PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa have drafted number eight Francois Louw back into the team after an emergency call-up as one of three changes to face New Zealand in their Rugby Championship test at the Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Louw, 33, had gone back to play for Bath in the English Premiership after featuring for […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a package of reforms on Thursday which he said would create 275,000 more jobs a year, in a bid to bring down sky-high unemployment and improve his own track record on the economy. Ramaphosa said the measures unveiled today included agreements by top public and private firms […]

Cape Town has been voted the top opportunity city in Africa by the World Bank. The bank made its announcement in its “Doing Business in South Africa” report. According to Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille, Cape Town’s high ranking for providing electricity elevates it to the top 25 % of worldwide city economies. Apparently […]

It may be Spring… but South Africans in some parts of the country have woken up to a winter wonderland after snowfall last night, as forecast by Snow Report SA earlier this week. Farmers in the Vrede district, who experienced summer rains on Friday, awoke this morning to the rare sight of snow-covered fields. Glynda […]

It’s been snowing in parts of South Africa today (see below), and according to Snow Report SA, there’s a slight possibility of snow falling close to Joburg tonight! “We’ve been watching the weather data closely and have suspected for a few days now that we might see a slight possibility of Joburg snow as we’ve […]

South Africa’s Olympic and Commonwealth gold medallist Chad le Clos was on top form at the weekend’s FINA Swimming World Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands, winning four medals… including two Gold! In the 100-metre butterfly, Le Clos clocked 49.56sec to win the gold, while in the 200m butterfly, the Cape Town-based swimmer came from behind to […]

Visitors to Pretoria are currently being blown away by the beauty of its famous purple Jacaranda trees – more famous in Japan apparently than even Table Mountain! But yesterday, local resident Ria Viljoen captured these exquisite photos of the more rare white Jacaranda trees that are also currently in full bloom. Ria says she was […]

Take a virtual walk into the heart of the Kruger, South Africa. Western Cape photographer and videographer Justin Sullivan was involved in this very cool virtual reality production… that allows viewers to interact with the video and immerse themselves in “Africa’s hidden secrets”. The video showcases life on a walking safari in the Klaserie Private […]

South African expats came out in full for this year’s annual Heritage Day celebrations… held in sunny Wimbledon Park, London in the UK.  And being South African – they jolled like only South Africans know how to. WATCH the video at the bottom of the page… Organisers – South African Diaspora Ubunye Trust – said: […]

Congratulations to six-year-old South African, Khumo Makapela, who has been crowned Little Princess of the World. The little princess – from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape – was crowned at the Princess of the World / Universe Pageant in Kuşadası in Turkey. She also won the Best of the Best title! The pageant – […]

Snow Report SA has issued an Advanced Forecast on Sunday evening, predicting that not only is more snow on the way to parts of South Africa… but this next snowfall could be the heaviest yet! Snow Report SA said: Just when we thought winter was over, the weather data is suggesting that the biggest snowfall […]

GoPro footage has captured a crazy rescue last week during a massive swell off Sunset Reef in South Africa… revealing the bravery of the guys on the personal water-crafts (PWC) who shoot into the dangerous waters to rescue surfers in distress. Murray Willcocks (a Cape Town lifeguard who works at The Shweet Life, according to […]

Two occupants of a light plane have been safely rescued after their aircraft hit a 2km long zipline cable near Sun City / Pilanesberg, in the North West province of South Africa. ‘Mountain Club of SA – Search And Rescue’ reported in a statement on social media today that the pair fortunately escaped major injuries […]

South Africa clinched a brilliant 23-12 victory over Australia on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth… although the Springboks could have beaten Australia far more comfortably if they had taken their chances, according to Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby. South Africa scored two tries by Aphiwe Dyantyi and Faf de Klerk […]

Rugby spectators attending Saturday’s match (29 September) between the Springboks and the Wallabies, at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, are urged to be seated in the stadium before 16h00… to make sure they don’t miss the special Madiba pre-match tribute. The South African national team will honour the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela – who […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has called on his team to deliver a massive effort against the Wallabies on Saturday in Port Elizabeth, where the two sides will meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in a Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test, which also serves to commemorate the 100th birthday of the late former South African […]

South African expats gathered to celebrate Heritage Day in style, on a downtown New York City rooftop, with a special performance by SA’s own – Lyla Illing, who performed the National Anthem at the Springboks’ match in Washington. Expats at the Wall Street event – which was put together by charity organisation, Ubuntu Pathways – raised approximately $10,000 which […]

South Africans are renowned for their passion and ambition… and Kael Wildemann proves it starts when we’re young! The 7-year-old South African expat is on a mission to become the first kid to visit all seven continents by the age of seven (7for7), and in so doing to also become the youngest kid to visit […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his working visit to New York, and says he is “fully satisfied”. The president was in the United States to participate at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In an interview (watch below), Ramaphosa described the “tour” as “qualitatively so good” with “real good team […]

This week Carte Blanche investigates South Africa’s shocking crime statistics which were announced last week. Murder, rape, bank robberies and sexual offences have all increased… and with 57 South Africans now being killed daily, the SA Minister of Police admitted “it borders close to the war zone”. But, the statistics could herald a silver lining… […]

According to a South African travel company, most South Africans abroad miss biltong, braais and Cape Town! The company says they launched a survey across several social media platforms to find out what South Africans miss most about home while travelling or living abroad. The information gathered revealed some expected trends and a few unexpected ones. The survey […]

A South African tourist – who has visited the Kruger National Park several times over the past 48 years – experienced a closer encounter with a lion than she’d ever dreamed of… especially since in the past few decades she says she’s needed binoculars and her imagination to spot lions! During Hannetjie van der Westhuizen’s […]

If you’re missing home, here’s a wonderful visual trip back to the beautiful land and people of South Africa… (and a chance until midnight on Sunday 2 December 2018 to WIN a trip back to SA!) The song – “Africa’s Time” – is performed by Jeremy Olivier, and features the 5-time Grammy award-winning Ladysmith Black […]

President Cyril Rampahosa has reassured delegates at a business seminar, on the side of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, that “there’s no land grab in South Africa”. (Watch below.) Speaking to Bloomberg during his trip to the US, the South African president also said that President Donald Trump’s tweet about the country’s […]

Contestants from nine countries – including South Africa – are competing in a solar challenge car race from Johannesburg to Cape Town. The 3,000 mile South Africa Solar Challenge features solar powered vehicles that have been designed and built by students from South Africa, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and China. Tshwane University student Bongani Malebele told […]