Doha Diaries

03/10/2026

The heat and humidity were no deterrent for South Africans who came out in large numbers to celebrate Heritage Day in Doha, Qatar.

And I remembered again what makes South Africans so special …

It was hot. Humid and hot. Frizzy-hair hot; mascara-running hot; frazzled-baby hot. Qatar hot! But still they came. Close to 1000 South Africans. Of every shape, age, hue, and mother tongue. Smiling, talking, laughing, bantering, cheering, singing, dancing. South African families living in Qatar cam...

26/09/2026

What a fabulous day spent with 1000 other South Africans!

24/09/2026

Happy Heritage Day to all South Africans living in Doha, Qatar!

South Africans in Doha

19/09/2026

The cost of convenience in Qatar … a peek at the door-to-door delivery business.

Be it groceries, fast food, flowers, or simply a cup of your favourite brew … it’s all but a click  - and minutes - away in Doha, Qatar, thanks, in part, to fleets of two-wheel delivery whizzes. These are the door-to-door delivery dynamos who navigate the city’s busy highways and…

14/09/2026

HERITAGE DAY 2026 | REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE!

Heritage Day is almost here, and we’re getting ready to bring our South African community together for an afternoon and evening of culture, music, food, entertainment and gees!

Friday, 25 September 2026

From 16:00 Doha Sports Park

If you’re planning to join us, please take a moment to register your attendance. Registration helps us get a better idea of numbers and make sure we’re properly prepared to welcome everyone on the day.

Entry is FREE, but registration is required.

REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/9s64wbff

Bring your family, bring your friends, wear your South African colours and come celebrate everything that makes our community so wonderfully diverse.

UNITE 2 CELEBRATE OUR HERITAGE

Please share this with your fellow South Africans in Doha and encourage them to register too!

11/09/2026

Doha keeps on giving …

13-time Grammy Award winner John Legend in a live performance at the Qatar National Convention Centre on 10 September. He actively encouraged the audience to sing along with him.

23/08/2026

South Africans in Doha gathered in large numbers at the Doha Golf Club to watch the Springboks meet their arch rivals, the All Blacks, in the first of a four-Test tour of our country.

The Boks lost 33-16 to a much-better side at Ellis Park.

And so we eat humble pie … while Kiwi Steve MacKenzie will be eating biltong as the only person to predict an All Black victory at the golf club gathering.

Organisers South Africans in Doha will be hosting another session at the same venue for Bok supporters next Saturday, 29 August.

Reservations: +974 30635573

31/07/2026

15/07/2026

Things are a little pear-shaped in Doha, Qatar right now, but more so on Sunday, 12 July.

What a surreal day!

12 July was an odd-ball day. It’s one that will go down in the annals of Qatar’s history. And ours too, simply because it was just such a strange day. Or, to quote a friend who texted me that evening, “Today is pretty eventful, huh”. “An understatement,” I’d replied because…

21/06/2026

This is how South Africans enjoy rugby in Doha, Qatar, watching the Boks beat the Babarians 80 - 31 outside at the Doha Golf Club.