Lovelyn Chidinma Nwadeyi has delivered yet another thought-provoking piece on life in South Africa…urging many of us to listen in 2016 and give those who need to talk, to cry, or to be angry the chance to do just that. Speaking on Tuesday evening at the annual meeting of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Convocation, Lovelyn said […]

LONDON – Two South Africans sentenced alongside Nelson Mandela to life in jail were given the Freedom of the City of London on Wednesday in recognition of their fight for freedom and racial equality, as were the lawyers who defended them at trial. Ahmed Kathrada and Denis Goldberg received the award with fellow South African George Bizos and Lord Joel Joffe […]

Dan Mace is a young surfer and film maker from Cape Town who has made some incredible movies already (check his YouTube page for proof), but now it’s #TheRainbowChain that’s on his mind. In a new video the 25-year-old says that even though corruption, crime and racism seem to be at an all-time high in South Africa, […]

The 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day initiative – which has helped bring warmth to thousands of South Africans and inspiration to millions – celebrated its second anniversary this evening at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Houghton where Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula praised the initiative for bringing “positivity and hope” to South Africa. As a […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has signed a deal with publisher Spiegel & Grau to write a book about his life, which is due for release in November. Noah, who has become an international celebrity since taking over from Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show in the USA said in a statement: “I […]

Suzelle in her latest DIY video, “How to Make Your Own Greehouse”, heads into the garden (or “gorden”) and lands up in the swimming pool. Watch the video:

British actor Orlando Bloom has revealed that he’s not only a fan of South Africa’s steaks…but also of a lekker South African braai. The well-travelled actor was asked recently where in the world he had enjoyed his most memorable meal. His response was: “It’s impossible to name a particular restaurant but the steaks in South Africa are like […]

When you’re a South African abroad… living in a colder climate sometimes, far from home, and far from the familiar sounds of the ocean and the bush, you can long so desperately to hear them again… VIDEO: “Waves and Blessings” from Cape Town – Sounds of the Ocean RIA VILJOEN, who was on holiday in […]

Kagiso Rabada is not just the Man of the Match. He’s the Man of the Moment whose phenomenal performance today helped propel South Africa to defeat England in the final Test by a whopping 280 runs! Rabada’s second innings return of 6/32 gave him a match return of 13/144 which is the second best in […]

Yes, the boerboel, aka the South African mastiff, is making its first appearance at Westminster, the Westminster Dog Show, that is, the premier dog show in the United States. The Boerboel named Oblio comes from Chesapeake, Virginia, and is apparently about 15 months old. According to a news report late last year, he is the first Bred […]

A ban on the hunting of leopard in South Africa has been imposed by the Department of Environment Affairs for the rest of 2016, and it will then reassess the situation, according to news reports. The department said that conservation authorities in the various provinces were told that leopard hunts should not be authorised in 2016, and […]

A team of young South African high school students has won the prestigious International Moot Court competition in The Hague. Team South Africa competed against scores of talented debaters, aged 14 to 16, from around the world to make it through to the semi-finals against Team USA. The finals took place in the Academic Building of the Peace […]

Patrick van Rensburg, who  lives in Hluhluwe and  makes promo videos for lodges and other businesses around South Africa, wanted to put something more personal together from the  footage he has. “It’s not promoting anyone in particular,” he says. “It’s just a personal expression from me – a Love Letter to Africa, if you like. Feel free to share…” […]

The science fiction dream of living on another planet could become reality for South African researcher Adriana Marais. She is one of the 100 candidates who are one step closer to living on Mars, an initiative of the Mars One Project, should they make it to the next round in the selection process. “When I […]

Congratulations to Kagiso Rabada on becoming the youngest South African to take seven wickets in a test innings. The 20-year-old made South Africa proud today with his performance on day three in the final test against England, at Centurion’s SuperSport Park in Pretoria. Minister of Sport, Fikile Mbalula, tweeted: “youngest fast bowler to get 7 […]

The last month has been a very interesting trial in patience and acceptance, as well as a tremendous learning curve on what South Africa is really like. I live outside the country and thus get all my news on our country via the media…and it’s not good. It began in December with a lost passport […]

In mid-2015 it was reported that the massive Gauteng Provincial Government Precinct (Kopanong Precinct) in central Johannesburg may finally be moving ahead. The project involves the “rehabilitation, development and management” of 21 buildings in the historic heart of Johannesburg at a projected cost of R5 billion. This is certainly exciting news, writes James Ball of The Heritage Portal, but […]

Hiker Alistair Hill and his friend Carla had read about a great hike in the latest Go! magazine stretching along the famous now-unused train track from Wilderness to Victoria Bay. Little did they realise it would be a hike not to remember, although their experience has started a dialogue on how to deal with crimes like this […]

A South African chef, Bruce Marais – who now lives in the USA – has posted the following videos and photos revealing the extent of the record-breaking Winter Storm Jonas – which some have called Snowzilla – as blizzards and gale-force winds have hit the USA this weekend, causing thousands of flights to be cancelled…including those […]

A wallet and its owner have apparently been safely reunited in South Africa thanks to the determination of the good samaritan who found it! At lunch time yesterday Andrea SebeLabenguni Dondolo posted a message saying: “So at the airport behind our car, guess what I find as I am about to load my luggage. A […]

It was 1966. Racial divisions were growing more entrenched in South Africa by the day but the issue was still little publicised abroad. A young black South African woman, however, was raising her voice against apartheid while cutting a swathe through the international music scene, opening doors for women, especially black women in years to come. She was the 34-year-old […]

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Jesse Clegg, the pop singer son of Johnny Clegg, will be doing a 35-show tour of the United States early this year, as soon as he has released his new album. Clegg – who has just released a brilliant new single, “Souvenir” (see video above and below) – said in an radio interview on Friday […]

In a new series out of Wits University about how Africa is covered in Chinese newspapers, Barry van Wyk looks at three journalists writing in January 2015 about visiting South Africa. Their trips left them with “decidedly mixed impressions”. One shows (“with obscure statistics”) that South Africa is the third most dangerous country for Chinese people. The other stories look […]

Cape Town mother and businesswoman Heidi Croxford, who’s passionately crazy about her country, has put together this video clip looking back at “our South Africa over the past 21 years…what it was, how we grew and where we are now!!!” The Melkbosstrand resident says the soundtrack – ‘Land of Confusion’ (by Genesis, and performed here by […]