The Drakensberg Boys Choir has done it again – creating an amazing production in a setting as iconic as the KwaZulu-Natal boys’ choir itself. This time the choir is singing a cover of Butter by South Korean boy band BTS (Bangtan Boys) who happen to be the favourite group of another South African icon, Trevor […]

Former US President Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump has died suddenly. The Czech-American businesswoman passed away at her home in New York City on Thursday, 14 July 2022. She was 73. “Our mother was an incredible woman – a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend,” a representative […]

South Africa’s women’s football team, Banyana Banyana, tonight successfully achieved their main objective at WAFCON – to qualify for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year! By beating Tunisia 1-0 in the quarter finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco this evening (14 July), Banyana Banyana automatically qualify […]

South Africa’s Louis Meintjes finished second behind Britain’s Tom Pidcock in Thursday’s 12th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.1km Alpine trek between Briancon and L’Alpe d’Huez. A thrilled Louis tweeted this evening: “Well, what a day” and added a number two medal. Well, what a day. 🥈@LeTour @IntermarcheWG pic.twitter.com/fQs9yE2Ood — Louis (@LouisMeintjes) July […]

JOHANNESBURG, 14 July 2022 – The travel industry has almost made a full recovery with travel numbers nearing pre-pandemic figures. But the return of travel is proving more difficult than most in the travel industry would have thought. Post-COVID staff shortages are severely impacting service delivery across the travel and tourism industry in Europe and […]

Plants have directly contributed to the development of important drugs. The antimalarial treatment artemisinin, pain medication morphine, and cancer chemotherapy taxol are just three examples of drugs derived from plants. Africa is endowed with up to 45,000 plant species – about 25% of the world’s plant genetic resources. More than 5,000 plant species from this […]

“This week at Bona Ubuntu Program, we saw the first blind, and partially sighted, learners interact with our RANGERS coding game – paving the way for a braille version of our games!” says Prof Jean Greyling from Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in South Africa. (Watch below.) Prof Greyling from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), in partnership […]

Princess Charlene of Monaco delighted some visitors to the Monaco Palace this week with a surprise appearance during their tour of the palace. Visite Palais de Monaco posted some fabulous photos – by Eric Mathon – of the former South African Olympic swimmer (who met her royal husband, Prince Albert II, at the 2000 Olympics […]

Great white sharks have long been at the top of the food chain in parts of South Africa’s oceans. In their peak winter hunting months, around 1,000 great white sharks a day could be observed off the coast of the Western Cape province. But in 2017, great white shark carcasses began to wash up on […]

The Presidency has strongly denied allegations made by former Senzo Meyiwa trial counsel, Advocate Malesela Teffo, that President Cyril Ramaphosa was involved in alleged harassment of the advocate for his role in the trial. “The Presidency has noted and strongly refutes the false claims made by Advocate Malesela Teffo that the Presidency is behind his […]

The fabulous town of Franschhoek, in South Africa’s Western Cape, has made Time Magazine’s prestigious list of ‘World’s Greatest Places’ for 2022. The World’s Greatest Places list includes 50 ‘extraordinary’ destinations from around the world that Time’s international network of correspondents and contributors nominated for exploring because of the destination’s offer of “new and exciting […]

JOHANNESBURG – Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that the Proteas Men’s team will not be playing the ODI series in January 2023 against Australia. The three ODIs – which form part of the ICC Super League matches that determine direct qualification for the 2023 Men’s World Cup – were billed to take place in […]

The owner of Eyobeni tavern, in which 21 teenagers mysteriously died last month, has been arrested in connection with the tragedy. Two employees of the Eastern Cape club have also been arrested. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement that the three were arrested over the weekend and on Tuesday. SAPS Eastern […]

From Showmax #1s to Durban Film Fest winners and box office hits, here are some awesome local South African movies to stream now, many of which (including Meet Melusi) are available for South Africans abroad to watch too (in most countries)… MEET MELUSI | Stream now, first on Showmax Directed by Black Brain Films co-founder […]

Birmingham, Alabama – Andy Birkett announced his return to the international marathon racing stage with a stunning gold medal at the men’s 21 kilometre canoeing marathon event at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA on Tuesday. After a disappointing short course race where he battled asthma as he finished eighth, Birkett went toe-to-toe with […]

Diepsloot township in Johannesburg is rife with poverty, unemployment – and a lot of plastic litter. But, thanks to a local NGO, community members are making eco-bricks with this waste to build classrooms. Adel van Niekerk spoke to Diana Musara of Khensani’s Collection who is leading this endeavour. © 2022 GroundUp

Who Owns the Site of the Delville Wood Battlefield Today? South Africa does. South Africa owns 63 hectares of France… writes Pam Mc Fadden from Talana Museum in Dundee, SA. Following the war, Delville Wood was purchased by the author of Jock of the Bushveld and other stories and politician, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, and presented […]

Eighteen tax branches of the South Africa Revenue Service (SARS) are not in operation today (Tuesday) as SARS staff embark on a wage strike. In a statement, SARS said: “(We) apologise for any inconvenience caused but due to Industrial Action taking place across SARS, we are experiencing delays in servicing our taxpayers.” The revenue collector […]

South Africa’s judicial probe into state capture and corruption, the Zondo Commission, has concluded that the State Security Agency was integral to the capture of the state by corrupt elements. These included former president Jacob Zuma’s friends, the Gupta family. The agency has been unstable for some time. Previous investigations have made findings to improve […]

Thanks to an overwhelming demand, The Kiffness has delivered on his promise to put together a Bheki Cele ‘Shutup’ Remix, following the incident with Action Society director Ian Cameron last week. The Kiffness – aka David Scott – congratulated Ian Cameron “for speaking truth to our Police Minister ??” and explained some context for his hundreds […]

South African actress Busisiwe Lurayi, popularly known as Busi, sadly passed away on Sunday at the age of just 35. Busi was best known for her starring role as Phumzile on the SABC1 sitcom ‘City Ses’la’ and more recently in ‘How To Ruin Christmas’ on Netflix. A statement from her family read: “We are deeply saddened […]

A new five-part mini-series celebrating and profiling anti-poaching K9 units in South Africa’s nature reserves has been launched today. The ‘pawsome’ series, ‘Making CONTACT’ was filmed in Hluhluwe iMfolozi, Kruger National Park and Cape Town and has been created by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, with a goal to help keep paws and boots on the ground […]

Serbian tennis champ Novak Djokovic has won the men’s single championship at Wimbledon, his fourth in a row, seventh overall, and his 21st Grand Slam title! Djokovic beat Australian Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (3). And although they may not have seemed that enamoured with one another on court, Djokovic (35) and Kyrgios (27) […]

Two weeks after the tragic tavern incident in East London, where 21 teenagers died in mysterious circumstances, South Africa has been rocked by another case of mass deaths at an entertainment venue. Last night at least 15 people were shot dead in a local bar in Orlando East, Soweto. Witnesses say the gunmen – armed […]

As devastated families in the Eastern Cape buried their loved ones this week, South Africa is still in shock over the 21 young lives lost at a local tavern in East London. Police investigations into the cause of death have still not concluded. Some witnesses told The New York Times that “after 12:30 a.m., the […]