State prosecutor Gerrie Nel is proving as tenacious as a “pit-bull” in his cross-questioning of Oscar Pistorius in the trial in which Oscar is accused of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013. Pistorius broken down in tears many times this morning as Gerrie took him through the […]

It’s funny how some stories get rehashed over and over…especially when there’s a particularly hot model in the story’s photo…and she’s not wearing too many clothes! Back in 2009, a spectacular photo of a model clinging to the back of Richard Branson while he kite-surfed around his Caribbean island made world headlines. And then in […]

If you missed Reggie Yates’ controversial three-part series entitled “Reggie Yates’ Extreme South Africa”, here’s the first episode – “White Slums” – in which Reggie visits the largest white squatter camp, Coronation Park near Pretoria. At the time that it was aired about six weeks ago, South African expats in the UK reacted with sadness […]

We love it when an African video goes viral around the globe, and that’s what’s happened for Ugandan singer Eddy Kenzo with his hit ‘Sitya Loss’. Eddy – whose real name is Musuuza Edrisa – has already achieved a few top hits in East Africa and is responsible for getting his whole country dancing in […]

Oh no! Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest economy. The long-awaited release of yesterday’s recalculated report on Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) data shows that their economy is around double that of previous estimates. In fact the West African country overtook South Africa a while ago, but it has taken a while to […]

As some of South Africa’s and the world’s greatest athletes battle it out in today’s Ironman South Africa in Port Elizabeth, there is one group who are competing to support an injured friend and in memory of another cyclist friend. Over 50 friends and athletes have entered the competition to show support for their friend […]

Bianca Buitendag has surfed her way in to the Quarter finals of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in Australia! She will compete against Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia for a semi final place tomorrow/today (Saturday 4 April 2014). Bianca has been winning fans this year with her insane surfing and amazing attitude. After coming second at […]

As Howard G. Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, donates a generous R255-million to combat poaching and the conflict it finances in Africa…Nepal has just celebrated its second year of ZERO poaching. No tigers, rhinos or elephants were killed. And before you rush to point out that their country is a lot smaller and […]

In the municipal ward by-elections yesterday, the Democratic Alliance and the ANC both fared well. The by-elections took place in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West on Wednesday, 2 April 2014. A total of nine wards were contested and voting took place in 35 voting districts. Of these, so far four […]

Just as soon as YouTube removed one version of Nkandla Style, here’s the next…this time with visuals. The song, performed as if by South Africa’s President Zuma, is a parody of Psy’s Gangnam Style, and references the recent Nkandla Report by the Public Protector. (See SA’s Most Popular Person?) http://youtu.be/mZQa5ER2mcA

Springboks to play in Absa red The Springboks will be debuting a new red and gold kit when they take to the field against Wales on 14 June. The new kit is of the highest standard. The striking red colour evokes feelings of passion, strength, courage and power. Saru said that the change from traditional […]

This isn’t specifically South African…but many South Africans have asked us to feature articles about saving the whales…so we thought you may be interested in this fantastic news, announced today. The Australian Marine Conservation Society reported – via Facebook – that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Japan’s “scientific whaling” programme breaks […]

AgangSA is creating a Twitter storm with a flurry of outrageous and humorous comments. News24 reported that perhaps they had been hacked, but AgangSA has tweeted back that this is no hacking. They have just had enough…after President Zuma’s latest reaction to the Nkandla controversy, claiming that he didn’t ask for the upgrades so he […]

South African open water swimmer Roger Finch has reported in, a third of the way into his gruelling 35 km False Bay crossing, with good news for the seals. A message from Roger was posted to Facebook saying: “Just to let the environmentalists know, there are A LOT of seals out here. They don’t just […]

Cape Town has been selected as the Global Earth Hour Capital in recognition of the city’s efforts to address climate change. This title is awarded as part of the global Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) which is a joint effort between WWF and ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability), and aims to highlight and reward cities […]

There’s a new hit rocking South Africa – Nkandla Style…sung to the tune of “Gangnam Style”. The song is sung as if by South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, starting with “Since the day I can remember, I always wanted more…I wanted more money, like the Afrikaner Boer.” The lyrics reference the Nkandla Report by the […]

Cape Town comedy duo Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues have a ‘kiff’ new video called Payday, being billed as “their most ridiculous song yet”….and with lyrics like “when I get my paycheck, it’s like my life’s begun, When you have no paycheck it’s like you’re having no fun” – everyone can relate! Here the guys […]

If you’re missing Cape Town – here’s another awesome version of Pharrell Williams’ latest hit ‘HAPPY’ from the Mother City…featuring all your favourite scenic spots and happy Capetonians! The “Cape Town (Happy)” video was shot two weeks ago, and uploaded a couple of days ago to YouTube where it has already received over 65,000 views! […]

It’s not often you can say there’s an elephant in the room…and there really is! In one of the sweetest stories on Facebook today, Thula Thula MD Françoise Malby-Anthony, related how she and her safari lodge staff rescued a baby elephant that wandered away from its herd and into her garden last night. Thula Thula […]

Durban hosted one of South Africa’s hottest aviation events on Friday and Saturday – the Durban Sky Grand Prix of aerobatics, and as can be seen by the photos, their promise to “take you to the sky and back” was delivered. The Land Sea Air event was held at North Beach and featured a special […]

We-love-Thuli-Madonsela fever is spreading through South Africa. For those who don’t yet know her, Advocate Thulisile Madonsela is the Public Protector (Ombudsman) who recently completed the investigation and report on the over R200-million upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s residential complex in Nkandla. Facebook fan pages have risen rapidly to support and commend Ms Madonsela for […]

The United Nation’s International Day of Happiness has had an extra happy vibe to it this year with Pharrell Williams’ latest hit song “HAPPY” playing all the way from Tokyo to Toronto, Cairo to Cape Town. It seems every country around the world has uploaded their own version – Bosnia, Tunisia, Australia, Madagascar, Japan…in fact […]

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom will be screened at the United Nations in Geneva today, 20 March 2014, ahead of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination tomorrow. The screening of the film, based on the late South African President’s autobiography, will be followed, by a panel discussion during the […]

A South African soldier stationed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has produced a creative and unique comic strip (see below)…about a day in the life of the South African contingent of the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade (FIB). The comic strip – which is presented in the form of photos with voice bubbles […]

Highveld Stereo 94.7 Producer Brad has created one of the first Oscar Trial parodies to go viral. The Barry Roux Parody Song started as an audio file on SoundCloud but has now been published on YouTube. The video visuals include a collage of photos from the trial showing defence advocate Barry Roux in his most […]