In typical Zululander style, the locals didn’t let a little flood stop them having fun this weekend. Legendary jet ski champion Dustin Motzouris took to the streets of Empangeni and thrilled the town with his daring manoeuvres.  With the police buzzing him with their sirens (but perhaps secretly impressed…and stumped on how to catch him), […]

The Cape Town-based Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC) has won a prestigious global accolade for its work, a welcome nod of approval for those working to help reduce infections of the lung disease among children in South Africa and the rest of the developing world. According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis report of 2012, […]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on each one of us in the international community to pledge an end to child marriage. In a heartfelt video, the Archbishop and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, deliver their message of hope for millions of girls all over the world who are being married off before the age […]

In memory of Neil Armstrong, who passed away earlier this week, the American flags at all US government facilities in South Africa are being flown at half-staff  today. The American astronaut became iconic for being the first man to walk on the moon. He commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July […]

Come January 2013, tourists and locals in Johannesburg will get a chance to see the city in a way they have never done before. Bright red, open-topped buses will ferry passengers through an experience of the everyday sights and sounds, cultures and heritage of the city as part of a new tour operation by a […]

From an email doing the rounds! Check out the snow on the N1 between Laingsburg and Beaufort West last week…

Another brilliantly blue day in Cannes. Just been ensconced in the divine red velvety Grand Theatre Lumiere. That’s where all the BIG movies are shown. When you see the movie stars in Cannes walking up the red carpet…that’s where they’re going – the Grand Theatre Lumiere, the heart of the Cannes Film Festival. Every morning at […]

England’s Princess Royal Anne is enjoyed a quick three-day trip to South Africa as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. The Princess was met at OR Tambo House in Pretoria today by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe (because President Zuma was […]

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 […]

As the world’s media scrambles incredulously to report on the upcoming wedding of South African president Jacob Zuma to his fourth wife, his press office has released the following statement setting the record straight on the state funding of his wive’s lifestyles. The Presidency has received enquiries from media houses relating to the pending wedding […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, April 13, 2012/ — Kofi Annan, Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) (http://www.agra-alliance.org), announced today the appointment of a renowned African business leader from Kenya, Ms Jane Karuku, as the new president of the organization. Ms Karuku was selected after an exhaustive international search process. She joins AGRA from Telkom […]

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 […]

Congratulations to Charlize Theron. The Oscar-winning South African has become a new mom! [Update – view Charlize Theron and baby Jackson pics] Charlize has adopted a beautiful baby boy called Jackson. He’s of African American descent and was born in the USA. In a statement, published by US Weekly, a representative for Charlize said: “She […]

Hot South African model Candice Swanepoel has beaten out her fellow Victoria’s Secret Angels to appear on the cover of the company’s 2012 Swim catalogue. The theme for the catalogue is a perfect fit for Candice. With a nod to Cindi Lauper’s 80’s anthem, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the 2012 catalogue is called “Girls […]

Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio are poised to jet into Durban for the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in three weeks time. They’ll be joined at the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) by a glittering assortment of other celebrities including movie star and fomer Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former US vice-president and active environmental […]

South African veteran sports photographer Wessel Oosthuizen has been honoured at an exhibition in New Zealand, where his image was rated second out of 120 submissions. Oosthuizen’s photo was part of the Union: The Heart of Rugby exhibition at Auckland City Hall, which took place during the recent Rugby World Cup. The display was viewed by […]

President Zuma has urged the international business community to “look towards Africa and invest in employment-creating growth”.  Zuma was addressing international businessmen, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, during his trip to the G-20 Summit in Cannes, South of France. South Africa is the only country from the African continent in the G-20 (Group of Twenty), […]

Jislaaik. It was close. But we won today! South Africa played Wales in their opening match at the World Cup in Wellington, New Zealand…and just won by 17 to 16. The match started well. Within 4 minutes Francois Steyn had scored a conversion and Morne Steyn converted. 7-0 to the world champions in less than […]

President Jacob Zuma will visit Former President Nelson Mandela at his home in Qunu this afternoon, to wish him well on his 93rd birthday. President Zuma will give Madiba an architect’s impression of the Nelson Mandela Legacy Bridge that will be constructed across the Mbashe River between Ndondolo Village in the Mbashe Local Municipality and […]

President Zuma will be receiving UK Prime Minister David Cameron today in Pretoria during the PM’s shortened three-day working visit to Africa. The African trip had to be cut back from 5 days amidst the phone-hacking scandal currently besieging the British press, police and politicians – all of which require’s Cameron’s attention. The enquiry into […]

In his birthday message to former President Nelson Mandela, President Zuma said each one of us “must spread love, ubuntu, humility and selflessness”: From the moment Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela strode out of prison on the 11th of February 1990, we knew that South Africa would be a different place. People across the globe were mesmerized […]

President Jacob Zuma received the Freedom of Makana Municipality from the Makana municipality in Grahamstown, the municipality’s highest honour. The municipality said the President is being recognised for his role in ensuring South Africa’s successful hosting of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, and for his outstanding performance in the political sphere of the country, […]

The students at Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa are going to be benefit from some private lessons from the media mogul herself! After receiving her Honorary Doctorate in Education at the University of the Free State, Oprah Winfrey is heading back to South Africa as a teacher! In an email newsletter […]

At just 16, Zimbabwean-born model Nyasha Matonhodze has been named as one of the faces of luxury label Louis Vuitton’s 2011 Autumn/Winter campaign. The news has made headlines around the world, turning the shy teenager into a household name overnight. Here are 10 things you should know about her: Legend has it that she was […]

South Africa is filled with personalities who have won prestigious awards for various achievements. Just think of Oscar winner Charlize Theron or Nobel laureates Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Sydney Brenner and Nadine Gordimer. Now the country can again count Helen Zille among that number. The award recognises the Democratic Alliance (DA) leader’s contribution to South Africa’s […]