Extreme conservationist Braam Malherbe, together with his rowing mate Wayne Robertson, completed their epic journey of 8,100 km from Cape Town – from which they set off on 7 February – to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil… where they arrived on Tuesday. On Monday 15 May they will arrive at Cape Town International Airport… and South Africans are invited […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Sunday took an unassailable lead in the World Rugby Sevens Series and will be crowned the 2016/17 series champions in London next week when the series conclude with the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham. WATCH the Highlights from today in Paris at the bottom of the page. The Blitzboks had […]

World Rugby Sevens has announced that South Africa are the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series champions… a FANTASTIC achievement, after being runners up for so many years! The Blizboks ensured the win at the Paris Sevens on Sunday afternoon, 14 May 2017, after beating New Zealand in the Cup semi-finals. World Rugby said: “England’s earlier […]

An 11-year-old schoolboy from Fourways will be joining international musician Justin Bieber on stage at the FNB Stadium today in Johannesburg! Julian Andrews scooped the incredible opportunity after winning a dance competition. Julian told Justin in his video entry that he wanted to follow his dreams, of dancing, like Justin had followed his of singing. Watch […]

Olympic silver medallist Luvo Manyonga’s star shone brightly in Shanghai on Saturday as he soared to a Diamond League long jump record. Manyonga, one of three South Africans in the long jump event, dug deep to produce a gem of a jump and hit paydirt with a best of 8.61 metres. That’s also the best […]

QUINTON DE KOCK matched the previous performances of superstars Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers when he was named South African Cricketer of the Year and in all received a total of five awards at a glittering Cricket South Africa (CSA) awards function in Kyalami on Saturday evening. Only Kagiso Rababa has done better with […]

New South African Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has taken the time to pledge his support to police officers around the country… as well as to their family members. Earlier this week, he acknowledged the thankless – and life-threatening – job South African Police Service (SAPS) officers undertake, whilst visiting a call centre in Midrand. This weekend, […]

Congratulations to four young South Africans who have won top titles at the International Pageantry stage in Turkey. Pageants SA CEO, Carolyn Baldwin Botha‎, said she is proud to announce the following achievements for “our incredible young girls”:   Eldunique Du Plessis has won Little Miss Universe 2017 & Little Miss Sympathy Neo Nkhumane has won Miss […]

Snow has continued falling in parts of South Africa this weekend… allowing at least one holidaying couple – Marius and Christine – to enjoy the perfect ‘honeymoon’ weekend in Sani Pass… snowed in! (See pics below.) For some travellers it’s been less exciting… as the inclement snowy and icy conditions led to road closures in the Drakensberg – between […]

The innovative South African film-makers of ‘Bypass’ – Africa’s first medical thriller – recently created a heart-stopping, head-turning scene in Cape Town with their creative guerrilla marketing campaign! They drove through Cape Town with two doctors on the back of a truck, performing surgery on a model body. It stopped Capetonians in their tracks! And […]

The Blitzboks bounced back from a shock setback against Scotland to beat Japan in Day One action of the Paris Sevens tournament on Saturday… writes MARK ETHERIDGE. They beat Japan 35-5 in their second Pool A clash of the day. Tries by Cecil Afrika and Shakes Soyizwapi saw them lead 14-0 at the break. The […]

PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma has described his State visit to Tanzania as successful, with talks paving the way for deepened cooperation between the two southern African countries. “It was an important visit for South Africa, as our aim was to review and strengthen the existing strong bilateral and economic relations between the two countries, […]

As predicted, parts of South Africa and Lesotho have received their first snowfall of the season as a cold front moves across the country. Snow Report SA has uploaded the following pictures: LESOTHO “First snow photo of today is from Afriski Mountain Resort in the Lesotho Maluti Mountains.” EASTERN CAPE – TIFFINDELL The first view of […]

Golfers on a North Coast golf estate in KwaZulu-Natal were surprised by a massive moving “log” on the course… which turned out to be a splendid Southern African Python (or Rock Python). Nick Evans, from KwaZulu-Natal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, said: “This individual looks to be around the 3,5m mark, and made of pure muscle! What […]

Lwandile Mapuza has shown South Africans this week not only the importance of pursuing a good education, against all odds; but also the importance of gratitude and family love. His unwavering pursuit of a good education was brought to local attention on social media by Siyavuya Mawaters Maila who posted photos of Lwandile a couple […]

The Springboks were drawn with holders New Zealand and Italy at the Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool Allocation Draw, which took place in Kyoto, Japan on Wednesday. South Africa is one of five teams in Pool B for the 2019 tournament, which will take place in Japan in two years’ time. The Boks and All […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that only one lion still remains outside the Kruger National Park borders. It is hoped that the lion will be captured and returned to the park before nightfall. Five lions escaped from the famous South African wildlife park yesterday, with a witness reporting having seen them on the […]

South African Weather Services has predicted that by Friday, it’s likely to snow on the mountains of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal! (See UPDATE at bottom of page.) SA Weather Service (SAWS) said a cold front and upper air trough will be moving over western RSA on Thursday with (thankfully!) rain expected in the Western Cape […]

An exciting new historic chapter of the Homo naledi saga has been unveiled at Maropeng in South Africa today. Scientists from around the world – who were behind the landmark discovery of the new species, Homo naledi in 2015 – have announced two major new discoveries from the Rising Star Cave system (which is the […]

A Gauteng man was saved on Saturday from a hijacking, thanks to the actions of a brave team of building construction heroes… creating the South Africa everyone wants! Dino Salado posted a photo of his ‘guardian angels’ on Basically Bedfordview, and detailed what had occurred: “I was almost hijacked outside my house on Kloof today. They managed […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has won the MTV Film and Television Award for Best Host, for his work on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show in the USA. The South African expat, who now lives in New York, posted this photo afterwards, with rapper Snoop Dogg and businesswoman Martha Stewart, saying: “Backstage after winning MTV award […]

MOKOPONG: A collaborative effort by police and farmers has led to the apprehension of two suspects, both aged 35. The pair is expected to appear in the Ganyesa Magistrates’ Court on Monday 08 May 2017 on a charge of rhino poaching… while a third man is under police guard in hospital after being wounded during […]

I had a great life in Canada. I was comfortable. My career was on the right path. We were close to family and friends. Then, I was talking to one of our senior VPs one day, and he brought up the possibility of me taking a position with the company in South Africa… One catch […]

Former zoo lion, Nelson, and confiscated ‘exotic pet’, Ciam, have started new lives in their ancestral home of Africa this weekend. Nelson and Ciam travelled from their temporary home in Belgium – via Germany – to Port Elizabeth, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, where they were yesterday morning introduced into their spacious, safe and enriching accommodation […]

Yesterday the mom of a 13-year-old boy in Cape Town, suffering leukaemia, sent out a plea on social media for help to give her son a little “fun in the sun” after five months of intense chemotherapy… Adele Grosse wrote: “We need your help. Luca just got his first 1 week window period since his chemo […]