Two friends made a man’s day after taking him on a helicopter ride as a “thank you” for his hard work. Paige Goldstein and Chantel Wright are in their 20s and currently traveling the world while working remotely. The pair, who are right now living in Cape Town, South Africa, were chatting with their apartment’s security guard, a man … Read more
She went chasing waterfalls — and risked her life for it. Kristin Torres, 39, pulled a “risky” stunt with her husband Ryan Torres, 40, during an excursion to visit Devil’s Pool on the edge of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, South Africa — handing over the 1,640-foot drop being held just by her ankles. The couple … Read more
She sow had a nose for art. Pigcasso, the wildly talented pig who sold over $1 million of her paintings and was hailed “the most successful non-human artist in world history,” has died at age 8. Joanne Lefson, the creative critter’s owner, recently announced the 450-pound visionary’s death due chronic Rheumatoid arthritis. Prior to her passing, the … Read more
Start spreading the news, Time Out ranked the 50 best cities in the world and people want to be a part of it — New York, New York, that is, which came in at no. 1. Time Out interviewed its 100-plus staff of travel writers and editors as well as 20,000 city denizens about the … Read more
Conservationists and geneticists in South Africa have rediscovered a blind mole species lost to science nearly 90 years ago. The De Winton’s golden mole, known for its iridescent coat and sand-swimming ability, was last seen in 1936. Thought to be extinct, it was recently found by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the University of Pretoria. The South African mammal is … Read more
Elon Musk’s father is worried that he is “going to be crucified” in the upcoming biopic on his billionaire son, according to a report. The tech mogul’s dad, 77-year-old Errol Musk, told The Sun Saturday that he wants to meet with critically acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky, who will helm and produce a film about the … Read more
He’s back to being the mane attraction. Fifteen-year-old lion Ruben has finally returned to his natural habitat after five years trapped in a concrete cell — growing so lonely in the process that he lost his roar, per SWNS. The lion was left behind at an abandoned zoo in Armenia after its owner passed away, … Read more
Curiosity nearly killed this cat. A leopard’s attempt to nab an easy meal backfired terribly after a troop of 50 baboons banded together and beat the spots off of it. Footage of the interspecies beatdown has amassed over a million views online as wildlife fans praised the small primates for their courage. “At that moment, … Read more
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the Detroit, Michigan, singer-songwriter whose unusual rise to fame was documented in the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” has died. He was 81. The musician’s death was confirmed on his website Wednesday. His cause and location of death has not been revealed. “It is with great sadness that we at Sugarman.org … Read more
A couple is lucky to be alive after a car crash left them stranded in a remote part of South Africa for 12 hours as hungry lions roared around their damaged vehicle. Park ranger Mario Titus, 46, was rushing his wife Grace, 34, to a hospital more than 100 miles away from their home in … Read more
She’s the last woman sailing. South Africa’s Kirsten Neuschäfer is leaving fellow skippers in her wake as she vies to become the first woman to win the Golden Globe Race — a solo, nonstop voyage around the world. Neuschäfer and 15 other mariners set sail in early September from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, embarking on a … Read more
Reaction from foodie fans has been explosive to news that one of America’s signature foods is being withdrawn from South African shelves. Hellmann’s Original Mayonnaise, which has cult status in cities like Johannesburg because of its rich and creamy texture, is not going to be sold there anymore. It is easy to think this is just a … Read more
How the tides have turned. An unlikely pair of culprits have been scaring great white sharks away from the coast of South Africa for years, according to scientists who began noticing the absence of the dreaded apex predator along the country’s Western Cape — known as the global “Great White Capital” — back in 2017. … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday. … Read more
Meghan Markle has revealed how her son Archie narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom during his tour of Sussex in South Africa. The Duchess, 41, spoke on TODAY about her frustration that she had to have another official engagement immediately, wishing others had some understanding of the ‘behind the scenes’ human moments that people … Read more
Well, here we go again. Once more, the ever-changing coronavirus behind COVID-19 is assaulting the United States in a new guise—BA.5, an offshoot of the Omicron variant that devastated the most recent winter. The new variant is spreading quickly, likely because it snakes past some of the immune defenses acquired by vaccinated people, or those … Read more