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We took our kids to South Africa
I wasn’t sure what it would be like going back home after 12 years. Last time, I was a decade younger, with two small girls and far less London in my bones. Now, I’ve got more kids, more wrinkles and I may have forgotten what the sun looks like.

AFCON 2025: Ronwen Williams goes level with Shaun Bartlett
Ronwen Williams is now in the top five of Bafana Bafana players with most AFCON matches after he went level with Shaun Bartlett.

The biggest wind farms in South Africa
South Africa’s five biggest wind farms contribute over 720 megawatts of capacity to the country’s renewable energy mix.
News24 | Viral phone snatcher tracked down, arrested in Hillbrow
A man who was seen in a viral video snatching a woman’s phone while she entered a restaurant in Pretoria has been arrested.
News24 | Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala transferred to supermax facility in Kokstad
Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has been moved to a supermax facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, the Department of Correctional Services said on Tuesday.

Transnet going from zero to hero – but there is a big problem
Transnet is showing a meaningful operational turnaround in ports and rail, but analysts warn that its continued state-controlled monopoly over infrastructure and policy could ultimately constrain long-term growth.

Gavin Hunt returns to PSL football as he finds new home
Gavin Hunt has returned to top flight football just a month after being sacked by Durban City whom he steered into the top eight bracket.

South Africa accuses Israel of external interference in Somalia
The South African Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation has called Israel’s move to recognise Somaliland a dangerous violation of Somalia’s territorial integrity.
News24 | PODCAST | Driving with J9: Behind the wheel of 2025’s best cars with Tyrone Paulsen
In this episode, radio personality and MC Tyrone Paulsen and Janine van der Post wrap up the season and talk about some of their favourite cars they’ve driven this year.
News24 | Late-night court drama as Cape Town told to find venue for endangered minstrel event
The City of Cape Town has been ordered to urgently identify a suitable alternative venue for the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association after withdrawing approval for the use of Vygieskraal Stadium just days before the association’s January 2026 Minstrel Competition, placing a centuries-old cultural tradition in jeopardy.

The South African restaurant that ranks among the best in the world
Cape Town-based fine dining restaurant La Colombe ranked as the best South African restaurant in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
News24 | US hits Venezuela dock ‘where they load the boats up with drugs’ claims Trump
US President Donald Trump has claimed an attack on a dock in Venezuela that he said was used to load “boats up with drugs”, marking the first known land strike by US forces in the Latin American country.

Historic South African nursing college collapsing in plain sight
When Moroka Hospital College of Nursing opened in Thaba Nchu near Bloemfontein in September 1939, it was a cornerstone in training generations of South African nurses.

An invigorating chat with Uniquely Toned
Our aim is to help people take control of their health before problems get worse