A pet pig, featured in a video which has been viewed millions of times around the world, has bitten off the finger tip of her owner, Gauteng resident Glynda Norwitz-Kramer. And news of the unusual incident in South Africa has already reached the ears of one of the world’s most famous movie makers, Steven Spielberg. […]

At the start of The Kiffness’ new  song – Pratig Meisie – it says: “We shot this video in the hope that the Afrikaans singer portrayed as ‘pragtig meisie‘ (‘pretty girl’) would enjoy this video and give us permission to use her face. “Unfortunately we did not get her permission. Instead of reshooting, we decided […]

Here’s the perfect start to a working week – a little bit of dancing to singer and actor Robbie Wessels’ lekker – and very South African – chicken song! (Watch below, with lyrics like “Peri Peri for my Cherrie, mild for my child”.) The video was uploaded by Nadine van Loggerenberg last week. She said: […]

A local insurance company has South Africans in stitches again with an advert that highlights how meanings get lost in translation so often in SA! King Price Insurance – whose April ‘Do Something Sexy to a Tractor’ TV ad attracted over 1 million views in 24 hours when it went viral on Whatsapp – has […]

Professor Thuli Madonsela is known for her gentle kindness, her daily words of inspiration on Twitter, and her mature handling of the State Capture Report, which she compiled during her time as South Africa’s Public Protector. But this weekend she surprised her followers with something not quite her usual style. Madonsela posted an image, with […]

South African expat, comedian and US TV host Trevor Noah has come a long way… and last night – playing his first ever UK arena show – he truly felt it, performing at the O2 Arena in London. Trevor said today: “When I performed my first solo show in London I had 150 amazing people […]

While the world rejoiced the royal wedding yesterday, of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the jokes and memes have already begun: https://www.facebook.com/logie.naidoo.7/posts/1960573590682996 https://www.facebook.com/itsPunkee/videos/10156371915479938/ https://www.facebook.com/slideshow.metamorphosis/videos/1722555357779126/ And this older one has gone viral again: https://www.facebook.com/sam.rogers.7393/videos/1955696751144741/ https://twitter.com/Zsuzsa0601/status/998029823720214529 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215096866750042&set=p.10215096866750042&type=3&theater Prince Harry makes the rounds at today's #RoyalWedding. #SNLFinale pic.twitter.com/XmiEe63Gor — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) May 20, 2018 […]

Donald Trump was sitting in his office wondering which country to invade next, when his telephone rang… “Howzit, Trumpie!” a voice in broken English said. “This is Koos Vannermerwe here from the Doringboom Bar in Welkom , South Africa. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you, boet!” “Well, […]

Fast food restaurant chain Nando’s has joined the Bok Boks bandwagon… along with AB de Villiers and most of South Africa. You’ll hear them at school, in Woolworths… and even on TV. Everyone is mimicking the professional golfer who sent his private ‘bok boks’ voice message to the Sunshine Tour group… instead of to his […]

A South African professional golfer’s private (very private!) voice message to his girlfriend has gone viral in South Africa after he accidentally sent it to The Sunshine Tour group, instead of his ‘bok boks’. And they have shared it with… well, everyone! Listen below as the golfer explains very sweetly to his girlfriend that he […]

The celebrities on stage at the Comedy Central Roast of Somizi roast panel had over 5.5 million followers on Twitter, so it’s no surprise the Roast trended there. And South Africans have been talking about it all day today – with comedic surprises like Kurt Darren and some roasting from and to former Police Minister […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah says he has “officially fired” Michelle Wolf, the controversial comedian who had US politicians not laughing in the aisles at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last weekend. Using President Donald Trump’s catchphrase, from Trump’s ‘The Apprentice’ reality TV days, Noah said: “You’re Fired!” But it was tongue-in-cheek. Wolf had […]

South Africans have been swept up in the Green Moon hoax that’s been spreading across the world over the past couple of weeks. Today locals were sharing a post, encouraging each other to look out for the moon tonight as it appears to turn green for about 90 minutes. The ‘rare’ phenomenon is said to […]

A video showing a farmer getting sexy with his tractor has South Africa in stitches. Essentially, the ad – by King Price Insurance – is about something being lost in translation, which happens all too often in SA. The company says that’s one of the reasons it goes to great lengths to write their policy […]

Meet the new comedy duo sweeping the internet – Meryl and Beryl, from Cape Town, South Africa. The characters are two moms who met through their 10-year-old sons, and find their weekly coffee dates and ‘prom’ walks are the glue of their friendship, as they discuss everything from politics to kids and the polony crisis […]

If you need a laugh, this is one of the cutest, funniest videos we’ve seen all day… made all the better with the wonderful commentary. The mongoose pups were wrestling at Sabi Sands in South Africa when a curious Hornbill appeared… WATCH Mongoose Pup Playing Around, Sabi Sands, South Africa https://www.facebook.com/natgeo/videos/10155539141918951/ According to National Geographic […]

The current situation is very disturbing to me, let alone all the other bad stuff happening in OUR COUNTRY  on a daily basis… writes ‘Calm Black Woman‘. Let me tell you, this one issue in South Africa is really getting to me, and real bad!! I am sure you know what I’m talking about? Land […]

Not everyone was amused by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s April Fool’s joke yesterday. The South African born and raised expat, who now lives in the USA, tweeted that his electric car company, Tesla, had gone bankrupt… “completely and totally bankrupt”. Musk tweeted: “Despite intense efforts to raise money, including a last-ditch mass sale of Easter […]

An incredible photo of an elephant carrying a baby cub has gone viral on Twitter… with over 6,700 people retweeting it since it was posted this morning. And alarmingly, it appears that thousands of those actually thought the photo was real!!!! Some suggested a movie should be made based on the scene, and others remarked […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah had his fans back home guessing on 1 April 2018 whether his announcement about a show back home is an April Fool’s joke or not. It didn’t help that Trevor started the message with  the words (in capitals): “THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE!” Trevor said: “I am surprising […]

Durban comedian Carvin H. Goldstone says when it comes to the festive season and South Africans going to the beach, you have to just know you must “choose your square metre and you stay in your square metre”! Watch below as he also tries to fathom why white people drive a short distance from their homes […]

A Cape Town mother and her daughter were held hostage by ostriches in the Eastern Cape on Sunday! Amanda Stergianos told SAPeople: “I travelled up to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape to visit my daughter who is a boarder there. “We decided to stay in accommodation on an estate called Fort Beaufort, 20 minutes from […]

“How do you get Australians to punt our South African beer? Simple. You go to Newlands and ask them.” That’s the premise of a new ad for Newlands Spring Beer. The catch of course is that the advertisers went to Newlands in Western Australia, where the Aussie tasters presumed they were drinking good ol’ Aussie brew… […]

Showing humour in the face of adversity isn’t restricted to South Africans, check out this hilarious video by Australia’s TripleJ radio station – ‘We Cheat at Cricket’. The video by Ben and Liam makes fun of the Land Down Under’s national cricket team, which were caught cheating – tampering with the ball – during a […]

Just like South Africans, when the going gets tough – Australians turn to humour. After the cheating incident at the Australia vs South Africa cricket match at Newlands in Cape Town yesterday, the jokes have come flying in faster than an Aussie cricket ball that’s been tampered with! https://www.facebook.com/uncensoredSA/posts/707915292665551 Jokes aside, Australians have come down […]