It may have been almost 40 years since their last single, but Abba are now back in the charts with two new songs – I Still Have Faith in You and Don’t Shut Me Down. The new songs form part of a ten-track album that will be released in November… writes Shanika Ranasinghe, Royal Holloway […]

South African Hard Enduro racer and Red Bull athlete Wade Young has won top prize at the 2021 FIM Hard Enduro Championship – HERO Challenge in Poland this past weekend. The series made its stop in Dabrowa Gornicza on 11 September 2021 and saw the KwaZulu-Natal born Wade, claim first place in round six of […]

Novak Djokovic had a dream. The Serbian tennis superstar wanted to make world history at the US Open by becoming the first male player to win 21 Grand Slam singles titles. But that dream was dashed by a young Russian, Daniil Medvedev… who outplayed him on Sunday to win 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. If there were […]

More than 60 people, most of whom were homeless, queued at the U-turn Homeless Service Centre in Claremont to receive a hot meal after getting their single-jab Johnson and Johnson vaccine against Covid-19 this weekend… By Marecia Damons. More than 60 mostly homeless people were vaccinated at the U-turn Homeless Service Centre in Claremont. The […]

Free State artist Vuyisile Adoons may not yet be well known, but his paintings are adorning the walls of homes around South Africa and the world, and photos of them are adding soul and depth to our social media timelines. He’s currently making a living from the “dusty small town of Rouxville” but with his […]

According to the 2021 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, Cape Town remains such a wildly popular destination with international travellers that it was voted the number one city in the Middle East and Africa. Travel + Leisure is one of the biggest travel magazines in the world with a reach of more than 35 […]

South Africa’s Proteas won their match against Sri Lanka today in Colombo by nine wickets, therefore securing victory in the Twenty20 (T20) series before the final match has been played. Cricket South Africa tweeted: “RESULT #Proteas WON BY 9 WICKETS. An undefeated Quinton de Kock (58*) fifty see the #Proteas cruise to victory and seal the […]

For those who were around in the ‘80s it seems everyone remembers the day it snowed, and snowed, in Johannesburg in 1981 – 40 years ago today, 11 September. (Technically it also snowed on the 10th.) Photos on this page were captured on the day by AGI ORFANOS, who was at high school then, at […]

The Western Cape Department of Health has undertaken an analysis of COVID-19 infections, admissions and deaths amongst residents over 60 years old to determine the real-time effectiveness of the vaccine programme in the Western Cape of South Africa. The results, they say, are clear as day: the vaccine is saving lives! WC Premier Alan Winde tweeted: […]

South African golfer Christiaan Bezuidenhout has spectacularly put himself in the lead, alongside Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat, at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in the UK. He raced out the blocks, picking up five shots in four holes on the front nine and then closing with three straight birdies on the Surrey course. After […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) today announced that it will be launching a 13 week Reality Television Series on 7 October 2021 at 21:30 on Mzansi Magic DSTV channel 161. Hosted by popular actress Rami Chuene and renowned life coach Romeo Mabasa, the series titled Away for Repair will showcase the heartfelt stories of ordinary […]

Duane Vermeulen will make his first appearance for the Springboks since the 2019 Rugby World Cup final when South Africa resume their Rugby Championship campaign on Sunday against Australia at the CBUS Super Stadium on the Gold Coast, in Queensland. The experienced No 8 – who joined the Springbok squad at the start of the […]

A South African expat has made history by being crowned Miss Ireland, becoming the country’s first black beauty queen to hold the title since the competition’s inception in 1947. Twenty-six year old Pamela Uba was named Miss Ireland on Sunday, after a lengthy 18-month wait as Miss Galway for the final contest, delayed by the […]

After a series of successful pop-up restaurants in Joburg, award-winning chef Luke Dale Roberts now stamps a permanent mark on the Jozi food scene with the opening of the The Shortmarket Club JHB at Oxford Parks in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The original Shortmarket Club in Cape Town has seen much success and garnered rave reviews since […]

Incredible South African (and British) endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has completed his gruelling Climate Swim in Greenland, undertaking 7.8 kilometres in icy cold water to raise awareness about rising temperatures, and help focus attention on the world’s climate crisis. Taking to social media after the insanely challenging swim – which he calls the ‘coldest swim […]

Watch the goosebump-generating video below as South Africans warmly congratulated their Paralympic team upon their return from Japan to Johannesburg yesterday, giving them a heroes’ welcome. Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa said: “Today we welcomed the #TeamSA Paralympians at OR Tambo International Airport & expressed our gratitude to them for flying the South African flag high. […]

South African tennis player Lloyd Harris is on a roll at the US Open. The Mzansi sports star on Monday continued his dream run at the tournament in New York, overcoming US player Reily Opelka in a brilliant performance to reach his very first quarter-final in a Major ever! Lloyd toppled the 22nd seed 6-7(6), […]

A video compilation of South African comedian Trevor Noah doing various accent has gone viral. Watch below as Trevor muses on French raps, imagines Donald Trump speaking Arabic, recalls speaking to emergency operators in South Africa and nails the Aussie accent (apart from slipping into a Kiwi accent for a few of the words). Australian […]

More than ever, in this age of Covid-19 and the wearing of face masks, the eyes have become the window to the soul. And standing there in the mixed zone inside the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, at 9:30pm last Saturday night, was Johan Snyders. The compulsory mask hid most of his face. But not the eyes. […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – South African Lloyd Harris reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time on Saturday, with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over Canadian world number 10 Denis Shapovalov at the U.S. Open. A jubilant Tennis South Africa said: “The dream run continues for Harris in New York! ✌” […]

Louzanne Coetzee applied the finishing touches to Team SA’s campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics when she surged to the bronze medal in the women’s marathon (T12) on a cool and overcast morning in the Japanese capital… writes GARY LEMKE in Tokyo. Coetzee (28) had earlier in the Games won the silver medal in the […]

South Africans on social media have been thrilled with the news that Swedish pop group ABBA yesterday announced that they will be dropping Voyage, their ninth album on 5 November. The legendary band – comprised of Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – delighted fans on Thursday with the revelation that they […]

Three rhino poachers were yesterday sentenced to 105 years in prison by the Skukuza Regional Court, for rhino poaching and related offences. The South African National Parks (SANParks) today, 3 September, welcomed the sentencing. The three poachers were arrested in 2017 after killing three rhinos in Marula (southern) section of the Kruger National Park. SANParks […]

As anticipated, Ntando Mahlangu has done it again – scooping yet another fabulous Gold Medal for South Africa on Friday, 3 Sep, at the Tokyo Paralympics in Japan. Last week Mahlangu won Gold in the long jump AND broke a World Record. Mahlangu won the Men’s 200m (T61) final at the Olympic Stadium. With his […]

Prince Albert of Monaco has assured fans that his wife Princess Charlene (nee Wittstock) is “ready to come home”, and is missing Europe, after undergoing surgery in South Africa last month. However, according to local reports, the former South African swimmer was admitted to hospital in Ballito on Wednesday evening after suddenly collapsing, which may […]