South Africans living overseas who have not yet registered to vote, may now do so at South African missions abroad. DA Abroad Leader Francine Higham says the DA Abroad welcomes the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s (DIRCO) recent instruction to SA missions abroad to allow South Africans living overseas to register to vote for […]

When expats leave South Africa and are living abroad, they need access to their South African funds in order to start their new chapter abroad. This often leads to the question of financial emigration and if there are any other alternatives. Your offshore allowance Every South African over the age of 18 has two allowances […]

Two brave heroes saved the life of Barberton school teacher Kobus Genis last night, as his home was ravaged by fire. His grateful daughter says she will never be able to thank them enough. Barberton Bliss & News reported that Genis had been overcome by the smoke and unable to walk. Fortunately for him, a […]

Freelance American writer and mother of four, Lisa Cole, penned a heartfelt message yesterday along with sharing a photo of Meghan Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland, sitting in St George’s Chapel… proudly – and sometimes tearfully – watching her beautiful princess marrying a prince. Lisa’s message was intended for her friends, but within 24 hours it […]

South African expat, comedian and US TV host Trevor Noah has come a long way… and last night – playing his first ever UK arena show – he truly felt it, performing at the O2 Arena in London. Trevor said today: “When I performed my first solo show in London I had 150 amazing people […]

The Free State province of South Africa has officially elected the new leadership. The elections took place at the provincial conference on Saturday and ended in the early hours on Sunday. This election could see Mashinini taking over as the Premier of the province after next year’s general elections if the party follows its principle of […]

Playing international rugby for your country is a wonderful thing, writes Trevor Romain. I loved representing the Springboks. My friend who was an All Black, felt the same. We played against each other a number of times. He was a little stronger than me but I was a little faster. And although we were good […]

South African born and raised billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed some exciting details about Tesla’s faster, more powerful Model 3 all-wheel drive (4×4) versions. First the electric car company CEO hinted: “Working on Model 3 dual motor all-wheel drive & performance versions. Driving feel is amazing. Aiming to release config late tonight.” And in […]

While the world rejoiced the royal wedding yesterday, of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the jokes and memes have already begun: https://www.facebook.com/logie.naidoo.7/posts/1960573590682996 https://www.facebook.com/itsPunkee/videos/10156371915479938/ https://www.facebook.com/slideshow.metamorphosis/videos/1722555357779126/ And this older one has gone viral again: https://www.facebook.com/sam.rogers.7393/videos/1955696751144741/ https://twitter.com/Zsuzsa0601/status/998029823720214529 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215096866750042&set=p.10215096866750042&type=3&theater Prince Harry makes the rounds at today's #RoyalWedding. #SNLFinale pic.twitter.com/XmiEe63Gor — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) May 20, 2018 […]

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were pronounced husband and wife on Saturday by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a glittering union that brought a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy. (See more photos at end of article.) The star of the TV drama “Suits” walked […]

After the brutal attack on a mosque in KwaZulu-Natal, Carte Blanche investigates to find out if ISIS extremism is behind the attack… or if there are local forces at work. This week’s episode also explores hope for the voiceless, Christianity that dismisses the Holy Trinity and aquaponic farming.The show is available to South Africans abroad […]

Donald Trump was sitting in his office wondering which country to invade next, when his telephone rang… “Howzit, Trumpie!” a voice in broken English said. “This is Koos Vannermerwe here from the Doringboom Bar in Welkom , South Africa. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you, boet!” “Well, […]

Fast food restaurant chain Nando’s has joined the Bok Boks bandwagon… along with AB de Villiers and most of South Africa. You’ll hear them at school, in Woolworths… and even on TV. Everyone is mimicking the professional golfer who sent his private ‘bok boks’ voice message to the Sunshine Tour group… instead of to his […]

A South African wine company – of which 62% is owned by 250 farm worker families – has secured an exciting deal which will see it export wine to China. The Western Cape’s Thandi Wines has secured a one-year contract with a Chinese distributor to export their range of premium wines to China. The contract […]

A South African professional golfer’s private (very private!) voice message to his girlfriend has gone viral in South Africa after he accidentally sent it to The Sunshine Tour group, instead of his ‘bok boks’. And they have shared it with… well, everyone! Listen below as the golfer explains very sweetly to his girlfriend that he […]

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa will officially launch the African National Congress  (ANC) Thuma Mina campaign in Tembisa, Johannesburg on Friday. The Thuma Mina (which means ‘Send Me’) campaign hopes to address various issues and frustrations for the people of South Africa. The intention is to restore dignity and the ANC’s credibility among communities. “Thuma […]

Extreme explorer, Cipla Foundation trustee and ambassador, David Grier and fellow extreme athlete, Andrew Stuart have passed the half-way mark of their gruelling 70-day, 4,200 kilometre journey across the Great Wall of China. This challenge is a feat that Grier already completed in 2006 when he became one of the first people in history to run the […]

As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media about one tiny little word. You heard it say what? Roman Stetsyk/Shutterstock.com The clip, which went viral after being posted on Reddit, is polarizing listeners who hear a computer voice say either “Laurel” or “Yanny.” @AlexWelke tweeted, “This is the […]

British Airways is adding some extra sparkle to customers’ journeys ahead of Prince Harry’s marriage to American TV star Meghan Markle. To celebrate the Royal wedding this Saturday, 19 May 2018, the BA93 to Toronto – the city where their relationship took off – will be operated by an all-star crew of only Meghan and Harry’s. The […]

Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says the department is looking at the possibility of reviewing legislation with a view of phasing out harmful plastic products like straws. Briefing the media ahead of participating in the department’s Budget Vote debate on Wednesday afternoon, the Minister said the possible review would look at plastic products that are […]

The atmosphere at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg tonight was electric as SA’s champions Mamelodi Sundowns took on the mighty Spanish giants, Barcelona (one of the best football teams in the world)… in a friendly match to honour Nelson Mandela, forming part of the Mandela Centenary celebrations. FC Barcelona arrived at OR Tambo International Airport […]

Contrary to the “kill or be killed” headlines about ITV’s ‘On Assignment’ programme, which aired on Monday night and “annoyed” several South African viewers… a full viewing of the episode shows it was a little more balanced, and a lot more positive than the SA critics (who maybe only watched the trailer) had given it […]

The Australian tour to South Africa in 2018 was the most intense and personal test series ever played between these cricketing giants. Five weeks. Four tests. Two Nations. One hell of a story. It saw tempers rage on and off the pitch with players on both sides having a go at each other at the crease […]

Remember back in 2015 when everyone was fighting over ‘The Dress’… and whether it was gold and white or black and blue? Well here now is an audio tape that is causing the same division in the social media world. Some swear the automated voice is saying ‘Yanny’ (or Jannie!) and others swear it’s ‘Laurel’. […]

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says its new Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) project will help integrate all systems, inside and outside government, to offer a single source for biometric authentication for South African citizens. The Minister was speaking at the launch of the new system at the Taj Hotel in Cape Town this morning, […]