Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 5 March in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 7 March if you’re abroad. The Future’s Here and it Wants to Chat Conventional wisdom would say “fear the robots”. But as […]

It’s back! Famous Cape Town landmark, the Cape Wheel, will officially reopen to the public in a few weeks. After a seven-month break for maintenance and a relocation, the wheel is back to delight all. ALSO READ: Cape Town icon is ‘rolling on’ to a new location Housed at its new location – the V&A Waterfront’s Breakwater Boulevard – […]

Showmax brings some great Originals to the table in March: true crime documentary Stella and no-holds-barred series Sex & Pleasure, and Ghanian series The Billionaire’s Wife. Fans of international series are spoilt for choice, too: critically acclaimed series like The English, and new seasons of Succession, The Flight Attendant and The Good Fight. Originals Adulting […]

Performing at Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens tonight will be like a “well-poured pint of Guinness” for Irish singer-songwriter and former Boyzone star Ronan Keating. The Dubliner will be celebrating his 46th birthday with an epic two-hour-long show at what he calls “one of his favourite venues in the world”. “It has been 20 years since […]

The City of Cape Town has discovered a small jumping cockroach – called a Leaproach – at the Steenbras Nature Reserve, the first of its kind to be found in one of our nature reserves. This is a befitting surprise as we celebrate World Wildlife Day and a reminder that not all wildlife is big […]

Despite the challenging odds including the devastating floods that ravaged parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, young farmer – Ayanda Zulu – has not had to despair but instead has been able to continue to pursue her love for farming, thanks to governmental support. Zulu received funding through the Department of Small Business Development’s Small Enterprise […]

Trevor Noah has travelled around the world 10 times over, but nothing beats the sights, smells and sounds of home; South Africa. PICTURES | Another celeb spotted on Table Mountain For the second time in a matter of days, Trevor Noah was snapped out and about in public, visiting Table Mountain in Cape Town. And now […]

Katy Perry is known for her chart-topping hits, fashion sense and hunky fiancé, Orlando Bloom. But, when she recently started speaking Afrikaans after an American Idols audition, the world gasped – And South Africans cheered. ALSO READ: Yikes! Adele, Ed Sheeran ‘too busy’ to perform at King Charles’s coronation KATY PERRY BREAKS OUT IN AFRIKAANS When […]

Five little loggerhead turtle hatchlings have already been rescued by Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, this season. They were found on beaches in the Western Cape, far away from where they hatched in KZN! Two Oceans said: “Hatchling season, or stranding season, is upon us. We have already received five loggerhead hatchlings […]

In her 2021 documentary Dance Me to the End of Time, South African film-maker and educator Melanie Chait has produced a truly great film. Not only for the breadth of themes it broaches – from cancer to green activism, from lesbian love to arts therapy – but also for the intensity with which she deals […]

Olympic gold medallist Tatjana Schoenmaker and world short-course champion Matthew Sates got their preseason off to the ideal start after picking up victories during the Lausanne Swim Cup in Switzerland at the weekend. In the premier 200m breaststroke event, Schoenmaker finished first with an impressive time of 2:24.45, three minutes and nine seconds ahead of […]

Well known Cape Town resident Faried Swartz, who has been involved in show business for over 25 years, celebrated his birthday this week with a wonderful version of classic Burt Bacharach hit ‘What the world needs now’… but with a South African twist. Faried, who has entertained South Africans with humorous videos bringing light and […]

The City of Cape Town plans to spend R77-million this year and R230-million over the next three years (a 62% increase) on its Safe Spaces programme to help homeless residents, according to Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. The City of Cape Town says it is increasing its spending on its Safe Spaces programme to R230-million over the […]

If there is one thing I love to remember about my childhood living in South Africa, it’s beach holidays… … waking up before the sun rose, bundling into the car and staring up at the night sky as we pulled out of the driveway, barely able to contain our excitement. Soon after leaving Joburg, we’d […]

As Langa commemorates its 100th year in 2023, we see efforts to increase cycling in Langa as part of a bigger plan to help residents move around more easily and safely in decades to come. Langa was established in 1923 and is South Africa’s oldest township. In a recent “walk and talk” event, supported by […]

Hoedspruit resident Gillian Leigh Soames was feeling a little confused last week, when for the first time in her life she witnessed ‘Heat Lightning’… otherwise known as Silent Lightning or Summer Lightning. The phenomenon occurs – usually in summer after a heatwave or great humidity – when there is cloud-to-ground lightning and no audible sound […]

One of the outcomes of the COVID pandemic is that people’s working lives have changed. Working at home and hybrid work have become prevalent, after constantly changing government rules and guidelines. Globally, employees report many pandemic-related challenges – loss of employment, lack of career growth, loss of a sense of belonging with colleagues. Our study […]

British pop icon Sir Elton John says he and partner David Furnish, were “thrilled” to meet so many young people in South Africa last week who are taking part in Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) programmes. The music legend was in SA to visit the Foundation’s and The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief […]

Teenager Kai Broom and Jarred van Alphen, aged 18 and 17, have come first in the two-man team category in the Expedition Africa-Mnweni Drakensberg 120 km Adventure Race which was held on Saturday! The Treverton College Matric students were also the youngest competitors in the 120 km event, which was held in rain and storms! […]

The Proteas women may have lost the Women’s T20 World Cup final to Australia but there was a heartwarming atmosphere accompanying the team when they arrived at the Cape Town City Hall on Monday. The Mayor, along with Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security Alderman JP Smith, Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture […]

In our efforts to be the most resilient nation who always bounces back, makes a power joke or memes of it all whilst hitting send just before load shedding, I feel as South Africans we are at times numb… writes Samantha Jacobs. We have so much to feel that is mostly, largely, out of our […]

Kevin Hart, comedian and Hollywood box office powerhouse, recently surprised a bunch of school kids in South Africa when he secretly visited Masibambane College in Orange Farm, as a guest of Education Africa. Several schools from St John’s College (which partners with Education Africa to ensure high standards are maintained) to Leshata and Jabulile secondary […]

A South African mom’s heartbreaking poem, written on the plane as she left South Africa to move abroad – went viral last year… because Lindi-Mae Humphreys’ words about the pain of leaving behind everything she knew and loved struck a chord with every South African who has left their beloved country to seek a safer […]

It’s been announced that South African opera star Pretty Yende will sing at King Charles III’s coronation on 6 May in Westminster Abbey, London. The 37-year-old soprano was elated. The invitation is reminiscent of when Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales were married in 1981. For this occasion, the New Zealand soprano Kiri […]

Tom Cruise has not only shared his love for South Africa with the world, but on Saturday night he also praised the philosophy of Ubuntu. Watch the video below. The Hollywood superstar was speaking at the 34th Producers Guild Awards in LA, USA, where he was the recipient of the David O. Selznick Achievement Award. […]