture MEC describes as “low hanging fruit”. Just last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced during his State of the Nation Address […]

To preserve and honour the legacy of South Africa’s iconic leader, Nelson Mandela, his home in Houghton, which was a symbol of his presidency and struggle against apartheid, has been transformed into a luxury hotel which was opened in September last year. “Sanctuary Mandela” as it’s now called was the Madiba’s first home in Johannesburg […]

The City of Tshwane continues its mission to receive payment for numerous outstanding electricity bills totalling millions, with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and SA Police Service (SAPS) Headquarters being the latest in a number of companies and organisations that are being targeted in the City’s ‘no fear, no favour’ campaign. With both SARS […]

Another talented South African is wowing the world with her beautiful voice. This time it’s 39-year-old Natalie in France on The Voice 2022. Watch below. The latest season began on Saturday (12 Feb) on TF1, one of the country’s main channels. During the blind auditions, Natalie’s explosive performance caught the attention of all the judges. […]

South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park has always been particularly popular with holidaymakers from Germany… and soon those tourists will be able to fly directly from Frankfurt to Mbombela (Nelspruit), Kruger National Park, directly! Eurowings Discover is the first intercontinental airline ever to start scheduled operations to SA’s largest national park. Eurowings Discover is the […]