A dog called Giant, who works on the ‘frontline’ of the war against poachers in Africa, has become one of the first four-legged anti-poaching team-mates to sky-dive! There’s Arrow too. South Africa’s canine team are making headlines with a BBC documentary that’s been viewed over 4 million times in 4 days. These dogs’ sky-diving skills are necessary […]

The Dutch have responded to the crazy Japanese viral song ‘PPAP (Pen Pinapple Apple Pen)’ with lyrics that are even better (particularly if you’re South African and speak Afrikaans). The Dutch version is called PKKP – Pannen-Koeken-Koeken-Pan. Watch below! The Japanese song, first uploaded in August, has already clocked up over 60 million views… heading […]

On Friday (30 September) it was 50 years since Botswana attained independence from British rule. Over the decades, the small landlocked country has been regarded as a role model for success in Africa. It has achieved political stability, democratic government, and remarkable economic growth. The attraction of Botswana and its history is newly reinforced in the film […]

Nationwide scenes of violence and protests on university campuses have continued today in South Africa, with several witnesses reporting “police brutality” at Rhodes University, where rubber bullets were fired and 10 students were arrested at the Law Faculty. One social media user said: “I’m heart broken and speechless. Why are we shooting at children?” Another said: […]

Afrikaans feature film, Noem My Skollie, has been nominated as South Africa’s official entrant into the 89th Annual Academy Awards! The film, which was launched in South Africa earlier this month by Ster Kinekor Entertainment and is still on circuit, has been selected by a special jury – put together by the National Film and Video […]

Who knew we could get lessons in parenting from the king (well queen) of the jungle?! Watch this lion demonstrate magical motherly love… when her little cub wakes her up in the middle of (we’re sure) a much-needed nap! And below is another mother lion disciplining her toddler for its own sake (and safety) without worrying […]

British comedian John Cleese, famous for – amongst others – his Dead Parrot sketch, has joined forces with the Born Free Foundation to present the Dead Planet Sketch… highlighting the urgent need to help Africa turn the tide on poaching. Illegal wildlife trade – which is worth about £14 billion a year – has led to […]

South Africa’s launching its first ever Garden Day on 9 October 2016… and SuzelleDIY has chipped in to help locals get inspired, with her tips on how to make a pallet swing. South Africans are encouraged to Get Inspired (like visiting the local nursery and watching Suzelle), Share (invite friends and family into your garden) […]

Check out this little Jack Russell in South Africa, fiercely protecting his meal from any scavengers, even if they’re three larger lion cubs… proving the famous Dwight D. Eisenhower quote that “what counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” The video was […]

A young Australian surfer, Jed Gradisen, got the fright of his life when a dolphin came flying through the air straight at him. Jed managed to jump aside but he still connected with the dolphin… and its nose went through his board. “That must have hurt a bit,” said Jed. The flying dolphin incident took […]

For different South Africans Heritage Day yesterday meant something different. For these surfer buddies in Port Elizabeth it meant mainly two things: surf and braai! So they combined the two and made this awesome video. Fernando Tallie told SAPeople: “Yesterday was a day that all South Africans united with a fire. My friend and I made this […]

Fans have been tweeting their support of international award-winning DJ Black Coffee after an ‘incident’ at the DSTV iRock Festival in Limpopo, South Africa, Saturday night… in which the Durban DJ and music producer was alleged to have “slapped” AKA’s manager. Watch video below. Fellow South African musician AKA was meant to have also performed at the event in Polokwane, […]

A couple of North West traffic cops – Lerato Makhabane and her colleague ‘Spiedie’ du Plessis – posted a fantastic tribute to the late Mandoza, rocking to ‘Nkalakatha’ in their car… But more than just a few viewers are concerned that ‘Spiedie’ is only driving with one hand and doesn’t appear to be wearing his seatbelt! Others said it […]

Wednesday’s video rant about protesting students – posted by Josh Drizzy Bergh from Touwsrivier – has captured nationwide attention and has attracted an incredible one million views! And for those whose Afrikaans is nie baie goed nie – he’s translated it into English too! By Thursday evening, the video – which was only uploaded the previous day – had already received […]

A foreign tourist to South Africa, named Ben, got the fright of his life when a lion reminded him just why all the warning signs tell game park visitors to keep their car windows closed! According to Ben’s blog, he spent five weeks in the Kruger National Park… and it was one morning at about 5.30am when […]

An extremely concerned Winnie Madikizela-Mandela spoke candidly in South Africa today about the need for her party, the African National Congress (ANC), to “introspect” and work out where it went so wrong, and to incorporate a new “layer of fresh leadership”. (Watch video below.) Speaking at a press conference with former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand […]

South African zef rap group Die Antwoord delivered one of their highest-energy (and that’s saying a LOT), most insane (and brilliant) performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week. Watch below as they belt out love ballad (!) ‘Banana Brain’ on Kimmel’s outdoor festival stage. It was an extremely colourful show with singer Yolandi Vi$$er and back-up dancers […]

A top breeding buffalo bull in South Africa has reportedly been sold for a whopping R168-million, making it the most talked about bull in the world right now! The sale took place on the second day of Thaba Tholo Game Reserve’s annual auction on 15 and 16 September. The eight or nine-year-old “super buffalo” – named Inala […]

A 26-year-old Western Cape man’s rant about the #FeesMustFall movement has gone totally viral! In less than 9 hours it had already been shared over 22,000 times! Watch below as Josh Drizzy Bergh from Touwsrivier, and now living in Cape Town according to his Facebook page, tells the student protesters who’ve been violent what he […]

South African morning radio host and stand-up comedian Darren Simpson’s pranks are famous in South Africa… and now the world. In a list on Comedy Central UK of ’10 Famous Prank Calls That Will Never Not Be Funny’, Breakfast Xpress’ Simpson made it onto the list not once, but twice! Not surprisingly, the BMW auto complaint made […]

A dancing Outsurance pointsman from Pretoria is making headlines around the world since being featured by global news agency Reuters. A video of the ‘traffic warden’, as Reuters calls him, was first uploaded by teacher Solante Hough on Twitter. Hough – who posts as @pixicube – tweeted: “I wish everyone could love their job this much […]

Internationally renowned opera singer and Piet Retief native, Pretty Yende, has thanked her South African fans for all their support after her debut album ‘A Journey’ went straight to the top of the charts! Leading up the launch, Pretty enjoyed time back home in South Africa, and took to Facebook to thank her “South African fans & […]

Judging by this video, the local community in Durban has had enough of crime! When two assailants tried to hijack a vehicle in Pine Street, Durban, yesterday afternoon, passersby – including women – rushed in to fight them off on behalf of the victim in a show of “mob justice”. The video from a surveillance camera was […]

PARLIAMENT – Jacob Zuma complained today in Parliament that he is “abused”. He was responding to Julius Malema’s earlier verbal attack on him, in which the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader said Zuma, as a “criminal of note”, should not be allowed to address the House. Malema said “We won’t listen to Zuma, the criminal” and accused […]

PARLIAMENT – Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, said today in Parliament that President Jacob Zuma should not be allowed to speak in the House as he is “single-handedly” corrupting and collapsing South Africa due to his own personal interest. Malema that the President had broken his Oath of Office and had acted out of the Constitution, […]