President Jacob Zuma, accompanied on this special occasion by Thobeka Zuma, has arrived on the steps of the National Assembly in Parliament, where the State of the Nation Address will get underway shortly. UPDATE: The speech is over now. Click here to read a full transcript of the President’s Address and here to view a video of the EFF […]

Evita Bezuidenhout is fed up (or is she?). Well ahead of Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, she not only launched a Twitter campaign but also a video, both of them intent on getting South Africa back on track – or at least less bleak about the future. Satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys’s […]

As South Africa prepares for tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address, one passionate South African bares her soul on how she’s feeling right now in the New South Africa… Overcoming the Tsunami of Negativity…by Sanet Du Preez Viljoen Why did we come back to South Africa? And an even better question is…why do we stay? The obvious […]

South Africa’s favourite DIY queen, SuzelleDIY, has served up a fab tip on what to cook your loved one this Valentine’s Day (Saturday 14 February!). According to Suzelle it’s a great way to win the heart of someone you have a crush on…who may not even know you exist! (Although she does also say that the way to […]

Capetonian Bruce Marais left South Africa in 2009 to pursue a career as a (self taught) chef. Since then he’s worked in chateaux in France, villas in Spain, super yachts in the Med and settled in New York two years ago…but wherever he roams, he always returns home in the festive season for his annual SA fix… The […]

First we had loadshedding. Then the jokes. Now the musical videos… Ag Please Eskom – the joys of loadshedding Here’s a Loadshedding tribute song from Nikki Horn, aka TheNixter, whose previous South African-ised Christmas carols went viral during the festive season. Based on Jeremy Taylor’s ‘Ag Pleez Deddy’. Load Shedding Song 2015 – Hours Of Darkness […]

Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary Leader Mmusi Maimane MP made the following statement regarding the current load shedding crisis this morning outside Chancellor House, the former law firm of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo in downtown Johannesburg: “Democrats, today we are gathered outside Chancellor House, the site of South Africa’s first black-owned law-firm, opened in 1952 by Nelson Mandela […]

Congratulations to South African musician Wouter Kellerman and Indian composer Ricky Kej for winning a Grammy Award last night for their album ‘Winds of Samsara’. Their beautiful collaboration, on the Listen 2 Africa label, won the award in the Best New Age Album category at the awards in Los Angeles last night. At the time of […]

This morning we received a rather irate message from a Gauteng resident – Michael B.: “Where the hell are the lights? And now we have no water!” In fact in the past week we’ve received plenty of similar messages…Andrea in Durban was furious when she left work early “especially to get home in time to cook for […]

A Zimbabwean expat wrote the following poem which, although it relates more directly to Zimbabwe, contains some sentiments which are sure to resonate with those South Africans scattered abroad… who still long for ‘home’. The poem – ‘Homesick’, by Liz Crilly Bedford – was first published on Facebook page Ubiquitas. According to Ubiquitas owner Dean Sweeney, Liz is an amateur poet who […]

Tarquin Dennis, older brother of missing swimmer Tristan Dennis, bravely decided to swim in today’s 2015 aQuellé Midmar Mile to finish the event for his brother. The legendary Midmar Mile in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, kicked off to a good start yesterday but turned to heartbreak later in the day when Tristan did not finish his race. His friends, who had […]

Check out the rare video footage below of two black mamba snakes fighting over who gets the girl! The quality of the film is unfortunately not that great, but the sighting is exceptional with the snakes conducting their ritualised combat in full view in the middle of the road. The sighting of the black mambas (Dendroaspis […]

André Brink, one of South Africa’s most distinguished writers, has passed away at the age of 79. Brink was on a flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town last night when he died. The acclaimed novelist had been on a trip to Belgium where he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Belgian Francophone Université Catholique de […]

There have been a range of responses from South Africans following the heartbreaking news of a young student who was allegedly raped with a broomstick by a group of fellow students – who videoed the incident – at a Northern Cape high school on Sunday. The victim was new to the school. And he was […]

A video shot outside a Home Affairs office in Durban on Wednesday has gone viral…and may just be the catalyst that makes some civil servants realise it’s time to improve their customer services! Before continuing it’s REALLY IMPORTANT to note that MANY of the Home Affairs offices in South Africa are brilliant! Here’s an example of one of many messages we regularly […]

As South Africa’s first major men’s fashion show kicked off today at the V&A Waterfront, lots of eyes are not only on clothes by the country’s upcoming designers, but also on South African-designed bodies wearing (and not wearing!) them. One notable example – or two, in fact – comes in the muscled and cut shape of model […]

A South African student based in the USA, has put together a cool 11-minute-video of the “best six weeks” of his life – proudly showing his American buddy around our beloved South Africa. And when you watch the video – which he’s called ‘Showing the Yank South Africa’ – you’ll feel like you were on the trip […]

The latest video from South Africa’s cricket team has knocked local and overseas fans for six. It’s packed with pride, patriotism and pure passion – for the game, the team, the fans…and our country, South Africa. With the help of the Proteas Supporters Club, South Africa’s national cricket team tracked down one of their biggest […]

For World Cancer Day today (4 February 2015), we thought we’d share one of our favourite South African videos ever – the morning that 36-year-old mom Gerdi McKenna’s friends and family surprised her with the ultimate act of love after she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer…but then Gerdi sent us a message that’s even better […]

South Africans have taken to social media to express their shock and heartbreak at the news that popular Top Billing presenter Simba Mhere, and his friend Kady Shay O’Bryan, have died in a car accident in the early hours of this morning. Simba’s father, who was also in the vehicle, has survived the accident. Photos have been […]

You know the drill. You move overseas and your first foreign friend (or even a guy in the queue at the post office) asks you whether lions roam the streets of South Africa, if Joburg’s roads are paved with gold, and whether we all live in trees. And it’s the same if you stay in […]

South Africans have long believed that biltong is superior to beef jerky…but there’s nothing as satisfying as hearing a foreigner praise our ‘African jerky’! Especially when it’s on a record-breaking TV show! In the video excerpt below, Willie Robertson  – of the hugely popular Duck Dynasty American reality television series – describes South African biltong as delicious, exotic, […]

Miss World Rolene Strauss has sent a message of support to her Miss South Africa replacement – Ziphozakhe Zokufa – tweeting “May today be an amazing day! Your personality and beauty are like stars in the dark. Go on that Miss Universe stage and shine your South African light!” Ziphozakhe will represent South Africa tonight at the […]

Two dancers in Soweto have captured the attention of a New York-based British director…who happens to be the son of legendary musician Gordon Sumner (aka Sting) and Trudie Styler. The two dancers – Jabu and JR – have been performing their own interpretation of pantsula dance for years, and had already caught the eye of many […]

The popularity of South Africa’s super-successful expat, Elon Musk, continues to grow as his ability to turn his (massively huge) visions into realities helps inspire others to believe dreams are worth pursuing! Some in the media have hailed him as the next Steve Jobs, a man whose visions will change how the world works. Fans on […]