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After taking a hiatus due to poor health, popular comedian and TV actor Leon Schuster has returned to the spotlight with a new song in time for the Rugby World Cup. The 75-year-old’s latest offering is dedicated to Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus.

It comes after Schuster suffered a


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South African Netflix series The Polygamist has taken the world by storm for its captivating storyline about serial cheater Jonasi Gomora and his multiple wives and children. The production is based on the book by Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi and is produced, amongst others, by Thuli Nomaqhawe Zuma and Gugu Zuma Ncube, the daughters of former president Jacob Zuma.


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An emergency power outage will affect 16 Johannesburg areas at Brynorth Substation on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, according to a statement by City Power Johannesburg.

The outage will occur in the morning from 9:00 to 11:00, lasting for two hours.

It is caused by essential maintenance work that needs to be done on their electricity network to ensure g...


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It’s time for today’s PowerBall and PowerBall XTRA draws.

Will you be South Africa’s next PowerBall multimillionaire?

PowerBall and PowerBall Plus jackpots:

PowerBall – estimated at R45 million PowerBall XTRA – estimated at R132 million

If you want to win...


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Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, Free State and North West on Wednesday 24 June 2026.

KWAZULU-NATAL

KwaZulu-Natal starts the day with patches of morning fog over the north-eastern interior before partly cloudy and cool conditions settle across most areas.

The north-east will remain warmer. Cloud cover will increase during the afternoon, b...


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