The swallows in the Free State at this time of year are quite something to behold. Watch footage below, filmed by Laurie Jean Ross while she was en route to Kroonstad from Gauteng. “Every fly over was covered,” says Laurie, who filmed the scene a few weeks ago. “Should still be here for summer.” Ester […]

One of ER24’s proudest ambassadors, Vicky Govender, was cremated in his red ER24 flight suit in Durban a couple of weeks ago… following his tragic death after the devastating Durban floods when he paid the ultimate price while trying to save the lives of others. Vicky, a medic from ER24 Highway (KZN), passed away during […]

A team – including 200 South African volunteers – has mapped the best of the country’s wild landscapes – including its most prolific parks and the botanical wonders it offers – as part of an exciting launch with Google Street View called South Africa 360. (See awesome videos below.) The team of passionate South Africans […]

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 […]

Sjoe. Watch South Africa’s Rugby World Cup (RWC) bid video which has helped SA be nominated as the preferred candidate to host the RWC in 2023. Watch #SA2023 RWC Bid Video South Africa was today named as the “clear leader”, ahead of fellow bidders France and Ireland… as the country best able to fulfil the […]

Although some racists tried to hijack or sabotage #BlackMonday, for many South Africans – of all races – Monday 30 October 2017 was an important day for  standing up, united, against all crime, committed against all races, in their beloved land – South Africa. From farmworkers in South Africa: https://www.facebook.com/stephan.j.malan/videos/1744502975569431/ From South African expat in […]

Controversial Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr has posted a video “SOS to the World” from South Africa. The singer says it is a short video in English for the eyes and ears of overseas viewers. Hofmeyr says: “I appeal now to our 800,000 expats … to relay this cry for help and to not forget us […]

Another concerned South African citizen, Tebogo Van Der Berg, has recorded a video regarding the farm murders in the country. He has a proposal… Posting on Facebook from Tembisa (a township north of Kempton Park, in Gauteng), Tebogo says: “Let’s help Stop Farm Murders.” Tebogo says he is heartbroken that the men who work to […]

South African chef Chantel Dartnall has been named the BEST Lady Chef in the World at the international 2017 Best Chef Awards in Warsaw, Poland! Chantel – who is the chef at Restaurant Mosaic in Elandsfontein, Pretoria – said it was an “incredible moment” and thanked “each and every one of the incredible people in […]

A devastated Western Cape farm manager’s message, from the seat of his bakkie after a sleepless night in which a friend was murdered, went viral on Tuesday. The heartbroken South African urged ALL South Africans to wear black on Monday 30 October 2017… to mourn all the farmers and victims of violent crime who have […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans in SA on Sunday and for expats from Tuesday, if you subscribe to Showmax International. Superstar the Octopus: An Unlikely Friendship For six years citizen scientist Craig Foster has been diving into the underwater kelp forests of Simonstown until he developed an unlikely relationship with […]

Following a handful of heartbreaking viral videos, filmed in Afrikaans… pleading for help in putting a stop to farm murders, and all violent crimes in South Africa, there were requests from people abroad for the videos to be in English so as to reach foreigners. South African comedian Radio Raps – or “Jonathan vanaf die […]

The video of a crazy wonderful British adventurer in South Africa has gone viral… and it’s not surprising when you see why – the adventurer, Tom Morgan (38) from Bristol, used 100 helium balloons to hoist himself 4,238m into the air and fly 25km across an area north of Johannesburg! It turns out, if you […]

A devastated farm manager has filmed a heartbreaking video in his vehicle, calling on his friends to share a message urging all South Africans to wear black on Monday 30 October 2017… to mourn all the farmers who have died so far this year, including his friend Joubert Conradie (seen in the pic below) who […]

When a power outage suddenly hit a Christian School in South Africa, there were no complaints. Instead they burst into song, and turned what could’ve been a negative experience into a beautiful rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’. Watch the goosebump moment as the school sings… while thunder can be heard outside and lightning flashes can be […]

Check out the trailer for Hollywood movie star Ethan Hawke’s latest movie – ’24 Hours to Live’ – filmed in South Africa. The action-packed movie is a fast-paced thriller about a career assassin (Hawke) who is given a chance at redemption after his employer temporarily brings him back to life… after being killed on the […]

The world famous Namaqualand daisies draw thousands of tourists every year, but they are under threat from phosphate mines in the area… Elandsfontein Phosphate Mine In 2016 current affairs programme Carte Blanche showed how the controversial Elandsfontein Phosphate Mine was granted a mining license, even though the Department of Mineral Resources had rejected the application […]

South Africans have been sharing an American video that’s gone viral and attracted the attention of international celebrities like talk show hosts James Corden and Ellen de Generes, and actor Ashton Kuchter. The video depicts the ‘privilege walk’, a technique used around the world to teach students and others about the advantages some of us […]

Watch this adorable female southern white rhinoceros calf run in slow motion. The calf was born on 5 October, out in the pasture at The Wilds in Ohio, USA, and is the second fifth-generation white rhino born outside of Africa, according to The Wilds. Both were born at The Wilds. Dan Beetem, Director of Animal Management, […]

Former BBC reporter Lisa Ashton travelled to South Africa for the first time in 2004 to make a documentary. She never realised it was going to change her life forever… and help her change the lives of so many impoverished South Africans. Lisa was inspired, whilst making the doc, by an amazing woman with an […]

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 African photojournalist Brent Stirton has scooped the grand title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 for a photo he captured of a de-horned black rhino, after a poaching kill, in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park. The image – Memorial to a Species – was chosen by an international panel of judges as the winning picture from […]

Check out this short film of Johannesburg cyclist, Wandile Msomi, “playfully engaging with the streets of Jozi” on his daily commute through the sprawling city. The film was premiered on Thursday evening by Hunter Cycling shop, in conjunction with the Jozi Hustle. It’s called ‘Pls Do Not Count This’… which are the words scrawled on […]

Here’s a compilation video to remind us all what beauty there lies within our borders. Matt Menton edited the video which includes footage of South Africa from well known photographers like Kierran Allen. Matt says: “I hope you enjoy this cinematic montage of my beautiful country!!! “The purpose of this video is to show you […]