MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British police on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who killed 22 people, including children, in an attack on a crowded concert hall in Manchester, and said they were trying to establish whether he had acted alone or with help from others. The man suspected of carrying out Britain’s deadliest bombing in […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday suffered a 24-12 defeat to the USA in pool A of the London Sevens tournament, BUT still achieved close wins over Kenya and Wales to progress to the Cup quarterfinals of the tournament, played at Twickenham Stadium. Phew! South Africa have made all ten Cup quarterfinals in the 2016/17 series […]

The Springbok Sevens team crashed out of the HSBC Singapore Cup quarters with a late try by Australia condemning the Blitzboks to a 19-17 defeat. This is the first time the team exits at the quarterfinal stage of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series since May last year, when they lost to Samoa at the […]

Rugby legend Francois Pienaar was part of the crowd that gathered in Cape Town on Friday for protests to ask the ANC to recall Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa. Speaking to ‘Wannabe Vlogger’ Adam Spires, Pienaar – the man who led the Springboks to World Cup glory in 1995, with Nelson Mandela cheering […]

The Blitzboks powered their way to a 19-12 win over archrivals Fiji to clinch the USA Sevens title in Las Vegas on Monday. The Blitzboks have now won four tournaments out of five this World Rugby Seven Series, and extended their already considerable advantage at the summit of the standings to 24 points. Just as […]

After stumbling against England at the Sydney Sevens Tournament in Australia yesterday, South Africa took sweet revenge in the Finals Sunday to beat England 29-14… and scoop the Springbok Sevens’ THIRD 2016/2017 World Rugby Sevens title. Reporting for SASCOC, Mark Etheridge said “the Blitzboks blasted into the final of the Sydney Sevens tournament on Sunday […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday lost to England 21-15 in their final pool A match of the Sydney Sevens… BUT (phew!) remains on track for a third World Rugby Sevens Series tournament title. South Africa will face USA in the Allianz Stadium on Sunday in one of the four Cup quarterfinals to be played […]

According to Sport24 the future of Allister Coetzee as Springbok coach is under question. In a report Sunday morning, Sport24 quoted South African Rugby (SARU) President Mark Alexander as saying “we’re not sure which way we’re going, whether we’re keeping Allister or not”. After the Springboks’ historic losses in Europe last year (including to Italy […]

A total of 108,941 supporters flocked through the gates of the Cape Town Stadium this weekend and were treated to a try per minute during a highly successful second instalment of the Cape Town Sevens rugby tournament. The first day saw 53,946 people go through the turnstiles, while 54,995 were in the ground when the […]

South African rugby fans went crazy as Blitzboks qualified for their second successive Cape Town Sevens Cup Final after two impressive victories in their play-off matches on Sunday, where they will face England. Springbok Sevens’ Twitter page described the atmosphere from the stadium as “electric” and said “the noise levels are something else!!!” The South Africans won 33-0 […]

The Blitzboks just earned their 41st victory in 42 World Rugby Sevens matches against Wales.  South African fans were pumped as their team won 33-0, perhaps transferring a lot of the country’s national pride from the Boks to the Blitzboks, as the Springboks have failed to deliver in the last season. It was a breathless […]

Today – 05 December 2016 – marks the third anniversary since the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela. To honour his life and the extraordinary influence he had over his beloved country and the entire world, here are 10 photos, 9 quotes and 1 Video we love… SEE Also 10 Famous Nelson Mandela Quotes 9 Nelson […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday scored a well-deserving 26-14 win over Olympic Games Rugby Sevens champions, Fiji, to win the Emirates Dubai Sevens tournament, the first of ten in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Spearheaded by 11 tries from World Rugby’s Sevens Player of the Year, Seabelo Senatla, the Blitzboks showed great attacking […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday advanced to the Cup semifinals of the Emirates Dubai Sevens tournament with a six try romp over New Zealand, beating the Kiwis 40-0 in their quarterfinals clash. It was a fine defensive effort by the Blitzboks that laid the foundation for this win. The South Africans kept New Zealand […]

South Africans living in London gathered Thursday night at SA House in Trafalgar Square, for an incredibly special evening with rock diva PJ Powers and Khulisa Global Mentorship. (Watch PJ’s moving performance of ‘Shosholoza’, with expats on stage with her, below.) Pumela Salela from Brand SA introduced the evening and PJ Powers: She said: “This is not […]

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Saturday said his team were outplayed in defeat by New Zealand in Durban on Saturday. The All Blacks recorded their biggest ever win against the Boks, breaking the 36-point margin in Pretoria back in 2003 with a 57-15 win today (that’s a margin of 42). Coetzee said he was embarrassed by the result as […]

Experienced backs Pat Lambie and Willie le Roux have been included in a 31-man Springbok squad for the two remaining home Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, in October, against Australia and New Zealand. Along with the experienced backline duo, Lood de Jager and Julian Redelinghuys will also return to the pack after recovering from injuries […]

Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss said he and his team-mates are looking forward to Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test in Salta against Argentina, but cautioned that it could be a tough outing if they don’t show an improvement on the field. The Boks beat the Pumas by 30-23 in Nelspruit last week, mainly courtesy of […]

It’s been exactly one month since the tragic and awful truck attack on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. And with tensions still running high on the Cote d’Azur, there was a mad stampede tonight in beach resort Juan-les-Pins after people thought they heard gun shots. Rumours were rife on Twitter that a 4×4 […]

With the Olympics all the way over in Rio, Brazil, this year – there aren’t that many South African supporters around to cheer on our team… but fortunately there is one #VeryProudlySouthAfrican expat at the Games – New York-based celebrity chef BRUCE MARAIS. These are his photos from #Rio2016 so far… “Making our way to Rio de […]

The love-him-hate-him presenter from CNN with the distinctive delivery, Richard Quest, is at South Africa’s tourism Indaba again this year, taking place in Durban from Friday to Monday. He kicked off the show with a frank interview with Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom. The Indaba is arguably the most attended travel show in Africa (with 1047 exhibitors, 1856 buyers […]

Today – 1 April – newspapers and radio stations in South Africa have announced that Heyneke Meyer is set to be reappointed as Springbok coach, after stepping down in early December 2015. Eyewitness News calls Meyer’s “dramatic return” a “major shock”. Local media say the decision has been influenced by South African Rugby Union’s (SARU’s) wish […]

Springbok wing Bryan Habana will return to France to resume his club commitments with Toulon after the club released him to play for the Springbok Sevens in two rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Habana, holder of the Springbok record for the most Test tries, played on the World Series circuit for the […]

South Africa, how do I heart thee? Let me count some of the ways. 1) The Constitution Because you need a strong constitution to get by in this country. 2) Table Mountain You rock. 3) Joburg The gold below, the sky above, the forest in-between. But more than all of that, people make this city. […]

What a wonderful sight – some of South Africa’s most beautiful indigenous flowers are currently blooming at the Witness Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. LORRAINE SCHOLFIELD captured these beautiful photos today… The 4-day Garden Show is the largest horticultural show in the southern hemisphere and features plants, flowers, gardens, entertainment, gourmet food hall, music, events and more. (Note […]