theSouthAfrica.co.za Interviews

MyBallito chats with Jack Parow

Zander Taylor, best known as Jack Parow, has become one of South Africa's top Afrikaans hip-hop artists. As the Afrikaans community in Ballito has increased drastically over the last few years, it is quite fitting that Jack will be performing live in Ballito on 19 October at the Pumpkin Theatre. We decided to catch up with Jack Parow, the legend himself

Massive fuel price hike expected in October 2018

In September, the Department of Energy took an unprecedented decision by limiting the fuel price hike to only five cents a litre, but experts feel that this is only delaying the inevitable. The AA has predicted a massive price hike in October that will leave motorists with a very bad taste in their mouths. To find out more, we are now chatting to Layton Beard from the Automobile Association of South Africa

1 Dead - 1 critically injured in car accident near Tongaat.

1 person has passed away and 1 has been critically injured in a car accident near Tongaat a few minutes ago. The critically injured passenger has been airlifted to hospital by Black Eagle/IPSS aeromedical team after a collision in Tongaat. We now cross over to Paul Herbst from IPSS Medical Rescue who is on the scene:

We chat to South Africa’s first Michelin Star chef

As we enter spring on the beautiful North Coast of KZN, MyBallito and theSouthAfrica has been inundated with requests from our audience to share some recipes that scream Sun, Sea and warm, humid days. We decided to chat to an expert to give us advise on how to get the most out of spring/summer when it comes to food. As South Africa’s first Michelin star Chef – world-famous restaurateur, and all round food hero – Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen is the perfect person to chat to regarding our quest for beautiful food. Jan-Hendrik owns the Restaurant Jan, a Michelin star masterpiece in Nice – and even has his own television show of the same name

Trees are being killed in South Africa by a small beetle

Big trees across South Africa are being killed by a beetle no bigger than a peppercorn. The polyphagous shot hole borer, native to Southeast Asia has landed in South Africa and is causing havoc. It is yet unknown how the beetle ended up in South Africa - however one thing is clear - they are reproducing at an alarming rate. We are now chatting to Professor Marcus Byrne, an Ig Nobel prize winner and entomologist at the University of Witwatersrand to find out more