South African referee Craig Joubert has refereed Test matches, Super Rugby, the Rugby World Cup… and on Sunday he finished his 200th match on the World Rugby Sevens Series… and ended his career as a referee. Craig has hung up his boots to become a full-time mentor and coach to Seven Series referees. Here he […]

We all know that South Africa’s native Strelitzia is commonly called a ‘bird of paradise’… but turns out most of us have been looking at it wrong! A regular Reddit user, Charmito, posted the following pic and caption a few days ago, saying: “I’m 37 years old, and just today realized it’s called bird of […]

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has officially appointed Ria Ledwaba – along with Xolile Nkompela and Gay Mokoena – as the SAFA vice-presidents. The appointments were made at the National Executive Committee (NEC) in Polokwane on Sunday. The three have served on SAFA in the past and they will work under reappointed Danny Jordaan. […]

Once South Africans have settled abroad, their thoughts often turn to how they can easily access their South African money. For many expats who have left the country on a permanent basis, these funds are often tied up in a trust. This is largely because trusts are a popular vehicle for South Africans to hold […]

Sometimes you have to go under the ground to save a snake!!! In today’s episode Graham “Dingo” Dinkelman gets face to face with a hungry Rock Python in its burrow… and he is forced to use a new technique to rescue the snake that he has never used before!!! WATCH Face to face with a […]

Watch below as a young guy, clearly struggling to make ends meet, is given the opportunity – by an anonymous kind businessman – to buy whatever his heart desires in a Checkers store in South Africa (as well as giving him cash AND giving him the opportunity to tip the teller!). This video, and others […]

Here’s the perfect start to a working week – a little bit of dancing to singer and actor Robbie Wessels’ lekker – and very South African – chicken song! (Watch below, with lyrics like “Peri Peri for my Cherrie, mild for my child”.) The video was uploaded by Nadine van Loggerenberg last week. She said: […]

Decades after the devastating Angolan Border War, almost 100 South African military veterans travelled in convoy during May to revisit battle sites that have haunted them ever since, driven by a need for redemption, peace… and to “say cheers to the brothers”. Defying expectations Angolan citizens greeted them with open arms… like allies, not foes. […]

Gauteng Weather’s Twitter page has uploaded rare footage of a meteor seen flashing through South African skies on Saturday evening, in the North West province. (Watch below.) Gauteng Weather said: “MUST SEE: Amazing video footage of meteor between Sanieshof and Mareetsanie in the North West on Saturday | Suburban Control Centre.” Witnesses in Pretoria said […]

Talking about facing up to a challenge is the easy part, it’s when faced with a setback that real heroes come to the fore. Tuks swimmer Ruan Ras, who graduated in architecture at the University of Pretoria last year, is someone who doesn’t know the meaning of the words ‘giving up’. In 2011, while he […]

Kagiso Rabada scored a big SIX awards at a glittering Cricket South Africa Awards function on Saturday evening in Sandton, Johannesburg… making him the first Protea Player to ever win six awards, not once… but TWICE. (He previously won six in 2016.) No other cricketer has ever won more than five awards! Rabada, who turned […]

The Blitzboks Sevens team will face New Zealand in the Cup quarter-finals of the London Sevens on Sunday, after finishing top of Pool D after Saturday’s opening day at Twickenham, London. The Blitzboks scored wins over Russia (31-0) and Canada (17-7) before tripping up 21-12 against Samoa in their final pool match of the day. […]

It is South African Music Awards (SAMAs) weekend – with local artists and fans gathered at Sun City, in the North West, to celebrate and honour those who have worked hard in the previous year. This is the 24th year of recognising talent in the local music industry. The first night of the SAMA’s took […]

It’s what drought-stricken Cape Town has been waiting for… welcome rain to fill its dams. In the last couple of days, videos of water rushing into Theewaterskloof Dam have started flooding social media, as thrilled Capetonians watch their main source of drinking water finally getting replenished… According to Meteo Cape Town, Theewaterskloof Dam received almost […]

The Springbok tour group arrived in Washington DC on Thursday morning (local time) and went immediately into their preparation routine for Saturday’s Test against Wales at the RFK Stadium. The once-off international in the United States capital kicks off a busy month for the South Africans, who also clash with England over the course of […]

Thanks to the awesome team at a rhino sanctuary in South Africa, there’s a one-month-old rhino orphan whose wellbeing is steadily improving… although he does still call very softly in the night for his mom. Watch brave little Arthur below as he playfights with his favourite toy, a tyre. “His wounds and his soul are […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Thursday to apologise for the period in which the Archbishop “lost confidence in the leadership of the country” (during the presidency of Jacob Zuma). Ramaphosa said: “It was not a pleasant moment to hear you, the Archbisohop who we’ve always loved, expressing your loss […]

The truth is, this Los Angeles trip is make or break for Saving the Wild… writes Jamie Joseph, founder of Saving the Wild, who is currently in the US for a special launch on Saturday night of the Saving the Wild Collection by legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen. If we don’t raise serious funding soon, we […]

South African footballer Percy Tau, attacker at Mamelodi Sundowns, was named the footballer of the season on Tuesday night during the PSL (Premier Soccer League) awards. Tau shared the top goal scorer’s award with Polokwane City player, Rodney Ramagalela. They both scored 11 goals during the season. Sundowns’ head coach, Pitso Mosimane also walked away […]

JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Reuters) – New Springboks captain Siya Kolisi wants to be an inspiration to all South Africans and not just those in the black communities where his appointment has been widely celebrated this week. The 26-year-old loose forward was named as the first black test captain of the Boks for their home three-test […]

On a recent trip back home to Cape Town Rudi Gremels realised what so many South Africans living abroad realise – that there’s nowhere quite like home! “I live abroad and I made this video back home about spending an amazing day in Cape Town,” he says. Rudi was fortunate to spend a couple of […]

He will go down in history as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen, and it was a sad day for cricket fans worldwide when the legendary South African batsman AB de Villiers posted a video on Twitter announcing his retirement from international cricket. I’ve made a big decision today pic.twitter.com/In0jyquPOK — […]

Scroll through these stunning photos capturing the breathtaking beauty of nature… guaranteed to clear your mind and bring a little sunshine to your day. Photographed by Alan Rudnicki at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa. MORE For more gorgeous photos by Alan, please follow his Photography by Alan Rudnicki page on Facebook

A wonderful Good Samaritan in South Africa has donated his kidney to talented artist and wildlife crusader Di Wilkinson… and he did it just in time for Di and her children to celebrate Mother’s Day with joy and newfound hope. It’s now almost three week since the op on 10 May 2018, and Di and […]

The ‘Ramadaan Angels’ in South Africa were at it again a couple of nights ago… having an iftaar (breaking of the fast) in Cape Town’s poverty-stricken Parkwood estate, which was in the news most of last week due to protests by the local community. While many were too scared to enter the community, a few […]