South African group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has scooped two nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards! The isicathamiya group has been nominated in the Best World Music category, for ‘Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration’ and in the Best Children’s Album for ‘Songs Of Peace & Love For Kids & Parents Around The World’. The South […]

South African born and raised billionaire, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, has kept his promise to the South Australian (SA) government to make a mega-battery – the world’s largest lithium-ion battery ever – in 100 days! According to the contract between the former Pretoria Boys’ High student and the SA government was that if he couldn’t […]

Watch the National Assembly debate on State Capture below… where several arguments have already erupted. The ANC has issued a statement clarifying the DA subject for debate: “The Office of the ANC Chief Whip has noted the unfortunate public utterances by five ANC MPs accusing the ANC Chief Whip, comrade Jackson Mthembu of having colluded […]

In case you weren’t aware, today – 28 November 2017 – is #GivingTuesday, a worldwide day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organisations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after the spending spree of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It kicks off […]

Knysna Wildlife Project confirmed this week that the beautiful and rare Brenton Blue Butterfly has survived the fires. In a “Quick Super Amazing Wonderful Announcement”, the Knysna Wildlife Project said yesterday: “It has just been confirmed by Dr Dave Edge that the Brenton Blue Butterfly survived the fires and they are ALIVE! More information will […]

A heavy storm hit parts of Johannesburg and Gauteng today including Braamfontein, Berea and Houghton… causing several roads to be flooded and train services stopped. Gauteng Province Metro Rail said: “All lines are flooded at Johannesburg East. No train movement at the moment.” The downpour, described on social media as a “massive storm” caused flooding […]

Watch the first interview with Britain’s Prince Harry and America’s Meghan Markle since the couple announced their engagement today, Monday 27 November 2017… The interview was filmed this afternoon at Kensington Palace, and in it they reveal he did get on one knee, and it was when they were alone at the cottage at Kensington […]

African – and South African – animation is officially among the best in the world! Revolting Rhymes – which was animated by South Africa’s Triggerfish and a Berlin company – won Best Animation at the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Awards) Children’s Awards last night in London, beating off strong competition from The Amazing World […]

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the reigning Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, on being crowned Miss Universe 2017. “Our nation is immensely proud of Ms Nel-Peters for this tremendous achievement.  She has hoisted the South African flag higher and continues to inspire many young women who look up to her to reach even higher for […]

Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle posed for photographers at Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden on Monday afternoon, to “mark the happy news” of their engagement. The royal prince and the American television star (Rachel Zane in ‘Suits’) are set to get married in Spring 2018. They were engaged earlier this month in London, but […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry in Spring 2018, it has been announced by his father Prince Charles. An official photograph, announcing their engagement will be taken this afternoon. The couple has been dating for a year, and reportedly got engaged earlier this month in England. Prince Harry (33) and Markle (36) are set […]

Proudly South African Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters may have just been crowned Miss Universe, but her heart belongs always to South Africa and she’s taking her compatriots on her exciting new journey. Demi-Leigh posted a message to social media after her win in Las Vegas, USA, on Sunday thanking South Africans for their huge support. I may […]

Unpaid security guards barricaded the entrances to the Steve Biko Hospital on Monday morning with rocks, burning tyres and rubble. The guards claim that they have not been paid for three months. This is the second hospital to be disrupted because the private security company has not been paid by the Gauteng Health Department, says Jack […]

LIMPOPO – A Joint search operation is still ongoing in and around Georges Valley and Magoebaskloof areas looking for an escaped lion. This search follows the allegations that two lions jumped out of a trailer which was being towed by a bakkie along Georges Valley road outside Tzaneen yesterday, 26 November 2017. According to the […]

South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe in a ceremony in Las Vegas, USA, on Sunday night. Demi-Leigh (22), from Sedgefield in the Western Cape, is the first South African to win the title since Margaret Gardiner in 1978. The runner-ups in the competition were Colombia and Jamaica. A fan from the Philippines wrote […]

Former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was fired by Robert Mugabe just a few weeks ago, has been sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new President, becoming the third President of that country. But while South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma thanked President Robert Mugabe for all he did for liberation, others like Botswana’s President have criticised Mugabe for […]

World 400-metre track champion Wayde van Niekerk may have missed out at the annual IAAF Awards ceremony in Monaco on Friday but every cloud has a single lining! South Africa’s Olympic champion and 400m world record-holder Van Niekerk lost out to Qatar high jumper Mutz Essa Barshim for the Male Athlete of the Year Award […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) posted photos on Saturday (see below) of Mayor Herman Mashaba working hard to “clean-up Jozi’s inner city”, in an effort to stir up support as he faces a Motion of No  Confidence tabled by the ANC. In a move that is both physical and metaphorical, Mashaba has worked hard in the […]

Several civil rights organisations and opposition parties today took part in a protest march to the Union Building in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum to the state president, to demand the prioritisation of farm murders. Despite a downpour of rain an estimated 1,500 people braved the wet weather to participate in the Tshwane march. […]

Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s have downgraded South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to ‘junk status’. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says this proves that Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba’s “strategy to delay the hard decisions necessary to hold the fiscal line and allow the budget to “blowout” with national debt ballooning to R3.4 trillion, or 60% […]

I’m tired. Emotionally, physically and mentally tired. The worst part is, I haven’t even started working yet… writes medical student Michael Cloete. As many of you are aware, I complete my medical undergraduate degree in December 2017. For some time I have remained quiet on this issue, as I have been dealing with something more worrisome […]

It was inevitable. Ever since South Africa adopted America’s Black Friday tradition of bumper sales after Thanksgiving (without also adopting its Thanksgiving Tradition), crazy scenes are witnessed as shoppers flock to centres to fill up on discounted toilet rolls and buy presents for Christmas, along with other purchases. According to Med Smith, who filmed two […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans in SA on Sunday and for expats from Tuesday through Showmax International… Abalone Poaching Abalone poaching is rampant and it’s driving shellfish to extinction in South Africa. We catch poachers red-handed, brazenly diving in broad daylight with bags of abalone. Carte Blanche asks: why are authorities […]

Christopher Panayiotou has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife Jayde Panayiotou in 2015. The murder of the 29-year-old school teacher gripped the nation and resulted in marches and protests against crime in South Africa. She had last been seen alive outside her house gates in Port Elizabeth in the morning, […]

The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has extended Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence to 15 years. He will effectively serve 13 years and five months due to time already served. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had announced in July 2016 that it would appeal the famous athlete’s six-year sentence for the murder of his […]