South Africa’s famous ‘flute painter’ or flautist, Wouter Kellerman has won a Grammy Award for his collaboration with musician Zakes Bantwini and singer Nomcebo Zikode. The three won the Best global music performance category for Bayethe, at the glamorous gala in Los Angeles on Sunday night, 5 February 2023. Kellerman announced on social media: “We […]

The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles came alive on Wednesday with a powerful discussion and outstanding performances  by South African musicians in the lead up to the Grammy Awards on 5 February (which will be hosted by fellow South African, comedian Trevor Noah for the third time!). SA dance music star Zakes Bantwini and award-winning […]

South African DJ Black Coffee has won his first ever Grammy. Taking to Twitter, after his big win on Sunday night at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Black Coffee announced simply: “Grammy Award winning artist ???” The 46-year-old DJ introduced the audience to his eldest son, Esona Maphumulo, (“my firstborn son”), who was on stage […]

Elon Musk has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2021, an honour that Time describes as “not an award, but a marker of influence, it is a reflection of impact, a way to capture the meaning of the moment”. Time says its Person of the Year recipients are those who led us or […]

Shudufhadzo Musida was last night crowned Miss South Africa 2020 in the beauty pageant’s 62nd grand finale, which took place for the first time ever in Cape Town. Here’s everything you need to know about SA’s new Miss South Africa… 1. In her first post on social media after winning, Shudufhadzo (Shudu) said: “Just like […]

This October Netflix has the new season of Star Trek, the second addition to The Haunting anthology series, “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” and Season 4 of “Somebody Feed Phil.” See the full list of Netflix shows available in South Africa this October 2020 below: Love streaming? Check out what’s new on Showmax this month. (Available for […]

South Africans have been delighted to wake up this morning to the Emmy Nominations which were announced last night, with Trevor Noah’s show (The Daily Show) scooping six nominations, reality show Survivor (of which many of the crew members are South African) being nominated for Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program, and several popular TV […]

After a decade of South Africa’s embassies around the world becoming a laughing stock and a dumping ground for Jacob Zuma’s cronies, former cabinet ministers or people who allegedly had something on him, there might be some cause for celebration. On Friday President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Foreign Service Act, which “provides for […]

Mduduzi Manana, whose lunch-during-lockdown Instagram post led to the temporary removal of a cabinet minister yesterday, is again in the spotlight after a video surfaced showing him wandering around a luxurious house, sometimes in a Versace robe, posing with perfumes and racks of shoes as he is attended to by a butler and a maid. […]

Almost immediately after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in South Africa, the jokes started. From memes featuring prominent politicians to bad puns, from TikTok video clips to pictures of people posing with silly home-made protective gear, South Africans took to Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook to make fun of the virus. It is not […]

Since South Africa confirmed its first case of Coronavirus, locals have predictably responded with humour (those that aren’t queuing up to buy hand sanitisers!). The Coronavirus jokes and memes are being shared (faster than the virus thank goodness!) all over social media in South Africa… (All new Corona virus jokes and memes are added near […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer took to Facebook late Monday night to post this video recapturing the incredible Match in Africa, which broke a world record for audience attendance, at the stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on 7 Feb 2020. The Swiss tennis player said: “Epic recap from last week’s journey to Cape Town!? @trevornoah […]

American basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California, USA. The sportsman – known as ‘Black Mamba’ – was 41-years-old. His 13-year-old daughter sadly also died in the crash, which reportedly killed eight people. (Updated 09h50 SA time.) The tragic news was first reported by TMZ. The helicopter crashed in the […]

MEXICO CITY – Tennis legend Roger Federer has every intention of breaking a world attendance record when he plays Rafael Nadal at a charity tennis match in Cape Town on 7 February 2020… but on the way he has just broken the record in Mexico City! Broadcaster ESPN claimed a new world record for attendance […]

Economic Freedom Fighter Julius Malema’s words on xenophobic attacks and South African men has touched a nerve around the country… and with expats around the world, including South African comedian Trevor Noah. Noah posted the video with a tweet saying: “I don’t always agree with Julius Malema but this statement on Xenophobic attacks in SA […]

Eight-times Wimbledon champ Roger Federer has confirmed he will play Rafael Nadal in Cape Town, South Africa, at a charity match – Match in Africa 6 – that will benefit children in the area. Tickets will go on sale in September BUT you can register your interest for tickets now – see details below. UPDATE […]

There will not be a host and Sunday’s Oscars ceremony will not open with the traditional monologue in which celebrities and politicians are skewered. Yet, with the rock band, Queen, pop superstar Lady Gaga and two musicals in the race for best picture, the highest honours in the movie industry will have an unusually strong […]

I woke up the other day and realised we moved to South Africa just over two years ago… writes Phil Maloney from Canada. Two. Years. In dog years, I’ve been in South Africa longer than the Spice Girls were a band. It’s been all kinds of crazy and all kinds of wonderful (but mostly all kinds of crazy). […]

As former American President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to Africa this week, he has revealed his choice of top Africa-centric books. Obama, who will deliver a speech in South Africa to mark the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, is travelling to Africa for the first time since his Presidency. In a post […]

Look, yes I know those tickets are real cheap when browsing google flights, but let me just stop you right there. South Africa, aka Mandela land, aka Suid Afrika or Saffa land, which ever way you want to call it, is a third world country. Third you say? Yes we aren’t in the top three […]

The assault case against former South African Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Mduduzi Manana has been withdrawn. Just three weeks into her job, Manana’s domestic worker – named as Christine Wiro in local reports – laid charges against her employer on Sunday night at the Douglasdale police station. She claims that Manana had tried to push […]

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is meeting Monday with officials from the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria, following the recent disturbing comments attributed to President Donald Trump. DIRCO said it will provide an opportunity to the Charges de Affaires (the second in charge) to explain the statement by […]

American President Donald Trump has responded to public opinion, and says he is putting his controversial decision – to lift the ban on bringing elephant trophies into the United States – on hold for now. Earlier this week it was announced by Trump’s Administration that it was reversing the policy which had been made in […]

It seems inventing new words comes naturally to Presidents. Not to be outdone by American President Donald Trump’s “Nambia” and “Covfefe“, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma came up with his own new word on Thursday – “Meando’s”. Watch below. While answering DA Leader Mmusi Maimane – and twisting Maimane’s words – Zuma joked that “you […]

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has resigned and apologised to South Africans, particularly women, following the recent incident of assault he was in involved in, in which he beat up a woman at a club in Gauteng, which is before the court. The former Deputy Minister handed his resignation and […]