South Africa will in the coming days unveil a package of measures to shore up state-owned Eskom’s finances and address structural issues facing the struggling power firm, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday. “In the coming few days we will be announcing a package of measures to stabilise as well as to improve Eskom’s financial, […]

Over 10 000 cattle affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been vaccinated to eliminate the spread of the outbreak. This follows confirmed FMD in cattle in the Vhembe District of Limpopo early this year. Updating the media on the status of FMD in Pretoria on Monday, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana said […]

South Africa’s Lindiwe Matlali has been recognised by the Queen of England for the awesome work she does as founder and CEO of Africa Teen Geeks, a non-profit organisation that teaches school children and unemployed youth how to code. Lindiwe is the latest recipient of a Points of Light Award for 2019. Inspired by her […]

Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is receiving treatment in South Africa, the second time in four months, after falling ill last week, a privately owned newspaper reported on Monday. The health of Chiwenga, 62, is closely followed in Zimbabwe because he is widely seen as the power behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the front-runner to […]

The Girl From St Agnes, the first Showmax Original drama, has broken an important record in its debut 24 hours… receiving more than double the number of views of the most popular Hollywood series on its debut! The number of unique viewers exceeded that of previous record holder, the Showmax Original comedy series Tali’s Wedding Diary. Candice […]

Die Matie, Stellenbosch University’s Official Newspaper posted the following performance on their Facebook Page this month to commemorate their win last year at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales. WATCH Stellenbosch University Choir – Baba Yetu “Performing Baba Yetu at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales is one of our favourites” and “here’s to new […]

Buffel is an Elephant Seal, who is not really native to this area, but has apparently taken up residence in False Bay, South Africa, for the past 2 years or so… writes Western Cape photographer Robyn Gwilt. (Photos on this page by Robyn Gwilt and Maria Wagener.) He is busy moulting on our beach, quite […]

There are some very happy farmers in the Northern Cape this week as they’ve experienced some rain. Watch below as farmer Dirk Croucamp celebrates in his own unique way! Michelle Croucamp Nelson posted the video on Wednesday evening saying: Met ‘n tiener dogter en ‘n altyd bok vir sports pa, het ons vandag ‘n nuwe […]

South African fruit and vegetable exporting companies will show off their wares at the upcoming Fruit Logistica Trade Fair in Germany. The trade fair will get underway on Tuesday 5th February in the country’s capital, Berlin. “The Fruit Logistica Berlin, which is regarded as the world’s leading international trade fair for the fresh fruit and […]

The Quadriplegic Association of South Africa (QASA) has issued a challenge to all major retail stores in South Africa to “take a page out of Richdens Spar, Hillcrest, KZN on the exemplary customer service to wheelchair users!” Spar went to the trouble of creating wheelchair-friendly trolleys after a request from customers. QASA issued the challenge […]

Ever since the industrial revolution, human activities have resulted in rapid environmental changes including degradation, fragmentation, and destruction of habitat, climate change and biodiversity loss. Animals, such as large carnivores, are often among the first to disappear as human disturbance increases. The fact that human activities have had catastrophic consequences for some species is undisputed. […]

One of the Saam Staan Administrators was fortunate enough to film the journey to Durban on Monday where Flamingo chicks were delivered to uShaka Marine World. https://www.facebook.com/SaamStaanKby/videos/2403613136376247/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCWvHIxFDQgMeE2Y4Liq8EcnkCJsrgeZljg84dmGBUrEeteOUnBOIj6p21_1MouOcfMTJF2AnIzxLAetJd_6V40cCTfYYjjrRD7xk8TAWxO9DWq2K7-Z98QLX6EC58XT6lHS0bpoavl1O6MjeqSHv2sEByvUM29sI8DSLIDkKlpMxZIr0RtuVDUiq3PcBcOi4pGm39djqwf11SPC4TpWcm8AU-hUvfuzAi1FcVriiGMKUG4NjYX-TYpUH4RRkmvKvM3S39aoNHPnfsjE2QLReEVUXE_agwyN7kLD1lAmGcM6UvXpiq8CaukU2gAOWQDX98o8H4oczuQNRCZnZUJ43KFGqfdSxZTX4raIg&__tn__=-R video credit: Ronsard Allen & Craig Van Rensburg Staan Saam Kimberley have shared the clip above to capture the journey thus far, saying: “From feeding to boxing to flying to the SEA!! It’s […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday sent a message to his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, following the terrorist blasts in the southern Philippines. The President condemned the attacks, saying terrorism in any form and from whichever quarter cannot be condoned. This morning two people were killed and four others were injured in a grenade explosion inside […]

