A white guy’s dance moves at the University of Pretoria (Tuks), South African, have caught the attention of his fellow black compatriots and social media around the country. The video was first uploaded by Varsity Sports to Twitter last week, with a message: “Could this be @TuksSport #TeamCelebration when they score on Monday? #Iyachesa #VarsityFootball.” “This […]

After Monday’s snow, floods and a tornado… South Africa’s extreme weather conditions continued Tuesday with a tornado ripping through Tembisa, causing structural damage to the Phumhulani Mall and surrounding businesses. (See videos and pictures below.) According to ER24 Emergency Services several emergency response teams rushed through to Tembisa (north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng) this afternoon […]

You can tell South African actress Charlize Theron is being interviewed by a close friend in the video below. Who else would be able to describe the star’s mom as being a “b*tch”… except someone extraordinarily close?! The friendship between Charlize and American comedian Chelsea Handler is well documented in the American press where the friends […]

The war on poaching has just stepped up a notch. And not a moment too soon when you view the video of a rhino poaching crime scene (see bottom of page). On Friday Milkor handed over 40mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) systems to South African National Parks (SANParks) in Groenkloof Pretoria in aid of the […]

Monday 25 July 2016 will be remembered by many in South Africa for years to come. Parts of the country were covered in snow, drought-stricken KwaZulu-Natal was hit by an extremely heavy downpour of rain… and a tornado apparently swept past Magaliesburg! There were no news reports about the tornado… but a video was uploaded […]

A group of young musicians are having the time of their lives in South Africa since a video of their song ‘Akekho’ went viral on social media. This morning the band’s Facebook page – The AfterSkoolz – excitedly reported that the SABC had visited them and they’re due to appear on national TV later today. The […]

If you’re feeling a little shaken by recent events in the world, chill out with this old advert from 2010 that offers to “take the scary out of life”. The ad was created for an overseas travel insurance company and uses wildlife footage filmed in South Africa… along with CGI assets modelled in London. The […]

South African expat and comedian Kevin Fraser’s latest video – ‘The African Sandwich’ – is going viral on Facebook amongst fellow SA expats in Australia who find it’s bringing back memories of home. One social media user, Noeline Nagel, summed up its appeal in her message to Kevin: “Dude that was so funny in so […]

When new Springbok coach Allister Coetzee met the South African national team at Cape Town International airport for their first team assembly under his guidance he had a surprise in store for them. As reported in SAPeople at the time, he instructed the Boks to hitchhike their way to the training camp in Stellenbosch rather than […]

If you’re confused about the latest rift between rapper Kanye West and “stunning singer” Taylor Swift, take a listen to this run-down on the events from South Africa’s Suzelle DIY. In Kanye’s latest song ‘Famous’ he says he made that “b****” famous… referring to the night at the VMA Awards in 2009 when he interrupted Taylor’s acceptance […]

American R&B artists, The Manhattans, received an awesome welcome at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, this morning. The vocal group’s hits include million-selling songs “Kiss and Say Goodbye” (1976) and 1980’s “Shining Star”… but it was South African fans who were singing to them this morning. The Manhattans will be performing in Johannesburg […]

A couple visiting the Kruger National Park in South Africa filmed a rare sighting of a pride of lions – including an endangered white lion – trying to hunt a porcupine. Retired Beryl Salottolo told Nadav Ossendryver from Latest Sightings that she and her husband, Gules, set out early one morning from their camp at Satara […]

For all those who missed Akani Simbine’s brilliant win in the 100m race at the Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest yesterday, the South African athlete has uploaded a video of the race. (Watch below.) Writing on Facebook, Simbine said: “Unfortunately, my races were not televised. Here is a video of the 100m race from yesterday. Thank you for […]

Grammy Award winning record producer, DJ and musician Anton Zaslavski – better known as Zedd – says his trip to South Africa earlier this year was “literally the most amazing trip I’ve ever done in my life!! ?.” The Russian-German electronic music producer, who has over 2.7 million fans on Twitter, was in South Africa for […]

South African actress Charlize Theron gave an impassioned speech at the opening ceremony of the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, calling out racism as an underlying cause of the AIDS epidemic and insisting that it is not “an honour” for SA to be hosting the AIDS conference for the second time in 21 years. The AIDS […]

After an extensive visit to South Africa, a group of boardriders have declared that it is “a land of diversity. Mountainous coastlines vs drought ridden desert. The lavishly rich vs the street begging poor. The wildlife of the savannah vs the wildlife of the city. No other country in the world boasts such dramatic contrast.” Writing for Quiksilver’s […]

Check out the legendary waves at Kalk Bay harbour in the Western Cape, South Africa. Filmed and edited by David McMaster, he captions it: “Man vs Nature, digitally harnessed and slowed down 10-20x. (Watch in HD & with headphones/speakers).” The music is Open Spaces by Zak Hemsey. Watch Video: Kalk Bay Collisions https://vimeo.com/173244720 Photos of […]

It’s been 10 months since Trevor Noah took over The Daily Show from Jon Stewart. Asked how he thinks it’s fairing – he proudly gave the show a passing grade. But he’s not getting comfy just yet. There is still more he wants to achieve… Source: Reuters

Moms around the world are all the same! Patient! Watch this mom patiently put up with her cubs as two of them play not only around her as she tries to sleep… but ON her. And all this while a third is intently suckling on Mom in the background. The footage was filmed by Farrell Ben […]

As brilliant South African swimmer Chad le Clos prepares for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil – and the moment he will go head to head with Michael Phelps again – he has revealed what his focus on the #RoadToRio is in a very moving documentary – “Unbelievable”. (See Trailer below.) While his race against […]

In Evita’s latest episode, she asks “Does every dark Hlaudi have a silver lining?”… referring to the SABC’s COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Leading up to the 2016 South African Municipal Elections and the 20th year celebration of her theatre in Darling, Evita se Perron, Tannie Evita has committed herself to broadcasting a Sunday recap of the week’s […]

A video of an angry elephant charging and flipping over a car in a Mozambique game reserve has gone viral… for the second time in three years! Thanks to the video being posted earlier this month on Facebook, it has had a resurgence and been reported in South African and international media outlets as if […]

South African DIY guru Suzelle takes her best friend Marianne on safari in her new YouTube episode… and introduces fans to someone new – ‘Ryno in the Bush’, who happens to be Marianne’s boyfriend! Ryno, who has launched his own YouTube channel, describes himself as “a freelance game ranger specialising in tracking, wild flowers and bush […]

As two horrific shootings of black people by police in the US and the tragic fatal shooting of five policemen in Dallas by snipers yesterday – with one of the suspects reportedly saying before he died he wanted to kill all white people – leave many Americans divided (Pro-cop and anti-black or anti-cop and pro-black?), Trevor Noah says, […]

In an interview with eNCA, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema, who has grown noticeably slimmer over the last months, was asked by the journalist how he lost so much weight. “Quit sugar,” was one of his suggestions.