Significant 2.5 metre tsunami waves which hit New Zealand after Sunday night’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake (or earthquakes) have eased, and the Tsunami Warning has been lifted, although residents and tourists are still urged to remain vigilant and keep away from beaches. New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has confirmed that there have been two fatalities following […]

(I wonder, can anyone anywhere be considered an outsider given the implications of the election results for the world at large?) The ongoing protests and occasional riot against Donald Trump’s election are growing tiresome. Imagine for a moment the reaction had Clinton won and Trump’s supporters staged protests or, God forbid, riots. This election confirms the […]

New Zealand’s South Island has been hit by a two-metre high tsunami, two hours after a powerful earthquake which struck just after midnight Sunday. Authorities warn that smaller but “very dangerous” waves are hitting the shores near Wellington at the moment with larger waves of up to 5 metres expected. Officials say the tsunami activity may […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Leonard Cohen, rock music’s man of letters whose songs fused religious imagery with themes of redemption and sexual desire, earning him critical and popular acclaim, has died at age 82, a statement on his Facebook page said. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard […]

WASHINGTON – President Elect Donald Trump met with President Obama for the first time ever, at the White House on Thursday. The meeting was meant to take about 10 minutes for the two to get acquainted, but Trump said it went so we well, they ended up spending over an hour and a half together and could […]

The jokes and memes have already started to pour in since it was announced that unlikely candidate Donald Trump has been elected US President. South Africans are particularly laughing as they ready themselves to welcome Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson. Remember he said this: America just lost Samuel L. Jackson pic.twitter.com/VGpzeMJpXf — Revitalize (@Revitalize) November […]

Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump stunned the world on Tuesday by defeating heavily favoured Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path. A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Polls began to close in the long and bitter race for the White House between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday, with last-minute opinion polls giving Clinton the edge in the final hours of the race. Polls in the Eastern time zones of Indiana and Kentucky were the […]

LONDON – Prince Harry has issued a rare statement, in which he confirms recent media reports that he is dating American actress Meghan Markle, while condemning those reporters who have overstepped the line, as well as the “outright sexism and racism” of some social media trolls and website commenters. The British Prince said his activist and actress girlfriend, most […]

Yikes – one of the most shocking and thrilling chase scenes you’ll ever see… with a ‘twist’ in the tail! A hatchling marine iguana makes a run for its life… but will it outwit, outrun and outplay the horde of runner snakes that appear to be working in a pack? This video footage is from the BBC’s […]

ROME – A huge ‘wedge’ tornado and strong storms hit part of Italy, including Rome, on Sunday 7 November 2016 causing at least two fatalities and leaving the Colosseum under water, according to reports in local media. The tornado was filmed in Cesano, a commune about 27km north of the centre of Rome. (Watch below.) A […]

National Geographic posted a video of penguins fighting on Friday that went viral and generated an avalanche of reactions on social media, including a popular tweet of South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu that was retweeted over 1,800 times. The video that set it off featured a brutal fight after “a husband comes home and finds his wife with […]

A massive CONGRATULATIONS to Ireland who beat the All Blacks on Saturday for the first time in history. In 111 years, the Irish team has tried and tried… but secured no wins over New Zealand… until this weekend when they beat the world champions at the top of their game 40-29 in a historic Test […]

Michael Bublé and his wife, Argentinian actress Luisana Lopilato, have confirmed that their three-year-old son Noah has been diagnosed with cancer. In a message posted on his official Facebook page, the Canadian singer – who is very popular in South Africa – says: “We are devastated about the recent cancer diagnosis of our oldest son Noah who is currently […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday gave Heathrow Airport the green light to build a new $22 billion (18 billion pounds) runway, ending 25 years of indecision with the most ambitious option available to boost global trade links following the vote to leave the EU. Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, had been battling with its smaller […]

Over 1.6-million people around the world – including South Africans on social media today – have been sharing this haunting version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’. Take a listen below… In less than 24 hours the song – recorded by Pentatonix – has already had 1.6-million views on YouTube. Cohen turned 82 last month, and celebrated […]

While there’s a Jaws-like video that’s going viral right now (watch below), a passionate 14-year-old South African is doing his utmost to change public perception of sharks. The viral video – viewed on YouTube over nine million times in the past couple of days – was filmed off Guadalupe Island and shows a “very rare occurrence” […]

While South Africa’s President Zuma has extended condolences to the people of Thailand following the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, there are many South Africans in the country who are as heartbroken and “gutted” as the locals. One South African, who has been living in Thailand for years, wrote: “RIP Your Majesty You are a […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla./PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew’s winds diminished on Saturday as it headed towards the Carolinas after killing almost 900 people in Haiti and causing major flooding and widespread power outages in the southeastern United States.   As winds dropped to less than 85 miles per hour (135 kph), making it a Category 1 […]

COCOA VILLAGE, Fla. (Reuters) – Mike Ryan packed his wife, daughter, three grandchildren, two dogs and three cats into a minivan and waved as they drove off on Thursday, leaving him behind to spend the night in his coastal Florida pub. Ryan decided to stay put and guard his business despite warnings from officials from […]

(Reuters) – The coast-hugging path that forecasters expect Hurricane Matthew to take as it moves up the Atlantic seaboard on Friday and Saturday could make the storm one of the most devastating ever to hit the U.S. Southeast, according to experts. If Matthew skirts the coast of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as experts expect, […]

ORLANDO, Fla./MIAMI (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew, carrying winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kph), lashed Florida on Friday and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes as it hugged the state’s Atlantic coast on a northward track after killing hundreds of people in Haiti. Matthew, the first major hurricane to threaten a direct […]

According to a travel survey, residents of Port Elizabeth are the most reliable in South Africa when it comes to knowledge about London trivia, whilst those in Bloemfontein are most more clued up about English sports and leisure. The survey of 4,000 travellers around the world was to gauge how knowledgeable they were about London. Those in […]

A young Australian surfer, Jed Gradisen, got the fright of his life when a dolphin came flying through the air straight at him. Jed managed to jump aside but he still connected with the dolphin… and its nose went through his board. “That must have hurt a bit,” said Jed. The flying dolphin incident took […]

Celebrities including Angela Bassett and Robert de Niro spoke at the opening ceremony of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, USA. US President Barack Obama was the keynote speaker at the lavish ceremony which also featured former President George W. Bush and other luminaries. Actors Robert de Niro and Angela Bassett […]