Load shedded South Africans are no strangers to being without power…but tonight we’re being asked to switch off our electricity deliberately…as part of the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF’s) larger global movement – Earth Hour. South Africans around the country – including cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro), Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille and Zolani Mohale from […]

South African cricket captain AB de Villiers and coach Russell Domingo will arrive home in South Africa, after their awesome performance at the Cricket World Cup 2015, in the early hours of this morning. Their flight – SA 281 from Perth – will land at 04h40 and the two will address the media at a […]

The video below – of a South African game ranger losing it with a German tourist – has turned out to be a hoax and nothing more than a sales ploy from a careers website. The German tourist in the video is portrayed as being Africa’s version of the noisy cinema-goer who eats popcorn and talks throughout the movie! […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah is using his platform as an international comedian to educate and, well, chastise the world on a few issues. Taking his role as an ambassador of South Africa and the entire continent of Africa seriously, Trevor has been putting the world straight…while making them laugh. At the end of last […]

We watched Americans trying South African snacks (and making the cardinal sin of forgetting to dunk their Ouma Rusks in coffee!). Now South Africa has responded with a video of South Africans (including children) trying American snacks. The original BuzzFeed video has been viewed over 1.5-million times since it was published on 7 March 2015! In […]

It had to happen! Someone’s created a South African version of the Laughing Man video (which went viral last week as an Apple interview). Both spoofs are based on a video clip from a Spanish show in which the contestant laughs uncontrollably whilst talking, causing the show’s presenter Jesús Quintero to double over with laughter himself. […]

For many Capetonians, DuNoon is a township on the fringes of Milnerton. For young filmmaker Howard Fyvie, it’s his new home. In a short film called ‘Township Diaries, Excerpt 1,’ Fyvie explains why he has moved to DuNoon (also written as Dunoon or Du Noon). “We hear such negativity about the townships, and [that] the government sucks and […]

A South African great-grandmother is making headlines around the world with her 100th birthday celebrations. Footage of Georgina Harwood skydiving near Cape Town yesterday has been aired on international news channels everywhere. The BBC in the UK put together a wonderful compilation, set to the ‘Chariots of Fire’ music as the 100-year-old was escorted from the airport […]

After battling raging fires in Jonkershoek Valley, Stellenbosch since Monday afternoon, firefighters tonight thought they had managed to douse most of the flames and successfully contain the fire…but latest reports reveal that the fire is spreading. Christine De Villiers, who lives in the area, wrote to SAPeople late tonight saying “Sad news. The wind has blown the fire from Jonkershoek […]

Check out this incredible GoPro footage of South African BASE jumpers Jean Jacques Wallis and Max (Andy) Hunt…racing to the top of an abandoned building in Pretoria to see who can jump off it first. Phew! The guys base jump regularly from the building. “We have an agreement with the building owners to go play there […]

There’s a certain delight South Africans abroad take in sharing their SA treats with foreigners. Their faces. Their reactions! If you’ve never seen it – this is priceless. Check out four Americans trying out South African food for the very first time… By the end of the video, which was compiled by BuzzFeed, their responses […]

Along with biltong, Mrs Balls and Ouma rusks, Lunch Bar is another one of those uniquely South African treats. Developed by Cadbury specifically for the South African market back in the 1960s, Lunch Bar was created as a “fill me up sweet snack that offers MUCH MUCH MORE.”  And so have their ads. Everyone has a […]

The release in the United States today of ‘Chappie,’ the latest movie from Neill Blomkamp of ‘District 9’ fame, has been accompanied by a flurry of videos, most of which feature a duo who could upstage the movie’s titular robot. Namely, Ninja and Yolandi Visser of Die Antwoord. Probably the most publicised of the new […]

As the ‘Lion Opens Car Door’ video spreads rapidly around the world – attracting a massive 1.4-million views in less than 48 hours – animal behaviourist Kevin Richardson has confirmed that he’s seen this type of incident happen himself. Richardson, aka South Africa’s legendary Lion Whisperer, says “Seen that happen at the park I used to work […]

Cinematographer/Photographer Calvin Munhuweyi has compiled a beautiful video tribute to the brave men and women in the fire services who have fought against the raging fires in Cape Town these past few days; while participants and spectators in Sunday’s Cape Town Cycle Tour are being urged to wear Red in solidarity. Calvin shot the footage […]

A video from the Ad Council in the USA is spreading a lot of love on the internet. The Public Service Announcement (PSA), which was uploaded just yesterday, has already received over 1.5-million views on YouTube! The video, ‘Diversity & Inclusion – Love Has No Labels’, attempts to show that love has no boundaries, no […]

Loadshedding, Hippo Crossing warning signs, beautiful homes with high fences (to keep people in or out?), Chop & Dop, Bakuzzis (!) and packed mini-taxis… These are just a handful of things that make South Africa unique. In a brilliant advert that uses the astonishment of foreigners to showcase the best (and worst) of South Africa […]

The Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) has announced in the last hour that “it’s going to be another long night on the fire line as fresh firefighting crews move in to relieve tired, sore and thirsty brothers and sisters.” The NSRI has appealed to the public to please keep away from the fire regions. Access roads for […]

Get ready for an influx of lovely Dutch tourists who may just fall in love with Cape Town and its attractions after watching the video below. The video, filmed by two Dutch brothers, was commissioned by Linda, the country’s largest women’s glossy magazine/website with a readership (and a Facebook following) of over a quarter of […]

Accounting Students at Stellenbosch University (SU) have left a colourful tribute for their lecturers outside the Van der Sterr Building which was ravaged by fire over the weekend (see video below). The fire, which broke out on Sunday morning 22 February 2015, destroyed the third floor and roof of the northern and eastern wings of the […]

As former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath apologises for his “highly inappropriate” African hunting safari in which he allegedly shot an elephant, another rather inappropriate video involving an elephant has re-surfaced. The video – of a drunk man charging a wild elephant (yup, you read that right) – was uploaded by Kruger Sightings in 2013, and […]

Some things never change…even when people are ‘sick of it’. A video uploaded almost two years ago has taken off again on social media, with many of those sharing it believing it to be a brand new song written just for the aftermath of the 2015 State of the Nation address (SONA). Rick Andrew uploaded […]

Suzelle’s “bitesized DIY web-series” has inspired South Africans to try some creative do-it-yourself projects…and inspired some children around the nation to film themselves imitating her! Even her colourful language… The latest videos – featured on this page – were filmed by proud mom Carolyn Lewis, with her son Kahlil and daughter Maya in the starring roles of Suzelle and […]

Today is ‪#‎WorldPangolinDay‬ – an important day to raise awareness for the Pangolin, which is not only one of the world’s weirdest animals (with a tongue longer than its body) but also one of the most heavily trafficked wild mammals in the world. Like the rhino and elephant before it, the Pangolin is threatened by […]

Even though actor Aaron Paul was exposed to a lot of surreal stuff during the filming of the popular TV series Breaking Bad, he was still blown away by some of the scenes South Africa had on offer during his recent holiday to the country. Speaking on the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show in December, Aaron discussed the lions he saw at […]