FLYSAFAIR WINS YET AGAIN It’s another win for local airline, FlySafair, as they’ve been awarded their third consecutive ‘Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa’ award at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023. The World Airline Awards, which occurs annually, are determined through a customer satisfaction survey conducted by Skytrax. Among the 80 major awards handed out […]

A game reserve in Zululand, that is 74% owned by Community Trust Landowners, has unveiled its plans for a new ultra-luxury tented lodge on the banks of the White Umfolozi. The Madwaleni River Lodge, which will be launched in September 2023, features 12 luxury tents for a maximum of 24 guests. Located in the middle […]

Afrikaans singer Nadine has shared a miraculous health update about former Springbok player Derick Hougaard, who has been in a coma for over a week. The retired rugby player – who contracted respiratory pneumonia and a collapsed lung – has opened his eyes during a visit from loved ones. Derick was admitted into the ICU […]

Former Afrikaans singer Patricia Lewis opened up about taking a break from the public eye and raising her now-19-year-old son in an interview with News24. ALSO READ: Hlelo and Ntando Masina: Where are the twins now? WHERE IS PATRICIA LEWIS? The former TV personality Patricia Lewis remains one of South Africa’s most-celebrated Afrikaans singers with 12 platinum selling albums […]

Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that women can challenge state laws punishing abortion, regardless of whether they are pregnant. A court press release said Wednesday that the “mere fact of being a woman or person with the capacity to gestate is sufficient” to legally challenge local laws. ALSO READ | US Supreme Court to step in on abortion […]

Maritzburg United fans should probably hide away from social media until July or August. The club’s key players are leaving in packs. ALSO READ: Kaizer Chiefs star buys parents a car MARITZBURG UNITED PLAYERS MOVE ON Following the club’s relegation from the DStv Premiership to the Motsepe Foundation Championship, two players announced departures last week: Travis Graham and […]

Netflix’s $2.5 billion investment in South Korea is an “opportunity” for local business, the streaming giant’s CEO said Thursday, as he played down a dispute with local internet companies over network usage. South Korea is one of Netflix’s biggest suppliers of television series and films, and boss Ted Sarandos said it was “investing for the long […]

Warrior Season 3 has been voted as June’s most anticipated series by Rotten Tomatoes’ fans. And whilst set in the ruthless world of late 19th Century San Francisco, the HBO series is filmed exclusively in Cape Town, South Africa where SA film crew members have been credited for their world-class professionalism. The large Chinatown sets […]

Following a SPCA request for more information, the man who shared a picture of a cat with a knife to its head has published a social media apology. ALSO READ | SPCA ‘sickened’ as another baboon euthanised after being blinded by pepper spray As reported by The South African website, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA received a report […]

Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a playground spat, with the two men offering to fight each other in a cage. FOR MORE BUSINESS & FINANCE NEWS VISIT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEBSITE Months after Musk took over Twitter, Zuckerberg’s Meta hinted it was planning to launch its own text-based social […]

Kolisi had surgery to his knee at the end of April and he’s been doing intense rehabilitation ever since, in the hope of making a full recovery before the Rugby World Cup, which will be hosted in France in September and October. ALSO READ: Springboks news: Kolisi set for early injury return! It’s hoped that the Springbok captain […]

South African businesswoman and reality TV star Ayanda Ncwane has been accused of allegedly exploiting and not paying royalties of the popular gospel group Abathandwa, for their hit album, Ehhe moya wam. ABATHANDWA PARTS WAYS WITH NCWANE COMMUNICATIONS This comes weeks after reports emerged that the group had ditched the entrepreneur’s record label Ncwane Communications for Dondolo Music Productions. Abathandwa has been reported […]

SMALL BUSINESSES MIGHT STRUGGLE TO MAKE SALES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IF THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY. The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) recently held a webinar to address this challenge. ALSO READ: Small business owners listen up, Suzuki launches Eeco panel van for R199 900 The theme for […]

Swallows midfielder Thandani Ntshumayelo, once of Orlando Pirates, has announced his retirement from football aged 33. ICYMI: The best nicknames in PSL history? ICYMI: Potential Kaizer Chiefs XI with new signings and rumoured additions FORMER ORLANDO PIRATES MIDFIELDER NTSHUMAYELO RETIRES Most recently with Swallows, Thandani “Bibo” Ntshumayelo has been without a club since July 2022. He also […]

The five people in the Titanic submersible are in a dire situation. They have only a few hours of oxygen left, and the submersible will take 8 hours to return to the surface. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW HOURS OF OXYGEN LEFT IN THE SUBMERSIBLE This means that they could run out of oxygen before […]

Although the Springboks will employ a split-squad system in the Rugby Championship, there will not be an ‘A and B’ team. That’s according to coach Jacques Nienaber, who said the Boks intend repeating the plan that saw them clinch the Rugby Championship title in 2019 by splitting the squad for the opening two Tests of the […]

A massive search and rescue effort for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic is in a critical stage, with just hours before its oxygen supply for the five people aboard is expected to run out on Thursday. While coast guard officials insisted they remained “hopeful,” with a surge of assets and experts […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and its leader Julius Malema suffered yet another loss after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed their application for leave to appeal an interdict which AfriForum acquired in 2017 on illegal occupation of private property. According to the lobby group, the interdict prohibited Malema and the EFF from inciting people to […]

South African Sign Language is set to become the country’s 12th official language. Parliament approved a constitutional amendment in a bid to “promote the rights of persons who are deaf (sic) and hard of hearing”.Claudine Storbeck, founder and director of the Wits Centre for Deaf Studies at South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand, explains what […]

Brenda Fassie gave South Africa timeless hits, making her one of South Africa’s most influential musicians and a leading cultural icon. To honour her legacy, her son Bongani shared his plans to remix some of her classics, giving them an amapiano twist. Brenda Fassie passed away at the age of 39 in April 2004 after […]

The City of Cape Town has secured €100 million in developmental finance towards its mega R43 billion medium-term infrastructure plans. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis conducted the signing ceremony with the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) today, 21 June, following Council green-lighting the finance in April. Cape Town has passed a record infrastructure investment budget […]

The Gauteng Department of Education has extended the closing date of the 2024 online admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 to 21 July 2023. The 2024 online admissions application period was initially scheduled to close on 14 July 2023, however, the department said it has noticed that some parents prefer submitting their […]

In just under a fortnight the new petrol and diesel prices for July 2023 will take effect. For now, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) look better for petrol drivers than diesel car owners. Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Wednesday, 21 June 2023. ALSO READ | Here’s how badly SA […]

The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, paving the way for lab-grown meat to be eaten by consumers. WATCH | Clifton 4th Beach LIVE webcam: 24-hour sand and sea coverage The US Department of Agriculture reviewed and approved food safety systems at the facilities of Upside […]

Fulgence Kayishema, an alleged former Rwandan policeman who participated in the 1994 genocide, appeared in court on Tuesday, 20 June, and indicated that he would not be applying for bail. FORMER RWANDAN POLICEMAN ABANDONS BAIL APPLICATION The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court heard Kayishema would apply for asylum. He was arrested last month in Paarl, Western […]