The Springbok Sevens team opened the 2019/2020 World Rugby Sevens Series in perfect fashion by claiming the opening tournament of ten at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Saturday.   The Blitzboks outplayed New Zealand 15-0 in a pulsating final of the Dubai Sevens which saw them winning the title for a seventh time. The […]

SASCOC has congratulated South Africa’s Olympic medallist, canoeing’s Bridgitte Hartley, who is one of 30 candidates selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) EB as nominees for four positions in the IOC Athletes Commission (AC) election. The candidates – who were nominated by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and NOC Athletes’ Commissions – will […]

The Springbok Sevens team totally outplayed Samoa to win their Cup semi-final of the Dubai Sevens by 38-7 on Saturday at The Sevens Stadium, where they will meet New Zealand in the final at 17h02 (SA time). The match against Samoa was a tight affair in the opening minutes. The Pacific Islanders kept the ball […]

The Springbok Sevens side scored two first half tries and then defended strongly to secure a 12-5 win over Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the Dubai Sevens on Saturday. The will face Samoa later in the day (13h22 SA time) after the Pacific Islanders outplayed Australia in their quarter-final. England and New Zealand will […]

Been waiting for the Trackers finale so you can watch it all at once? Binge-watch the whole series on your phone with Showmax’s new Mobile plan. Have you been waiting for the full series of Trackers to drop on Showmax so you can watch it all in one epic binge-watch session? If you can watch […]

Here’s how to switch to your decoder at your holiday home, or better yet, watch DStv Now on your phone or laptop while you’re away. Planning a family trip to the beach or going back home for the holidays? Don’t miss out on your favourite soapies or faves like Carte Blanche and the Sunday night […]

The Springbok Sevens team scored 19 unanswered points against England in their Pool D decider at the Dubai Sevens on Friday… to clinch top spot with a 19-14 win; and will face Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the tournament on Saturday. The success of that clash, at 09h58 (SA time) on Saturday morning, will […]

South Africa has won the the Junior Ballet Small Group championship at the International Dance Organisation (IDO) annual World Ballet and Jazz Championship, being held in Poland this week! It’s an incredible feat for the South Africans – there are over 2,800 dancers from 33 countries taking part in the competition! The IDO international adjudicators […]

South African expats continue to thrive and prove their business acumen in countries abroad. The latest in a long line of success stories is Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, who has just been appointed the new boss of Optus in Australia… a company well known to South Africans living in Australia as it is the country’s second […]

A South African university choir are the proud winners of an international Christmas festival competition in Prague in the Czech Republic. The North West University PUK-Choir, from Potchefstroom, won the Prague Advent and Christmas Choral Festival on 30 November. They also won gold in the big mixed choir category. The choir, who are currently conducting […]

“I want to interview you right here on the set of The Daily Show,” says Trevor Noah. “It’s all a part of an amazing initiative to support a programme called Education Changemakers.” And that programme will benefit the teachers and pupils at school around South Africa. South African expat Trevor promises it’s going to be […]

Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal just played host to a group of South African grandmothers from Gauteng for an incredibly special week in their lives. The first time they ever saw the sea! And these grannies didn’t just see it – they played, they swam, they laughed like children again. The amazing trip for the 24 grannies, […]

Since returning home to South Africa from their incredible performance in the USA where they made it to the finals on the world’s biggest stage, America’s Got Talent (AGT)… the Ndlovu Youth Choir, from Limpopo, have made even more dreams come true – an international award, performing to over 100,000 people in Cape Town (pic […]

The British and Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was jointly announced on Wednesday. The hotly-anticipated tour will span the length and […]

There are many forms of hatred and exclusion in our world. There is fear of strangers, fear of foreigners, fear of other races, fear of people with other languages, cultures or religions… says former ConCourt judge Edwin Cameron. On the basis of many of these fears, we build exclusions. We ostracise people. We push them […]

Miss South Africa 2018 Tamaryn Green has a new title – Doctor Green! Yesterday she announced, after receiving her university exam results, that she is now officially a dcotor. In a joyful message on social media, liked by thousands of fans, Tamaryn said: “It’s official, results are out. You can call me Dr Tamaryn Green […]

South Africa’s The Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient has been awarded again in Paris at the world’s top restaurant awards – La Liste – for 2020. The Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient was honoured in the La Liste TOP 200 Best Restaurants in the World, and in the process won the Country Award for the […]

The Proteas netballers bounced back in the best possible fashion to beat England 54-48 in a thrilling international in Bellville, Cape Town. This came after two narrow defeats to their powerful opponents, the bronze medallists in the most recent World Cup. They say there’s no such thing as a ‘dead rubber’ when international sport is played […]

South African filmmakers, who on Friday won a top conservation award for their anti-rhino poaching documentary, have donated the R20,000 prize money to the Kruger National Park Special Ranger K9 Unit. The multiple award-winning wildlife crime thriller, ‘STROOP – journey into the rhino horn war’, received its 26th award this weekend when the documentary’s filmmakers, […]

There’s a heartwarming and heartbreaking South African video that’s been going viral around the world in the past week… viewed over nine million times, and liked by over 200,000 social media users. UPDATE: Unfortunately it appears the young boy in the video lied, for whatever reason, to the person filming. The video features a young […]

Wildlife photographers are always in search of that one perfect shot, either a unique animal or encounter or behaviour not seen before. But after today I realise that it’s possible to have an experience that’s just so unbelievable it defies the ability to truly capture the moment in either pixels or words… writes marine conservation […]

When I first arrived in South Africa in September 2016, it became rapidly apparent that I wasn’t in Vancouver, Canada anymore… writes Phil Maloney. There were full grown men running around in two-toned shirts and unintentionally hilarious hot pants, twonk-turkeys scaring the bejoobers out of me (hadedas!) with their unholy yelling, and boerewors EVERYWHERE. Oh, and […]

JOHNANNESBURG – A South African court on Friday rejected an appeal by former president Jacob Zuma that sought to prevent his prosecution on corruption charges over a $2 billion arms deal. The ruling paves the way for Zuma’s long-awaited trial to start in February 2020. Zuma, in office from 2009-2018, had previously applied for a […]

Muizenberg has become one of the most popular recreational spots in Cape Town. People of all classes and races visit the seaside suburb by the thousand. It is a microcosm of what South Africa can aspire to be. Ashraf Hendricks captured the neighbourhood’s atmosphere. The beach is famous for its colourful changing rooms, soft sand, […]

JOHANNESBURG – A South African women’s land rights activist – who has been stabbed with a knife, slapped with a gun and hit by a speeding car – has been nominated this week for a prestigious human rights award for her 40 years of activism. Those are just a few of the murder attempts on […]