South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk thanked South Africa and London on Wednesday morning, after winning the 400m men’s race in London on Tuesday evening. The 25-year-old tweeted: “Feeling so much pride to have won the 400m. Thank you South Africa. Thank you London. #London2017.” South Africa’s Olympic champion added World Championships 400-metre Gold to his […]

South Africa’s Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk added World Championships 400-metre gold to his trophy collection with a consummate victory in London on Tuesday night. Starting in lane six, Van Niekerk was second quickest to react to the gun, only American Fred Kerley quicker, but the Bloemfontein bullet always looked in control, despite a threat […]

South African action thriller, Jagveld, written by acclaimed writer Deon Meyer, has been awarded ‘Best Dramatic Feature Award’ at the 2017 Woods Hole Film Festival in the USA! The Jagveld producers congratulated director Byron Davis, author Deon Meyer and the cast and crew “who gave this project life”! They also thanked kykNet, who played a critical role […]

For many expats, one of the things they miss most from South Africa is the groundbreaking weekly television show Carte Blanche… BUT as of August 2017, expats in many countries around the world – from the USA to Australia – will now be able to watch their favourite show, express from SA. The most iconic jingle […]

If you’re planning on joining a march today to call for the removal of President Jacob Zuma, learn how to toyi toyi first with radio presenter and comedian Viv Vermaak (and creator of the Daily Zumpi page!). Viv says the video will show people “how to blend in seamlessly on a March as a white […]

While the global athletics fraternity’s eyes are focused firmly on London and the IAAF World Championships, South Africa is just as much in the spotlight elsewhere in Europe. On a weekend which saw South Africa winning their first two medals at the London championships, courtesy of Luvo Manyonga and Ruswahl Samaai in the long jump, […]

As Luvo Manyonga’s 2017 World Championships long jump gold medal experience soaks in on Sunday, two of the men behind the medal shared their thoughts on the South African’s success. Before World Championships, Wayne Coldman, Manyonga’s strength and conditioning coach, predicted that a big surprise might await the international athletics community. Manyonga won gold with […]

South Africa’s Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk did it again on Sunday as he booked his place in the World Championships 400-metre final in London. After running the ‘slowest’ time of the heat winners (and the only heat winner not to dip under the 45sec barrier) on Saturday, Van Niekerk won the second of three […]

After South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga leapt to a gold medal in the men’s long jump competition on Saturday – at the World Championships in London – he celebrated with a sand angel… and captivated the hearts of sports fans worldwide. Even the BBC tweeted pics of Manyonga celebrating his 8.48m winning jump and said: “Ever […]

Following on from sold-out concerts across South Africa, Portugal and Canada, South African award-warning trio Mi Casa will be returning to London to play a show at the Scala on Friday 11 August. (And we have two pairs of tickets to give away – see details at bottom of page.) Known for their incredible signature […]

As track sprint legend Usain Bolt bowed out of the global athletics scene with bronze in the 100-metre final, South Africa bagged long jump gold and bronze through Luvo Manyonga and Ruswahl Samaai at the World Championships in London on Saturday. Manyonga grabbed gold with a best of 8.48m with his second jump while Samaai’s […]

Two young South African choirs have brought chills to the world stage this week with Tuks Camerata bringing the house down in Spain, and the Drakensberg Boys Choir doing the same in Japan! Tuks Camerata’s performance – at the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music, in Barcelona – was so brilliant that Choral Stream have […]

South African expat and former personal trainer to Princess Diana – Jenni Rivett – has joined Diana’s brother and other close friends in publicly defending the privacy of her late great friend… as Channel 4 is controversially poised to broadcast footage on Sunday which was taken during private speech coaching sessions in 1993. Writing in […]

The Lions and the Crusaders have announced unchanged teams for their 2017 Super Rugby Final on Saturday in Johannesburg. Kick off at Emirates Airline Park is at 16h00 SA time (02h00 New Zealand time) and the decider will be televised live on SuperSport 1. Lions coach Johan Ackermann has announced the same match 23 for […]

Nearly forty years after he began one of music’s most remarkable careers, Johnny Clegg is embarking on his Final World Tour, titled The Final Journey. See below for your chance to win free tickets to the show in London!!! Johnny Clegg was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and underwent chemotherapy treatment. As he is in remission, Johnny […]

As reported by SAPeople yesterday, the McGown family thanked South Africans and the world for their support and prayers for the last five years when Stephen McGown was held captive by Al-Queda… but it has been a bitter sweet welcome home for Stephen as the former expat has now learned that his mother passed away […]

Several South Africans on social media have been sharing an article about President Donald Trump threatening to send ‘more troops’ to South Africa. (See also: President Donald Trump has NOT spoken out about Farm Murders in South Africa.) The rumour began on a South African gossip site a few days ago, with a screenshot of […]

South African national, Stephen McGown, who was kidnapped by Islamist militants in Mali has been released, government announced on Thursday. McGown was kidnapped in November 2011 while touring in Timbuktu together with Swedish national Johan Gustaffsson – who was freed earlier this year. “We are happy to announce that finally these efforts have culminated in […]

Yesterday was a good day for one Knysna baboon who has been suffering from a snare wire caught around her wrist, since she was first spotted just after the June fires. See video below. In a fantastic collaborative effort, Knysna Veterinary Clinic and Baboon Matters successfully helped the female baboon in the Eastford area. It […]

JUSTIN SULLIVAN is well known in South Africa for his dramatic photos and footage of the fires in the Western Cape. He recently visited Indonesia where his girlfriend was attending a yoga retreat in Bali. These are his impressions – including a beautiful video – of their 30-day visit… “Every time I leave South Africa, […]

Some South Africans like to call it the ‘chicken run’, but leaving your homeland and settling into a new country is definitely not for sissies! You’re far from home, far from most of your friends and family… and in the beginning nothing’s familiar. Here’s an expat’s survival guide for South Africans abroad, based on tips […]

South Africa’s mid-year population has increased by close to a million from 2016 to 2017, says Statistician-General Pali Lehohla. Lehohla on Monday released the mid-year population estimates 2017, which indicate that South Africa’s mid-year population is at 56.52 million. This shows an increase of about 902 200 from 2016. Females make up the majority of the […]

The man in the photo is Isaac. A well-educated South African man who had reached the bottom of the barrel… and was contemplating the worst a couple of nights ago, when he was rescued by the kindness of two passing strangers – Gauteng resident Spencer Kitson, and a taxi driver. Since Spencer went public with […]

Just 1,5 hours from Cape Town’s City Centre lies a natural haven – the West Coast National Park. Its central point – Langebaan Lagoon – is just inland from the beautiful secluded harbour of Saldanha Bay. Take a gentle visual cruise through the Park with this video, filmed by Robert Wedderburn. The 27-year-old  filmmaker and […]

Check out the latest brilliant offering from Cape Town’s The Kiffness – “White Privilege”… which neatly – and set to a catchy melody – spells out exactly what White Privilege entails for those who still deny they benefit from such a thing (and includes a shot of a Google Search for “how to not be […]