South Africa’s Sevens side are one win away from a guaranteed gold or silver medal after reaching the Olympic semi-finals at a wet Diadoro stadium in Rio. Awaiting them for a place in the final on Thursday (kick-off 3pm local, 8pm SA time) is Great Britain, who needed an extra-time try to break the 0-0 […]

There were six different codes being represented by Team South Africa on Wednesday (10 August). Rowing was, for the second time in these Games, called off for the day owing to miserable weather conditions. Here is a list of South Africans in competition. Times are Rio local and in brackets is SA time. RUGBY SEVENS Men’s […]

After Donald Trump said the United States elections are going to be rigged… Trevor Noah “investigated” on ‘The Daily Show’ and discovered dubious “gerrymandering” (redefining voting districts) and voter ID laws that discriminated against Black people… Speaking on the show on Monday night in the USA about these goings on, the South African presenter then […]

If we could be sure of one thing during our time as expats in Johannesburg, it was that no matter the time of year, there would always be at least one houseguest lodging with us. South Africa seemed to exert an inexorable pull all the way over the Atlantic and across the equator, luring everyone even remotely […]

South Africa’s Sevens team made a dream start to their Olympic campaign when they won both their Pool B matches at the Deodora stadium, firstly keeping Spain scoreless (24-0) and then following that with a demolition job over France, winning 26-0. Having scored within 90 seconds against Spain earlier in the day, South Africa were […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lashed out at rumours about coalition agreements which it says were inspired by the ruling African National Congress (ANC). In a statement released by James Selfe, Chairperson of DA Federal Council, he said: “The DA dismisses ANC-inspired rumours that coalition agreements have been reached at this stage. This includes Luthuli House’s […]

There were five different codes being represented by Team South Africa on Tuesday (9 August). Here is a list of South Africans in competition. Times are Rio local and in brackets is SA time. All reporting below by Gary Lemke (GL) and Mark Etheridge (ME)… RUGBY SEVENS Men’s Pool B: South Africa were untroubled – winning 24-0 against […]

A couple of posts going viral on Facebook at the moment celebrate fantastic policemen from Italy and South Africa doing their job brilliantly, even going beyond the call of duty… In Rome four policemen have inspired a nation with their kind gesture of cooking up pasta with parmesan for a lonely elderly couple who were overheard crying. The […]

The incredible moment a baby rhino’s life was saved by vets in South Africa – administering CPR – has gone viral around the world. Meha – an orphaned white rhino at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary – was undergoing dehorning surgery in Mpumalanga when its heart stopped. Four vets immediately administered chest compressions, whilst the Sanctuary’s co-founder, Chris […]

Here we go. Something you’ve always wanted to know – how to make leopard print bread!!! (It turns out ‘leopard print’ is Suzelle’s favourite colour – “sexy and timeless”.) Watch Video: How to make leopard print bread, by Suzelle DIY If you’d like to try this at home, you will need: 375gm bread flour 35gm sugar 1tsp […]

It was well after midnight when South Africa’s Chad le Clos faced the media after his silver medal in the men’s 200m freestyle had doubled the country’s tally at these Games and taken his personal Olympic total to three – and counting. ‘It was a crazy race,’ Le Clos said of his 1min 45.20sec heroics that saw […]

There was action for South Africa’s rowers, swimmers and a sailor on Monday. Times are Rio local and in brackets is SA time. ROWING Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls: Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler won their heat in 7min 07.37sec to progress straight to Wednesday’s semi-finals. In a nutshell: Better conditions for the rowers after Sunday’s debacle. McCann and Grobler […]

It’s the rematch that’s been four years in the making. Can you just imagine if it was staged by Don King Productions. It ought to be, it’s that big. In the one corner you’ve got the defending Olympic 200m butterfly champion, Chad le Clos. The confident, never-say-die South African who refuses to lose. Younger, brasher, […]

Here is a list of South Africans in competition on 8 August (Monday). Times are Rio local and in brackets is SA time. ROWING 11.30am (4.30pm): Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls (Heat 3): Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler 12.20pm (5.20pm): Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls (Heat 4): James Thompson and John Smith 12.40pm (5.40pm): Women’s Pair (Heat 2): Lee-Ann Persse and […]

South Africa’s national rugby side has produced a brilliant – and humorous – spoof video with a special message for the country’s Olympic athletes in Rio, Brazil. Watch the Springboks’ message to SA’s Olympic Heroes – #teamSArise #LoveRugby  

This is how winter looked today in South Africa! Exquisite! Check out beautiful Hout Bay, Cape Town, as viewed from Chapman’s Peak this afternoon. Photos by NIGEL RILEY. #StunningSouthAfrica

Tshepo Molaoele guards cars at the entrance of The Company’s Garden in St. Johns Street, Cape Town. On 3 June 2016 at about 8pm, he noticed a Citi Golf driving slowly around. It seemed suspicious. The car stopped and four men got out. They approached a similar looking Citi Golf, but one of the men […]

South African musician Don Clarke wasn’t sure whether local audiences were ready for his next song – “Blame It On The Whites”. After his extremely successful Zuma Must Fall video, Don was worried this one could be “completely misunderstood” and asked Facebook friends whether it was worth posting or not. He explained that “ultimately it’s a reconciliation song […]

There’s been a wonderful sense of pandemonium in the Johannesburg traffic this morning as the Springboks and Blitzboks celebrate South African Women’s Day with #FreeCoffeeForLadies. With signs like “hoot if you are a lady and you #LoveRugby”, the SA national rugby players chose to celebrate Women’s Day by handing out free coffee to the lucky ladies. […]

South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh has put Team SA on the Olympic medals table in Rio… just like he did in London four years ago. Although this time he won silver, not gold… but as he says “silver is a nice colour too”. Van der Burgh pulled out all the stops in the final […]

South Africa’s champion swimmer Chad le Clos kept his Olympic dream alive today as he qualified in the Men’s 200m Freestyle with a new personal best and finished in third place overall. Reporting for SASCOC today, Gary Lemke said: “Chad le Clos stuck his hand up as a potential medallist when he powered his way […]

While South Africans at home seemed to hate their Olympic team’s outfits worn at the opening ceremony of the Games in Rio… it appears the rest of the world LOVED them, with South Africa featuring in several Top 10 lists for BEST dressed team! South Africans tweeted up a storm of complaints after watching the Ceremony […]

Nando’s South Africa has done it again – seizing a political moment in South Africa to cleverly advertise one of their products… The advert features “President Jacob Zuma” playing a truth or dare game in which he’s asked if he’s really going to pay back the money. With this video, which was uploaded yesterday, Nando’s said: […]

RIO – Louis Meintjes and Daryl Impey kickstart Team South Africa’s individual Olympic campaign when they take to the roads – and hills – around Rio on Saturday in the men’s cycling road race. Both competed in the Tour de France and Meintjes rode out of his skin to finish eighth overall in the torturous […]

His trip to a debut Olympics delayed by a typhoon this week, South Africa’s sole badminton player will be looking for his own hurricane-sized upset next week. Based in Shenzhen, China, Maliekal finally arrived here on Wednesday afternoon after being set to leave Hong Kong on Monday afternoon. ‘There was a typhoon warning so I […]