Meet Table Mountain, KwaZulu-Natal… The entire planet knows about Cape Town’s iconic version…but not many people in and out of South Africa have ever seen or heard of Pietermaritzburgs’ own Table Mountain. These photos, captured by Peter de Groot from PdGPix, reveal the incredible views from Pietermaritzburg’s Table Mountain over KwaZulu-Natal… “Awesome views of the Msunduzi and […]

In celebration of “Biltong Day” – which is non-existent, although Heritage Day on 24 September is also called Braai Day – Suzelle has made a video on how to actually make it. “This is a great (biltong recipe) for all you South Africans who live overseas and can’t even have biltong. Shame!” says Suzelle. Watch Video: […]

The University of the Witwatersrand has announced the ground-breaking discovery of a new species of human ancestors in South Africa called Homo Naledi (which means star). The revelation was made by Professor Lee Berger this morning. The major new fossil discovery – the largest assembly of fossils of human ancestry ever found – took place at Maropeng, in […]

Africa has 163,000 dollar millionaires, and almost 30 percent of them live in South Africa, according to a report by a Johannesburg-based global research company. The report – released last week by New World Wealth (NWW) and done in conjunction with AfrAsia bank –  found that Johannesburg has the highest number of dollar millionaires in Africa (23,400), more than double […]

When the six of us – my husband, myself, and our four children – first arrived in South Africa in 2010, it seemed like an alien and exotic land to us. There was much to learn navigating everyday life, even though, coming from the United States, we thought we shared a common language. I published the […]

A South African ranger group made up mainly of women has been named one of the winners of the United Nation’s top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth award, for its anti-poaching work. The United National Environment Programme (UNEP) said, “The Black Mambas are an inspiration not only locally, but across the world to all those […]

South African tennis player Kevin Anderson (29) powered through to his first Grand Slam quarter final on Monday night…knocking Britain’s Andy Murray (28) out of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. It was a brilliant match, the longest in the tournament so far (four hours and 18 minutes), ending with – as tennis veteran John McEnroe described it […]

On Saturday night Pretoria-born Oti Mabuse made her debut on the BBC’s popular series Strictly Come Dancing. The British broadcaster introduced Oti to UK audiences as “a very hot 25-year-old from South Africa”. UPDATE: Oti Mabuse has WON the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing 2019! Oti has joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a professional […]

Eskom has managed to keep the country loadshed-free for over 26 days…and the future looks bright. The next anticipated loadshedding – known as blackouts outside of South Africa – should only be well after the summer months. Speaking in Cape Town, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says the work of the ‘war room’ set up to […]

A 9-year-old South African schoolgirl is in for a big surprise in October when she may receive thousands of birthday cards from caring strangers. Her loving father was trying to arrange a surprise for her, to cheer her spirits after some incidents at school, but thanks to social media it was he who got the biggest […]

In early August this year we decided to take my little semi-rigid inflatable boat to a favourite area of False Bay, near Cape Point, on a beautiful sunny day. Mr Curious That turned out to be a great decision, because as we approached an area called Rooikrantz – a popular angling spot – we spotted […]

Early on Thursday morning, Michaela ‘Chaeli’ Mycroft became the first female quadriplegic to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, according to organizers. Chaeli, who has just turned 21 and comes from Cape Town, has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair-bound. She is an ability activist, international award winner and co-founder of The Chaeli Campaign, a non-profit organisation that […]

Sunsets, yachts and fabulous flowers…just a few things that make Langebaan one of the most beautiful spots to visit in South Africa. If you’re in the Western Cape area this weekend, the flowers are in full bloom! And if you’re not…we hope you enjoy these fabulous flower photos instead. Taken by John Cronje on Wednesday (2 […]

With summer on its way, here are some creative tips from South Africa’s favourite do-it-yourself (DIY) Goddess Suzelle on how to get as “fit and active and gorgeous” as she is! So get your takkies on guys… Watch Video: ‘How to Get Fit’ with SuzelleDIY

The kindness of the management at a Wimpy  in Hartbeespoort has come to light in a post on Facebook that has gone viral. In less than 24 hours the post had been shared by over 40,000 people…and a homeless man’s life has changed for the better. Yesterday Jacques Roelofse, a pastor at Galilean Evangelical Ministries from Rustenburg, […]

In a bid to highlight the deteriorating state of South African rivers, a small group of athletes working under the name Rivers for Life have set out to swim between 100-350 kilometres along each of nine waterways throughout the country. In October, Henko Roukema and Andrew Chin will tackle the second of the nine extreme swims, […]

More than 30 lions that were abused in circuses in Colombia and Peru will be airlifted back to a sanctuary in South Africa after donations to a British newspaper made it all possible, it was announced this week. In August 2014, British charity Animal Defense International (ADI) began confiscating cats from a dozen circuses in Peru, after […]

Facebook users are doing their utmost to give credit where it’s due, to a young man who bravely risked his life in the early hours of Monday 24 August 2015 to save the lives of several girls trapped in the burning girls’ hostel at North West Secondary School for the Deaf in Leeudoringstad. Thabiso Moruti, who appears […]

The profits of Taylor Swift’s latest music video “Wildest Dreams,” which debuted at the Video Music Awards (VMA) Awards on Sunday – and has already been viewed 14 million times – will go to African conservation. The money garnered by the video will go to the Africa Parks of America organisation, which partners with governments throughout Africa […]

The Daily Show has uploaded another teaser video in the lead up to South African comedian Trevor Noah’s debut as host of the popular American television show, this time reassuring viewers that it will still be the same show they’ve always loved. The award-winning Comedy Central show posted the short video skit on Facebook and described […]

Durban is ready to inspire! The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) made the announcement in Auckland, New Zealand this morning that Durban will – as expected – be host to the Commonwealth Games in July 2022…making South Africa the first country in Africa to host the Games! Durban became the only city bidding for the Games […]

Annlyn Tyro was a South African living in Canada. Like many South Africans abroad life happened to take her there…but she never stopped caring passionately for South Africa and was one of the invaluable Admin staff on the Outraged South African Citizens Against Poaching (OSCAP) facebook page, committed to saving rhino in the country of her […]

Africa’s stories are being retold in a modern format, from an African perspective, to an audience who may not know them…from the founding of Botswana by King Khama III to the bravery of Bilal Ibn Rabah and the quest of Adama in a foreign, war-torn land. African history is about to get a reboot in one […]

Check out the opening of the game between South Africa’s Amawheelaboys and New Zealand Roller Blacks at the Sasol All Star Wheelchair Basketball Series in Johannesburg on Friday! After a great rendition of the Haka by the Roller Blacks, the South Africans responded with the “Shaka”! And the team spirit has been on fire ever since, with […]

Congratulations to Sunette Viljoen! This afternoon she won the Bronze Medal in the IAAF World Championships Women’s Javelin Throw Final with a throw of 65.79. The gold went to Kathrina Molitor of German (67.69) with Lu Huihui of China (66.13) claiming silver. A delighted Sunette said afterwards (see video below) that she is feeling “very, very happy, […]