International cricketer, JP Duminy is on a mission to save two young South Africans’ lives. “Right now, there are two young South Africans awaiting bone marrow stem cell transplants, whose families can’t afford the cost of finding a donor,” says JP. “One is a 6-year old boy from Gauteng who has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic […]

JOHANNESBURG – DStv has added global streaming service Amazon Prime Video to its recently launched DStv Explora Ultra decoder. DStv customers with a Prime Video membership can now access the entertainment service, ranging from movies and TV series, including Amazon Originals with a click of a button on the Explora Ultra. Prime Video joins an […]

Democratic Alliance Leader, John Steenhuisen, was less than impressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcements tonight which included certain beach bans, alcohol restrictions, longer curfew and other guidelines. (View the full SA Festive Season restrictions here.) President Ramaphosa said on Monday that in the areas with the highest rate of infection, beaches and public parks will […]

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Monday evening about the closure of some beaches, longer curfew, alcohol restrictions and other guidelines for the festive season, the tourism industry appears to support the President’s attempt to protect South Africans’ lives as Covid-19 cases soar and SA experiences its second wave of infections. There is a lot […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a rather sombre message to South Africans in his address to the nation on Monday evening: “Unless we do things differently, this will be the last Christmas for many South Africans.” Since this is “certainly what we don’t want, we all need to live”, the President announced the following festive season […]

DIRCO Minister Dr Naledi Pandor has issued a plea to South Africans travelling to the Northern hemisphere for the festive season to exercise caution as most countries are deep into the second way of Covid-19. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said she was worried about travellers becoming distressed or even destitute, pending the […]

Team YouTube has announced that YouTube is “back up and running!” Hundreds of users across the world took to social media on Monday afternoon to complain the service wasn’t working, and #YouTubeDOWN and #google were two of the top five highest trending hashtags on Twitter in South Africa today. Team YouTube had earlier acknowledged it […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm tonight, Monday 14 December 2020, on developments regarding South Africa’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The President has been at a one-day Southern African Development Community (SADC) consultation meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, today but is expected back in time for the broadcast. Today’s meeting, following on […]

From lockdown trends to local hits, here’s what South Africans have been binge-watching this year… Lockdown trends on Showmax At the start of the national COVID lockdown in March, South Africans were suddenly confined to their homes, which had a dramatic impact on viewers choosing to stream entertainment on Showmax. Here are some interesting insights […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the government and people of the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) following the sad death of Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini at the age of 52. PM Dlamini passed away yesterday – Sunday, 13 December 2020 – while being treated for COVID-19 in a […]

Following a video showing what appeared to be a packed crowd dancing at a Cape Town venue on Sunday, with flagrant disregard to Covid-19 protocols, the federated hospitality association of South Africa, FEDHASA, has condemned in the strongest terms what it brands “irresponsible behaviour by hospitality establishments and consumers” which may contribute to the increased […]

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged South African motorists to remain vigilant on the roads during this festive season following three major crashes this past weekend. “(Motorists) are urged to choose daytime driving and to keep their lights on at all times. Motorists are also warned to refrain from speeding and from driving […]

South Africa has recorded 7 999 new COVID-19 cases while 170 more people lost their lives, bringing the country’s total tally to 860 964 and the COVID-19 death toll to 23 276. The Eastern Cape recorded 94 deaths, Free State 11, Gauteng 3, KwaZulu-Natal 4, Northern Cape 4 and Western Cape 54. “We convey our […]

Rogue, the new action movie from Showmax, not only showcases the butt-kicking skills of action hero Megan Fox as Samantha O’Hara, but also those of some of South Africa’s top talent who fight alongside her in this exciting new film. Meet the South Africans… 1. Greg Kriek – Mike Barasa Greg may be a Cape […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Monday evening, 14 December 2020, on developments in relation to South Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The address follows meetings today, Sunday 13 December 2020, of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC), and a special sitting of Cabinet, said the Presidency […]

Last night, as the Gauteng skies lit up with bold bolts of lightning, fans of Christo Smith’s photography hoped that he was out there capturing the incredible scene. When he posted his final composite image, they were not disappointed! Christo Smith Photography has become synonymous with South Africa’s iconic Highveld thunderstorms. Christo – who is […]

Tributes have poured in for rising Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana defender Motjeka Madisha who died in a horrific car accident in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to shocked members of his club. Photos and video of the aftermath of the tragic crash, in which the car burst into […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a petition to oppose the South African government’s plans to extend license fees to streaming services such as Netflix, Showmax, and others. South Africa is proposing broadening the definition of a ‘broadcasting service’ to including online broadcasting services. This means that South Africans will have to cough up more […]

South Africans can breathe a sigh of relief as the planned loadshedding today, Sunday 13 December, has been cancelled. Eskom said in a statement on Sunday morning that it was pleased to announce that the emergency generation reserves had sufficiently recovered overnight and subsequently no loadshedding would be required. “Eskom thanks the people for their […]

Eskom announced some good and bad news to South Africans on Saturday evening. The bad news is the loadshedding will continue on Sunday between 06h00 and 23h00. The good news is that it will be  reduced to Stage 1, thanks to the recovery in the emergency generation reserves showing “significant progress”. South Africa’s power utility […]

Well-known South African actors and filmmakers Anel and James Alexander will be hosting a beautiful benefit show, all the way from their home in Hollywood! Local and international artists like Rubber Duc, Nathan Smith, Ziya, Christiaan Baartman, Sincerely Anne, Petronel Baard, Brad + Nicole (from the USA) and Stefan Jansen have given up their time, […]

A black rhino in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, that was struggling to walk, with a giant splinter stuck in his foot, has had the obstruction removed thanks to the awesome work of world-famous wildlife vet Dr William Fowlds and his great team. According to Buffalo Kloof Private Game Reserve, the black rhino was spotted […]

The Democratic Alliance has not only welcomed the judgement against the tobacco ban imposed in South Africa during Lockdown, but has called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire the person behind the ban, COGTA Minister Dlamini-Zuma. Yesterday three judges of the Western Cape Division of the High Court found that Regulation 45 of the Disaster Management […]

This week Carte Blanche meets a 100-year-old survivor of another global pandemic – the Spanish Flu – which swept across the globe in 1918. You can watch the show on Sunday 13  December in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from Tues 15  December if you’re abroad. STORIES OF […]

It’s an early Christmas for Eskom which has struck a deal with service provider ABB to recoup over R1.56-billion which had been irregularly paid by the power utility to the Zurich-based industrial giant. According to the SA government news service “ABB was fingered in suspicious payments relating to contracts awarded in 2015 involving the control […]