We have 24 hours to sign a petition to help make Sive Speelman’s dreams come true and send him to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Sive was the only South African athlete to qualify for Sochi 2014, but the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has decided not to send him. Countries around the world […]

Nandos have gracefully accepted their #NekNomination challenge, and we can’t wait to see what they produce…and who they nominate next! Momentum had been gathering for the South African restaurant chain – whose famous chicken peri-peri has become a favourite in cities around the world – to accept their #NekNomination. This nomination is for a South […]

South Africans are being  called on to turn the NekNomination phenomenon into a positive social movement! And we can spread it around the world! A spokesperson for NekNation said “we believe South Africa should become the forefront of this moment.” South Africa has been singled out thanks to the inspiring video made by Brent Lindeque […]

South African teenager and singer songwriter Filipa has been voted through to the semi-finals of an international competition to find the Favourite Cover of One Direction‘s hit single, ‘Story of My Life’! (Watch video below.) Eighteen-year-old Filipa Carmo da Silva is now through to the final ten contestants in the competition, which is being run […]

A South African guy – Brent Lindeque – has put a positive spin on the binge-drinking NekNomination craze which has recently claimed the lives of a couple of players. #NekNomination – which is believed to have begun in Australia – began trending last month, and an Irish NekNomination Facebook page gathered 10,000 followers in less […]

The DA Abroad have called on all South Africans abroad to sign a petition calling for more voting stations to be made available. Since the announcement that South African expats could register to vote, there has been both elation and disappointment. The voting stations that have been assigned in countries have been few and VERY […]

Two Durban-based professional photographers have created a visually stunning tribute to Durban – a time-lapse video entitled “I am Durban”. The photographers – Matt Wilkes and Kierran Allen – spent 12 months shooting in and around the Durban area to create the unique footage for their homage. “We wanted to showcase Durban in a new […]

Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street band came to South Africa and rocked it! At times it was difficult to see who was enjoying the show more – Springsteen or his fans. And at his last show he delighted earlybird fans with a short surprise solo set hours before the ‘real’ show began! (See video below.) […]

While huge brands fought it out last night to capture the world’s attention at the Super Bowl in the USA – where the commercials are as hotly anticipated as the NFL game itself – a South African ad has surpassed them all. Grab some tissues and watch the ad…created for Bell’s Whisky. Elite Daily website […]

The people in Gauteng are REALLY not happy with their new eToll system. Added to all the other jokes that have already done the rounds, here’s a light-hearted parody in the style of Amy Winehouse’s 2006 hit single “Rehab”. The video calls for people to donate to OUTA (Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance). OUTA is […]

As President Jacob Zuma sends warm New Year wishes to the Chinese community in South Africa, we’ve gathered together 15 (very interesting!) facts about this event and the Year of the Horse. The South African President said “the horse is an auspicious symbol in China, heralding a year that looks forward to action, speed, achievement […]

A Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert will be held in New York at the Church of St Paul the Apostle on 59th in Manhattan, NYC on 13 February 2014 at 19:00 (7pm). The event will be attended by former US President Clinton, the grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir and Hollywood actor and academy award-winner Morgan Freeman (who […]

Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates – and his wife Melinda – have attempted to debunk three myths that they believe block progress for the poor. The couple tackled these myths in their annual Gates Foundation newsletter which was published last week. For those who haven’t seen the letter…or who simply don’t have the time […]

Matt Cavanaugh’s TapShoot application allows mobile phone users to take photographs via remote control so that no-one is left out of the picture. A Windows phone developer based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Cavanaugh’s app earned him runner-up status in the Nokia Future/Capture contest, held in Sweden in 2013. The contest is a forum for Windows phone developers to […]

A South African teenager is grabbing international attention thanks to a competition being run by American Idol TV show host Ryan Seacrest. And right now she needs our vote to make it through to the next round! Filipa’s YouTube upload was chosen by Seacrest to compete in the worldwide competition: Favourite Cover of One Direction‘s hit […]

A young Southern African hero has been officially presented with the Military Cross for “great courage in the face of the enemy”. Twenty-six year-old Marine Craig Buchanan was presented with the decoration for his outstanding bravery by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday (see video below). With typical South African candour, Craig referred to […]

Ladysmith Black Mambazo won a Grammy Award last night in Los Angeles, for their album: “Live: Singing for Peace and the World”. They shared the Grammy for Best World Music Album with the Gipsy Kings. “Live: Singing for Peace and the World” is a collection of songs recorded during the South African choir’s world tours […]

Last weekend the ANC arranged for five coaches to bus South African expats from around Britain down to London to register to vote in the upcoming South African elections. The South African High Commission in London is the only mission where South Africans can register to vote in England, making it expensive and difficult for […]

After Bafana Bafana crashed out of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) last weekend, and were subsequently criticised by the SA Minister of Sports (for being “a bunch of losers”)…South African comedian Trevor Noah posted a video with this message on his Twitter page yesterday: “I’m not as funny as our minister of sports, but […]

Dear South Africa I want us to move forward together. I want a better South Africa for all. True reconciliation. But at the moment it doesn’t feel absolutely possible, because we’re not all being absolutely honest. So I would like to get some things off my chest, and I am writing this in the hope […]

South African tennis star Raven Klaasen is through to the doubles final of the Australian Open after he and his American partner Eric Butorac cruised past eighth seeds Nenad Zimonjic and Daniel Nestor in the semi-finals in Melbourne on Thursday. It has been a marvellous run for the unseeded pair, highlighted by their 7-6, 6-4 […]

South African actor Stelio Savante has just joined the cast of one of Peter Greenaway’s most highly anticipated films, Eisenstein in Guanajuato, which begins principle photography early 2014. The film highlights ten days during Eisenstein’s stay in Mexico that shook his life up. Greenaway is a four time Palme d’Or nominee, won “Best Artistic Contribution” at Cannes […]

Watch South African comedian Trevor Noah’s take on the conformity of all airport announcers around the world to sound the same…except, of course, those in South Africa! After watching the video, a South African YouTube user commented: “OMG I just came back from a long trip from Durbs to Jo’burg to Abu Dhabi, then Singapore, […]

If you have any friends in England who have never visited South Africa…here’s a wonderful opportunity for them to travel to SA. Rapid Blue is searching for four friends to visit SA and be filmed for a global campaign for SA Tourism. “We are looking for a group of four friends from England, who are […]

It was reported yesterday that South Africans in Perth are due to receive a visit from an ANC delegation led by ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. Could this be a glimmer of hope that perhaps more voting stations will be made available to South Africans in Australia? In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper, the […]