After being chased by an elephant whilst on safari in South Africa, Arnold Schwarzenegger – who’s no stranger to extreme action – admitted “some of us had to change our pants” afterwards! Fortunately the frightening experience hasn’t stopped the Hollywood star from being “in awe of these beautiful, strong creatures” and urging people to stop killing […]

South Africans leaving or returning to the country are often faced with this dilemma: how to relocate with one’s beloved pets. Sometimes you’re not even moving to a new country, or town. You just have to downsize. And when you’ve exhausted all options, and suffered sleepless nights, you have to face the heartbreaking truth: you cannot […]

So you’ve had enough of South Africa – the rand taking a dive, crime and corruption on the increase, and load shedding has caused you to head to that emigration seminar in search of the utopia of greener pastures that they promise is overseas. Before you make that all-important decision to emigrate, take a few […]

New Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has appointed his first Springbok captain – Vodacom Bulls player, Adriaan Strauss. The hooker will become the 57th Springbok captain and will lead South Africa in the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland, which starts on 11 June in Cape Town. Coetzee made the announcement on Monday afternoon in Stellenbosch, where the national […]

Comrades Marathon winner David Gatebe received a standing ovation this morning at the Old Mutual Comrades prize breakfast where he was honoured for his new Comrades Race record of 5 hours, 18 minutes and 19 seconds. Gatebe, who previously won the 2013 Two Oceans Marathon, graciously attributed his win to his coach’s regime. He had […]

Almost 300 South African firefighters arrived in Edmonton, Alberta, in western Canada on Sunday night, heading to help battle the massive fires spreading across the province – and their first reaction was to immediately burst proudly into song. The 281 firefighters, who have helped out in Canada before, will join a team from Canada and the United […]

I have been on many tours, and I’ve been to many museums around the world, but I don’t think any of them had me as psyched as the one I did today – the infamous and iconic Ponte City in Johannesburg. Ponte’s designer, the 29-year-old Rodney Grosskopf, probably didn’t start out with the intention of creating something iconic, but because […]

Take a listen to a rap and reggae mix, filmed in South Africa with a French flavour. The track – Irie – is performed by French singer Nik DaFrik and locals Lord Harmony, Melody and Sbonda. It features a blend of African and Western influences… set in the Capetonian ambience at the beginning of summer break. […]

On what happens to be #WorldHungerDay, members of a poor community in the Western Cape – Sanddrift East – have expressed gratitude today, to “two angels” particularly, for the donations of food parcels, blankets and nappies made to those in need in their area. Penny Lezar Jagger was one who thanked Stephen and Gert on […]

The lion which became famous for escaping from the Karoo National Park not once, but twice, woke up in his new home this morning – Addo Elephant National Park, about two hours outside Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The lion – known as ‘Sylvester’ in the media – first made headlines when he escaped from the […]

Mpumalanga – which means ‘the place where the sun rises’ – is one of South Africa’s most gorgeous provinces, overflowing with an abundance of breathtaking natural beauty and wildlife.  It attracts tourists from around the world and is home to the country’s biggest game reserve the Kruger National Park – which covers almost two million […]

Hollywood star, seven-time Mr Olympia and former Governor of California  Arnold Schwarzenegger was spotted strolling through Sandton City this afternoon. He’s in the country for the inaugural Arnold Classic Africa 2016 which is showcasing some of South Africa’s top boxing talent along with 46 other sports codes. (UPDATE: Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger gets chased by elephant on […]

Lots of countries around the world are upping their flights to South Africa, but none more so it seems than the United Kingdom. British Airways (BA) had barely announced it would begin three weekly flights from Gatwick to Cape Town when it said it would add more flights from London over the summer as well […]

For all those who have been following the story and blog of a South African expat living in Canada who kindly offered her kidney to her former schoolmate, Di Wilkinson in Johannesburg, there is some good news! “We have a match!” says Di’s daughter Legh. “Speechless. Overwhelmed. Emotional. Grateful.” Potential donors go through extensive tests to […]

Meet the brilliant, awesome and inspiring South African teacher behind that wonderful video of the Vietnamese school children singing Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika: Rodwell Steinbridge Chigome from Cape Town. (Watch video at bottom of page.) Rodwell is in his final week of a five-year stint teaching in Vietnam, hence the singing of the South African anthem […]

In Suzelle’s latest more-than-bite-sized how-to video, she competes against her assistant Mariaan on how to make the best burger. And Suzelle makes them BIG.

Africa has the most beautiful mountains, people, wildlife, food, beaches and deserts… From the Sahara to the Kalahari From Tangiers and Cairo to Dakar Nairobi and Cape Town From peri peri chicken and malva pudding to Moroccan tajines and putu From the pyramids of Egypt to the Cradle of Humankind From the Atlas Mountains to the Drakensberg, […]

Photographer MIKE GEYER captured these awesome photos of Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating library, in East London, South Africa, where it is docked until Sunday. In March the library and book fair made its first ever stop in South Africa at Durban Harbour. Logos Hope is an international non-profit organisation, registered in Germany, which has […]

There’s no video that sums up the beauty, history and diversity of the majestic African continent better than former South African President Thabo Mbeki’s speech poem of ‘I am an African’. Mbeki delivered this speech in Cape Town on 8 May 1996, on the passing of the new Constitution of South Africa. At the time he […]

The story of three Chinese chokka long-line trawlers allegedly fishing illegally in South African waters, nabbed by the navy and escorted to East London was one of the highest-read stories on an international website earlier today, with the issue driven by a determined group of “armchair warriors” along the SA coast. The three vessels have […]

Visitors to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park were treated to a very special – and rather scary – up close and personal experience with lions whilst sitting in their tent. Watch the video below. Francie Francisca Lubbe, from Gauteng in South Africa, uploaded this video to Kgalagadi Sightings’ Facebook page showing just how close the lions were, licking […]

LONDON – The magnificent display of South African wildflowers put together by the SA National Biodiversity Institute at Kirstenbosch has received a gold medal at the 2016 Royal Horticultural Society’s flower show, which opened today. The team sent out a tweet a few hours ago saying “Our #RHSChelsea Flower Show exhibit received a gold medal!” It […]

So how powerful is South Africa? For those curious about the world around them, a United States network takes on the task of establishing just how powerful the southern most tip of Africa is (a country which they point out is the size of two Texas’s). With the use of excellent imagery, Seeker Daily points […]

“Nobody’s Died Laughing” is a brilliant new theatrical-action-documentary telling the story of the life of one of South Africa’s most beloved performing artists and activists, Pieter-Dirk Uys… often better known as Evita Bezuidenhout. In the documentary Uys jokes that he “had to create a character called Pieter Dirk Uys. Otherwise I would never have the courage to […]

South Africa’s DIY Goddess Suzelle has a new video out. How to be an avocado aficionado. And this time it’s not because anyone can. It’s because her best friend Marianne REALLY loves her avos. Watch Suzelle dish out tips on how to tell when an avo is ripe and how to make a quacomole. Yum! […]