“As South Africans we need to challenge ourselves to find a sense of community while appreciating our diversity. We’re fortunate to have so many role models in this country whose lives can inspire this kind of change,” says Adrian Steirn, co-founder and director of 21 ICONS South Africa.

South African entrepreneur Avi Lasarow has been recognised as Africa’s leading entrepreneur at an awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom.

These ones go firmly on the #OnlyinSouthAfrica list. A few gems from the Daily Sun, courtesy of Saffas in the Twitterverse.

Sometimes the hardest part of the ski season is just deciding where to go. Relax… we’ve decided for you; you’re going to Morzine

Some nutty Aussies are taking on a perilous journey to aid research on Motor Neuron Disease. And we approve!

A Proudly South African Christmas. Warning: this is guaranteed to make expats homesick!

Nibs van der Spuy is happy to be returning to London to play a collaboration show with Piers Faccini

Editor-in-Chief, Anita Kopacz, saw Lira in concert and immediately knew she was a Heart & Soul cover girl.

ZIMAA UK has gone from strength to strength over the years providing a platform for UK based Zimbabwean artists to be recognised by their peers and members of the public for the work they would have done over the course of the year.

You still have time to nominate! Help the SA Chamber of Commerce UK recognise business people in South African community in the UK

South African expat in the US Warren Pala sees a touch of home in this American holiday.

Take a healthy dose of punk and ska, add a pinch of traditional African rhythms and top it off with a healthy dose of good vibes and general mayhem. Mix this all together and you have the unique concoction that is Hog Hoggidy Hog.

Another great event from the Starfish Greathearts Foundation. Were you spotted? Check out their pics.

The Starfish Greathearts annual Santa Run is nearly upon us and theyd love you to get involved!

A tiny new shrimp, called the “stargazer mysid” by divers because of its eyes’ apparent permanent upward gaze, has been found in the extensively sampled waters of False Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.

A farm from Cape Winelands was delighted this week to have its cheese named the best South African cheese at the prestigious World Cheese Awards in London.

Chantel Dartnall – renowned not only in South Africa but in culinary circles around the world for her innovative and meticulous approach to modern fine dining – was once again named Eat Out Chef of the Year at the annual Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards.

On Friday 14 November we had the pleasure of attending the opening of Jan Moran Neil’s play ‘A President in waiting’ at the Desmond Tutu Foundation near Masiphumelele on Kommetijie road. This is our review.

This might be the best thing that ever happened to your bar. Malema may have been kicked out of parliament, but he’s still welcome at the party — at least on the wall. Cheers comrades!

The African Enterprise Awards will be the first to exclusively celebrate excellence in African Enterprise in the UK

Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, is celebrating the onset of the festive season with the return of the Christmas markets to the city centre and Royal William Yard as well as family-friendly attractions and events from Santa’s Grotto to the Snow Globe. The city is also home to the largest shopping area in the South West, perfect for a Christmas shopping jaunt.

There are over 5.5 million Africans in the UK, with African enterprises contributing over £10 Billion to the UK economy annually

Multi award winning record producer and DJ Black Coffee comes to London for one night only this month

Americans love Australia and they love Australians. The same can not be said of their opinion on Aussie snacks and drinks, though.

President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for the G20 Leaders’ Summit, where the state of the global economy against the backdrop of a disappointing weak recovery will be on the spotlight.

South Africa’s top jazz acts will be showcasing the nation’s cultural zeitgeist at the annual EFG London Jazz Festival, which will take place from the 14 – 23 November

Ahead of its release on South African screens later this month, ‘Leading Lady’ has secured release dates for the USA. Saffas in the States can check it out on the big screen in 2015.

Soundscapes of South Africa returns to the stage in the UK, this time at St Martin-in-the-Fields

In her upcoming exhibition, artist and photographer Hemisha Bhana explores the rich history of the once Indian township of Actonville, situated in the east of Johannesburg.

There was great excitement all around as three South African hospitality facilities became the proud recipients of awards at the World Responsible Tourism Awards in London, on Wednesday.

Watch South African expat Nathan Theys’ short film on bullying in the UK

Nicky Schrire returns to the stage to give London jazz addicts their fix

The Dedication Orchestra will pay tribute to the legendary South African jazz group, The Blue Notes, this November in London.

The charismatic South African pianist and composer will perform a special concert in London this November

After 13 years in the UK, Sasha and Blake Buckingham made the tough decision to move home. Their son Mason was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and they needed help.

The 2014 edition of the HSBC Expat Explorer survey spins a really good story for South Africa. Expatriate workers looking for a balance between work and a decent family life rated South Africa the second best destination in the world, after New Zealand.

Award-winning photojournalist, writer and professional wildlife guide Neil Aldridge has been named the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

As part of a campaign by SA Tourism UK, four friends from the UK won a trip to South Africa in April 2014. Here’s a look at their best experiences around the country

Afrika Eye – the South West’s biggest celebration of African films and culture – returns to Bristol’s Watershed in November with an extended programme offering the best new feature and documentary films, director talks, debates, world music, talent awards and a marketplace selling authentic African goods and foods.

Are you bold and outspoken like Malema, an idealist like Ramphele perhaps… or you might see yourself as the Empress of the Westen Cape Herself, Helen Zille. Take our quiz and find out which local politician suits your personality.

