A top breeding buffalo bull in South Africa has reportedly been sold for a whopping R168-million, making it the most talked about bull in the world right now! The sale took place on the second day of Thaba Tholo Game Reserve’s annual auction on 15 and 16 September. The eight or nine-year-old “super buffalo” – named Inala […]

Experienced backs Pat Lambie and Willie le Roux have been included in a 31-man Springbok squad for the two remaining home Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, in October, against Australia and New Zealand. Along with the experienced backline duo, Lood de Jager and Julian Redelinghuys will also return to the pack after recovering from injuries […]

I spent 10 days in the Mountain Kingdom, documenting the Basotho people and their land. Six days on horseback took me to some of the most isolated populated areas of Southern Africa, where some shepherds will spend six months away from their villages. Traveling through Lesotho via horseback has been one of my most memorable experiences […]

South African morning radio host and stand-up comedian Darren Simpson’s pranks are famous in South Africa… and now the world. In a list on Comedy Central UK of ’10 Famous Prank Calls That Will Never Not Be Funny’, Breakfast Xpress’ Simpson made it onto the list not once, but twice! Not surprisingly, the BMW auto complaint made […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African comedian and global star, Trevor Noah, has been confirmed to host the 2016 MTV African Music Awards (MAMAs) in Johannesburg next month. The organisers of the event made the announcement Wednesday morning and within an hour excited fans had made it South Africa’s top Twitter trend. In a post on Facebook, Noah […]

Despite fake stories started by a satirical news site, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is very much alive… and is today celebrating the launch of his new book – co-authored with the Dalai Lama – whilst recuperating from an infection in hospital. His daughter Mpho said the fake stories about the 84-year-old were “very disturbing and incredibly […]

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has declared 27 December 2016 a new public holiday for the country! The President has granted the extra holiday in response to a request from the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA). FEDUSA pointed out that this year workers in the country would only have 11 public holidays, instead of the […]

The Department of Tourism says tourist arrivals in South Africa continues to grow unabated, with an increase particularly from Asia, France and the Middle East… whilst Americans make up the biggest number of tourists. The department on Monday said the current trend of tourist arrivals in the country has in the last few months shown consistent […]

A dancing Outsurance pointsman from Pretoria is making headlines around the world since being featured by global news agency Reuters. A video of the ‘traffic warden’, as Reuters calls him, was first uploaded by teacher Solante Hough on Twitter. Hough – who posts as @pixicube – tweeted: “I wish everyone could love their job this much […]

Internationally renowned opera singer and Piet Retief native, Pretty Yende, has thanked her South African fans for all their support after her debut album ‘A Journey’ went straight to the top of the charts! Leading up the launch, Pretty enjoyed time back home in South Africa, and took to Facebook to thank her “South African fans & […]

Just when we thought Winter was over and Spring had sprung, there’s been a last blast of snow received in South Africa over the last couple of days – in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape (Matroosberg and Swartberg) and Free State! Check out the photos on this page from Snow Report SA. A series of cold […]

South Africa’s Olympic bronze medallist, Henri Schoeman, raced to a career-first World Triathlon Series victory at the season’s Grand Final in Cozumel, Mexico on the weekend… in a dramatic finish that saw British Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee forsake his own chance at victory to help his younger brother Jonny – who was almost unconscious – across the […]

Seven-time Paralympian Ernst van Dyk wrapped up Team South Africa’s 2016 Paralympics with a sixth-spot finish in the wheelchair marathon on Sunday. And fellow ‘veteran’ Fanie van der Merwe was honoured as the team’s flag bearer at the closing ceremony later in the day. Van Dyk 43, who on Thursday had won gold in the […]

The national rugby team might not have given much reason for celebration on Saturday but South Africa’s Paralympic team continued to rake in the medals on the other side of the world; and Dyan Buis broke a Paralympic record. While the Springboks went down to New Zealand, Buis and Hilton Langenhoven helped maintain Team SA’s […]

Charl du Toit became Team South Africa’s first double medallist of the Rio Paralympics on Friday. He added to his T37 gold medal in the 100m dash at the weekend by snatching another victor in the 400m event. That meant that the 23-year-old boosted the team’s tally to 14 medals with just Saturday and Sunday’s […]

By the end of today, South Africans may have changed the destiny of one brave man thanks to social media and the kindness of many of its users… including a Facebook page called “I Have a Name”! The Facebook page posted a message about Eustance Maluleke, a taxi passenger who jumped to help a woman whose mobile […]

It was medals galore for Team South Africa on Thursday, as another four rained down in Rio on the country’s best day of the 2016 Paralympics. But there was also heartache for blind runner Louzanne Coetzee who came third… but was disqualified. Two golds, a silver and bronze joined the nine medals already harvested by the team […]

Team South Africa had their second double-gold day of the Rio Paralympics on Thursday as first Ernst van Dyk then Reinhardt Hamman ended top of their class! Van Dyk, who raced to fifth spot in the H5 time trial, pulled the rabbit out of the hat to win the men’s road race over 60 kilometres […]

With a reputation for being the most beautiful garden in Africa, and one of the best botanic gardens in the world, these 22 photos – taken a few days ago by ALAN RUDNICKI – show just why locals and international tourists are crazy about Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in South Africa. There are very few gardens anywhere in the […]

South Africa may just have a potential F1 racing driver in our midst! At just 18-years-old South African racer, Ewan Taylor, pulled off an amazing feat this past weekend, grabbing third position in a Porsche Super Sports Cup race… after only half a day’s practice in a race car ever! Taylor is more renowned for his […]

There are many things a foreign expat – such as myself – misses about South Africa after returning home. But one of the laments you will hear most often is how sad an affair grocery shopping is without “Woolies”. The fact that South Africans have given such an endearing nickname to the grocery store chain Woolworths only goes to […]

Anruné Liebenberg scorched to 400-metre track silver on Wednesday night to take Team South Africa’s medal tally to one short of double figures. Running in the T45-46-47 classification (upper limb impairment) she repeated her feat from the last Paralympics in London four years ago. Sure the time may have been a full 2.03sec slower than […]

And then there were eight! Paralympic veteran and team flag bearer Zanele Situ threw an eighth Team South Africa medal into the kitty at the Rio Paralympics on Tuesday evening. Situ, 45, who is now experiencing her fifth Paralympics, having already medalled in Sydney (2000) and Athens four years later, took bronze in the F54 […]

Durban surfer Jordy Smith has won the world tour surf event at Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, USA. After knocking out Brazil’s Filipe Toledo in the Semi-Finals earlier today, Jordy took on Joel Parkinson from the Gold Coast, Australia… and emerged victorious! It’s a fantastic achievement for Jordy who spent the previous year or so suffering from injury. […]

An inspiring Grade 10 learner from Cape Town, South Africa, who gave up his July vacation to mentor learners at an underprivileged school in the former Transkei, has been recognised for his selfless act and awarded the Lead SA Youth Hero for August 2016. Anees Hassan and six fellow SACS High scholars gave up their vacation to mentor […]