If you missed the Thursday night episode of ‘The Daily Show’, the audience got a lesson in African presidents, thanks to new host Trevor Noah, who was comparing US presidential candidate Donald Trump to Jacob Zuma, Robert Mugabe, Idi Amin and Muammar Gaddafi, among others. With the subheading ‘Orange is the new Black’ – and […]

Just great, so far. Yes, Trevor Noah seems to have taken to hosting the ‘Daily Show’ in the United States almost as if he was to the manor – or should that be the manner? – born. In the weeks leading up to his takeover of the show from Jon Stewart after 16 years, many […]

Following the success earlier this year of ‘The Endless River’  at two major international film festivals, two new South African movies are making their marks on doing likewise. ‘For Love and Broken Bones’, directed by Tebogo Malope, and Sara Blecher’s ‘Ayanda’ – which premiered in South Africa last night – both come short on the heels of Cape Town […]

Here’s a humorous take on a famous scene from Hollywood blockbuster ‘Wolf of Wall Street’, with its stars Matthew McConnaughey and Leonardo di Caprio speaking with strong South African accents. The video was uploaded by Afrikaans4Dummies who captioned it: “Now this is why Wolf of Wall Street would never have made it if the actors were South […]

The first YouTube video gained fame – or rather, infamy – for the American (possibly a schoolgirl) who thought England was a planet and couldn’t understand why a British person was changing a dollar figure into a weight (pounds). Now comes even more infamy as growing YouTube comedy vlogger Maxim Bady takes her on. In the first […]

The two lions brought to South Africa after being rescued from a Bulgarian zoo have landed! They have also been released into their new home in the Eastern Cape. Watch the touching video of the release of Jora and Black The lions Jora and Black, seven-year-old brothers, were rescued by the Born Free Foundation, among other conservation […]

The Daily Show in the United States has a new stepdad after Jon Stewart, “and he’s black.” That’s how Trevor Noah introduced his first show to shouting and applause, adding that he was going to “continue the war on bullish*t”. Watch the video of Trevor Noah’s first show Trevor lost no time on the satirical […]

There’s a new challenge on, like the ALS dump ice water over your head, and this one is for rhinos. Dance/boogie/kwaito/shake-it-up to publicise the plight of our endangered friend. The #My40sForRhinos campaign, started on World Rhino Day, is being spearheaded by Rhino Disharmony to create awareness about the increasing and devastating levels of rhino poaching. The 40 seconds, […]

Update 06 February 2017: One of the most searched for videos on SAPeople today is the one below, when New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu went to South Africa and visited his rival and close friend, Springbok player Joost. Jonah Lomu passed away in November 2015. Joost van der Westhuizen died today. Watch the wonderful […]

Since Trevor Noah has left our shores and is gearing up to take the helm of America’s ‘The Daily Show’ on Monday, here’s a random selection of other South African comedians – the new, the old and the beloved – who are sure to keep us entertained! Some of these comedians will also be performing at an international comedy festival in […]

If you’re overseas and missing your fellow South Africans on Heritage Day, check out this live video feed that’ll transport you to the Heritage Voëlvry Festival in Stellenbosch! The broadcast has been provided by Scatzy, which supplies a Video on Demand service to expats around the world. To view earlier footage, click here. Entertainers have included Gereformeerde […]

South African YouTuber Jason Frazer has got together with some of the country’s other YouTube vloggers to present a Heritage Day collaboration that asks – and answers – some important questions for South Africans: [vc_button title=”1″ color=”default” size=”size_small”] What does Heritage Day mean to you? [vc_button title=”2″ color=”default” size=”size_small”] Why are you proud to be South […]

In her latest DIY video, just in time for Heritage Day, which she promotes in the best, most colourful way – even with a detour into corn-diments (that would be condiments, we think) – Suzelle creates her own version of a South African-American Boerewors Bagel Dog. Come again? Watch the wors-meets-bagel-meets-hotdog video Suzelle also sings […]

You know your engagement is off to a good start when even an airline gets involved! Passengers on a Cape Town to Lanseria flight on Thursday night were treated to the best in-flight entertainment when media executive – and diehard romantic – Damion van Alphen proposed to his girlfriend, while a local airline’s staff played […]

It’s been almost 72 hours since you realised your loss against Japan. I’m sure you’ve seen all the jokes, all the memes, all the abandonment threats and all of the harsh words. You may think that you have disappointed or embarrassed a nation. You are well aware that the South African nation is a nation that […]

The Samoa rugby team surprised South African rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen over the weekend with a rendition of a special Samoan hymn. The team, who will play the Springboks on Saturday 26 September in the Rugby World Cup, uploaded a video of the occasion to their facebook page on Saturday saying: “Totally humbling experience […]

Kevin Richardson, the South African also known as the Lion Whisperer because of his close-quarters work with lions, has just released a video pleading for greater awareness of canned lion hunting is. In brief, Richardson says that canned hunting, which is being criticised by more and more conservation organizations around the world, is the hunting of a […]

In his first 10 days after taking over one of the most popular late-night shows in the United States, comedian Stephen Colbert has had two South Africans as guests – billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and comedian Trevor Noah. Colbert, who left his own Colbert Report on Comedy Central to take over The Late Show from David Letterman, began […]

Former England halfback Matt Dawson, together with the Battersea Ironsides rugby team, has created the Hakarena, to rival the All Black’s legendary Haka. It’s in jest of course. Matt claims that the pre-match ritual is the advantage that New Zealand has over England, winning the match with its Haka before the rugby has even begun. The Hakarena […]

The first official trailer from ‘The Jungle Book’ has been extremely well received around the world, including in South Africa where it is trending in the Top 10 on Twitter. Since Disney uploaded the video to YouTube yesterday, it has received over 2 million views, and is being touted as “wild”, “spectacular”, “terrifying” and “fantastic” […]

Here’s a little bit of typical South African humour to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which began at sundown yesterday (Sunday 13 September 2015) and ends tomorrow evening (Tuesday)… Watch Video: South African moms do Rosh Hashana

The partly South African-produced movie ‘Remember’, about a man who discovers that the Nazi who killed his family during the war is alive in the United States and goes to find him, received a 10-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival this week. ‘Remember’ – which was co-produced by renowned South African […]

ZA News, the satirical puppet company in Cape Town, has created a Suzelle-type DIY video, ‘Su-Zuma DIY’, lampooning the controversy over Jacob Zuma’s residence at Nkandla and called “How to Renovate Your Home for Next to Nothing.” Watch the ZA News video – Su-Zuma DIY – below (or larger version above).

A schoolgirl in South Africa, Carla Coetzee, received a surprise boost to her class project when Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane took the time to send her a special video message…along with a little pressure on her onderwyser (teacher) to give her a good grade! The Laerskool Garsfontein teacher, Dries Vermeulen, uploaded the video to his […]

As the Springboks prepare to depart today for the 2015 Rugby World Cup (RWC), former Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen has sent them a powerful message on South African radio station Jacaranda FM. More than four years ago, Joost was tragically diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) and given between two and five years […]