A young 12-year-old South African girl from the Western Cape, known as the ‘Facebook Diva’, is taking the internet by storm with her ‘Lekker Bekkie’ videos… and the good vibes she sends out are now coming right back to her! After reporting on Logan Harnick* this morning, Daily Voice said they were inundated with offers […]

Here’s a fantastic message from South African comedian Carvin H. Goldstone, who has just completed a headlining comedy tour of the Middle East… taking a taste of home to expats abroad. Carvin was so blown away by the good vibe that South Africans abroad have sent out to the world about being South African, that […]

Joburger’s black and white questions on his Facebook page continue to be popular amongst South Africans. Here are the latest three with some of the most “liked” replies… So what have Black People in South Africa learnt from other races? Mabuyi Ndlela: PRIORITIES!!!!! Investing in property and saving for kids’ education is more important than […]

It seems inventing new words comes naturally to Presidents. Not to be outdone by American President Donald Trump’s “Nambia” and “Covfefe“, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma came up with his own new word on Thursday – “Meando’s”. Watch below. While answering DA Leader Mmusi Maimane – and twisting Maimane’s words – Zuma joked that “you […]

Cape Town photographer Josh Rubin and his family’s domestic worker, Caroline, are cheering up South Africans around the country with their heart-warming video of Josh trying to teach Caroline to drive. Josh and Caroline have known each other since he was 10 and she came to work for the family. As you can see in […]

Watch South African expat Sandhira Chetty’s video about some of South Africa’s unique problems. She stresses it’s light-hearted! “These are just a few problems which you may experience if you’re South African,” she says. “Yes, I am aware there are much bigger problems in SA, this video was just made in jest.” Twenty-eight year old […]

One of the burning questions that black people in South Africa would like to ask white people is: why do you always re-do high fives? This and other questions have been asked on Facebook page, Joburger, after the page posted an image saying: “Okay black people… ask white people one question you always wanted to […]

South Africans have been going crazy over a new list, published internationally, that places the Afrikaans South African accent at the TOP of all Sexiest Accents in the World… and the key to a foreigner’s heart. The list of the Top 50 Countries in the World Ranked by Sexiness of their Accents was compiled by […]

You may have seen the viral video of a cool Granny dancing in the back of a car earlier this week… but you may not have realised she’s a South African granny. A very cool granny… from Vryheid. According to HeraldLIVE, the video features 77-year-old Maureen Craig getting her groove on for ‘Gobisiqolo’ by Bhizer, […]

South Africa’s petrol price is set to rise by between 25 and 29 cents on Wednesday, the Energy Department announced on Monday. And it didn’t take long for South Africans to react with typical SA humour! See below. A litre of 93 (ULP and LRP) will rise by 25 cents, while a litre of 95 […]

Watch below in a scene that Australia’s media are calling the most heartbreaking footy grand final defeat of the year. West Wallsend were playing rugby union against Cardiff in a Newcastle women’s rugby league match, in New South Wales. Wallsend was so close to winning the premiership with a 6-4 lead when the final whistle […]

American President Donald Trump created a new African country yesterday – Nambia. And he didn’t mention this non-existent land just once, but at least twice. Watch below. At first it was unclear if the US leader meant Namibia or Zambia when announcing that “Nambia’s health system is increasingly self-sufficient”. But a check of the White […]

South Africans have reacted to the mega-whitewash that took place Saturday in Albany, New Zealand… where the mighty All Blacks thrashed the Springboks 57-0. When faced with the humiliating defeat, of course South Africans have brought out their humour. See below… Today’s score was South Africa’s worst defeat in its history (in other words 111 […]

Congratulations Trevor Noah! South Africa’s popular comedian announced Friday that his contract with The Daily Show has been extended! All the way until 2022! In true Trevor style, the SA expat went straight to gratitude… and South Africans were at the top of his list. “Let me begin by saying thank you – thank you […]

So how long is 3 minutes? It can either be quick quick or fok long. Well let me tell you… When you only have 3 minutes to get ready and out the door for an appointment or work, 3 minutes is quick quick; it feels like 20 seconds… BUT, if you are in a water […]

Together, they figure they have done South African Tourism more good than any other two blondes… and have travelled to the moon and back. Melanie Walker and Viv Vermaak. The one is a former barefoot trans-African arm-wrestler. The other is a former fashion model and adrenaline junkie. The one hosted a show called ‘Going Nowhere […]

They say South Africans aren’t sissies, and a lot of pictures are shared proving our ‘toughness’ – see below… but then scroll down further to watch a Halloween prank video that shows, just maybe, South Africans can be sort of sissies sometimes… We occasionally have baboons in our gardens and in our cars… And they’re […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has won his first Emmy (of hopefully many to come!) for his YouTube comedy special, “The Daily Show: Between the Scenes”. The episodes include funny, interesting and varied titbits that Trevor offers as he engages the audience during the ad breaks, between the scenes that are actually broadcast for “The […]

As Hurricane Irma barrels up Florida’s west coast on track to hit Tampa, South Africans have told the mega-storm to… voetsak! And it appears the storm has listened… it has been reduced to a Category One storm. Sustained winds have dropped to 85 mph with gusts of up to 120 mph. However the worst is not […]

South Africa’s Trevor Noah and world famous Colombian songstress, Shakira, teamed up for a brilliant international episode of Carpool Karaoke in Barcelona. Singing songs like “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” – which Shakira sang at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa – the two had fun in and out of the car – […]

When South African comedian Trevor Noah was recently back home, performing “There’s a Gupta on My Stoep”… he offered an explanation for President Jacob Zuma’s fumbling of the ANC membership numbers in October 2015, when he famously said “Listen properly now”. So, listen properly now and watch below… Jacob Zuma – Listen Properly Remember this? […]

If you need a feel-good – here’s the perfect video. Watch how this little elephant is having such fun chasing the birds… until he falls. Just like most concerned moms, his mother immediately starts walking towards him… and he in turn scurries over to her for comfort, like all little children. The video was filmed […]

A video of a Cape Town groom ‘serenading’ his blushing – and giggling – bride is fast approaching 1 million views, having already been watched over 792,000 times on Facebook since it was posted nine days ago! Christiaan van den Berg and his ‘merry men’ surprised his bride, Daniela van den Berg, with an awesome […]

I moved to South Africa from Canada in September 2016. When I first got here, everything was strange, confusing, and wonderful. Now that I’ve been here almost a year, well, nothing has changed. But I think I’ve been adapting. One of my favourite bloggers, Joburg Expat, compiled of list of signs that indicate you’re no […]

In 1996 I was involved in a head-on collision in South Africa, writes SHAMILA RAMSOOKBHAI. Hubby was driving and in the midst of an argument we didn’t realise that he turned onto oncoming traffic. I bore the brunt of it. Landed at King Edward due to the medical aid not kicking in that month, and […]