According to this spoof advert “Truthpaste is the only certified toothpaste that helps you lie through your teeth”. ZANews first uploaded the video in November, but re-shared it yesterday on Facebook, saying: “6 out of 6 of the ANC Top 6 who lied recommend it. Tell lies, feel nothing!” Clearly, with the Panama scandal et al […]

Several irate South Africans have taken to social media to complain about the fact that after living at the same address for over 20 or 30 years, they are suddenly receiving an SMS from the Electoral Commission (IEC) informing them that the IEC does not have their address. The IEC has been sending the text messages […]

The Brothers Streep have released a lighthearted fun song – “Let’s Go To London”… where they leave South Africa’s currently ‘bleak’ shores for the so-called greener pastures in London…but they don’t stay too long… The song ends with the words: “We made a mistake, South Africa’s great / It’s got problems, but it’s not too late […]

The Sharks are spreading a whole lot of love…and some fun…with what might be a first for South African sport – a ‘Kiss Cam’ at a Sharks rugby match. Watch Video: Kiss Cam at the Sharks Match Were you caught on our Kiss Cam this past weekend? Posted by The Sharks on Thursday, 31 March […]

Like many expats, although Susanna van Aswegen left South Africa when she was only nine, she will forever share “a special and unbreakable bond” with the country…as can be seen in this video. The twenty-year-old filmed the following footage – a love letter of sorts – on a recent holiday to South Africa. Her mother Christa told SAPeople: […]

While 80-year-old South African sportsman Gary Player became the oldest player to score a hole-in-one at the Masters Par-3 contest, on Wednesday, fellow South African golfer Ernie Els also broke a record on Thursday. But for the opposite reason. Els (46) took a whopping 9 at the first hole to record the worst ever first-hole score at […]

South Africans have been called on to set aside Saturday 16 April 2016 to hold “organised discussions” and brainstorm the best way to bring about the resignation of President Jacob Zuma. The call for action to “secure” Zuma’s resignation was made by a group of African National Congress (ANC) veterans, academics and representatives from unions, […]

South Africans can now apply for their Smart ID Card and Passport online, thanks to a collaboration between the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and four major banks – ABSA, FNB, Nedbank and Standard Bank. However there are no plans just yet to roll it out for South Africans abroad (see below.) President Jacob Zuma officially launched […]

What a shot. What a legend! Gary Player almost danced for joy yesterday after becoming the oldest golfer to hit a hole-in-one at the Masters Par 3 contest. The 80-year-old South African sportsman was playing with fellow golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson when he used the slope on the seventh hole to pull the ball back […]

South Africa’s corruption crisis is making world news, with expats as far away as Thailand being able to watch President Jacob Zuma’s entire speech (with subtitles for Thai) regarding the Nkandla #PayBackTheMoney issue. It’s come as a welcome break for Trevor Noah on The Daily Show – being able to talk about his own South African […]

They say life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. And as British photographer ALEX NAIL has discovered, the Drakensberg Escarpment provides a platform for an abundance of those moments. His video of the dramatic landscape in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has swept social media […]

Here’s all the proof one needs that it was a stunning day in South Africa yesterday…taken from the International Space Station by British astronaut Tim Peake. Tim, who’s currently living and working on the Space Station for six months, uploaded this photo to Facebook an hour ago. He said: “Lovely pass-by South Africa yesterday – still […]

If you haven’t visited Durban for a while, you’re in for a stunning surprise … as you can see in these brilliant photographs taken by PETER DE GROOT of PdGPix Photos. Apart from the beachfront, which has been transformed with a beautiful boardwalk that’s become popular with families, joggers and surfers… … there’s been a lot of development and […]

In an interview in the UK’s Guardian newspaper this weekend, Trevor Noah hit back at critics of his Daily Show, saying the show is still in its infancy and is attracting a vital new audience. Noah told journalist Lanre Bakare: “I’m a baby in this thing. I’m flattered by the fact people judge me as […]

So what do South Africans miss when living abroad? For a start – “Your mother” (Jou ma…) insults will never quite have the same level of burn. 1. South Africans miss a proper “braai” The crackling of fire. The delicious aroma of flavours. The biltong starters. The general lack of excuse needed to have a […]

Oops – a South African website’s April Fool’s Joke has made a lot of Adele fans very excited…for nothing! The site posted a story with the headline “ADELE Confirms SA Tour for November 2016”, claiming that Adele had added South Africa to her 2016 Tour and that fans should book quickly as tickets for Cape Town […]

If you missed it – watch Evita Bezuidenhout’s April Fool’s joke yesterday. Ironically after she (well he – Pieter Dirk Uys) posted this video late Thursday night, President Jacob Zuma did make an announcement to the nation on Friday evening. However, while many expected him to resign…he only apologised (albeit the first time since the #Nkandla […]

In late March 2016 struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada congratulated the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, on Facebook for “being vindicated by today’s findings at ‪#‎ConCourt‬”; and then penned a letter – that he says was “painful” to write – to the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, calling on him to step down. The letter went […]

Following yesterday’s apology to the nation from President Jacob Zuma, in which he largely blamed legal advice and the Public Works department for the Nkandla issue, Advocate Thuli Madonsela has tweeted a message that for many says it all… In a tweet posted Saturday morning, South Africa’s Public Protector said: “We all make mistakes but it […]

British actor Idris Elba – who starred as Nelson Mandela in ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ – made a surprise appearance tonight at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. 702 presenter Gugulethu Mhlungu tweeted: “The one year, in 5 years, that I choose not to go to the jazz fest, Idris Elba is there!” Events management […]

When President Jacob Zuma apologised but failed to resign tonight, South Africans waited for the ANC party to fire him, but in a press conference this evening ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said it was a unanimous decision that Zuma should stay in office. “The president humbled himself and apologised to the nation,” says Mantashe, adding that calls […]

Western Cape ER24 paramedics helped rescue a paraglider from a precarious cliff this evening near Brenton-on-Sea. According to ER24 Spokesperson Pieter Rossouw the paramedics “showed exceptional skills earlier this evening when they assisted in the rescue of a paraglider who had fallen from a cliff”. The female patient allegedly did not get enough height when she […]

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The recent announcement of the imminent opening of a rival stock exchange to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) caused considerable media excitement. It is indeed a historic development in South Africa’s economic history and is to be welcomed, as competition often brings new thinking that benefits customers. But to claim, as commentators have, that the […]

Today – 1 April – newspapers and radio stations in South Africa have announced that Heyneke Meyer is set to be reappointed as Springbok coach, after stepping down in early December 2015. Eyewitness News calls Meyer’s “dramatic return” a “major shock”. Local media say the decision has been influenced by South African Rugby Union’s (SARU’s) wish […]