Watch below in a scene that Australia’s media are calling the most heartbreaking footy grand final defeat of the year. West Wallsend were playing rugby union against Cardiff in a Newcastle women’s rugby league match, in New South Wales. Wallsend was so close to winning the premiership with a 6-4 lead when the final whistle […]

A new music video is trending, featuring the words of EFF leader Julius Malema with the term he uses to refer to South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma – ‘uBaba ka Duduzane’ (father of Duduzane). Malema says he calls Zuma this because ‘President’ means ‘father of the nation’, and Zuma has proved that he puts his […]

This is not a new video – but it’ll give you goosebumps nonetheless if you love Africa and its wildlife. It’s the real deal – not the fake lion roar you often hear in movies. Latest Sightings – Kruger, who uploaded the video a year ago, said the lions were seen in the middle of […]

Check out the ‘boxing grannies’ of Joburg, filmed by Shayne Robinson. “In a small little gym in a community centre in Cosmo City is where I met a really amazing man,” says Shayne. “Claude Maphosa is a former bodybuilder and the owner of the A-Team gym.” Claude says he got the opportunity of a lifetime […]

DStv Premium customers have some good news to celebrate this week. Having a DStv Premium account now means getting access to internet-streaming service Showmax at zero (to be clear, that’s nil, zilch, nada) additional cost!!! Here’s a list of what to watch first… Access to Showmax means getting access to over 25,000 series episodes, movies […]

They say South Africans aren’t sissies, and a lot of pictures are shared proving our ‘toughness’ – see below… but then scroll down further to watch a Halloween prank video that shows, just maybe, South Africans can be sort of sissies sometimes… We occasionally have baboons in our gardens and in our cars… And they’re […]

American filmmaker Mendel Katz, who is married to South African expat Mushkie Lewin, has captured a “short but sweet” documentary about South Africa. Mendel and Mushkie married last year in July and went for a two-month tour around South Africa for their honeymoon. “I wanted to go a bit ‘off the beaten path’ instead of the […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has won his first Emmy (of hopefully many to come!) for his YouTube comedy special, “The Daily Show: Between the Scenes”. The episodes include funny, interesting and varied titbits that Trevor offers as he engages the audience during the ad breaks, between the scenes that are actually broadcast for “The […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up for South Africans abroad, available from Tuesday. SA expats can now watch their favourite SA current affairs programme just two days after it airs in South Africa, if they’re subscribers of Showmax International. (Watch the trailer below.) Bell Pottinger: The PR Disaster The embattled British Public Relations Firm, Bell Pottinger […]

They first met when they were both 12-years-old. Eager young tennis players at the Junior Nike Masters in Stuggart, with hopes and dreams of one day playing the world circuit. Fast forward 19 years, and both South Africa’s Kevin Anderson and Spain’s Rafael Nadal have made their dreams come true. But tonight they both have […]

South Africa’s Trevor Noah and world famous Colombian songstress, Shakira, teamed up for a brilliant international episode of Carpool Karaoke in Barcelona. Singing songs like “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” – which Shakira sang at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa – the two had fun in and out of the car – […]

Watch this spectacular aerial footage of Sani Pass in the Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa… covered in snow, as vehicles try to snake their way up the mountainous terrain. The video was filmed by Gareth Earl Roberts who told SAPeople: “A true winter wonderland in our amazing country.” For those who may want to make the […]

Richard Wright may have terminal cancer, but this morning he just landed in the UK, ready to compete in one of the most challenging races in the world – Ironman Wales. And he’s doing it to raise money for rhino and children with cancer. He may be terminal, but as this incredible South African points […]

If you haven’t seen it yet, this is the exquisitely filmed video South Africans have been going crazy for in the past 10 days. The film was created by a couple of French adventurers, escaping 7 years of living with the “intense pressure” and pollution of Paris… to chase sunrises and sunsets – in SA, […]

Now that South African expats in many countries abroad can enjoy ‘Carte Blanche’ – just two days after it’s aired in SA – here’s what you can watch this week… available right now to subscribers of Showmax International. Declining Adoption Numbers In recent years, the rate of child adoptions in South Africa has declined substantially. Now […]

South Africans have today been sharing a six-year-old secretly taped video that reveals Bell Pottinger boasting about its access to the heart of the British Government (then Prime Minister David Cameron and his foreign secretary William Hague) and how it uses “dark arts” to bury bad coverage and influence public opinion. Those ‘dark arts’ were […]

Thursday’s Question and Answer session with President Jacob Zuma in Parliament, in Cape Town, was filled with entertainment today from the usual suspects – Zuma’s reluctance to answer simple questions to the EFF walking out – but one of the more unexpected moments was when the sign language interpreter abruptly got up and left for […]

Oh my goodness. Watch this from beginning to end and imagine being in the front seat! The video was uploaded by Merelize van der Merwe, a professional huntress in South Africa. She doesn’t mention where the video was taken, but the accents are South African. (Update: Merelize says the video was sent to her via […]

Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader Julius Malema lost his temper in Parliament today after getting yet another frustrating non-answer from President Jacob Zuma. Watch below as Malema asks Zuma, during the Question and Answer section today in Cape Town, why he doesn’t stand up for himself and the good name of his office when he […]

‘Noem My Skollie’ was definitely chosen as South Africa’s official entry to the Oscars for a reason: this is a world-class movie, telling a story that pulls at your heartstrings through the use of incredible cinematography, excellent acting and outstanding directing. And it’s now available on Showmax International for South Africans abroad to watch and enjoy. […]

Rugby star Pat Lambie may play for the Sharks, but he’s passionate about saving South Africa’s rhino… and has recently teamed up with wildlife filmmaker Graham ‘Dingo’ Dinkelman, to create a promo video for a documentary to raise awareness and funds. The hard-hitting and heartfelt doc, which is currently showing on the Discovery Channel, has […]

The surf was pumping in South Africa on Thursday – with huge waves at famous surf location Jeffrey’s Bay, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa… as well as wild surf at Onrus Beach in the Western Cape that made the beach disappear! Jeffrey’s Bay photographers ROBBIE IRLAM and MAARTEN VAN DE VELDE captured the action […]

If you need a feel-good – here’s the perfect video. Watch how this little elephant is having such fun chasing the birds… until he falls. Just like most concerned moms, his mother immediately starts walking towards him… and he in turn scurries over to her for comfort, like all little children. The video was filmed […]

A City of Cape Town worker, who cleans the beach every morning, says the litter that upsets him the most each day is the cigarette butts and broken glass. In a video uploaded by event manager and fundraiser Rachel Smith, Courney asks that beach visitors please pick up stompies and glass because it’s “better for […]

Watch the Malmesbury Superspar staff put on a great song and dance… singing Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’, showing what teamwork is all about! Andrew Francis‎ posted the video to the supermarket’s page on Facebook, saying: “WOW!!! What an amazing surprise while visiting your store 🙂 #FlashMob in the beautiful town of #Malmesbury.” Facebook user Brenda Walker, […]