South African comedian and TV presenter Trevor Noah shared a fantastic video late Thursday of an American grandmother, Estelle, who is clearly one of his biggest fans. She says she watches him every night and that he’s just as good as his Daily Show predecessor, Jon Stewart. But it’s her message to Trevor at the […]

Emanuella Samuel, the young actress whose ‘My Real Face’ video went viral and earned her fans around the world (including President Obama’s daughter Malia), has become the youngest person in Africa – at six – to win a YouTube award. Emanuella appears in the weekly comedy videos produced by her uncle, Nigerian entertainer Mark Angel. The […]

“Love Thy Neighbour… But Don’t Get Caught!” is the catch phrase behind a brilliant new South African movie, ‘Keeping Up with The Kandasamys’. Shanti Naidoo and Jennifer Kandasamy are matriarchal rivals of neighbouring families in the South African film, whose young adult children become romantically involved. And the last thing these two Chatsworth mothers need […]

The ‘Afrikaans Vertaal Grappie’ joke is old but it’s classic. This video was uploaded in 2013. The original joke was first posted on the internet in 2007, but even then it had been around for donkeys’ years! This week it’s been going viral again. It’s what happens when you try to translate directly from one […]

South Africans have taken to Twitter today to tease (and taunt) President Jacob Zuma, who – after a year in which he’s ducked and dived controversy and allegations of corruption (from his Nkandla house to his ties with the Gupta’s) – still “whinges” that it’s all a plot from outsiders to oust him. The hashtag […]

Controversial TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has poked fun at South Africa’s controversial president in his new show, The Grand Tour (watch the full episode below). During the filming of the Joburg-based Episode 2, Clarkson delighted the local crowd with references to President Jacob Zuma’s well-documented difficulty with saying long numbers (“listen properly now”) and his […]

The Doom jokes in South Africa have continued to spread a week after Limpopo Prophet (Detective) Lethebo Rabalago posted photos of himself spraying ill members of his congregation with the insecticide, claiming the spray would heal them. One South African has decided to use the can to spray out negativity in the country! Another joke shows a […]

South Africans have reacted with shock, horror and humour (see bottom of page) at revelations that Prophet (Detective) Lethebo sprayed members of his congregation with Doom insecticide last weekend in South Africa. The ‘Prophet of Doom’ claimed the spray would heal them. Playing Devil’s Advocate, Edenvale Radio presenter Viv Vermaak decided to find out what […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has compared SA’s President Jacob Zuma with America’s soon to be President Donald Trump, saying: “When you look at Zuma and Trump, it seems like they’re brothers from another mother.” Speaking on his The Daily Show on Tuesday night, Trevor noted the frightening similarities between Trump and South Africa’s “charismatic, anti-establishment president”; both […]

‘Kom ons braai,’ Ina said, confusing this weekend for Braai Day. (Heritage Day) ‘Sharp!’ I said, offering my place. I normally ship Ron in for these events. He doubles as entertainment and ‘Braaimaster’ / serf. Ron bailed, so I had to do it all myself. I was cool with it. I mean, how difficult can […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah had a strong message for those liberal supporters who have been protesting against Donald Trump being President. He cautioned them to be careful not to become the “hate” they’re protesting against, and that it’s like sex – you can be “loud and wild and do it all night long… but when something […]

While there was devastation during Wednesday’s flash flood, there was also typical South African humour for those whose lives were not threatened. Pie Badenhorst, from Marlands, Germiston, uploaded this footage of him and a mate, Lucas Coetzer, fishing during the floods. Another video shows the two – one barefoot, the other in slops – running […]

PRETORIA – Eskom CEO – and chief creator of the #SaxonwoldShebeen hashtag that went viral in South Africa – Brian Molefe, has announced that he will voluntarily step down from his position with effect from 1 January 2017. “I have, in the interest of good corporate governance, decided to leave my employ at Eskom from 1 January 2017,” […]

Johannesburg actress Ursula Botha set comedian Donovan Goliath a challenge to see how many of South Africa’s famous Chappies wrappers’ Did You Know facts he knew. Check how many you can answer before Donovan does… Questions in the video include: Can a crocodile stick out its tongue? How many hearts does an octopus have? What percentage of […]

The jokes and memes have already started to pour in since it was announced that unlikely candidate Donald Trump has been elected US President. South Africans are particularly laughing as they ready themselves to welcome Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson. Remember he said this: America just lost Samuel L. Jackson pic.twitter.com/VGpzeMJpXf — Revitalize (@Revitalize) November […]

National Geographic posted a video of penguins fighting on Friday that went viral and generated an avalanche of reactions on social media, including a popular tweet of South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu that was retweeted over 1,800 times. The video that set it off featured a brutal fight after “a husband comes home and finds his wife with […]

Okay, thanks to a massive demand, here are ten more fantastic #SaxonwoldShebeen jokes and memes doing the rounds on social media, and showing South African resilience and humour at its best… For info on the background to this incredible hashtag that just keeps on giving – please see SAPeople’s first Saxonwold Shebeen jokes / meme article (basically, […]

After Eskom CEO Brian Molefe made light of his alleged 19 visits to the Gupta Family residence in Johannesburg suburb Saxonwold, Twitter exploded. Molefe said “there’s a shebeen” (to explain his phone records showing he was in the vicinity). Twitter replied with #SaxonwoldShebeen and #PhuzaThursday, displaying some of that fantastic South African humour we love. As […]

After the marches in Pretoria yesterday, and the revelations in the State Capture Report – two heroes have arisen: Tshwane mayor, Solly Msimanga (DA) Solly showed he’s not only cleaning up corruption in his city… but helping to clean up the trash that was left behind by protesters, who marched through the streets of Pretoria’s CBD yesterday. Leading […]

Nando’s does it again… delivering an advert poking fun at the politics of the day – namely the State Capture Report that was released by the Public Protector today. The South African peri peri chicken restaurant chain killed a few ‘birds’ with one stone with this ad: referencing Adv Thuli Madonsela’s very long 355-page State Capture Report, South […]

Whoops. Nando’s usually gets it right on the mark… poking fun at politicians when things are heated in the country, but today’s banner seems a day or two late, and we were all hungry for a Nando’s ad that targeted those featured in the State Capture Report. One Nando’s fan, Tebogo Mabena, said: “Nando’s picking […]