Set in the small town of Vryheid, in northern Kwazulu-Natal, season four of ‘African Identities: Shades of Belonging’ features 12 participants from diverse generational and racial backgrounds sharing their personal experiences of living in South Africa, 20 years into democracy

With the festive season just around the corner, Starfish have got some great ideas to keep you warm as you wave goodbye to summer

South African Swindon resident TM Patel has written an autobiographical novel ‘The Immigrant: Stargazer’ which is dedicated to, and written for, the people of South Africa.

Following on from their sold-out London shows at Birthdays and Tram & Social in June, the Billboard record-breaking Kongos return with a headline show at the capital’s Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen on October 23rd and a full European arena tour, including London’s O2, as main support to One Republic.

Back for one night only this week, eVoid are set to rock The Half Moon Putney

Do you give your life abroad the big thumbs up? Take the expat survey 2014

Dublin, Ireland: African Woman of the Year (2012), Justina Mutale has launched a report on “PATHWAYS TO POWER: Creating Sustainable Change for Adolescent Girls” to mark the United Nations International Day of the Girl.

New research by the UCT Unilever Institute shows that more and more South Africans are creating their own livelihoods rather than holding out for a job.

The Native Soul team are flying DJ/Producer “Culoe De Song” in from South Africa to headline at one of London’s most talked about venues — Brixton Jamm

Winner of the Green Award at Sheffield Doc Fest, Best S. African Film at Encounters International Film Festival, and officially selected for the Durban International Film Festival, ‘Unearthed’ will now screen in London

A ground breaking season of South African films that will screen in cinemas across the UK

Anthea Moys is a Johannesburg-based public realm intervention artist – she creates performances and events that take place in public and which make people think twice about their everyday environment. We caught up with her in the UK, where is she touring as part of the Afrovibes UK Festival.

Following global trends, London’s 250 new trains will be designed to be capable of fully automatic operation although they will have an operator on board when they launch

Cape Town’s award-winning and annual comedy festival comes to London for three nights only from the 23-25 October

Next Tuesday at the Hoxton Arches, a Zimbabwean (Gordon Glyn-Jones), a South African, (Christiaan Nagel) an English artist living in Cape Town (Oliver Barnett), will join eleven other UK artists for a group show called Human Nature a celebration of emerging and cutting edge environmental art.

SA’s Chloe Thwala has made it through to the second round of The X Factor UK after her performance on Sunday 31 August.

‘A President in Waiting …’, a new play by Cambridge Creative Master’s student Jan Moran Neil, is set to hit Cape Town theatres this summer

A Temporary Passport was initially issued as an interim travel document due to longer turn-around times taken to issue a Permanent Tourist Passport valid for ten years.

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, says the sacrifices made by the women of 1956 paved the way to a free and democratic South Africa.

South Africa has no confirmed cases of Ebola and its climatic conditions do not favour the outbreak of the disease, experts have stressed. However, South Africa is taking all precautions against Ebola, including thermal scanners at both OR Tambo International and Lanseria airports , which are able to detect travellers with raised temperatures.

Soundscapes of South Africa is a musical journey that celebrates our country’s diverse cultural heritage, its natural beauty and its story of political liberation. Upcoming London performances at the International Youth Arts Festival in Kingston and Camden Fringe Festival

On 8 and 10 July the beautiful and talented South African singer will showcase Fragments, her brand new international pop album, to record companies and the industry in London.

Award winning South African musician Nicky Schrire has recently returned to live in London after five years living and performing in New York, where she graduated from the Manhattan School of Music.

Binary options is a new and exotic way to invest your money.

This viral video reminds us of the dangers of texting while driving

Our list of the ten wealthiest Zimbabweans includes telecommunications entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa, mining and transport mogul Billy Rautenbach and Lonmin CEO Ben Magara.

South Africa’s Garden Route named 2014 Golf Destination of the Year for Africa and the Gulf States by global trade association of the golf tourism industry.

Kelly is an expat South African based in Perth, who sources gifts and products from talented local craftsmen as well as innovative overseas designers.

When you think of Nelson Mandela, what are the moments that come to mind? Moments that make us proud to be South African? Here are ten of ours…

Is the grass really greener on the other side? Enter the world’s largest expat survey for your chance to win £1,000 cash

Rhino are being shot at a rate of more than two a day in South Africa, for the simple fact that rhino horn is valued at more per kilogram than gold. This ITV documentary goes to South Africa to meet the armed men employed to guard rhinos in the Kruger Park, as well as rhino owners who have resorted to unorthodox ways of protecting their animals, such as dehorning them or training elephants to track poachers.

The eloquent and exotic Aletia Upstairs brings insight and seduction to her solo show about the ultimate femme fatale who paid the ultimate price.

Zimbabwe and Cuba are reportedly the most realistic asylum prospects for US document leaker Edward Snowden.

Barack Obama is being criticised for the vast amounts of money the US government is spending on his upcoming trip to Africa…is a 24 hour hovering fighter jet really necessary?

The cat and mouse game that is Zimbabwean politics has reached a new level: Mugabe has made an executive decision to hold the elections on 31 July and opposition leader Tsvangirai is crying foul.

The two charities ZANE and HIZ have just merged and they held their first joint event in leafy Belgravia to share insight into Zimbabwe and the challenges Zimbabweans face daily.

Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker’s new crime film ‘Zulu’ – set and filmed in South Africa – has been selected to close the 66th Cannes Film Festival

Berkshire based South African artist Susanne du Toit has been shortlisted for one of the UK’s most prestigious art awards for a dazzling portrait of her son Pieter.