When Caster Semenya said to a journalist recently she was more worried about football team Kaizer Chiefs taking the Premier Soccer League title than about her own qualifying session, she wasn’t joking. A lot has happened since: Chiefs has shattered the dreams of its supporters by falling to a less-than-prestigious sixth spot on the log and […]

South Africa’s Ashwin Willemse has been selected by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to be the ambassador for its upcoming IRB Under-21 World Championship. In this capacity he’ll help to promote the event around South Africa, and build national excitement and support. The event takes place at Cape Town’s brand new UCT Stadium and Stellenbosch’s Danie Craven Stadium, […]

Ahead of Freedom Day on 27 April, which this year marks the 18th anniversary of South Africa’s first post-apartheid election, political activist and women’s rights campaigner Amina Cachalia shares her memories of Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as the country’s first democratically elected president. Memories of a special day Cachalia has vivid memories of that day, 10 […]

The “born frees” turn 18 this year, coming of age at the same time as a democratic South Africa. While they acknowledge the struggle, for them the future is more important than looking back to a past that happened before they were born. It was on a tour of some popular heritage sites in Soweto, in […]

Exhibit takes us on a Journey through our diverse botanical heritage   Gateways – a botanical journey is the theme for the 2012 South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI) Kirstenbosch – South Africa exhibit to the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show taking place in London from 22 to 26 May. This will […]

While Team South Africa goes for gold at the London Olympics later this year, their supporters will go green and gold every Friday in support of the squad. Team SA Fridays, as the latest national supporters’ campaign is known, will kick off on 20 April, while the official supporters’ T-shirt will available at the beginning […]

Victoria’s Secret Model Candice Swanepoel has made many a fan happy  by signing up to Instagram, the photo-sharing service that Facebook bought for $1-billion earlier this month. The South African model announced on her Twitter page: “Finally joined intagram! Still figuring it out…. Any tips? My account is angelcandiceS :)” One fan responded: “Have never […]

British model, actress, television presenter, Playboy model and swimwear designer Kelly Brook has just celebrated opening her new Tumblr account by posting pics of herself in Cape Town. Well, actually, she posted pics of herself languishing in Mykonos, the Algarve, Malibu, Brazil, Nekker Island… “I travel a lot,” the 32-year-old, who’s famous for her curves, […]

Traditional South African music wows in the Desert Cape Town based African traditional music guru and UCT lecturer, Dizu Plaatjies,  took his African music show entitled, Ibuyambo, to Oman last month. The cast of 30 musicians, singers and dancers were invited by the Omani Sultan’s cultural department to show off South African music in the […]

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco presented Novak Đoković with the Vermillion Medal for Physical Education and Sports in the Mediterranean principality today. They were joined by the Prince’s South African wife, Princess Charlene. The awarding of this medal was established in 1939 to honour those who achieve outstanding performance in a continuous and exemplary […]

Congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen who shot his way to victory today at the Maybank Malaysian Open at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club! The South African golfer has taken us – not to mention himself – on a rollercoaster of emotions in the last seven days. He went down in history for shooting an albatross […]

Louis Oosthuizen has responded in typical gentlemanly fashion to the surge of support he’s received after narrowly missing out to Bubba Watson at the Augusta Masters last weekend. The South African golfer has been besieged with messages from his growing legion of fans who were blown away both by his demeanour and his extremely rare Albatross […]

Johannesburg-born make-up artist Lana G has become one of South Africa’s hottest exports in the make-up field with a list of bumper-to-bumper celebrity clients in the USA. As a child and teenager in Johannesburg, Lana modelled for Killarney Film Studios, until 1971 when she moved, at the age of 19, to New York City to […]

Team South Africa’s mascot for the 2012 London Olympic Games is Chukuru, a rhino. The animal was introduced to the nation at a function in Johannesburg, during which Team SA’s official kit was shown off on the catwalk by some of the country’s Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, including swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Natalie du […]

Mountaineer and motivational speaker Sibusiso Vilane once told the assembly at a briefing in Parliament that when he reached the top of Mount Everest for the first time, he dropped to his knees and “thanked the Lord for taking me to the top of the mountain”. Then he wept, stood up and smiled. “I was grateful […]

A young South African opera singer, who has overcome incredible adversity and personal tragedies, shone as one of the stars at the 2012 TEDx Teen conference in SoHo, New York City on March 31st. The TEDx Teen event is styled upon the renowned TED Talks but with the focus on teenagers and their ability to […]

Candice Swanepoel just couldn’t get any hotter. Check out these pics of her promoting Victoria’s Secret’s “Very Sexy Spring Summery 2012”, along with Leonardo di Caprio’s ex, Israeli model Erin Heatherton…plus SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO. And even though she’s clearly one of the world’s most gorgeous-looking humans, she’s still got a decent amount of modesty! […]

Eish! South African golf sensation Louis Oosthuizen just missed out on winning the Masters Tournament at Augusta in Georgia, USA BUT he did make rare golfing history yesterday. In a nail-biting finish, Ooshuizen’s dream of becoming only the sixth player in the world to win majors at the revered Augusta National and St. Andrews (which […]

Oprah Winfrey paid a surprise visit to Cornell University, in New York, over the weekend to support two of her South African students who were taking part in a debate. Cornell was hosting the annual Cornell Model United Nations Conference (CMUNC), and Oprah decided at the last minute to turn up and watch her students […]

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert travelled to Lapland at the end of March…which provided some wonderful photo opportunities, although the main mission was for the Prince’s Foundation to sign an agreement with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry to support young researches from the Arctic regions. The Prince also attended a conference devoted to the […]

Charlize Theron’s videos continued… (View the first page of Charlize Theron Funny or Die Videos here) Charlize Theron Talks in Her Sleep Charlize Theron Sitting On The Toilet Video Charlize’s ASPCA Spokesperson Audition Tape Charlize Theron Cell Phone Hack Response – the end

Back in 2012 Charlize Theron‘s ‘leaked’ s** tape was causing a commotion on the internet! (You know it’s not real!) Fast forward ten years, and it’s the South African actress’s ‘sitting on the toilet’ video that’s causing an uproar this time. (UPDATED 2023). It was all part of an April Fool’s Joke… that appears to […]

The life of Nelson Mandela is now freely accessible to the global public, as his Digital Archive Project, containing thousands of documents, photographs and videos, is now live on the internet. Google, the internet and software corporation, through its partnership with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) set up the digital exhibition. With a […]

Charlize Theron caused a flurry of activity on People magazine’s website when she stepped out to the Post Office yesterday – and it wasn’t just because it’s the first time she’s been seen in public with her new 4-month old baby whom she recently adopted. The commotion was over a comment by someone called Alina […]

A huge congratulations to South African teenager Bernard Pieterse who won first prize in his category in the Sony World Photography Awards! Bernard’s image, entitled ‘Sossusvlei’, was awarded the top honour in the Environment category in the youth competition of the Awards! The 16-year-old will receive two free tickets to fly to the UK for […]