South African pro surfer Bianca Buitendag throws some fresh perspective onto arguably Africa’s best left… at Skeleton Bay in Namibia. The 27-year-old begins the video by quoting the African proverb: “I envy the man who has not yet put his foot in Africa… because he has so much to look forward to…” The breathtaking footage […]

Here’s sportmanship at its best – two tough rugby players setting a great example. The Sharks’ Willie Le Roux and Highlanders’ Jason Emery… after the horrendous tackle on Friday in New Zealand. Jason tweeted to Willie: “again, just want 2 apologise for what happened 2night. I’m just thankful u came out of that collision ok & continued […]

Just in time for Freedom Day last year, 27 April, South African band Rubber Duc uploaded their new song – #StepDown. Now, a year later, it’s going viral all over again as the “new South African anthem”. Vocalist Nick Jordaan said #StepDown was inspired by all the “beautiful, passionate, brave, and courageous people of our beloved country, […]

Following the storm in Cape Town over the weekend, massive waves rolled in and lured body boarders and surfers out for a ride… and many spectacular wipeouts! DAVID MCMASTER filmed and edited the following video with some “mind blowing” waves at Camps Bay beach on Saturday morning… Watch Video: Camps Bay Carnage https://vimeo.com/163984150

In her latest episode of “Evita’s Free Speech”, the inimitable Evita reflects on the EFF’s Julius Malema telling Al Jazeera that his party would “remove the government through the barrel of a gun“, but also her thoughts about Freedom Day, 27 April.

Watch the full versions of Al Jazeera’s interviews with South African opposition leaders Julius Malema (EFF) and Mmusi Maimane (Democratic Alliance) which have been making headlines in the press over the past few days. In his interview with ‘Talk to Al Jazeera’, Malema talks about being ready to remove the Zuma ANC government by force if necessary, going as […]

Watch this wonderful army of 900 ducks run to work! The flock are ’employed’ to keep a South African vineyard in pristine condition. The adorable Indian Runner ducks keep the vineyard free of slugs and snails… by eating them all day long. Visitors are able to watch them parade twice a day. Watch Video: South African Vineyard employs […]

When international wedding photographer Luca Barausse wanted to propose to his girlfriend, he not only took her on a romantic road trip to the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, he also very cleverly had her film the proposal… and she had no idea! (Watch video below.) “Being a photographer I wanted to capture the moment somehow and a friend […]

A bossy lemur in Madagascar shows just how to get your back scratched when you want it! This cute video was uploaded a couple of days ago to Facebook by Madagascar community page Malagasy ve ianao, saying: “So no need to explain anymore why we call it ‘Chief’.” Watch ‘Chief’ Lemur ask – well demand – to […]

A massive African python being carried on a pole caused traffic to stop on the South Coast of South Africa yesterday. According to reports, the snake – which was being transported along the N2 near Umgababa, south of Amanzimtoti – was between four and five metres long. Watch video below. Pumula resident Yolandi Pearce told East Coast Radio’s Newswatch […]

Maybe Home Affairs in South Africa could learn a thing or two from Australia’s tough Agriculture and Water Resources department. This is how you get a message out to the world about your country’s laws – enlist a law-breaking Hollywood actress and her famous husband to make an apology video! While many South Africans have been stopped at Australia’s border […]

Although Cape Town is one of the richest cities in Africa, with endless beauty, delicious cuisine and an outdoor lifestyle sought by tourists from around the world – the rate of gang-related murders in the city’s Hanover Park are amongst the highest in the world, and drug use is rampant in townships. But there is hope. An intervention […]

So where in the world are the Gupta brothers? Dubai? India? Saxonwold? Turkey? They’re alleged to have made EFF Julius Malema’s wish come true and left South Africa last week… but nobody – or nobody who’s talking – has sighted them since. Times Live uploaded this video trying to track them down… just like a Where’s Wally challenge!

Durban photographer Kierran Allen has reworked his “I am Durban” timelapse video to present this breathtaking short film. Kierran says: “Shooting this film is what sparked my interest in timelapse, all those years back… running around Durban trying to shoot the best shots possible. And it paid off in the long run.” Kierran teamed up with […]

South African comedian Thenjiwe Moseley has released a spoof video asking her “biological daughter” Beyoncé to come home to South Africa with her husband, so she can have a traditional Zulu ceremony and make the ancestors happy. In the light-hearted video, poker-faced Thenjiwe says Beyoncé was christened Busisiwe, and that as a toddler little Busi loved Zulu dancing and that she […]

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton earlier this week was endorsed by her former colleague New York mayor Bill de Blasio, although things didn’t go off so smoothly. When Clinton said it had taken de Blasio long enough to endorse her, he said he was on “CP time”, a racially charged expression meaning “coloured people’s time”. Standing […]

Four Instagrammers were invited by South African Tourism to embark on the trip of a lifetime – their own long walk to tracing the legendary footsteps of the late legendary South African prisoner and president, Nelson Mandela. The #MeetSouthAfrica video follows Dabito, Christine, Caitlin and Blake over two weeks as they learn about “one man’s […]

The Afrikaans folk song ‘De la Rey’ which became a hit in South Africa for Bok van Blerk in 2007, has been given a Zuma overhaul by a local singer in Langebaan. Charl van Heyningen uploaded the following video saying: “Donnie from Langebaan puts a new spin on this major Afrikaans hit, taking the mickey out […]

Real or fake, the ‘Snowboarder Girl Chased By Bear’ video on YouTube has had more than a few people guessing – clocking up over 2.8 million views in a couple of days. The video, posted by a ‘Kelly Murphy’ – who only created her YouTube account on 5 April – appears to show Kelly video-ing herself while snowboarding, […]

An Egyptian student captured the following video of his recent school trip to Cape Town and surrounds. Youssef Hanna was part of an excursion that the American International School of Egypt offers its students with a leaning purpose outside of the classroom. Watch Video: Cape Town – as seen by Egyptian student, Youssef Hanna The group visited […]

Take a listen to this exquisite South African version of Adele’s ‘Hello’… sung in Zulu by Esperanca de Tavares. Richard van Schalkwyk, from Richard Henry Productions, who filmed Esperanca’s performance says “she did a great job translating the song and singing it virtually unrehearsed. Sound recorded in camera. No studio.” Watch Video: ‘Hello’ in Zulu Today Billboard.com announced that […]

Louis Oosthuizen is the latest South African player to have brought an element of surprise and entertainment  to the US Masters at Augusta National in the USA this past week…after successfully hitting a deflected hole-in-one! TV commentators said they’d NEVER seen anything like it in their lives! This follows Gary Player’s record-breaking performance, becoming the oldest golfer – at […]

According to this spoof advert “Truthpaste is the only certified toothpaste that helps you lie through your teeth”. ZANews first uploaded the video in November, but re-shared it yesterday on Facebook, saying: “6 out of 6 of the ANC Top 6 who lied recommend it. Tell lies, feel nothing!” Clearly, with the Panama scandal et al […]

The Brothers Streep have released a lighthearted fun song – “Let’s Go To London”… where they leave South Africa’s currently ‘bleak’ shores for the so-called greener pastures in London…but they don’t stay too long… The song ends with the words: “We made a mistake, South Africa’s great / It’s got problems, but it’s not too late […]