Jenna Lowe’s family has been invited to attend the 6th World Symposium for Pulmonary Hypertension in Nice, France… where the official theme song will be Kristi and Jenna’s song: “I Need More Time”! The symposium – which runs from 27 February to 1 March – will be attended by approximately 4,000 doctors from all over […]

Watch the daring rescue below of a giraffe which was choking on a metal wire wrapped dangerously around its neck. The video was uploaded by Inside Edition on 29 January 2018. It was apparently filmed in Mikembo Sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rescuers worked together to tranquillise the large animal with a […]

SpaceX has now launched the most powerful spacecraft since the Apollo era – the Falcon Heavy rocket – setting the bar for future space launches. The most important thing about this reusable spacecraft is that it can carry a payload equivalent to sending five double-decker London buses into space – which will be invaluable for […]

Capetonian freelance photographer Jan Fischer captured this awesome time lapse video of the rain approaching drought-stricken Cape Town on Friday evening in the Western Cape, South Africa. “I filmed it in Somerset West today, from 17h15 to 18h45, using an iPhone 6s with the time lapse function,” Jan told SAPeople late on Friday evening. Just […]

A South African expat’s video of thousands of children in the UK singing Toto’s “Africa” – which she uploaded for her friends in drought-stricken Cape Town – is going viral. Kae Skinner Sera, who lives in the UK, uploaded the video late on Monday night after the Young Voices performance at the O2 in London […]

Minibus taxis in South Africa have been filmed using the pavement as an extra lane! Gauteng photographer, Susan Harwood, captured the action on film in William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg on 30 January 2018 at 06h40. Her initial post was apparently removed after receiving 3,500 shares and being sent to the ‘powers that be’ to […]

Here are the latest topics due for broadcast on Carte Blanche this Sunday, and available for South Africans living abroad from Tuesday – 6th February 2018 – if you’re a subscriber to Showmax International. (Sign up here.) Table Mountain Knife Attacks Last week yet another hiker was robbed,  stabbed and killed in the Table Mountain reserve, […]

A South African woman, Belinda Davids, who has been bringing the house down around the world… has finally come to the attention of her fellow South Africans, thanks to social media. In December, Belinda’s incredible rendition of Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ earned her a standing ovation at the prestigious Showtime At The […]

Johnny Clegg was never going to bow out quietly. Despite battling cancer, he felt he owed his fans a proper farewell, and for the past several months he’s done shows across the US, and in Canada, Dubai and London during his The Final Journey world tour. TONY JACKMAN caught the penultimate show of the tour […]

New water restrictions kicked off in Cape Town, South Africa, this morning, with residents now only allowed 50 litres per day per person, in a desperate bid to stave off Day Zero… currently set at 16 April 2018, when the taps will be turned off. Local blogger – Girl Unplugged – filmed the following scene […]

Check out this version of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’, performed by a cockatoo, which has been going viral since last year and has attracted over 8 million views with no end in sight! As someone explained, part of the joy in watching the bird, believed to be an Indonesian cockatoo species, is recognising so many […]

A beautiful, yet sad, video filmed on Clifton Beach in Cape Town shows the impact that the longest ever drought in recorded history is having on all those who live in the Western Cape region of South Africa. A desperately thirsty bird drinks from the hand of local Cape Town resident Joel Graham. Joel posted […]

It doesn’t matter where in the world a South African is, or how long they’ve been away, most South African expats feel a deep connection with SA forever… and there’s nothing that takes an expat back home faster than traditional SA treats. So when it comes to special occasions like Christmas and Easter, many South […]

A comedy sketch filmed a decade ago is still causing laughs tens years later! It features a couple of passive-aggressive South African air stewardesses on a flight to Johannesburg. During the flight the rude South African airline hostesses deal with a hijacker, a vegetarian and a woman they believe is scared of flying. The video […]

Legendary South African musician Johnny Clegg has proudly shared his new music video today, directed by a very special person. “I am so happy to share with you my brand new music video for “King Of Time” which was directed by my son, Jaron Clegg!” he said on social media. Watch Johnny Clegg: King Of […]

The Drakensberg Boys Choir School has paid tribute to “the late great” South African musician, Hugh Masekela, who passed away earlier this week – at the age of 78 – after a long battle with prostate cancer. During the video – performing ‘Stimela’ (Coal Train) – a young boy can be heard saying: “Dear Mr […]

We can’t blame foreigners for believing wild animals roam our streets when… um, wild animals do roam our streets! Here’s a hippo crossing the road in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa earlier today. Traffic came to a standstill to allow the hippo to wander across the road. NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) said “some days our rescue […]

Right now there’s nothing that infuriates a water-conserving Capetonian more than somebody who uses precious drinking water to wash their cars! Watch the two videos below… Cape Town is fast approaching Day Zero – currently set at 21 April 2018 – when the taps will be turned off, and residents will have to queue for […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans living abroad from today Tuesday – 23 January 2018 – if you subscribe to Showmax International. Watch the trailer at the bottom of page. Please note this is a 90-minute extended broadcast. First Strike From The AFU This week the Asset Forfeiture Unit launched their first strike […]

Watch the awesome display of celebration and protection as a herd of elephant gather around a female elephant and her newborn calf in Botswana, Africa. Holidaymaker David Xing captured this moment on film a year ago when he was in Chobe National Park. He even managed to film the pregnant mom giving birth. David was […]

A Ballito fishing charter owner almost lost his bakkie to the sea this morning… when big waves dragged the vehicle into the ocean. See the video below. Herman Labuschagne was launching his boat just after 05h00 at Salmon Bay, which he has done many, many times before. But this morning it was an extremely high […]

An American travel blogger and video maker, Drew Binsky, has created a fantastic video listing the ten ways you know you’re in South Africa. His list includes the usual suspects that are unique to South Africa like biltong and braais, but also has items like how we call chapstick or lip balm – ‘lip ice’. […]

South African animators from Triggerfish are waiting with bated breath for the Oscar nominations to be announced on Tuesday. Revolting Rhymes – animated by Cape Town-based Triggerfish – is one of 10 animated short films shortlisted for an Oscar, selected from 63 qualifying films! The five finalists will be announced this Tuesday, 23 January 2018, with […]

Cape Town is becoming one of the biggest breaking stories internationally, as the world watches to see if it will become the first major metropolitan on the planet to run out of water. Day Zero – when Cape Town residents’ taps are due to be turned off – is fast looming and currently set at […]

The Afrikaans internet sensation Radio Raps, as portrayed by Jonathan from the East Rand (Rikus de Beer), will now not only be available on smartphone and computer screens, but will also have his own reality TV programme, Die Radio Raps Show – available in South Africa and abroad. Fans of Radio Raps’s popular videos and voice notes can look […]