South African expat Jaco van Gass has won Gold for Great Britain at the Tokyo Paralympics in Japan today. The former soldier won the C3 3000m Individual Pursuit… and broke a World Record. After racing to victory in the velodrome, the humble athlete – who grew up in Middelburg in Mpumalanga – deflected the glory […]

South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it expects to resume operations on the Johannesburg – Cape Town route, and other African destinations, on 23 September. The carrier has not taken to the skies since early last year, partly due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent hard lockdown, as well as the […]

Like many others he lost his home during lockdown and lived rough… By James Stent. Walter Nyamugama used to live in a tent. Now, he lives in a shared house, spacious and with a beautiful view of the Muizenberg promenade. “Sometimes I’m sitting here and I can’t believe it,” he says, seated in a bright, […]

Princess Charlene of Monaco has finally been reunited with her husband and children as she recovers from surgery related to a sinus infection and bone graft in South Africa, where she has been stuck since May this year. Taking to Instagram a couple of hours ago, the former South African Olympic swimmer (Nee Charlene Wittstock), […]

The SA Weather Service (SAWS) has advised South Africans to ignore the Tik Tok video doing the rounds at the moment, warning of major snowfall in South Africa… but it seems not everyone got the memo. People in Johannesburg and Pretoria have been getting excited about the ‘imminent’ snowfall. The video claims that all provinces […]

Social media was abuzz in South Africa on Tuesday evening with sightings – including video and photographs – of what many thought was a meteor. The bright light flying through the air was seen above Pretoria, as well as other parts of the country, including Limpopo. In fact a former politician (David Coltart) in neighbouring […]

Tomorrow – Wed August 25 – legendary South African endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh will attempt the toughest swim of his career, 10km across Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord. The UN Patron of Oceans, who is on a mission to fully protect a third of the world’s oceans by 2030, says there is no better place in the […]

Wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane (KG) and world record holding track athlete Charl du Toit have represented Team South Africa at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics tonight in Japan, as the country’s flag bearers. It’s a privilege they’ve embraced with excitement and pride. Charl said, in an interview before the event, that being […]

If you’ve ever needed an excuse to have a holiday, here’s the best one – your country needs you right now to go on safari, to spread the love and support all those who work in the South African tourism industry. And there’s never been a better time – with the lack of international visitors […]

The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent tightening of regulations placed on travel and quarantine by various state and national governments due to the latest outbreaks of COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand has forced a drastic change in the Rugby Champs match schedule, which will now see the remaining four rounds […]

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo plans to rejuvenate the historical Brixton Cemetery through greening restoration, green fencing and the planting of 2 000 indigenous trees to mark Arbor Day on 1 September 2021. The cemetery has suffered on-going acts of vandalism, theft of palisade fencing, illegal dumping and the presence of “displaced persons”, the City […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah and free language app Duolingo have partnered to bring Zulu and Xhosa to the world in early 2022. The exciting announcement was made on Friday, 20 Aug, at Duolingo’s annual conference. What is Duolingo? During the past decade Duolingo (which also has a website and a premium version if you […]

In another victory for cross-border conservation, a series of successful wildlife translocations saw 27 Zebra and 62 blue wildebeest safely making the 1 250 km journey from Kruger National Park in South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique. These new arrivals are welcome additions to the more than 2 300 reintroduced animals that are […]

A stunning first half display and two tries of pure magic aided the Springboks to a well-deserved 29-10 win over Argentina in the second of their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, and helped them maintaining their strong start in this year’s tournament. (Watch video highlights a little further […]

Up and down the coast of Cape Town, a growing number of people have taken to the extremely cold water every day throughout winter, extolling the healing magic of cold water swimming. For them, it’s been an unexpected reprieve from the ongoing pandemic, claiming the icy-cold waters helped them fight the loneliness of lockdown, boosted […]

Prince Harry has unveiled a million-dollar donation to a Lesotho charity from his lucrative book deal. The decision to donate some of the profits from his memoir was announced on Thursday during the Sentebale Polo Cup in Colorado, USA where he made a surprise appearance. The Sentebale Polo Cup is a charity match named for […]

South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is expected to increase drastically following Cabinet’s approval for the vaccination of people aged between 18 and 35 years from tomorrow, Friday 20 August 2021. Cabinet said it had received a report from the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) indicating that over nine million vaccines have been administered in South […]

South Africans who have parcels to send to Australia have been advised to take the items to their local SA post office by no later than 7 September 2021. The South African Post Office said that they’ve been informed by Qantas that the Australian airline has scheduled a second repatriation flight to Australia, presenting customers […]

Ziggi Goredema lost his job and home at the start of lockdown and began making and selling the hanging lampshades… By Ashraf Hendricks. Ziggi Goredema lives in a weathered tent in Van Riebeeck Park, near Cape Town’s city centre. On the tree above his tent hang unique lampshades, which he has made from materials like […]

Annelee Murray may not be a Springbok rugby player herself, but she’s as much a legend as the sports stars she worked with for over 200 matches! Proudly South African and Proud Bok Supporter, Annelee is celebrating her 20 year journey as the first lady of Springbok rugby (aka the Boks’ Public Relations Manager) with […]

In response to the tragic murder of 29-year-old, Meghan Cremer, the vibrant Western Cape show-jumper and bakery manager, who was assaulted and murdered in Cape Town in August 2019, Bronwyn Litkie launched Facebook group SA Women Fight Back. The group, which was founded on 8 August 2019, the day before Women’s Day, began as a […]

South Africa’s Paralympic team have headed off to Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Here’s a guide to the events our 34 SA athletes will be competing in, along with an explanation as to what each category classification means. But first, here’s a wonderful message from Olympic gold-medal winner, Tatjana Schoenmaker for the SA Paralympic […]

AfriForum, which originally launched a medal fund on 10 August for Olympic and Paralympic medallists, says it has now joined hands with Atterbury Trust’s medal fund so that the athletes can receive their rewards collectively. (See details at bottom of page if you’d like to contribute.) The fund-raising amongst South Africans for Olympic medallists – […]

If you missed Saturday’s match where South Africa beat Argentina 32-12 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, here are some of the highlights below… The Springboks built on an encouraging first half in which they held a 21-9 lead over Los Pumas to outscore the visitors three tries to none. This followed on a triumphant […]

Today, South African Red Bull KTM rider Brad Binder won the Austria MotoGP in spectacular fashion – braving out heavy rain – in front of 86,000 spectators. This was his second win in the premier class, since making the move up in 2020. MotoGP tweeted: “You really had to see it to believe it!” and […]