After taking taking on the gruelling, eight-stage Absa Cape Epic, cross country world champion Nino Schurter is working on making a swift turnaround as he prepares for the opening round of the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, which takes place in Pietermaritzburg from 11 to 13 April.  During the exhausting adventure through […]

Top South African female referee and former Springbok women’s rugby stalwart Marlize Jordaan was on Friday named as one of eight international women’s referees to officiate matches at the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France in August. Sole South African In total, 14 match officials were unveiled by the International Rugby Board (IRB), […]

If you missed Reggie Yates’ controversial three-part series entitled “Reggie Yates’ Extreme South Africa”, here’s the first episode – “White Slums” – in which Reggie visits the largest white squatter camp, Coronation Park near Pretoria. At the time that it was aired about six weeks ago, South African expats in the UK reacted with sadness […]

We love it when an African video goes viral around the globe, and that’s what’s happened for Ugandan singer Eddy Kenzo with his hit ‘Sitya Loss’. Eddy – whose real name is Musuuza Edrisa – has already achieved a few top hits in East Africa and is responsible for getting his whole country dancing in […]

Oh no! Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest economy. The long-awaited release of yesterday’s recalculated report on Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) data shows that their economy is around double that of previous estimates. In fact the West African country overtook South Africa a while ago, but it has taken a while to […]

PJ Powers is one of the biggest singing sensations in South Africa. I met Penelope twenty-four years ago, just after my accident. Let me tell you about it… On 9th December 1989 my life changed irrevocably! I was understudy for the role of Guinevere in Camelot, being performed at the State Theatre in Pretoria. On the 9th […]

As some of South Africa’s and the world’s greatest athletes battle it out in today’s Ironman South Africa in Port Elizabeth, there is one group who are competing to support an injured friend and in memory of another cyclist friend. Over 50 friends and athletes have entered the competition to show support for their friend […]

Bianca Buitendag has surfed her way in to the Quarter finals of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in Australia! She will compete against Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia for a semi final place tomorrow/today (Saturday 4 April 2014). Bianca has been winning fans this year with her insane surfing and amazing attitude. After coming second at […]

This Monday, April 7, when Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial resumes in the North Gauteng High Court, it’s unlikely he will be the first on the stand as anticipated. It’s the second anti-climax for trial-watchers following its postponement on March 28, when Judge Thokozile Masipa told the legal teams, the defendant and a packed public gallery, […]

South Africa is my home. I know this thanks not to the small mining hospital on the outskirts of Kimberly which I call my birth place, nor thanks to the votes I have cast in any of my country’s previous elections. I know this because I have not seen the back of a single day […]

As Howard G. Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, donates a generous R255-million to combat poaching and the conflict it finances in Africa…Nepal has just celebrated its second year of ZERO poaching. No tigers, rhinos or elephants were killed. And before you rush to point out that their country is a lot smaller and […]

In the municipal ward by-elections yesterday, the Democratic Alliance and the ANC both fared well. The by-elections took place in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West on Wednesday, 2 April 2014. A total of nine wards were contested and voting took place in 35 voting districts. Of these, so far four […]

South African surfer Grant “Twiggy” Baker has been crowned the Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) world champion after racking up more than double the number of points of any of his competitors during the 2013/14 BWWT season. ‘I gave it my all’ “I gave it my all this year, basically put my personal life on […]

Just as soon as YouTube removed one version of Nkandla Style, here’s the next…this time with visuals. The song, performed as if by South Africa’s President Zuma, is a parody of Psy’s Gangnam Style, and references the recent Nkandla Report by the Public Protector. (See SA’s Most Popular Person?) http://youtu.be/mZQa5ER2mcA

Springboks to play in Absa red The Springboks will be debuting a new red and gold kit when they take to the field against Wales on 14 June. The new kit is of the highest standard. The striking red colour evokes feelings of passion, strength, courage and power. Saru said that the change from traditional […]

The Momentum Proteas qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World T20 for the first time with a five-wicket win over New Zealand in Sylhet on Monday. It was also a first-ever win for the South African women over the White Ferns in a World Cup.  In three previous Women’s World Twenty20 tournaments, South […]

AgangSA is creating a Twitter storm with a flurry of outrageous and humorous comments. News24 reported that perhaps they had been hacked, but AgangSA has tweeted back that this is no hacking. They have just had enough…after President Zuma’s latest reaction to the Nkandla controversy, claiming that he didn’t ask for the upgrades so he […]

Jacob Zuma’s middle name is “Gedleyihlekisa” which means: “He who smiles while crushing you.” Indeed, South Africa’s president certainly seems to be smiling while crushing the life out of his country. I remember at the age of ten riding up to the grocery store to buy my Mother some milk. On my way I passed […]

Johnny Clegg’s current tour of the USA is proving a big hit with nostalgic South African expats scattered across the country (as well as with non-SA fans). A South African fan in Austin, Esme wrote on Clegg’s Facebook page: “Thanks/Dankie for a GREAT show last night in Austin. Both sessions had 50% South Africans there, me […]

South African open water swimmer Roger Finch has reported in, a third of the way into his gruelling 35 km False Bay crossing, with good news for the seals. A message from Roger was posted to Facebook saying: “Just to let the environmentalists know, there are A LOT of seals out here. They don’t just […]

Cape Town has been selected as the Global Earth Hour Capital in recognition of the city’s efforts to address climate change. This title is awarded as part of the global Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) which is a joint effort between WWF and ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability), and aims to highlight and reward cities […]

There’s a new hit rocking South Africa – Nkandla Style…sung to the tune of “Gangnam Style”. The song is sung as if by South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, starting with “Since the day I can remember, I always wanted more…I wanted more money, like the Afrikaner Boer.” The lyrics reference the Nkandla Report by the […]

A thief in Paris planned to steal some Paintings from the Louvre. After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van… However, he was captured only two rues (roads) away when his van ran out of fuel. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error as to run out of petrol, he replied, ”Monsieur, that is the reason I stole […]

As mentioned in my previous post – 10 Reasons to Visit South Africa (and never leave) – South Africa is one of the top destinations for extreme sports. Below I have collected a list of some activities you can enjoy there. I was lucky enough to try some of them myself: 1. Bungee Jumping from […]

Here’s a very cool view of the Durban Sky Grand Prix last weekend…via a timelapse video. Durban hosted the first ever adrenaline-pumping Sky Grand Prix on the beachfront last Friday and Saturday.  The Land Sea Air Event was a huge success with thousands of Durbanites coming through to experience the  action. This is a quick […]