For everyone who missed the Supermoon on Monday 14 November 2016 because of clouds and rain, here it is in all its spectacular glory, in the heart of the Karoo, South Africa… photographs captured by YOLANDE SINGERY. “This is what the moon looked like on Monday night from the Weltevrede road in Prince Albert,” says Yolande.  […]

A Cape Town time-lapse artist has captured some breathtaking footage around South Africa from township scenes to larni shopping centres, cool spots and hot spots, starry skies to ocean vistas from Cape Town to Durban and up to Joburg. Watch below. Namibian-born Rory Allen has released A Lapse In Time: Volume III, an awe-inducing compilation […]

Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination city in Africa for the fourth year, according to the 2016 Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. The city is expected to welcome 3.6 million international overnight visitors in 2016, a 6.2% increase on last year’s 3.39 million visitors. Cairo in Egypt is the second most visited […]

According to South Africa’s Suzelle DIY, these are the top fun things to do in Sydney, Australia: Drink coffee. Everywhere you go you’ll find good coffee because it’s “coffee culture”. Eats bananas. They love their bananas and you’ll get lots of banana bread. Exercise. You have to keep up with the people in Sydney, in […]

Visitors to Cape Town’s Victoria and Alfred Waterfront were treated over the past few days to an extremely rare sighting of a Dwarf Sperm whale – the smallest whale species in the world. V&A visitors often spot marine animals like Cape fur seals frolicking in its harbour, but this was extra special as Dwarf Sperm whales are […]

HOBART – South Africa’s Proteas cricket team routed Australia on the fourth morning of the second Test at Hobart to claim an emphatic series win with more than a day and two sessions to spare. It was their third successive series win in Australia following similar triumphs in 2008 and 2012. The winning margin was […]

Many South Africans waited patiently tonight – Monday 14 November 2016 – to photograph  the biggest, brightest Super Moon (Supermoon) in 68 years… But in KwaZulu-Natal it was bad news for Supermoon spotters… but good news for rhinos as it rained (meaning the poachers couldn’t use the bright light to find rhinos at night). And […]

South African Tourism welcomed sleep advocate and Huffington Post and Thrive Global founder Arianna Huffington to South Africa with this beautiful version of ‘Thula Baba’, the popular Zulu lullaby sung to many South African children to help them sleep. SA Tourism said: “Hi @ariannahuff, we wanted to share a special South African welcome just for […]

Today in Kalk Bay! The swells caused by the Super Moon swept in and NIGEL RILEY was there to capture the action… The world is currently witnessing the biggest, brightest super moon in 68 years, which brings more extreme Spring High and Low Tides. These photos were taken at approximately 16:00. NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) in […]

British football legend David Beckham has blown South Africans away at a summit in Sandton where he spoke about the importance of team work. Speaking in Johannesburg today, the former Manchester United and England football star said that football was his number one passion growing up in a household where his dad was a big Manchester […]

There are plenty of interviews with comedian Trevor Noah around at the moment, as he gets ready for tomorrow’s launch of his book “Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood”. But this interview with Michelle Miller on CBS is one of the best and worth watching… The interview reveals how the South African comedian […]

South Africa was named the winner of the annual Outsourcing Destination of the Year title at the annual Global Sourcing Association (GSA) awards ceremony in the UK last night. South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies hailed the win of the prestigious Global Sourcing Association (GSA) award, saying: “This award cements South Africa’s investment position and further presents a […]

A couple of incredible photos of big waves hitting the rocks in front of Beacon Island hotel in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, are causing a stir on social media with some people questioning their authenticity – arguing that they’re either old photos or photoshopped. It appears the photos – uploaded by Vinthi Vinni Nueufeld – are not photoshopped. Similar […]

HOBART – Quinton de Kock scored his second Test century and shared a sixth wicket partnership of 144 with Temba Bavuma to tighten the Standard Bank Proteas grip on the second Test match against Australia at Hobart on Monday. On a day on which play was disrupted by intermittent showers the Proteas took their lead […]

(I wonder, can anyone anywhere be considered an outsider given the implications of the election results for the world at large?) The ongoing protests and occasional riot against Donald Trump’s election are growing tiresome. Imagine for a moment the reaction had Clinton won and Trump’s supporters staged protests or, God forbid, riots. This election confirms the […]

The biggest, brightest super moon in 68 years will be rising on Monday 14 November 2016… but on Sunday evening, the moon was already looking fabulous at over 98.8% illuminated over South African skies (and the rest of the world!). The last time the full moon was this close to Earth was on 25 January 1948. The next […]

‘Kom ons braai,’ Ina said, confusing this weekend for Braai Day. (Heritage Day) ‘Sharp!’ I said, offering my place. I normally ship Ron in for these events. He doubles as entertainment and ‘Braaimaster’ / serf. Ron bailed, so I had to do it all myself. I was cool with it. I mean, how difficult can […]

CAPE TOWN – On Friday South Africa’s iconic Table Mountain celebrated its fifth anniversary since it was announced as one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Nature on 11/11/11, a title which has boosted tourism numbers to the legendary landmark, benefiting both the Mother City and the country. “It took millions of votes and several […]

HOBART – Vernon Philander exploited conditions that were tailor made for him to claim his 10th five-wicket haul and his third against Australia to give South Africa’s Proteas cricket team a decisive advantage on the opening day of the second Test match at Hobart on Saturday. Some of the reactions on Twitter were Faf du Plessis […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah had a strong message for those liberal supporters who have been protesting against Donald Trump being President. He cautioned them to be careful not to become the “hate” they’re protesting against, and that it’s like sex – you can be “loud and wild and do it all night long… but when something […]

LONDON – The Springboks were visited by Royalty on Friday when Princess Charlene of Monaco dropped in on the Captains Run at Twickenham, to wish them well for their match against England on Saturday afternoon at the London venue. The former South African Olympic swimmer met with the team and exchanged gifts. She’ll return home with two […]

One of the upsetting videos to be shared on social media in the past couple of days was that of a lady howling helplessly as she watched her car being washed away in the Joburg floods. “Video of screaming lady with car” became a popular google search term. Today a social media manager and master’s […]

This morning a producer from the BBC World Service contacted me and asked if I would say a few words about El Cohen as part of a global tribute. I was very happy to do so, so she asked me whether Cohen was as popular in South Africa as in other parts of the world. […]

While there was devastation during Wednesday’s flash flood, there was also typical South African humour for those whose lives were not threatened. Pie Badenhorst, from Marlands, Germiston, uploaded this footage of him and a mate, Lucas Coetzer, fishing during the floods. Another video shows the two – one barefoot, the other in slops – running […]

In a very sweet scene in South Africa, a major golf tournament was brought to a temporary standstill when a band of mongooses (also known as a ‘curiosity of mongooses’) trotted onto the green… just as the golfers were poised to putt. The pack of 20 mongooses (also known as a ‘curiosity of mongooses’ but apparently not […]