This week’s episode of Carte Blanche reveals more on State Capture, patients taking control of Diabetes, the important first 1000 days of a child’s life, and a hitman ‘Hired to Kill’ by an accused murderer in jail. The show is available to South Africans abroad from Tuesday 11 September 2018 – if you subscribe to […]

South African comedian and vlogger Devon Wayne Saunders – aka Devdondidit – has posted this hilarious video of his first encounter with gluten-free bread! “I broke Coloured protocol and bought Gluten Free bread from Woolworths, R54 later and Glutenisha and I are BFF’s rather!” he joked on Facebook. Shocked by the price, Devon couldn’t work […]

While it has been two decades since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded, director Roland Joffé’s new film – The Forgiven – returns to that time to grapple with some terrible truths of apartheid and its legacy. The movie – which has Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s blessing – stars Forest Whitaker (as Tutu) and Eric Bana, […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s three-day tour of Africa will probably be remembered for three main things – she announced that Britain will support South Africa’s land reform as long as it is legal and fair, said Britain will use Aid budget to boost trade in Africa; and she boogied whenever she could! Her (slightly […]

Check out all the new additions that have come to the Showmax platform in the past week. Younger fans, block off two hours of your weekend to find out what happens with Charles and Liza in the final four episodes of the latest season! Series additions Younger, S5 – episodes 9 to 12 Episode 12, […]

The explosive BBC World News documentary about rhino poaching in South Africa, which premiered around the world a couple of weeks ago, is now available to watch on YouTube. See below. The show lifts the lid on the alleged links between rhino poaching in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, and the alleged corruption within KZN courts […]

Watch this awesome video footage of whales breaching at a holiday spot along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast. The footage was captured at Shelly Beach, showing the whales swimming very close to shore… to the delight of the children gathered behind the rock pool. WATCH Whales having a ‘whale’ of a time on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast https://www.facebook.com/lydia.truter.5/videos/1664826653626457/

Final touches are being made to an all-women 50-day conservation adventure from South Africa into Southern Africa. The Journeys with Purpose: Rise of the Matriarch expedition brings together 12 women from around the world who will travel 9 000km across four countries to raise awareness about the contentious human-wildlife conflict. Headed by Carla Geyser, a […]

Here’s a video showing a taste of the true South Africa… at Neighbourgoods Market in Johannesburg, where cultural diversities are celebrated and South Africans of all ages, colours and sizes gather together to enjoy good food, good shots (!) and good company… Fable uploaded the video to YouTube saying: “This video is dedicated to all […]

Catch the landmark 90-minute Carte Blanche 30th Birthday Broadcast on Sunday night in South Africa. Carte Blanche says it has given M-Net viewers the “right to see it all”; it has provided a voice to all South Africans; it has been a trustworthy authority on the state of affairs and a clear reflection of the world […]

South Africans have reacted with typical SA humour to the Adam Catzavelos racist video. Using the hashtag #adamcatzaveloschallege, people have uploaded videos mocking that which Adam made boasting about being on a beach where there wasn’t a single black person in sight… WATCH new anti-racist challenge in South Africa – #AdamCatzavelosChallenge https://youtu.be/tEXUsGU8gYk

In a small, dusty town in Argentina lives a community who loves to sokkie jol and braai. They are the descendants of Afrikaners who fled South Africa over 115 years ago during the Anglo-Boer War. The language and culture struggle to survive, but the town still exists today and the boere that stay there long […]

A whale mother and her calf were captured on film this morning, swimming along KwaZulu-Natal’s Dolphin Coast in South Africa, north of tourism destination Durban. Like all moms and their kids, it’s so beautiful to watch them together as the little one races ahead, and mom keeps the calf safely in her vision. The beautiful […]

South African expat and US Talk Show host, Trevor Noah, has posted a warm tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Franklin, who had pancreatic cancer, was surrounded by her family and friends in Detroit. Noah recalled growing up in South Africa listening to Franklin […]

Every day, Ranger units encounter suspected poachers in the Kruger National Parks with up to three incursions with poachers taking place in the park daily. The SANParks rangers, have a huge responsibility on their shoulders and work tirelessly and risk their lives to safeguard our rhinos. Just last month, field ranger Respect Mathebula paid the […]

As poachers continue to relentlessly slaughter South Africa’s rhino to the brink of extinction, a novel approach is being executed to desperately try and turn the tide on poaching. Five white rhino have been transported from Johannesburg to Shanghai, China, where the demand for rhino horn is high. It’s hoped that by sending these rhino, […]

This week’s episode of Carte Blanche investigates the sabotage of Metrorail, the crime wave hitting Stellenbosch and more. The show is available to South Africans abroad from today – Tuesday 14 August 2018 – if you subscribe to Showmax. Metrorail Sabotage With 39 train carriages set alight and destroyed in just the last four months, […]

Two South African bulldogs are becoming famous on the internet for their Oscar-winning performance after they trashed some furniture. Their owner Nico du Toit posted the video a week ago saying: “These little f***ers are too clever for their own good. Laughed so much I’m crying…” Since the video has gone viral, with pet groups […]

Every once in a while, there comes a TV show that quickly becomes a phenomenon. That’s exactly what The Queen has become in South Africa. We just cannot get enough of it. Seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming on Showmax. And yes, it starts from the very first episode. The Mzansi Magic telenovela, created by […]

International actress Pearl Thusi and Humane Society International/Africa are exposing the ugly truth behind the “Snuggle Scam”. South African actress and wildlife advocate Pearl Thusi is collaborating with Humane Society International/Africa to warn residents – and especially travellers to South Africa – not to visit tourist attractions that offer lion cub petting and lion walks. […]

Watch Viv Vermaak’s latest Friday F*** Off (which now has its own page!). This week Viv tells MTN just why she’s leaving them – and why she thinks “MTN is like Magnus Malan” – after thousands of rands worth of data miraculously disappeared from her wifi device. You can also read the transcript below of […]

A new South African expat, living in the Netherlands, has recorded a heartbreaking message for SA’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC). The video is going viral as it’s struck a chord with so many young South African parents faced with a similar decision to emigrate, if they can, when their heart and soul […]

Tomorrow, Thursday, 9 August 2018 is Women’s Day in South Africa, when South Africans commemorate the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country’s Apartheid pass laws. Here’s a selection of six South African classics – just released on Showmax – that capture the courage of South […]

Diversity appears to be one of the main things that makes people proud to be South African… along with SA’s awesome people, culture, beauty and food. Creative team Sibling Rivalry took to the streets of Cape Town to ask people what makes them proudly South African. What makes you proudly South African? So what makes […]

Usually Luke Maximo Bell produces breathtaking footage of the Western Cape, but this time the South African videographer has created a slightly different video… although it’s just as mesmerising (and includes some spectacular scenes): of learning to balance stones. It was all filmed in South Africa… except for some time lapse scenes which Luke took […]