Today was always going to be emotional for Eben Etzebeth. His 100th Test match for South Africa’s Springboks, becoming only the seventh SA rugby player to achieve this milestone, and the youngest (30). But if you wondered why he was so emotional during the national anthem… it’s because that was his future wife singing it […]

The Drakensberg Boys Choir has done it again – creating an amazing production in a setting as iconic as the KwaZulu-Natal boys’ choir itself. This time the choir is singing a cover of Butter by South Korean boy band BTS (Bangtan Boys) who happen to be the favourite group of another South African icon, Trevor […]

From Showmax #1s to Durban Film Fest winners and box office hits, here are some awesome local South African movies to stream now, many of which (including Meet Melusi) are available for South Africans abroad to watch too (in most countries)… MEET MELUSI | Stream now, first on Showmax Directed by Black Brain Films co-founder […]

Diepsloot township in Johannesburg is rife with poverty, unemployment – and a lot of plastic litter. But, thanks to a local NGO, community members are making eco-bricks with this waste to build classrooms. Adel van Niekerk spoke to Diana Musara of Khensani’s Collection who is leading this endeavour. © 2022 GroundUp

Thanks to an overwhelming demand, The Kiffness has delivered on his promise to put together a Bheki Cele ‘Shutup’ Remix, following the incident with Action Society director Ian Cameron last week. The Kiffness – aka David Scott – congratulated Ian Cameron “for speaking truth to our Police Minister ??” and explained some context for his hundreds […]

A new five-part mini-series celebrating and profiling anti-poaching K9 units in South Africa’s nature reserves has been launched today. The ‘pawsome’ series, ‘Making CONTACT’ was filmed in Hluhluwe iMfolozi, Kruger National Park and Cape Town and has been created by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, with a goal to help keep paws and boots on the ground […]

South Africa’s Police Minister, Bheki Cele, today clashed with Ian Cameron, anti-crime activist and Action Society director of community safety, in an angry and emotionally-fuelled outburst that ended with him yelling at Cameron to sit down and listen, or to ‘get out’. Cameron was then led out by police. The Police Ministry was meeting with […]

Season 3 of Life With Kelly Khumalo is now streaming, with new episodes on Showmax every Tuesday. In the explosive first episode of Season 3 of the Showmax Original reality series Life With Kelly Khumalo, the singer:  Gives her ex, Jub Jub, the middle finger over his Mother’s Day message Brings Somizi to tears at her gospel […]

Watching the South African national anthem – Nkosi Sikelil’ iAfrika – being sung anywhere can give you chills, but it was extra special on Saturday (2 July ’22) at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria… sung by the first packed stadium back home since the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup in 2019. SA Rugby says there […]

South African musical legend Johnny Clegg would’ve turned 69 today, 7 June 2022. To remember him, here are five of our favourite songs that he gave the world… that “made our hearts feel as strong as the African day”… 1. Johnny Clegg: Great Heart One of Johnny’s sons, musician Jesse Clegg, said today on Facebook: […]

Kelly Khumalo has just dropped the trailer for Season 3 of Life With Kelly Khumalo, the hit Showmax Original reality series that won the 2021 SAFTA for Best Soap Structured Reality TV Show. The new season launches first and only on Showmax on 5 July 2022, with new episodes every Tuesday. WATCH the trailer below. […]

Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear kicked off the Platinum Party (pop concert) at Buckingham Palace with an adorable exchange about a marmalade sandwich! Watch the video below. As the Royal Family said, they got the “Palace rocking”, with the Queen tapping along to the tune of Queen’s rock anthem ‘We Will Rock You’ which opened […]

Meet Phuti Kabasa and her thriving mopane worm business. By Adel Van Niekerk Phuti Kabasa prepares, packages and sells mopane worms, a crunchy high-protein treat. Sceptical? “Try it,” she says. WATCH Eat a bug today: Meet Phuti Kabasa and her thriving mopane worm business © 2022 GroundUp

Commissioned six years ago and kept under lock and key by the Office of the KZN Premier until now, the hidden report into rhino poaching in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been partially released to the Democratic Alliance (DA) following extensive pressure. Last month the DA submitted a Public Access to Information Application (PAIA) for the report, […]

Four massive male lions – including a white one – caused a massive traffic jam in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Watch below. It has to be the coolest traffic jam ever… as the four lions stroll down the middle of the road, heads held high with total confidence and disregard for the waiting […]

South African TikTok user Sami Hall, from Gauteng, has produced a video that’s gone viral, showing actress Amber Heard how to cry better for the court and the cameras. Watch below. Heard was testifying this week in ex-husband Johnny Depp’s defamation trial, in which he is suing her for $50-million in damages for allegedly falsely […]

As they say on Game of Thrones, Winter is Coming… and as Autumn gets well underway and South Africans brace themselves for cooler temperatures, this hilarious video by Lauren Bradley – of a typical South African winter wardrobe – is going viral. As Lauren jokes, in South Africa, “anything below 27 Celsius is winter ?????” […]

On April 1 the number of rhinos poached in Hluhluwe-uMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), since the 1st of January was 60. It’s just one month later, and that already horrific number has shockingly jumped to 94 (actually 95, as of yesterday). Imagine how many rhinos will now not be born because of those that have been […]

Watch below as an extremely frustrated woman tries to get a trucker – who is stuck in the snow – to move his truck back a little so she can get to work, but as he tries to explain – it would be too dangerous. The incident occurred yesterday in Lesotho. He explains: “If it’s […]

At least 71 rhino have been poached this year alone in Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife parks, putting KZN on the road to the species facing extinction in the region within the next five years! This shocking revelation – allegedly by sources within the organisation – has prompted the Democratic Alliance (DA) to submit a Public Access […]

Tom Cruise – who is currently scouting for Mission Impossible locations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – is to be honoured at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival next month for his lifetime achievements. The 59-year-old Hollywood star will be in attendance at the famous film festival in the south of France on May 18, 2022, for […]

The Western Cape High Court has granted an urgent interim relief against the South African government’s controversial trophy hunting quota decision, which was announced in February. This means that no animal can be hunted until the matter is resolved. The High Court granted the interim relief on Friday afternoon, pending the judgment of the interim […]

Nando’s has done it again – creating an advert that gets South Africans laughing… and talking. The fast food peri-peri chicken outlet’s latest advert is centred around gender identity, new pronouns and the importance of family, diversity and inclusivity. Nando’s said in a statement today: “Navigating family dynamics is not for the faint-hearted. You know […]

A myth-busting exercise on hunting questions the claim that bagging wildlife trophies is sustainable… By Don Pinnock, Daily Maverick. When you strip trophy hunting to its essentials, it’s about the desire to kill wild animals – justified by faulty economics. What it’s not about is conservation or community upliftment. That’s the finding of an extensive […]

A beautiful video is going viral on social media, showing a young South African schoolgirl in a hurdles race at an athletics meet at Klub Nories Ondersteunersklub in Gauteng. The young girl – Mieke – falls badly at the first hurdle… but instead of giving up, she gets up. The others in the race are […]