Finally, a foreigner appears to have almost nailed the South African accent. Well, at least better than most who’ve come before him. The brilliant Australian actor, comedian (and father to three boys) Jimmy Rees has posted a hilarious video in which he masters several accents (random Aussie, posh Melbourne accent, whining New Zealander and competitive […]

Check out this hilarious video from South African comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout on how you know when a place is luxurious… or ‘kak fancy’, as Schalk says! While staying in Mbombela (formerly Nelspruit) while he shoots a TV show this month, Schalk treated himself to a couple of days off at the exquisite Kruger Shalati: The […]

Old friend… when I saw you, just a few short weeks ago, I could see that your eyes had lost their sparkle. I wished to be wrong, but I knew, right away, that this was our last meeting. I did not linger, much. You were in no need of company. Just quietly standing… I could […]

A total of 451 rhino were poached in South Africa in 2021, according to the SA government, with 327 lost within government reserves and 124 on private property. While there is a 24 percent decrease in rhino poaching compared to the pre-Covid period in 2019, there has been an increase in poaching on private properties, […]

When you think of BMX Street Style, two things immediately come to mind – urban youth and the lay of the inner city. When one of the world’s best Pro BMX street riders, Courage Adams from Spain, landed in Johannesburg to shoot a special project, these two concepts became personified. Courage (25), who was born […]

The Antipolis sank on the coast of Cape Town 44 years ago. Recently – on Friday 21 January 2022 – massive swells pushed the remaining wreck up onto the rocky beach near Oudekraal. Once a dive site, this wreck is now visible to those not willing to brave the cold waters of Cape Town. Check […]

Join Bands Not Gangs is a community music school that aims to prevent children on the Cape Flats from falling into gangsterism by giving them music lessons. The school teaches guitar, drums, and piano. The programme also donates musical instruments to community leaders in gang-ridden areas. WATCH Guitars instead of Guns… for Cape Flats Children […]

Demand for rhino horn in Asian markets, especially Vietnam and China, has pushed the remaining rhino populations to the brink of extinction. In the past decade, nearly 10,000 rhinos were killed by poachers in Africa. The remaining rhino populations in Africa and Asia are steadily declining, with fewer than 30,000 animals left in 2020 from […]

Well known KwaZulu-Natal safari guide Gavin Udal captured a rare scene last week, at the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in South Africa, of a troop of Vervet Monkeys swimming across a swollen crocodile-infested river! This is not something monkeys would usually do. Gavin – who owns and runs Wendy’s Country Lodge & Zululand Adventures – said: […]

Western Cape photographer and film-maker Luke Bell has always believed that, while it’s debatable, “Cape Town is the most beautiful city on Earth”; and a few years ago The Australian newspaper agreed and shared Luke’s video internationally. This year Luke has created a new 4K Drone video capturing the Western Cape’s breathtaking beauty and proving […]

Rhino poaching in South Africa is at a critical level despite the “deafening” silence from official government communications and mainstream media, according to one of southern Africa’s most dedicated, well-respected wildlife vets, Dr Dave Cooper. Referring to the violent killing of rhino as ‘murders’ rather than the mild, mundane word ‘poaching’, Dr Cooper has issued a massive […]

For many South Africans living abroad, returning home for Christmas is a dream come true – the friendly people, the beautiful climate, the stunning landscape… but mostly, the ‘welcome home’ hugs and kisses from loved ones you miss so, so very much. For SA dance celebrity Oti Mabuse, who is a household name in the […]

A festive family in South Africa got a shock after putting up their Christmas tree and decorating it – when a deadly poisonous SNAKE poked its head out from behind a bauble! British family Rob and Marcela Wild were admiring their just-up fir with children Edward and Sahara when they suddenly spotted the venomous boomslang. […]

You wouldn’t be surprised to see a game of snakes and ladders under the Christmas tree… but imagine the shock for a Western Cape family, when they saw a real live snake IN their Christmas Tree. And it wasn’t just any snake. It was a boomslang… which is of course named for the fact that […]

A pod of Humpback Whales frolicking off the shores of Cape Town has spent the week entertaining residents and holiday makers in the Western Cape, South Africa. Since last Saturday the whales have been spotted along the coast, most recently at Mouille Point. South Africans lined up along the coast to watch them, some even […]

Troukoors (Wedding Fever), the first Showmax Original romcom, will be available to binge from 13 December 2021. Talented Ilse-Lee van Niekerk (Getroud Met Rugby, 4 Mure, Die Boekklub) stars as Jessica, a wedding planner who’s surrounded by love but struggling to find it for herself. Troukoors is made by SAFTA winner Louis Pretorius and SAFTA […]

Across the world, right now – from Cape Town to Kabul and London to Beijing – the arts are being silenced. COVID-19, conflict, censorship, loss of funding, displacement – even natural disasters – are seeing to it that the volume is being turned down on one of humanity’s driving forces: creative expression. But right here […]

The Kiffness has come up with another kiff song – a cover of John Lennon’s Imagine, but with his own words sending a strong message to Shell, who were scheduled today to start a controversial oil exploration expedition – known as ‘seismic blasting – along South Africa’s beautiful Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape. The […]

Three terrified eco-students had a miracle escape in South Africa when their safari truck was attacked by a six-tonne elephant bull in musth, and rammed off the road. The elephant became enraged when two vehicles came a little too close to its breeding herd on the Selati Game Reserve near Hoedspruit and the Kruger National […]

Two German nationals are expected to appear in a South African court on Monday for the alleged illegal trade and possession of reptiles and controlled substances (drugs). “The men were nabbed while illegally catching and trading in reptiles, including Armadillo Girdled lizards which are a threatened and protected species, geckos and tortoises in the Northern […]

As England host our World Champion Springboks this weekend, World Rugby has posted this video to look back on the last time these two sides met in a Rugby World Cup – which is also the last Rugby World Cup match that was played. South Africa came away with their third world title after an […]

A petrol attendant from King Williams Town in the Eastern Cape, is inspiring South Africans nationwide because while he was filling up their tanks with fuel… Siphenkosi Nqoro was also studying part-time, and has successfully gained for himself a Law degree from Fort Hare University. WATCH Petrol attendant gets law degree in the Eastern Cape […]

In one of those classic ‘only in South Africa’ moments, a couple of motorists were shocked to find a car in front of them driving along with a supermarket trolley in place of a wheel! South Africans are renowned worldwide for their entrepreneurial skills and unique solutions – remember, it was a South African who […]

A video going viral on Twitter this week is winning hearts and votes for uMngeni’s new Mayor-Elect, Chris Pappas. “I love him, such passion, this is what we need” said one local. Many added: “What a great speaker”, while one tweeted: “Holy cr*p. Who is this guy, tjoooo, ANC is in trouble in KZN.” The […]

Durban influencer Taylor Morrison’s special message for Eskom, filmed in March, is going viral again with the latest Stage 4 Loadshedding in South Africa. According to Taylor’s profile on her Facebook page (Taylor’s Terrible/Cute 2’s) she’s “the Sassiest little girl you’ll ever meet”… and the seven-year-old proves it in this video, telling Eskom exactly what […]