Vytjie Mentor has defiantly reposted a Facebook post that the Department of Basic Education has condemned as inaccurate and implicating Minister Angie Motshekga. The department says the Minister has decided to sue Vytjie for ‘defamation of character’. Vytjie responded on Facebook, saying “I have REPOSTED my Status that Angie is crying about. Read it AGAIN.” The department in […]

One of the biggest dilemmas about living overseas, especially at Christmas time, is how to send gifts back home to loved ones. A South African living in the UK recently sent a parcel to family in South Africa. She used a popular online service in the UK, which allows customers to choose the cheapest courier. It […]

Hey Boet, it’s me again. It was lekker to see you on TV the other night, but eish, you gave me a helluva skrik! (Skrik is a sharp Afrikaans word which suggests that someone may need to change their underpants). One moment I’m watching you talking to a mob of your red & brown Freedom […]

A shocking video has gone viral around the world, exposing horrific child abuse, coincidentally as the world prepares for ’16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children’, which kicks off on Friday 25 November. South Africans on social media have been sharing the video under the mistaken assumption that it took place in SA, […]

South Africans have expressed their grief and sadness as Gauteng police confirmed that a body of a toddler was found upstream in Jukskei River on Tuesday. The body of the little child was found by construction workers, who were rebuilding a damaged wall at a home in Buccleuch, north of Johannesburg, near the river. Police […]

The EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) refused to participate in the Question and Answer session in South African parliament today “because we do not recognise Jacob Zuma as president of the Republic”. (Watch video below.)  The EFF explained that Zuma is a “criminal” and they don’t wish to “normalise” him by attending a Q&A session with him.  They said […]

We prayed from the safe, secure comfort of our little world (in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) where nothing bad was possible… writes CHARMAIN NAIDOO. My parents have been much on my mind this week. It’s not unusual, at this time of the year, close to Christmas and even closer to my birthday, for me to sink […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) walked out of Parliament today after Speaker Baleka Mbete threw one of their MPs, Denise Robinson, out of the House for saying “JZ 783″… which refers to the 783 charges of corruption against South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma. Mbete said Robinson was “casting aspersions” and ordered her to withdraw the statement or leave the […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a small tsunami that hit the same Fukushima region devastated by a 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. The magnitude 7.4 earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, sent thousands of residents fleeing for […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has responded to calls by Australian media for a security guard travelling with the Proteas to be “sent home”, after he “aggressively manhandled” an Aussie news reporter in Adelaide (watch video below). CSA says the reporter “lunged” at Captain Faf du Plessis. The clash between the reporter and head of Proteas’ security – named in reports […]

After allegedly putting her life at risk on Friday evening, a Joburg resident, Pam Green, has come forth with details of the events that unfolded which have left her having sleepless nights. They do not put MTN South Africa in a good light… Pam from Second Chances, who describes herself on Facebook as “just an ordinary person […]

A MountZion ‘prophet’ in Polokwane, South Africa, has proudly shared photos of himself spraying Doom on members of his congregation. The photos were first uploaded by the MountZion General Assembly (MZGA) official page, where it says “God is speaking today under the grace of prophet Lethebo Rabalago”. Rabalago – who apparently founded MZGA – then shared […]

Following the tragic ferry fire on Hartbeespoort Dam north of Pretoria in South Africa, the following message from Mamare Moiloa has gone viral: “Events in my hometown today confirmed my beliefs wrt (with regards to) what is called racism. “I can confirm that majority of ZAR population are not racists, whether white or non white. […]

Fire crews are battling #BanhoekFire flames through the night in Banhoek Valley, near Stellenbosch,South Africa. Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) posted a message just before midnight on Sunday saying their crew is safely down for the night. “Great job under tough conditions today. Good luck to the fire crews still out there tonight. Fresh crew departs […]

Lisa Ashton, the British founder of the Winnie Mabaso Foundation, was held up by gunmen at the foundation’s orphanage in south Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday, after a six week stint in the country. On Sunday, after arriving back home in the UK, Lisa posted a message in which she thanked all the Winnie Mabaso volunteers, […]

The Presidency has responded to a tweet by Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba alleging that President Jacob Zuma’s convoy was involved in a fatal car accident on Friday 18 November 2016. (Please see Update below.) Mashaba’s tweet yesterday states: “I have just received the terrible news that President Zuma’s blue lights brigades killed a friend Solly Moutlana […]

Four people tragically died on Saturday afternoon after a ferry boat on Hartbeespoort Dam (north of Pretoria) in North West, South Africa, caught fire. (Updated Sunday 11h30 SA Time.) The boat – which reportedly caters for lunch cruises and braais – was carrying about 200 passengers, according to SAMSA (SA Maritime Safety Authority) The cause of the fire is […]

Within minutes of South Africa losing to Italy – for the first time in history – rugby fans started sharing Springbok jokes and memes… because that’s how we cope! When the going gets tough, the tough get laughing! The boks lost 18-20 to the Italian team in Florence on Saturday. Here are just some of […]

The drought is over for Italy as they claim their first rugby win over the Springboks, in Florence today. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) tweeted: “Congratulations to @Federugby, who has beaten the #Springboks for the first time in 13 encounters between the two countries, winning 20-18.” Italy claimed the historic win over the South […]

I just got stopped by a traffic cop on the way back from a round to the Pick ‘n Pay and the bottle store. He jumped out from behind a Stop Street (at which I did not stop) causing me to slow down from an over-the-speed-limit-speed and waved me down, causing me to break suddenly, revealing […]

On Monday a class of Year 10 learners in the Eastern Cape sat their exams outside, in the sun, because there are not enough classrooms at their school. The photo of the schoolchildren has begun to go viral since being shared by Vytjie Mentor, the former ANC member of parliament who alleged the Guptas offered her […]

Tomorrow,19 November, is World Toilet Day… and to celebrate here’s an old video from 2012 of glamorous South African actress Charlize Theron sitting on the loo! The Oscar winner made the joke video together with Funny or Die (watch below). But first, did you know: 1 in 3 people don’t have access to proper toilets Toilet Day […]

In a wonderful show of solidarity South Africans are standing behind SA cricket captain Faf du Plessis who has been charged for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct, after television footage appeared to show him applying an “artificial substance” to the ball during the fourth day’s play in the second Test in Hobart, which concluded […]

At least 73 people have been killed, and over 110 – including children – badly injured, following the explosion of a fuel truck in Mozambique. International reports say that local people – in a country where over half the 24 million people live beneath the poverty line – had gathered around an overturned lorry to siphon petrol out of it, […]

A video is going viral of two men taking out their road rage on a motorist in Durban traffic, with one of the men appearing to slap the victim at one point. According to local reports in KwaZulu-Natal, the men – who had got out of their SUV to accost the man in a white car – are […]