Google has commemorated Earth Day 2015 with another one of its engaging and creative doodles that allows users to engage…and learn a little. This year’s doodle features a spinning globe. When users click through they are given a quick and fun quiz which asks: which animal are you? (Jokingly) Google claims it’s a “totally scientific and 1,000% […]

South Africans have gathered at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg this evening for a candlelit vigil, organised by LeadSA, to say #NoToXenophobia. And those who couldn’t be there are lighting their own candles in solidarity. Natasha Minchenko‎ in Cape Town, sent the following photo collage, saying “I have Elias from Malawi here, Julia & Stones from Zimbabwe, Trezor […]

My name is Lovelyn Chidinma Nwadeyi. I am a Nigerian. Born in Nigeria to two Nigerian parents. Raised in Queenstown, Eastern Cape by those same Nigerian parents right up until I completed my Bachelors at Stellenbosch. Growing up in South Africa, I was always reminded by those around me that I was different to everyone […]

The transcript of an address by Professor Jonathan Jansen touched a chord with South Africans around the country, and world, when it was first published in September 2013. UPDATE: In 2015, Prof Jansen’s My South Africa speech went viral again after xenophobic attacks. And today in September 2019 it is going viral once more… UPDATE: […]

Now this is joy! Archbishop Desmond Tutu was really warmly welcomed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama after touching down at Kangra Airport in India today. The South African is visiting Dharamshala for seven days to collaborate with the Dalai Lama on a book about – you guessed it – joy! In a message on his Facebook […]

Miss South Africa  Liesl Laurie was on hand yesterday to receive another 600 blankets being dropped off at the Cell C Waterfall Campus in time for next week’s Guinness World Record bid. The 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day campaign hopes to break the record on Tuesday 21 April with over 21,000 blankets. The blankets will be […]

As predicted Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary Leader Mmusi Maimane has confirmed that he will run for election as Federal Leader of the party. The 34-year-old politician who holds a BA in Psychology and Masters in both Public Administration and in Theology, said this morning that he has accepted the nomination to stand for election on 9 May […]

A poem by Faieza Mx, now living in Queensland, Australia… I want to wake up to the Majestic Table Mountain Always standing, Always there, Never failing Its beauty astounding As it watches over Cape Town The ocean so blue… Camps Bay, Strand, Boulders Sea Point I want to go home to gaardtjies shouting ‘hullo, hullo, […]

The annual TIME 100 Most Influential People list always raises eyebrows, for the people it includes as much as the ones it doesn’t. This year finds the extremes of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau – ‘The Scourge of Africa,’ the magazine calls him – and, at the other end of the spectrum, ex-South African billionaire […]

Two Durban photographers share their photos and different thoughts on today’s events. “Anti-Xenophobia Peace March – Durban” – by Kierran Allen Today the Anti-Xenophobia Peace March led by eThekwini Mayor James Xumalo and KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu had a phenomenal turnout with thousands of people marching from Curries Fountain to the City Hall in Durban’s […]

On the same night that Nando’s #FiredUpSoweto launch is trending high on Twitter, the famous restaurant chain’s 2012 Diversity advert has gone viral again as its message (that most of us were once foreigners) becomes appropriate to present day South Africa. And the recent xenophobic events in Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Joburg were clearly on most people’s […]

South Africans are uniting in a stand against #xenophobia after recent attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu Natal have left five dead and thousands displaced. As headlines have spread around the world, South Africans have reacted with shock, outrage…and action. And it’s not just by sharing positive and unifying messages like “I’m an African before […]

South African flank Schalk Burger has won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award in Shanghai, China, today. In his moving acceptance speech, the Springbok player said he had not been “ready to say goodbye”. Schalk has received this Award thanks to his spectacular return to the Springboks in 2014 after 18 months out of action. Schalk had […]

Shooting the Queen Mary 2 coming into Durban Harbour is something I have done for many years now. It’s just fun to get out there and capture this phenomenal cruise liner on film. But this may be the last year, as there are rumours the ship’s future route will no longer include South Africa. The […]

South Africa’s favourite DIY (Greek) Goddess has launched her own online shop so that now, seriously, “anyone can”! This does mean that SuzelleDIY’s bitesize web-series is now likely to include product plugs in each episode, but if the first is anything to go by, Suzelle is aware that nobody wants to just watch a cleverly disguised commercial. In her first […]

The first year students at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University have spread a little Ubuntu with a 2-minute video project compiled for their Computing Sciences class. “The aim of our project is to do a community service as part of a team work exercise in our programming module, to teach us some soft skills,” Head of Department […]

Something a little magical happened in Cape Town this weekend. A mist came rolling in…and the cameras came out. Here’s a collection of photos, as well as a video, that captured the beautiful scene… It started on Friday evening. Elza Bester DeJager said: “Something different tonight – Table Mountain floating on the mist coming in from the […]

Twenty-one year old Busi Skinn’e Mjiyakho has caught a lot of people’s attention with her three letters to black people, white people and the South African government (all published below) which she posted on Facebook this weekend. So who is Busi? “I’m the future president of South Africa but for now I’m an (un)registered law student at […]

A young South African rugby team had the time of their lives in Monaco this weekend as the special guests of Princess Charlene of Monaco’s Foundation. The Under 12 team was invited as part of the South Africa – Monaco Rugby Exchange which was announced in February. Charlene’s brother Gareth Wittstock was one of the main people […]

On the 22nd Anniversary of the assassination of South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani, President Jacob Zuma used the opportunity to reaffirm that South Africa belongs to black and white people, and to address the vandalising of statues and treatment of foreign nationals. As part of South Africa’s new national identity, the SA President also announced […]

Family Comedy ‘Strikdas – ‘n Familie gedoente’ has opened with a bang at the box office in South Africa and online worldwide with South Africans abroad being able to watch the movie at the same time that their families back home are doing so. The quirky new comedy earned R1 219 664 on its opening weekend. By the […]

A new television show is looking for brides in the Gauteng region who are getting married between April (now) and the end of June. The show – ‘Four Weddings’ is basically a wedding-version of ‘Come Dine With Me’. It’s based on the popular international reality series, with each episode featuring four brides who attend and score each other’s weddings. The […]

As Robert Mugabe announces during his two-day visit to South Africa that he doesn’t want to see a “white face”, and the Rhodes Statue is removed, an old Monty Python video is being shared on social media today… The Zimbabwean President made his remark yesterday after visiting the Hector Pietersen Memorial in Soweto. As he was being […]

Okay, so we all know and love her as Suzelle, South Africa’s DIY goddess. But who is the actress behind the fabulous upstyle who dishes out tips on how to make a braai pie and fix a plug? Meet Julia Anastasopoulos… Behind the simple “because anybody can” mantra (and the occasional ‘fok‘ when something catches […]

You might remember him as the frontman of the band Fokoffpolisie and later Van Coke Kartel. Now Francois Van Coke is going solo, with his first 12-song album just released and titled after the singer himself. The first video, released on April 7 on YouTube – a lyrical ballad Toe Vind ek Jou which he sings […]