Jamie Joseph, founder of Saving the Wild, has issued a statement regarding the postponement of yesterday’s much anticipated trial of alleged rhino poaching kingpin Dumisani Gwala. The trial was due to begin Monday but was yesterday postponed until 19 September 2016. Jamie’s statement said: “Gwala, who is believed to be responsible for as much as 80% […]

South African President Jacob Zuma is facing calls from ANC supporters to step down, following his party’s worst election results since the end of Apartheid in 1994. In this Reuters video, reporter Ivor Bennett says although there is still a lot of support for Zuma in the country, the voices of dissent are growing. Protesters – […]

If you missed the spectacular partial solar eclipse today, here’s a video of the event as seen from South Africa. The footage was uploaded to YouTube by Jan Kotze. It was recorded by his son, using a smartphone and an amateur telescope, with a sun filter. Watch Video: Solar Eclipse, 1 September 2016, from South Africa […]

Even goats enjoy a little bit of carefree time – watch these young goats jumping around on top of (rather patient) rhinos at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary. For at least one of the goats, it’s a case of “‘n boer maak ‘n plan” as by jumping on the rhino it’s able to reach […]

Olympic Fever is still in the air! And for passionate competitors who cares if you don’t have the facilities. Check out these two athletes giving it their all in a ‘dry swimming race’ – with no pool in sight – that’s fast going viral on social media. Watch Video: Rio 2016 Backyard Dry Land Swimming Viral […]

A very patient visitor to the Kruger National Park in South Africa has caught this gripping moment that a waterbuck pulled off a great escape from a crocodile. The sighting, posted by Latest Sightings, was filmed by 33-year-old Credit Controller Wynand Vosser, who in all his years visiting the Kruger had never seen a crocodile attempting a kill […]

Jamie Joseph, founder of Saving the Wild, has issued an urgent video message to everyone around the world who cares about South Africa’s rhino to please “MAKE A NOISE | SAVE #RHINOS” as the trial of an alleged rhino kingpin is due to begin on Monday. “Dumisani Gwala is out on bail right now,” says Jamie. “And […]

It’s been only 10 days since Bucketvision uploaded the video below of Cape Town to Facebook, and already it has received over 2.8 million views!!! The bucketlist app – which is currently focussed on Cape Town – posted the video together with a message claiming: “Cape Town, South Africa has been named the most BEAUTIFUL city […]

Yikes, this American child was NOT impressed when her parents took her on a safari holiday to South Africa. Listen to her commentary as a lion charges their car. Although no names are given for who the tourists were who filmed this scene, the brother wrote: “We were on a safari in Kruger Park when […]

JOHANNESBURG – Businessman and former trade unionist Sipho Pityana has been praised for his no holds barred speech at the funeral of former Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile yesterday… hailed by some South Africans as the first to “have the backbone” to say what is on the minds of many ANC members. Pityana delivered a bold and brutal indictment on the […]

If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s John Steenhuisen of the Democratic Alliance (DA) taking on the ANC for their poor election results. Watch Video: DA John Steenhuisen Grills ANC on Election Results In typical Steenhuisen fashion he throws out insults wrapped in metaphors – accusing the ANC Chief Whip of having “more spin than on an […]

Could this be the future for rhino? A zoo in Tel Aviv, Israel, is celebrating the birth of a male white rhino, born to a 23-year-old white rhino – named Tanda – which the zoo received 13 years ago. The Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan is renowned or its record-breaking rhino births, explained by its […]

This is the South African spirit! Song and dance… at the petrol station! Check out these Engen attendants in Cape Town, South Africa, who surprised motorists with some brilliantly choreographed dance moves! Very cool and talented – they can fill our tank anyday! (Update 2017: Watch the latest Engen Petrol Attendants Dance.) For those asking, the music is […]

South Africa’s DIY Goddess Suzelle is celebrating her 100,000th YouTube subscriber with a party. “Thank you guys, I couldn’t have done it without you,” she said. Apparently a gift from YouTube of a silver play button is in the post. Watch Video: SuzelleDIY – How to Make a Piñata

Television viewers in the UK were treated to a brilliant performance by KwaZulu-Natal’s LIV choir on BBC1 yesterday evening… and today hundreds have written on the BBC’s facebook page about how the broadcast gave them goosebumps and inspired them with their ability to make good out of bad circumstances. The amazing 20-strong LIV Choir – who come from […]

Check out this giraffe being helped out of a swimming pool… somewhere in Africa. It’s not clear exactly when and where this incident took place, but the language (spoken by the humans!) is Afrikaans so it’s probably South Africa. The giraffe was apparently exhausted when it decided to take a dip in the pool… Watch Video: […]

Check out this video going viral right now – the South African version of Destiny’s Child… On social media it’s being shared with hashtag #CapeColouredStyle: https://youtu.be/70gDTA4SXGY

A brutal rhino fight has been caught on film in the Kruger National Park (featuring a cameo appearance by a hippo which escapes as fast as it can!). The video was uploaded today by YouTube user Kruger National Park. Susan Meyer, who filmed the footage, said it was their first sighting of the day and they were […]

Jean Kelly captured the jubilation of Team South Africa in Rio, at the Athletes Village, as they watched Wayde van Niekerk win Olympic Gold and break a world record in the Men’s 400m race. Team South Africa uploaded the video to Facebook with this message: “Proudly African and South African, solidarity in its true form… […]

The rhino horn is the conservation ‘Horn of the Dilemma’… According to UK museum keeper Paolo Viscardi: “A rumour that Traditional Asian Medicine containing powdered rhino horn could treat and prevent cancer (has resulted in), aside from the poaching of rhinoceros, the black market interest in taxidermy and cultural artefacts made from rhino horn (and) in […]

Here’s the video that’s being shared almost as much as the video of Wayde van Niekerk’s record-breaking 400m race – Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt’s reaction to Wayde’s incredible Gold Medal performance: Usain Bolt's reaction to Wayde van Niekerk's WR 43.03 in the 400m final. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/GJIaMLGzIZ — Stephen Nelson (@StephenNelson) August 15, 2016 Watch on YouTube: […]

South African golfer Jaco van Zyl made Olympic history on Saturday when he hit the second ace of the week… and just the second hole-in-one in the Games history! Van Zyl recorded the history-making moment on the eighth hole during the third round in Rio. Justin Rose from England – who incidentally was born in Johannesburg – […]

Rugby Sevens player Francois Hougaard is already back in South Africa where he will join the Bok 15s on Sunday. Before he said goodbye to his 7s brothers on Thursday evening, he gave the bronze medal presented to him at the Olympic Medal ceremony, to Seabelo Senatla. UPDATE 2 September 2016: Springbok Francois Hougaard Receives Belated […]

In his darkest hour Chad le Clos had told the world, ‘don’t judge me when I’m roaring like a lion, judge me when I’ve got my back against the wall’. Never before had the South African been so pinned against the wall as this week. It must have felt like someone had their forearm jammed against […]

Residents in the east of Pretoria, in South Africa, were shocked this morning to discover a tiger roaming their streets! The tiger had allegedly escaped from The Farm Inn Country Hotel & Wildlife Sanctuary in Silverlakes, just 20 minutes from Central Pretoria. Local business (and aptly named!) BeCool Rainbownation uploaded photos and text to their […]