After a tumultuous week for the government, which precipitated the #ZumaMustFall protests on Wednesday, one of which was addressed by Reverend Mpho Tutu, people have started reposting a video from April 2015 in which her father, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, says that the African National Congress (ANC) government is worse than the apartheid government. If you haven’t seen […]

Check out this humorous take on some South Africans’ typically “hectic” holiday plans… The video was compiled by ADlast.tv and uploaded to YouTube today with a message saying: “Happy holidays to ALL form Merv, Sharon, Peter and the lunatics at adlast.tv” Watch Video: December Holidays 2015 PLEASE NOTE: If you’re sensitive to foul language, please […]

Police officers at Cape Gate Mall in South Africa are being praised online for their speedy and caring handling of a little child who was lost at the shopping mall. Alda Heunis Smith posted photos with a message on her facebook timeline, and business page, Cape Town Birth Photographer, about the sweet “moment of beauty in the chaos” that […]

Just a week after celebrating the royal twins’ first birthday, Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco have made many other children in the principality happy with their annual Christmas gift-giving event at the palace. The 37-year-old princess and her 57-year-old husband weren’t accompanied by their babies this time, as they focused instead on the Monégasques children […]

South African professional bodyboarding champion Andre Botha was honoured last night in the Hawaiian city of Honolulu for his recent rescue of a surfer who would almost certainly have otherwise drowned. In a facebook post, Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell said he and the Honolulu Emergency Services Department yesterday honoured Andre “for his heroic efforts that resulted in a […]

In a video uploaded a week ago, a driver in Durban can be seen quite clearly refusing to get out of the way of a taxi driver who thought he could jump the queue…on the wrong side of the road. ‎The video, filmed by a dashcam (dashboard camera) in Che Guevara Road – formerly Moore […]

With a week to go till Christmas…this local-is-lekker version of popular Christmas carol ’12 Days to Christmas’ is sure to get you in the festive spirit… The video was created by Jacaranda FM radio’s Complimentary Breakfast Show and uploaded at the end of November. Watch Video: The Complimentary Breakfast Christmas Song, 2015 You can watch a […]

And so we discovered that our very own Great Man of Africa has feet of clay. Jacob Zuma’s legendary invincibility was dealt a fatal blow on Sunday when his own party comrades and a wave of popular resistance forced him to overturn his own very important decision of just four days before. His opponents in […]

In an interview on the BBC today, Tokyo Sexwale said that he would call for full disclosure of all salaries at Fifa should he become the new boss of the world football organisation. Speaking to the BBC’s Zeinab Badawi on ‘Hard Talk’, the businessman and ANC stalwart said that he would disclose not only his own salary […]

Game store in South Africa had shown it was game for anything with a special offer it promoted for pre-Christmas shoppers. The chance to win a cow! The offer was only open for those shoppers in Mthatha, where there are two Game stores. A couple of shoppers in Durban complained it wasn’t being offered in their city, whilst others suggested […]

They’re not called the Blitzbokke for nothing! Check out how lightning fast South Africa’s Seabelo Senatla is in this video which is going viral on facebook… Watch Video: Check out the speed of Seabelo Senatla: This is absolutely insane… Tag a teammate with SPEED! Posted by USA Sevens Rugby on Monday, 14 December 2015 The […]

South African fans of Mariah Carey are celebrating today as it’s been announced that the international superstar – and diva amongst divas – will tour South Africa for the very first time! In a statement this morning on their facebook page, the Publicity Workshop quoted Mariah saying: “Lambily, it’s been too long!! I’m so excited to […]

Since South African president Jacob Zuma replaced David van Rooyen last night with Pravin Gordhan as finance minister, after appointing van Rooyen just four days previously in a move that shocked and angered the nation, South Africans’ humour has now kicked in and the memes have begun… Zuma’s initial shock move to remove Nhlandhla Nene from the […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Sunday were crowned first winners of the inaugural HSBC Cape Town Sevens after a solid 29-14 win over Argentina in an awesome final that brought down the curtain on a fantastic first tournament in South Africa’s Mother City. It was also a third consecutive win on home soil for the […]

Mmusi Maimane, leader of the opposition, has today called on all South Africans to “take their destiny into their own hands, and stop Jacob Zuma before he destroys what is left of our democracy and our economy.” In a special Bokamoso edition this morning, and in the video below, the DA leader stressed that “when I […]

In a statement on its website today, the Presidency said it wishes to correct “malicious rumors” that have been circulating and published by some media houses about the removal of the finance minister and President Jacob Zuma’s relationship with South African Airways Board chairperson Dudu Myeni, even one about them having a baby together. The Presidency published the […]

In a media statement today, President Jacob Zuma attempted to explain his sudden replacement of Nhlanhla Nene with David Douglas van Rooyen as Minister of Finance, and said SA is to maintain its “prudent fiscal position”. Here is the full statement: “On Wednesday, 9 December, I appointed Mr David Douglas van Rooyen as the new Minister of […]

It’s the straw that appears to have broken the country’s back. South Africans are uniting in their anger over yesterday evening’s sudden removal of finance minister Nhlanhla Nene, by President Jacob Zuma, and are saying #EnoughIsEnough. Supporters of a #ZumaMustFall movement are signing a petition, planning a march and asking  those expats abroad to return home […]

Cape Town’s Clifton beach was host to a chilled and magical evening on Sunday – a silent concert by Ard Matthews from Just Jinjer. ANGELA GORMAN was there to listen to the music, and take photos. The unique and stunning concert took place on 3rd beach Clifton. Ard performed to a laid back crowd who were all wearing bluetooth headsets! […]

Global campaigning community Avaaz has created a petition to put urgent pressure on President Zuma – and the leaders of India, China and Brazil – to join over 100 nations in a climate agreement that they believe would help “avoid catastrophic climate change”. Avaaz says: “Finally – great news from the global climate talks in Paris! A coalition of more than 100 rich […]

Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson says he’s moving to South Africa if Donald Trump becomes the next US president! Samuel’s quote came during a skit on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show last night, Monday, where he was promoting his latest movie – Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” (see trailer below). During last night’s televised show […]

Here’s some ‘get fit’ inspiration from Carte Blanche’s Derek Watts! Normally more famous for being on our TV screens on Sunday nights, Derek demonstrated just how strong his core muscles are on the Dan Nicholl show. Dan joked: “Veteran television presenter Derek Watts is best known for anchoring Carte Blanche for 27 years – but […]

Plettenberg Bay in South Africa has always been the cool place to hang out. And it just got even cooler. A local supermarket has launched a healthy – and generous – campaign for parents with children! On Saturday shoppers at Beacon Isle Kwikspar in Plett were (pleasantly) surprised to discover a sign in the fresh produce aisle […]

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park and surrounding KwaZulu-Natal community have reacted with shock and sadness at the heartless butchering of three of the Park’s most beloved rhino…with one local resident – Craig Munro – penning an angry Facebook post that appears to have hit a nerve…and has gone viral. In the latest tragic killing of rhino in […]

While South Africans spent the day paying tribute to their beloved former president, Nelson Mandela – who passed away two years ago today at his Houghton home – people around the world also paused to praise the former statesman and reflect on his incredible legacy. International celebrities paid tribute (see below) and Shimi Braude, from […]