The long-running singing reality competition show Idols SA is coming to an end in South Africa. ALSO READ | CANCELLED: ‘The River’ comes to an end after six seasons The upcoming 19th season of Idols on Mzansi Magic will be its “farewell season”, giving hopeful South Africans one last chance to audition for the show. Idols started 21 years ago in 2002 on […]

Gqeberha parents of children who have autism are up in arms with the provincial education department and believe more should be done to create more placements at Quest School for Learners with Autism. Gqeberha parents of children who have autism want the provincial education department to do more to create more placements at Quest School […]

The Free State Department of Education has instituted an investigation into an alleged incident of corporal punishment administered last week by the principal of Ntsu Secondary School in Bethlehem in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District. In a statement, department spokesperson, Howard Ndaba, said corporal punishment against any learner is condemned in the harshest possible terms. Corporal punishment […]

South Africa’s very own Zakes Bantwini won his first Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance during last night’s 65th Grammy Awards. The award came for “Bayethe”, his magnetic collaboration with Wouter Kellerman and Nomcebo Zikode. After winning the Grammy, Zakes shared how he met Wouter at the SAMAs: “I think the beautiful story is […]

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has called for vigilance as the country has recorded two laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera imported from Malawi. UPDATE 24 FEB ’23: South Africa records its first cholera death, linked to the recent cases. According to the department, the cases were confirmed in two sisters, who had travelled together from Johannesburg […]

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has congratulated eminent South African musicians Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode for winning the Best Global Music Performance at the Grammy Awards. The artists won for their collaboration of ‘Bayethe’ on Sunday at the 65th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, California. The awards were […]

Trevor Noah delivered another brilliant Grammy Gala evening in Los Angeles last night, Sunday 5 February, including poking fun at Prince Harry and his frost-bitten crown jewels (which he had written about in his memoir ‘Spare’). Whilst introducing British presenter and fellow comedian James Corden, who has been based in LA the last few years, […]

Laughter is the best medicine and South Africans in Mzansi and abroad could certainly do with a dose of the giggles these days! At a party, a young wife admonished her husband, “That’s the fourth time you’ve gone back for ice cream and cake. Doesn’t it embarrass you?” “Why should it?” answered her spouse. “I […]

South Africa’s famous ‘flute painter’ or flautist, Wouter Kellerman has won a Grammy Award for his collaboration with musician Zakes Bantwini and singer Nomcebo Zikode. The three won the Best global music performance category for Bayethe, at the glamorous gala in Los Angeles on Sunday night, 5 February 2023. Kellerman announced on social media: “We […]

Members of the Maitland police Flying Squad arrested a 21-year-old male suspect and confiscated crayfish tails valued at R1.7 million. POLICE ARRESTED A SUSPECT WITH 3 864 CRAYFISH TAILS The members were following up on information about crayfish tails at an address in Belhar, Arrive Alive reported. ALSO READ: Buy a generator for small businesses instead of wasting money on […]

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) confirmed the various payment dates for February 2023 with children’s grants able to be collected today, Monday, 6 February. SASSA PAYMENT DATES SASSA said it had taken note of beneficiaries’ complaints about the previous payment schedule and made changes. SASSA announced that if the second day of the month […]

Springbok prop Frans Malherbe married fiancée Ingrid van Huyssteen on Saturday – and we’ve got the very first picture of the happy couple! ALSO READ | TWO BIG-NAME SPRINGBOKS WHO COULD MISS WORLD CUP SQUAD Meanwhile, another Springbok, lock Eben Etzebeth, also tied the knot this weekend. ALSO READ | BULLS RELEASE STATEMENT ON ALLEGED PLAYER MURDER CASE Be sure to check the SAPeople website for […]

‘No Place But Here’ had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), as part of the Art Directions: Immersive Media. The film was warmly received with all 86 of the 15-minute screenings being sold out! The ‘360-degree documentary’ uses virtual-reality technology to bring the audience into the lives and stories of the […]

Siya Kolisi lived his best life at Eben Etzebeth’s wedding on Saturday, 4 February. Check out how the Springbok captain ripped it up on the dance floor, grooving to South African band Mango Groove’s ‘Special Star’. ALSO READ | Eben Etzebeth gets married – FIRST PICTURE! Eben and Siya have been team-mates for a long time. They played […]

Springbok legend Eben Etzebeth tied the knot with Anlia van Rensburg on Saturday – and we’ve got the very first picture of the happy couple! ALSO READ | TWO BIG-NAME SPRINGBOKS WHO COULD MISS WORLD CUP SQUAD As reported by The South African website, Etzebeth proposed to Van Rensburg in March 2022 in Hyères, a French town on the Mediterranean coast. ALSO READ […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Sunday, 5 February 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Sunday, 5 […]

The Robben Island Museum (RIM) has postponed the sunset picnic and silent disco party scheduled for 18 February until further notice. The event received a hostile reception when it was advertised on Twitter by the events company last Friday. https://twitter.com/SilentEventsSA/status/1621474342637912065   Some criticised the event, calling it disrespectful to the memories of political exiles who were […]

Eskom finally published a public job advertisement for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on Sunday, 5 February, after Andre de Ruyter announced his resignation in December 2022. Eskom said de Ruyter’s last day in office would be 31 March 2023. The resignation came after several calls for his head from politicians and the […]

Popular radio presenter Mark Pilgrim has taken to social media to give fans an update on his health. Pilgrim has been in the thoughts and prayers of South Africans in recent months, no more so than on Saturday. Saturday, 4 February 2023 was World Cancer Day. ALSO READ | MARK PILGRIM: 5 FACTS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA’S MUCH-LOVED DJ As […]

A new SA Rugby policy regarding ‘romantic relations in the workplace’ reportedly came into effect from the beginning of this year. In 2022, Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies and team dietician Zeenat Simjee were released from the Bok camp after reports of an alleged tryst between the two, which the World Cup winner later admitted to. […]

The African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary Caucus has announced which members will be sworn in as Members of Parliament (MPs). The party also thanked those who are vacating their positions. OUTGOING MPS THANKED BY PARTY The ANC thanked four MPs who tendered their resignations last week, including Tshilidzi Munyai, Mervyn Dirks, Masefako Clarah Dikgale and […]

A uniformed SA police officer became the talk of the town after a video of him ‘throwing it down’ on the dance floor went viral. SA POLICE OFFICER SHOWS OFF HIS MOVES In the video, you can see a seemingly intoxicated police officer in uniform showing off his moves. It is not yet clear when […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show today, Sunday 5 February in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 7 February if you’re abroad. Air Tales When a South African Airways Airbus A340-600 landed in Johannesburg from Accra, Ghana […]

A confidential internal poll showed that the ANC’s support dropped to below 40% last week, according to a newspaper report. The country’s leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), said the results show that “massive change” is happening in South Africa. INTERNAL POLL SHOWS DROP IN ANC SUPPORT City Press reported that its sister publication, the […]

The rugby world is abuzz with the phenomenal performance by South African expat Duhan van der Merwe, scoring one of the greatest Twickenham tries ever on Saturday and then adding a match-winner five minutes before from time to help Scotland secure an amazing 29-23 win over England in the Calcutta Cup. Van der Merwe was […]