Just like South Africans, when the going gets tough – Australians turn to humour. After the cheating incident at the Australia vs South Africa cricket match at Newlands in Cape Town yesterday, the jokes have come flying in faster than an Aussie cricket ball that’s been tampered with! https://www.facebook.com/uncensoredSA/posts/707915292665551 Jokes aside, Australians have come down […]

Lol, this old MiWay insurance advert from 2011 is going viral again… and for old time’s sake, we just couldn’t help but republish it. It’s a classic, and yet again proves that South Africans really do make brilliant commercials that last forever… WATCH Muriel and Mavis Driving a Merc

Check out this lekker new ad in New Zealand that features a ‘mighty South Africa burger’… with an Afrikaans-speaking guy presenting the burger that boasts BBQ sauce and an option for two flame grilled patties. Watch below. The burgers are part of a special Burger King promotion at the moment with customers able to enjoy […]

A man has been filmed riding a shopping trolley at around 60km per hour down a residential road in Durban, South Africa! Local uMgeni Park resident, Terry Lewis, uploaded the video with the title: “60km per hour on a shopping trolley. Only in Africa.” According to his caption on YouTube, Terry filmed the footage just […]

Studies have been done on South African teenagers’ addiction to cellphones… but it seems our adults are just as addicted! A video is going viral on social media of a Home Affairs office worker glued to her mobile phone, whilst attempting to work at the same time. Watch below. The video was shared on Twitter […]

While registration to vote – ahead of the 2019 elections – is underway, many South Africans and political leaders have been sharing pictures and videos on twitter. As we all know ANC Head of Elections, Fikile Mbalula is no stranger to twitter. He took to twitter urging voters to register and… vote for the opposition, […]

South Africa’s Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian Charlize Theron gets hot and spicy (her son calls her Mama Spicy) with YouTube show First We Feast’s ‘Hot Ones’… answering hot questions from Sean Evans as she eats even hotter wings. During the show Charlize sings one of her favourite South African ‘expressions’/songs (‘sit jou hand voer jou […]

One of the most mind-blowing things about South Africa is its wildlife… writes Phil Maloney. Have you ever watched the National Geographic channel on TV? It’s like that, but with the added thrill of getting malaria (for real – if you go to the Kruger Park, take malaria medication). There are kabillions (rough estimate – […]

Since Sunday’s announcement that polony is the main culprit in the listeria outbreak in South Africa, locals have done what they do best in a crisis – joke about it! With good old-fashioned South African humour, jokes and memes about polony, Vienna sausages and Enterprise Foods (where the source was identified in Limpopo) have been […]

While South African cricketer Quinton de Kock has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa in Durban, and may not be too popular in Australia right now, it looks like he has […]

Sjoe, this remains one of the most popular South African adverts… absolutely unique, and still shared 10 years after it was first broadcast (with some complaining at the time that it should have had a late night slot because of the language). The Halls UFO TV Commercial, created especially for South African audiences, was directed […]

Heres a Top 10 “Aussie Facts” list that every South African should know before arriving Down Under… from the personal point of view of South African expat comedian Kevin Fraser who now calls Australia home. WATCH Top 10 Aussie Facts from a South African Expat Kevin Fraser’s Top 10 Facts about Australia you need to […]

In February 2017, the city of Cape Town in South Africa was declared to be in a water crisis, and it was predicted it would become the first major city in the world to run out of water. DAY ZERO was looming, and coming closer if residents used too much water… It had all the […]

Watch South African comedian Trevor Noah on loving the Xhosa (and not needing to read the subtitles), and how blockbuster movie ‘Black Panther‘ reminded him of his mom and the hidings he would get as a child! Trevor was speaking to the audience ‘between the takes’ whilst filming The Daily Show in New York, USA. […]

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba joked about his Candy Crush ‘addiction’ during his 2018 Budget Speech in Parliament on Wednesday… laying to rest any suspicions (or hopes) that the Candy Crush picture last week had been photoshopped! The Minister was photographed playing Candy Crush on Friday evening, during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s maiden State of the Nation […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has compiled a 37-minute farewell video to former President Jacob Zuma, using key footage from his comedy shows over the last few years. Posting a trailer on Twitter, Trevor said: “I don’t care what the people say, he will always be the President of jokes. Farewell Jacob Zuma.” Trevor joked […]

Unstoppable South African musician Don Clarke has released his latest gem – ‘Zuma Has Fallen’. All through Zuma’s ‘reign’ Don was relentless in creating video parodies that poked fun at and exposed the alleged corruption under former President Jacob Zuma. Don said: “That great moment has FINALLY arrived!!! SHARE the joy far and wide people! […]

The ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ meme has been popular around the world – depicting a disgruntled girlfriend looking at her boyfriend looking at another woman – and is even up for a Shorty Award (recognising great social media content)… But perhaps nobody has nailed ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ as well as this photoshopped version from South Africa, which has […]

Eish, SABC news anchor Peter Ndoro mistakenly reported this morning that South Africa’s brand new President, Cyril Ramaphosa, had passed away. The South African Broadcasting Corporation reporter muddled Ramaphosa’s name with that of former Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who died on Wednesday from colon cancer. Just last month Ndoro mistakenly said that IFP leader Prince […]

Watch South African expat Kevin Fraser’s Tribute to Zuma. The comedian, who now lives in Australia, will be performing in Pretoria at the end of this month, followed by Namibia and Johannesburg. He says: “I’m so excited to get back to Africa and celebrate, I’m going to kiss that Motherland soil as I go through […]

A South African television reporter was a little surprised by the responses he received from people in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, last night… after President Jacob Zuma’s resignation. “Gee Whizz,” said a shocked Nickolaus Bauer, after revellers in the city called Zuma a “mother f***er” and said “f *** him” during his live interviews with them on […]

Being South African means having a lot of humour during trying times! Here are just some of the Jacob Zuma Resignation jokes and memes being shared on social media, as the country (and world) waited to find out whether he would or would not resign. Followed by those jokes that came after Jacob Zuma resigned as […]

Nando’s does it again! This time the fast food chicken restaurant chain appears to have predicted the Gupta raid that took place this morning in Saxonwold, South Africa! The “We Can Fix Our Sh*t” ad was aired two months ago, in mid-December 2017, and ended with this section: The chicken have come home to roost. […]

A comedy sketch filmed a decade ago is still causing laughs tens years later! It features a couple of passive-aggressive South African air stewardesses on a flight to Johannesburg. During the flight the rude South African airline hostesses deal with a hijacker, a vegetarian and a woman they believe is scared of flying. The video […]

If you’re like me, you’ve probably never experienced any real hardship in life, writes Dave from The Kiffness. Sure, it was difficult to deal with the bullies at my private junior school, but at least I had running water. Until now. Well, at least 90 days from now. While mothers across Constantia are enjoying their […]