In his first 10 days after taking over one of the most popular late-night shows in the United States, comedian Stephen Colbert has had two South Africans as guests – billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and comedian Trevor Noah. Colbert, who left his own Colbert Report on Comedy Central to take over The Late Show from David Letterman, began […]

After the recent shout out to #ConstableMiracle in Cape Town, two policemen in Johannesburg have been praised on social media for their “great and speedy work” after a Bryanston football team had an altercation with armed men. Working together the Bryanston Warriors soccer team and police were able to track one of the stolen phones […]

It’s not hard for any Dutch person, such as myself, to adjust to Cape Town. It’s substantially warmer and richer in nature than our own country. We’ll cope with the occasional safety concerns and learn to be a bit more patient spending two years of our lives at Home Affairs. However, not being able to cycle […]

More than 24 hours after the open letter to President Jacob Zuma was published online by Yusuf Abramjee, head of Crime Line and co-founder of Lead SA, people continue to madly, desperately or just humourously tweet their responses. In his letter, Abramjee focused largely on crime in the country and the plight of the police. Among other things, he wrote, […]

It seems everyone’s chipped in with their two cents’ worth of advice for the Springboks… but this has to be the cutest compilation of tips we’ve seen. South African photographer Carla Shannon, who’ll be watching the Rugby World Cup (RWC) from her living room in Krugersdorp, teamed up with her 18-month-old nephew Jonah Turner for this pictorial tribute to […]

While it has elements of a Los Angeles architect’s dream, a sci-fi fable and a real-life mansion facing Sydney Opera House, a new family home getting a lot of media attention is actually on the slopes of a ridge in Johannesburg. Called Kloof Road House, the large four-bedroom black edifice, with its steel walls, huge windows and […]

The most experienced Springbok side ever are bracing themselves for a different kind of challenge when they face Japan in their Rugby World Cup opener in Brighton on Saturday. Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday named Jean de Villiers as captain of the national side for this very important match against a team South Africa […]

Inspiring South African businessman, former crime journalist, speaker, co-founder of Lead SA and recipient of the National Order (amongst many other accolades), Yusuf Abramjee has written a powerful letter to President Zuma, a man he has met many times, imploring him to listen to his people who are “terrorised and persecuted” and to truly tackle the country’s devastating […]

A social media post highlighting the kindness of a police constable in Cape Town has caught the attention of his bosses at headquarters (HQ) who congratulated him on Twitter yesterday evening. The unnamed constable’s photo and story has been shared on Facebook (FB) over 7,000 times and attracted over 26,000 likes since it was uploaded by […]

Several hundred South African wine farms have gathered in Cape Town this week to showcase their vintages and labels in one of the biggest wine shows the country has seen. Cape Wine 2015, which kicked off yesterday, is being held under the banner of Wines of South Africa (WOSA) through to Thursday this week. The […]

Several parts of the Cape Peninsula’s parks have reopened to visitors, six months after devastating fires tore across Table Mountain and vast stretches of Constantia and Silvermine, and engulfed the mountainside above Muizenberg and False Bay. All of the Cape Peninsula, including Silvermine (which reopened yesterday), Table Mountain and the beaches as well as Cape Point, fall […]

According to a list compiled by BuzzFeed, four of the world’s most secluded hotels are in Africa. The list was put together by the website’s Photo Essay Editor Gabriel H. Sanchez who describes the 22 locations as “perfect for people who hate people”. The list – which begins with “pretty much the most photogenic hotel in the world” Explora […]

Here’s a little bit of typical South African humour to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which began at sundown yesterday (Sunday 13 September 2015) and ends tomorrow evening (Tuesday)… Watch Video: South African moms do Rosh Hashana

Solar energy is in the air right now, and in more ways than one. South Africa’s biggest solar farm, one of the world’s largest, has been on line for almost a year. Google is eyeing out South Africa more and more for its new foray into solar energy. And a world-leading team from Stellenbosch will, […]

Most of South Africa’s national parks – including the world famous Kruger National Park, Addo Elephant Park, Kgalakgadi, the Richtersveld and Golden Gate – will be open for free to any South African citizen for the next five days from Monday 14 September. The annual SA National Parks (SANParks) programme is being funded this year by First National Bank and […]

Edvald Boasson Hagen, riding for South Africa’s Team MTN Qhubeka, has secured the overall victory at the Aviva Tour of Britain today to become the 2015 Champion! Team MTN Qhubeka announced the news on their Facebook page this evening saying “Woohoo” and “Eddy is the Boss!!! #BicyclesChangeLives.” The 28-year-old Norwegian, who joined the South African-based team this season, is […]

While there has been some criticism levelled against the Springboks for not greeting their fans at London Heathrow Airport yesterday (in an unfortunate situation which was beyond their control), there has been high praise from those fans who turned up for the #BokSendOff at Monte Casino in Johannesburg on Friday. The feel good spirit is probably […]

When we asked Filipa Fraga if we could share her dolphin photos, taken in Angola, she didn’t hesitate: “It would be a pleasure. Good moments of our nature should be shared.” And this is definitely a great moment for any surfer. Actually…for anyone! After capturing these photos, Filipa wrote “feeling blissful…for today is everything!” And […]

While the South African Post Office (SAPO) is seemingly on the road to recovery with major re-engineering initiatives for “the sole benefit of its customers”, a newly launched corporate strategy, new board of non-executive directors and the search for a new CEO after the recently announced “mutual termination” with the Group CEO Christopher Hlekane – there are still […]

A family on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa has been overwhelmed by the care and concern shown to them by their community. Last year – in June 2014 – Anisha Singh, a bright pupil, was halfway through Grade 6 at Naidoo Memorial Primary School when she was diagnosed with Lupus, an auto-immune disease. Since […]

On Sunday, September 13, Pope Francis will beatify the first South African ever – a schoolteacher who was beaten to death in 1990 by villagers after he refused to pay a sorcerer who promised to end storms battering the region. Benedict ‘Tshimangadzo’ Daswa was stoned by his attackers and ran to a bar to find safety…but he […]

Updated 18 December 2016: Search engine giant Google has honoured anti-apartheid hero Bantu Stephen Biko with a Google Doodle today, on what would have been his 70th birthday. (Update 12 September 2017: Remembering Steve Biko on the 40th Anniversary of his death.) The activist was born on 18 December 1946 and died 39 years ago, on 12 […]

The partly South African-produced movie ‘Remember’, about a man who discovers that the Nazi who killed his family during the war is alive in the United States and goes to find him, received a 10-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival this week. ‘Remember’ – which was co-produced by renowned South African […]

A schoolgirl in South Africa, Carla Coetzee, received a surprise boost to her class project when Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane took the time to send her a special video message…along with a little pressure on her onderwyser (teacher) to give her a good grade! The Laerskool Garsfontein teacher, Dries Vermeulen, uploaded the video to his […]

American actress Uma Thurman has joined the ranks of celebrities putting their names behind save-the-rhino causes, with the magazine Town & Country dedicating its entire October Issue to the rhino, including a long feature in which Thurman is shown on a trip to relocate a pair of rhino. Thurman, who has acted in “Kill Bill” and is […]