As most people know, the 40th Cape Town Cycle Tour was cancelled last weekend, for the first time in history, due to gale force winds. But what many don’t know is that on every full moon, once a month in Cape Town, there’s a special ‘moonlight mass cycle tour’ around the Mother City! This year’s Cape […]

Despite criticism that South African expats can be negative about their homeland, many abroad know that it’s often quite the opposite. Some of South Africa’s BEST ambassadors ARE its expats. And here’s a case in point. American traveller Rodney Mallari, and two of his mates, recently enjoyed a three-week holiday in South Africa… thanks to the recommendations of South […]

Just like your average South African expat, comedian Trevor Noah had a jol in the snow after Storm Stella blasted through his new hometown of New York, leaving a two-foot blanket of the white stuff behind. The storm brought blizzard conditions, causing trees to fall and power to be cut. Transport was disrupted in several places, including […]

To celebrate the long-awaited for rain falling down in Cape Town, South Africa, this morning… here are 3 of the best cover versions of Toto’s classic ‘Rain Down in Africa’. 1. Watch Video: Africa – Angel City Chorale Using a unique intro – the kind that will make you want to rub your hands together! […]

It’s official. New BBC research – which included South African participants – reveals that watching nature programmes makes you happier! BBC Earth, the BBC’s global factual brand, has today published findings of an international study titled The Real Happiness Project showing nature programming’s direct impact on the mood and wellbeing of its viewers. The research […]

If there’s one video that’s making South Africans say “This is why I love this country”- it’s this… classic footage of an officer “directing traffic South African style”. The video was uploaded to Facebook on Saturday by Murray Kernick, and has already been viewed over 369,000 times… with one of the most popular comments being: “See, this […]

At least 500 children, possibly many more, have reportedly been left homeless and without any possessions after a huge fire ravaged Mandela Park, in the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement, on Friday night and Saturday… but thanks to the efforts of some Capetonian teenagers, the children will hopefully soon have clothes, shoes and stationery. The teens accompanied their […]

Durban, on the KwaZulu-Natal coastline of South Africa, was battered by huge surf on Sunday 12 March 2017… as either the forthcoming spring tide, or the after-effects of the cyclone which hit Madagascar last week, brought a major swell to the region. It was also full moon on Sunday. Local Durban photographer DAWN ROUSE was […]

Here is more incredible video footage and photos of the massive freak waves – with one specifically being mini Tsunami-like in its nature – that pounded Durban’s beach front promenade in South Africa today, Sunday 12 March 2017. The strong winds and big swell are believed to have been caused by powerful Cyclone Enawo which hit Madagascar five days […]

Durban photographer CRAIG DOVE captured this incredible footage of large, freak waves rolling into Durban beachfront today, Sunday 12 March 2017… as rough seas batter the KwaZulu-Natal coastal resort in South Africa. (Update: For photos of today’s Heavy Storm and Flood in Durban, click here.) Craig took the video of the massive waves at North Beach, Durban… […]

In a coincidentally well-timed documentary, tonight’s broadcast of Schofield’s South African Adventure in the UK (ITV 20h00), shows well known British presenter Phillip Schofield, and his wife Stephanie, on safari in South Africa tagging a rhino called Themba at a local game reserve as part of a programme to protect the species. As the whole […]

This has to be the most popular video being shared on social media today… because almost every parent can relate! That moment when you’re trying to act professional on Skype, and your children wander in… It happened to Professor Robert Kelly, who was being interviewed live on BBC News about South Korea. “I think one of […]

Following a solid downpour of rain, one of the small dams on the Sabie River – in South Africa’s Kruger National Park – burst Saturday night, leading to one bridge being washed away and the Lower Sabie low water bridge flooding on Sunday morning! Jacqueline Abington was on the S30 (Salitjie Road) when the dam burst. She described it as […]

Here’s a beautiful version of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, performed by the Wits SDA (Seventh Day Adventist) choir last May… and with English subtitles. Jason Frazer did the translations from Xhosa, Zulu and Shona (from Zimbabwe). He says: “Such Harmony – Nkosi sikelel’iAfrika ?? – Ishe komborera iAfrika ?? – God Bless Africa. This is The Mighty […]

South African actress and former Oscar winner, Charlize Theron, looked stunning at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, USA, on Sunday night… but her beautiful gold lamé Christian Dior gown was apparently deemed not ‘decent’ enough for Iranian TV censors. In a very bad effort at ‘photoshopping’, the Iranian Labour News Agency appears to have drawn a digital […]

A video of a dwarf mongoose taking on South Africa’s lethal black mamba has been going viral this week, after Brett Horley Safaris captured the footage in the Greater Kruger National Park. The mongoose seems fearless and brave as it tries to tackle Africa’s longest snake… which is also, according to the National Geographic, the […]

Dirk Grobler, who specialises in aerial photography and contour mapping, captured this wonderful sight of the Vaal Dam in South Africa today, 1 March 2017. Dirk said: “With the dam at 103 %, 1 sluice gate and some river valves were opened. What a joyous view after the years of drought.” Dirk also posted the […]

A couple of visitors to the Kruger National Park in South Africa were incredibly fortunate to witness the birth of a baby zebra. And luckily, for the rest of us, they filmed it! Rina Harmse and Hannali Weideman captured the footage at the Tambotie entrance on Monday, and as one of the women can be […]

KFM Breakfast has done a FANTASTIC ‘America First, South Africa Second’ video… the latest in the ‘world series’ backlash to President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech when he went on (and on) about ‘America First’. Although, as pointed out by some, South Africa is a little late to the party – the first video (from The […]

Thanks to fate, three men from AfriAg – travelling to Botswana in a truck – were able to rescue a tiny baby elephant that would probably have otherwise died… The truckers were forced to stop on their way to Nata because a bridge had washed away. Whilst waiting for the bridge to be fixed… the little […]

This video is sure to make your day. Limpopo resident Gerhard Botha shows how a white man can move with the right music! Since sharing his Instagram video on facebook just under a week ago, it’s had over half a million views! Gerhard wrote: “Ea lekhooa e ka tantša ho afrika mino” which is SeSotho […]

Take a listen to Mango Groove’s new single ‘Kind’. It’s powerful and beautiful – with lyrics that you’ll want to… well, shout from the rooftops! “Shout it out from the rooftops, tell the world what you feel Love who you want to and live for your dreams A world ever after, or a world that’s […]

Trevor Noah had a laugh on British comedian James Corden’s show ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ – discussing the days when his mother would chase him down the street yelling “stop that thief” when she couldn’t catch him herself. Trevor appeared on the show with American actress and LGBT advocate Laverne Cox (“Orange is […]

Despite the heavy rains in parts of South Africa resulting in flooded roads and fields, it appears that most South Africans are rejoicing in the much needed surplus water and embracing the rains – which have incredibly filled the Vaal Dam to over 70% – with gratitude and humour! In the video below, supplied by Ria Viljoen, […]

As the Kruger National Park (KNP) announces that its gravel roads have been re-opened today (21 February 2017) for tourists, a video has emerged of a determined elephant chasing a car for miles in South Africa’s famous national park (watch below). The gravel roads had been closed as a precautionary measure due to heavy rain on 16 February 2017, brought […]