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 […]

A man in a Northgate mall in Johannesburg was quick to act when he saw a thief running his way, and quickly tackled him. Once the thief was taken (immediately!) into custody, the tackler – without any ado – just casually walked on. Watch Video – Cell phone thief in South African mall gets hard tackled! […]

In celebration of “Biltong Day” – which is non-existent, although Heritage Day on 24 September is also called Braai Day – Suzelle has made a video on how to actually make it. “This is a great (biltong recipe) for all you South Africans who live overseas and can’t even have biltong. Shame!” says Suzelle. Watch Video: […]

The following heartbreaking letter has been posted on Facebook by Nick Tredger whose rhino were killed by poachers this weekend. A Letter from Africa I am very tired and very, very angry – poachers shot our black rhino cow AND calf this weekend, they didn’t even bother to take her tiny horn they just killed […]

Zimbabwe’s wildlife has hit the news again (after the Cecil the Lion tragedy), this time for a lone elephant who came to breakfast. The video that’s gone viral took place at Mana Pools, and shows the elephant slowly approaching a group of  American and Irish tourists waiting for their meal…and then knocking over two of them with a flip […]

On Saturday night Pretoria-born Oti Mabuse made her debut on the BBC’s popular series Strictly Come Dancing. The British broadcaster introduced Oti to UK audiences as “a very hot 25-year-old from South Africa”. UPDATE: Oti Mabuse has WON the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing 2019! Oti has joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a professional […]

Two school children have been filmed discussing their thoughts on South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, his controversial R246-million Nkandla homestead and his political opponent Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). The video was uploaded by YouTube user Nhau Indaba yesterday and has already attracted over 10,000 views. One viewer, David Lekomanyane said “This […]

An American, who lives in South Africa, has uploaded a video of his “crazy elephant encounter” to YouTube and to the Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park facebook page. See above or below. “When we go to the bush, the animals come to us. That’s our style,” Monte Fuller says in the video. In his video caption, Monte – […]

With summer on its way, here are some creative tips from South Africa’s favourite do-it-yourself (DIY) Goddess Suzelle on how to get as “fit and active and gorgeous” as she is! So get your takkies on guys… Watch Video: ‘How to Get Fit’ with SuzelleDIY

The profits of Taylor Swift’s latest music video “Wildest Dreams,” which debuted at the Video Music Awards (VMA) Awards on Sunday – and has already been viewed 14 million times – will go to African conservation. The money garnered by the video will go to the Africa Parks of America organisation, which partners with governments throughout Africa […]

The Daily Show has uploaded another teaser video in the lead up to South African comedian Trevor Noah’s debut as host of the popular American television show, this time reassuring viewers that it will still be the same show they’ve always loved. The award-winning Comedy Central show posted the short video skit on Facebook and described […]

Will the real Clive Naidoo please stand up. At least the Clive Naidoo who was pulled over by a genial Johannesburg traffic officer yesterday, after which he videoed the incident, posted it on the Internet, all leading to to a Twitter storm and the wrong Clive Naidoo being identified as the culprit. The 8-minute video was posted […]

Africa’s stories are being retold in a modern format, from an African perspective, to an audience who may not know them…from the founding of Botswana by King Khama III to the bravery of Bilal Ibn Rabah and the quest of Adama in a foreign, war-torn land. African history is about to get a reboot in one […]

Check out the opening of the game between South Africa’s Amawheelaboys and New Zealand Roller Blacks at the Sasol All Star Wheelchair Basketball Series in Johannesburg on Friday! After a great rendition of the Haka by the Roller Blacks, the South Africans responded with the “Shaka”! And the team spirit has been on fire ever since, with […]

If you’re stuck for ideas on what to do this weekend…here’s a video to inspire you to move away from the screen and get up and get out! As Bryn North – who filmed the video – says, when the weekend arrives there’s nothing better than packing your bags for a quick road trip to explore […]

In the same 24 hours that Leon Schuster’s “Schuks! Pay Back the Money!” comedy was released in theatres in South Africa, the local comedian had some ‘important’ advice for the newly selected Springbok Rugby Team as they head off overseas… Schuster, together with Jonathan from Radio Raps, put together some tips on rugby, the English […]

Mrs Universe will be crowned tonight in Minsk, Belarus; and Mrs South Africa Sarah-Kate Scott is there…with a powerful anti-abuse message. (Please see Update at bottom of page.) During the lead-up to tonight’s big event, Sarah-Kate presented her video “How Does It Feel?” which was apt for the pageant’s theme of “domestic violence and reflection over children.” Directed […]

Blood Lions, the explosive documentary that’s attracting a lot of attention since it premiered at the Durban International Film Festival in July, has announced further screenings around the country and in Australia. (See dates below.) Kevin Richardson (aka The Lion Whisperer) urged people to go see the film for themselves. Blood Lions exposes the breeding of […]

The ANC, DA and EFF have reacted with outrage at the alleged “institutionalised racism, discrimination and harassment” at Stellenbosch University (SU) exposed in the video ‘Luister’. The ANC Chief Whip described SU as a place where Black students “struggle against being forced lectures in Afrikaans that they don’t understand” and where such students are “regularly made […]

South African professional footballer Siphiwe Tshabalala has done it again…scoring a goal that may go down as the greatest football goal of the year in the world! Watch the video below (or large version above). It’s already attracted almost a quarter of a million views on YouTube since SuperSport uploaded it on Monday. And it was […]

A grandfather who was raised in South Africa was awarded France’s highest honour yesterday, 24 August, when French President Francois Hollande presented him and three other men with the Legion d’Honneur in recognition of their bravery on Friday evening when they overcame a heavily armed man on a train between Amsterdam and Paris. Sixty-two year […]