 South Africa captain Faf du Plessis picked hosts England and 2011 champions India as the title favourites for this year’s Cricket World Cup and said his side will go into the tournament with lowered expectations, which could work to their advantage. South Africa’s World Cup adventures have often ended in unfortunate circumstances — including falling […]

There was excitement at Fish Hoek beach in the Western Cape, South Africa, on Monday as a Bronze Whaler shark was caught in the fishing nets… and set free again! Aly Ison was there and captured these photos, and the video (watch below). “This beautiful shark was caught in the trek fishermen nets on Monday. […]

A BBC documentary – ‘Saving Jesus’ – which aired on Monday, highlights the struggle so many South Africans have with a drug cocktail called nyaope, otherwise known as whoonga or wunga. The heroin-based drug is destroying young lives in SA’s townships, says the BBC. Sometimes killing them. The drug is often mixed with antiretroviral medication or […]

South African singer Jeremy Olivier yesterday surprised an amazing Western Cape man, who sells the Big Issue, with an incredible gift – his eight-seater Nissan van! It’s been a dream of the 2016 The Voice SA contestant and his wife Nicole’s for five years, ever since they first met Bongani… who usually works at the King […]

Here’s all the proof you need that many SA citizens remain proudly South African, even when they’re living abroad… and that no matter how old you are, you can learn to belt out the SA anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. Gorgeous four-year-old Allegra Garofalo – whose family left South Africa when she was a baby – surprised […]

The world’s largest private rhino owner, John Hume has issued an urgent appeal through the Rhinos of Buffalo Dream Ranch facebook page for help, as his rhino – which make up 10% of the world’s remaining white rhinos! – face starvation due to the drought that has gripped the North West province in South Africa. […]

Pilanesberg Nature reserve has reported the tragic loss of yet another rhino to poachers, and is pleading with the public to please raise awareness to stop the slaughter of South Africa’s precious rhino. Pilanesberg said yesterday in a post on Facebook which has gone viral: Sadly we lost a white Rhino bull last night, or […]

Last year, South Africa’s Kearsney College Choir scooped gold at the World Choir Games with the below exciting performance in the Scenic Pop category. The 5-minute video at the time went viral, earning over 132,000 views on Facebook. Here – for your enjoyment – is the full performance of almost 14 minutes, uploaded to YouTube […]

Former Chief Operations Officer of Bosasa, Angelo Agrizzi continues testifying today – Day 6 – at the State Capture Inquiry. Watch below. Agrizzi’s evidence at the Zondo Commission into state capture has already included several bombshell revelations including that Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula allegedly received R50,000 ‘gifts’ per month from Bosasa between 2002 and 2016. […]

On Sunday, SAPeople posted a beautiful line from a beautiful song that sends chills down most expats’ spines. It speaks to those of us that live faraway: I may be walking through the streets of a city called London But the dust on my boots & the rhythm of my feet, and my heartbeat Say […]

Coming Up on Carte Blanche this week on Sunday 20 Jan in South Africa, and available to stream from Tues 22 Jan for South Africans abroad. (Take advantage of the 14-day Free Trial). From Matric to University The 2018 national matric pass rate of 78% made for some great headlines, but experts contend that the standards for a Grade 12 […]

For those asking, here’s a rough English translation of the Afrikaans dubbing in this Theresa May video about Brexit, which has been going viral on WhatsApp. (Watch the videeo at bottom of page.) “I don’t know about all of you, but I’m absolutely gatvol (sick of) of all this kak (sh*t). “We speak over and over […]