Two Durban-based professional photographers have created a visually stunning tribute to Durban – a time-lapse video entitled “I am Durban”. The photographers – Matt Wilkes and Kierran Allen – spent 12 months shooting in and around the Durban area to create the unique footage for their homage. “We wanted to showcase Durban in a new […]

Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street band came to South Africa and rocked it! At times it was difficult to see who was enjoying the show more – Springsteen or his fans. And at his last show he delighted earlybird fans with a short surprise solo set hours before the ‘real’ show began! (See video below.) […]

Contrary to Dr Mamphela Ramphele’s observation that the AgangSA/DA deal was rushed into, the Democratic Alliance’s leader Helen Zille said this morning that it had been “a very long and ongoing process”. In a media briefing she said that sometimes in politics you have to take a risk, and sometimes these risks work, and sometimes […]

While huge brands fought it out last night to capture the world’s attention at the Super Bowl in the USA – where the commercials are as hotly anticipated as the NFL game itself – a South African ad has surpassed them all. Grab some tissues and watch the ad…created for Bell’s Whisky. Elite Daily website […]

Agang SA today confirmed that the DA/Agang deal is off and that Agang SA will be contesting the 2014 elections as an independent party in South Africa, with Dr Mamphela Ramphele as its Presidential Candidate. Dr Ramphele said “even as we declare our withdrawal from talks with the Democratic Alliance, we remain committed to working […]

The deal between the DA and Agang SA’s Mamphela Ramphele – in which Ramphele had accepted the DA’s invitation to stand as its Presidential Candidate – is over less than a week after it was announced. In a press statement released tonight, Helen Zille – leader of the Democratic Alliance – said Ramphele’s reneging on their […]

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has passed away at the age of 46. He was found in his New York apartment, dead from an apparent drug overdose, less than 24-hours after his representatives released a statement saying that reports of his death on Saturday were a hoax. Hoffman had checked himself into rehab last May […]

The people in Gauteng are REALLY not happy with their new eToll system. Added to all the other jokes that have already done the rounds, here’s a light-hearted parody in the style of Amy Winehouse’s 2006 hit single “Rehab”. The video calls for people to donate to OUTA (Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance). OUTA is […]

As President Jacob Zuma sends warm New Year wishes to the Chinese community in South Africa, we’ve gathered together 15 (very interesting!) facts about this event and the Year of the Horse. The South African President said “the horse is an auspicious symbol in China, heralding a year that looks forward to action, speed, achievement […]

A Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert will be held in New York at the Church of St Paul the Apostle on 59th in Manhattan, NYC on 13 February 2014 at 19:00 (7pm). The event will be attended by former US President Clinton, the grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir and Hollywood actor and academy award-winner Morgan Freeman (who […]

Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates – and his wife Melinda – have attempted to debunk three myths that they believe block progress for the poor. The couple tackled these myths in their annual Gates Foundation newsletter which was published last week. For those who haven’t seen the letter…or who simply don’t have the time […]

A South African teenager is grabbing international attention thanks to a competition being run by American Idol TV show host Ryan Seacrest. And right now she needs our vote to make it through to the next round! Filipa’s YouTube upload was chosen by Seacrest to compete in the worldwide competition: Favourite Cover of One Direction‘s hit […]

A young Southern African hero has been officially presented with the Military Cross for “great courage in the face of the enemy”. Twenty-six year-old Marine Craig Buchanan was presented with the decoration for his outstanding bravery by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday (see video below). With typical South African candour, Craig referred to […]

There’s a buzz in South Africa this morning as Agang SA’s leader Mamphela Ramphele, has announced her acceptance of an invitation to stand as the Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Alliance in the 2014 elections. In a statement on the political group’s website, Ramphele said “I believe this decision is in the best interests of […]

Ladysmith Black Mambazo won a Grammy Award last night in Los Angeles, for their album: “Live: Singing for Peace and the World”. They shared the Grammy for Best World Music Album with the Gipsy Kings. “Live: Singing for Peace and the World” is a collection of songs recorded during the South African choir’s world tours […]

Last weekend the ANC arranged for five coaches to bus South African expats from around Britain down to London to register to vote in the upcoming South African elections. The South African High Commission in London is the only mission where South Africans can register to vote in England, making it expensive and difficult for […]

After Bafana Bafana crashed out of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) last weekend, and were subsequently criticised by the SA Minister of Sports (for being “a bunch of losers”)…South African comedian Trevor Noah posted a video with this message on his Twitter page yesterday: “I’m not as funny as our minister of sports, but […]

Dear South Africa I want us to move forward together. I want a better South Africa for all. True reconciliation. But at the moment it doesn’t feel absolutely possible, because we’re not all being absolutely honest. So I would like to get some things off my chest, and I am writing this in the hope […]

Watch South African comedian Trevor Noah’s take on the conformity of all airport announcers around the world to sound the same…except, of course, those in South Africa! After watching the video, a South African YouTube user commented: “OMG I just came back from a long trip from Durbs to Jo’burg to Abu Dhabi, then Singapore, […]

If you have any friends in England who have never visited South Africa…here’s a wonderful opportunity for them to travel to SA. Rapid Blue is searching for four friends to visit SA and be filmed for a global campaign for SA Tourism. “We are looking for a group of four friends from England, who are […]

Here’s something you don’t see often – a car cruising down the highway with its axle on fire…as if nothing’s wrong. This video was taken on the M1 North Highway on Thursday (16th January) by a shocked driver who noticed the taxi’s wheel fly off…and then the axle catch fire, “but still [the taxi driver] […]

It was reported yesterday that South Africans in Perth are due to receive a visit from an ANC delegation led by ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. Could this be a glimmer of hope that perhaps more voting stations will be made available to South Africans in Australia? In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper, the […]

For those South Africans abroad who are eager to vote, but who may not have heard about or read the ANC’s  2014 Manifesto, here’s a quick guide to the main points you may have missed when it was launched last week.  The Manifesto is dedicated to ANC co-founder and former President Nelson Mandela, Tata Madiba […]

The South African government has released a statement today that the total number of rhino poached in South Africa during 2013 increased to 1004. That’s almost three a day! The number of people arrested for rhino poaching-related offences climbed to 343. The figures, released by the Department of Environmental Affairs, are heartbreaking and shocking. Already a […]

Eight-year-old Kenya Grace Richards moved to London two years ago, and has already been the guest at a party hosted by the Mayor of London! On Saturday afternoon she donned her prettiest frock to attend the Lord Mayor’s Annual Children’s Party at Mansion House in London.   The fancy dress party is hosted annually in […]