CAPE CANAVERAL, U.S. – In an event that might happen a lot more often, a rocket launched into space by Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Monday night made a soft landing on Earth – rather than in the sea – according to news reports. The South African-born Musk is the chief executive officer of the California-based Space Exploration […]

Miss Universe South Africa was one of 15 finalists in this year’s Miss Universe pageant on Sunday to witness one of 2015’s biggest gaffes on television when comedian Steve Harvey made a mistake announcing the wrong winner of Miss Universe – instead of Miss Philippines, he said it was Miss Colombia. The mistake was allowed […]

After a tumultuous week for the government, which precipitated the #ZumaMustFall protests on Wednesday, one of which was addressed by Reverend Mpho Tutu, people have started reposting a video from April 2015 in which her father, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, says that the African National Congress (ANC) government is worse than the apartheid government. If you haven’t seen […]

Check out this humorous take on some South Africans’ typically “hectic” holiday plans… The video was compiled by ADlast.tv and uploaded to YouTube today with a message saying: “Happy holidays to ALL form Merv, Sharon, Peter and the lunatics at adlast.tv” Watch Video: December Holidays 2015 PLEASE NOTE: If you’re sensitive to foul language, please […]

South African professional bodyboarding champion Andre Botha was honoured last night in the Hawaiian city of Honolulu for his recent rescue of a surfer who would almost certainly have otherwise drowned. In a facebook post, Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell said he and the Honolulu Emergency Services Department yesterday honoured Andre “for his heroic efforts that resulted in a […]

In a video uploaded a week ago, a driver in Durban can be seen quite clearly refusing to get out of the way of a taxi driver who thought he could jump the queue…on the wrong side of the road. ‎The video, filmed by a dashcam (dashboard camera) in Che Guevara Road – formerly Moore […]

With a week to go till Christmas…this local-is-lekker version of popular Christmas carol ’12 Days to Christmas’ is sure to get you in the festive spirit… The video was created by Jacaranda FM radio’s Complimentary Breakfast Show and uploaded at the end of November. Watch Video: The Complimentary Breakfast Christmas Song, 2015 You can watch a […]

There’s been little (or lots, depending on how you look at it) that’s funny about President Jacob Zuma’s actions over the past week, as his decisions to sack one finance minister and then a second have sent South Africa’s economy and reputation reeling. But one video in particular takes a Spanish-language look – and it’s a pretty […]

They’re not called the Blitzbokke for nothing! Check out how lightning fast South Africa’s Seabelo Senatla is in this video which is going viral on facebook… Watch Video: Check out the speed of Seabelo Senatla: This is absolutely insane… Tag a teammate with SPEED! Posted by USA Sevens Rugby on Monday, 14 December 2015 The […]

The movie studio dubbed South Africa’s Pixar, which made the international hits “Adventures in Zambezia” and “Khumba”, will back eight new animated movies and TV series – two more than initially intended – because the proposals it got were so good. The projects include a story about a lemming who must learn to defy his nature […]

It hasn’t been President Jacob Zuma’s greatest week. Apart from his hasty removal of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene which caused outrage in his own country, he also made some incorrect geographical claims about Africa that have made headlines around the world. Just after making the Nene announcement, the South African leader apparently went off script – […]

South African musicians Jack Parow and Freshlyground have got together to make an action-packed Bond-esque music video with all the makings of a great spy thriller…including explosives planted in Table Mountain! Exquisitely directed by Jon Savage and Craig Hunter Parker, the five-minute mini-movie follows our South African secret agents of #zefspionage – Jan Bont (Jack Parow) and Geldpenni (Zolani Mahola) […]

Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson says he’s moving to South Africa if Donald Trump becomes the next US president! Samuel’s quote came during a skit on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show last night, Monday, where he was promoting his latest movie – Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” (see trailer below). During last night’s televised show […]

Here’s some ‘get fit’ inspiration from Carte Blanche’s Derek Watts! Normally more famous for being on our TV screens on Sunday nights, Derek demonstrated just how strong his core muscles are on the Dan Nicholl show. Dan joked: “Veteran television presenter Derek Watts is best known for anchoring Carte Blanche for 27 years – but […]

Two-time world bodyboard champion Andre Botha, from South Africa, has been praised for his fast action in rescuing a pro surfer who was knocked unconscious during huge conditions in Hawaii. Witnesses said Evan Geiselman (22) probably owes his life to Andre after the former bodyboarding champion lifted the American surfer’s lifeless body from the surf and gave him […]

The Gift of the Givers Foundation has uploaded a video to YouTube which contains a personal message of hope from South African hostage, Stephen McGown, who has been held in Mali for the past four years. In the video, which the Foundation received yesterday, Stephen introduces himself by name and states it is Tuesday 20th October […]

Two weeks ago in Kruger National Park clients of Wild Wings Safari came across an elephant calf stuck in a muddy hole. Try as it might, with lots of encouragement from one particular adult, it just couldn’t make it. Finally, however, after a few other elephants had come to check out the scene, the adult got down and […]

Adele’s hit ‘Hello’ has broken records around the world…and spawned many copycat versions. Below are three of the Southern African versions… Yesterday, Monday 30 November, Adele’s album ’25’ made history by debuting on the Billboard 200 chart with a record 3.48 million sales of the album – the largest sales of albums in a week since Nielsen […]

Rugby legend Jonah Lomu’s former All Blacks teammates performed a moving haka tribute at his funeral at Eden Park in New Zealand. Watch below. Lomu, who became popular in South Africa following the Rugby World Cup in 1995, passed away suddenly 12 days ago. Although he had long suffered from kidney problems, his death – from cardiac arrest […]

Here’s 2015’s Christmas carol offering from the Nixter – it’s the “Carol of Bells” with a South African twist… Just like last year’s brilliant “12 Days of Christmas”, the carol includes South African favourites like biltong, pap and wors, and of course “nou gaan ons braai”! Nikki Horn, and her husband Chris, have been on a mission […]

A slick new video made by a young German doing a trip around South Africa – great music, thrilling footage from a drone – includes a scene less than halfway through that might throw some viewers into a moral dilemma. He rides an elephant. The scene is jarring because in the rest of the video, titled “For that […]

We’ve all seen it happen on videos shared on Facebook, the amazing choir that bursts out in song unexpectedly when the long-estranged couple meets at the airport. But what happens when the staff members at the local Woolies do it right in front of you? That is what happened today (Tuesday) to Drew Abrahamson and a friend in the […]

Over the past two years a group of Durban photographers – from Novos Digital Cinema – have been pouring their hearts and souls into a never before seen showcase of their home town: Durban, South Africa. And the result is spectacular. The video was not commissioned by anyone. It was purely shot out of a passion for what they do, and where […]

British actor Idris Elba – who starred as Nelson Mandela in ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ – has cancelled his trip to South Africa due to a confusion over the immigration laws. New laws governing children entering and leaving South Africa were implemented in June this year, but after a dramatic drop in tourism, some of […]

When Trevor Noah appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show a few weeks ago, one of the things he talked about was Nelson Mandela’s sense of humour. That part of the interview – where Noah also does a very good version of Mandela’s voice – was not included in the first clip that was released, but now it is. […]