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, […]

A video showing close-up footage of a puffed-up Cape Rain Frog screaming in Tokai Forest in the Western Cape, South Africa, has gone viral… with the uploader of the video describing it as “hilarious footage” and many being very amused. But it turns out – according to experts – that the “bizarre shrieking noise” clearly shows […]

Cancer is often viewed as a fundamentally modern and monolithic disease. Many people think its rise and spread has been driven almost exclusively by the developed world’s toxins and poisons; by our bad eating habits, lifestyles, and the very air we breathe. Actually, cancer is not a single disease. It is also far from modern. […]

It was an emotional moment for Hilton Langenhoven as he bounced back from track disappointment to grab South Africa’s second Gold medal of the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. (Swimmer Kevin Paul won SA’s first Gold.) Langenhoven had been disqualified from the T13 400-metres semi-final for stepping outside of his lane but a leap […]

The Wallabies took on the Springboks at home in Brisbane, Australia, beating the South Africans 23-17… and finally breaking their losing streak, having lost their previous six tests. If you missed the match – which was unfortunately a forgettable one – here’s a review by the panel of Xola Ntshinga, Nick Mallett, Jean de Villiers, Naas Botha and […]

For any wannabe entrepreneur out there – here is all the inspiration you need… from a car washer who has turned an ordinary life into something extraordinary. Niklaas Thomas tells his story in this video to ‘Dagbreek’. It was actually aired by KykNet over three years ago… but the story keeps on inspiring, and thanks […]

Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss wants his team to be more clinical when they tackle the Wallabies on Saturday in Brisbane in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The Bok hooker – who recently announced he will be retiring from Test rugby at the end of 2016 – will be captaining South Africa for the sixth time […]

There’s so much to see and do in Cape Town that two vloggers have decided instead of cramming it into one travel video, to rather embark on a brilliant series called ‘This is Cape Town’. The first video – watch below – features the city centre. It’s fun, fast, fascinating, uplifting and is sure to make […]

Dreams do come true! On social media! There have been a lot of #ProudlySouthAfrican and #ProudlyCapetonians on Twitter in the past 24 hours since American singer Meghan Trainor responded to a South African video performed to her hit “Me Too”. The awesome video, showcasing South Africa’s talent, went viral rapidly and has had over 670,000 views on YouTube […]

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 […]