Sibusiso Duma and The South African Crime Spree
What the what? 24-year old Sibusiso Duma has more than a few screws loose. News24.com reports that the man who is accused of six murders knocked down two of his victims and then reversed over them!...
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The Art of Jaco Haasbroek
Jaco Haasbroek is a South African artist who loves clean lines, minimalism, and long walks on the beach (I made that last bit up.) Born in Pretoria, Haasbroek now lives in Cape Town and creates quirky...
View ArticleCheese And Onion: You’ll Be Fine, You’ll Be Alright
I’ve just received the best advice of the day. When you’re stressed out or having marital problems, the solution is low-tech and much much cheaper than a trip to the psychologist and a handful of...
View ArticleZA NEWS: Changing The Face of South African News
Popular South African cartoonist Zapiro is tired of just being in the news, and is now making the news. Debuting on October 6th and delivered exclusively on the Internet, ZA NEWS takes a satirical look...
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The Most Homicidal Countries
In South Africa, we have a lot of things to be proud about. On the sporting front, our rugby team is top of the IRB World Rankings and the Proteas are ranked the third best cricketing team in the...
View ArticleCity Bowl Mizers: Cancun
I’m waiting to be picked up. Nothing sleazy mind you, I’ve got no goods to offer. Whilst I sit patiently for my ride to arrive, I stumbled upon the City Bowl Mizers. Let’s call it November ‘04, when...
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I HEART Jaco Haasbroek
We have featured South African artist Jaco Haasbroek once or twice before, and in his latest project, he takes the popular rebus created by Milton Glaser and has some fun with it. It’s cute, clever,...
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The Western Nostril
I honestly have no idea how I came about this, but a Google blog search led me to Moral Fibre so they’ll get the hat tip for this one. The Western Nostril is a home-grown comic strip produced by...
View ArticleInvictus
I heard about this film last year some time, and I’ll admit I wasn’t happy. Not about the story, it was Matt Damon being cast as ’95 Bok captain Francois Pienaar. I always cringe when American actors...
View ArticleBafunny Bafunny: The Dream Team of Comedy
This is the dream team of comedy. Eight of South Africa’s finest comedians have come together for a tour of the country ahead of a big soccer event that you or may not have heard of. Our local soccer...
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We “Bubble” Some Local Models
I don’t know much about the doctrines of Mormonism but the Internet revealed that a Mormon on a bodybuilding forum wasn’t too happy that the terms and conditions of his religion prohibited the viewing...
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Top 5 Places in SA to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
When the Zombie Apocalypse comes, I will be prepared. You should be too, my friend Stephen is an expert in these things having watched every zombie flick ever made and he reckons it’s definitely...
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Win Funky-Fresh T-shirts From Springleap!
NOTE: This competition has ended. It’s been an absolute age since we last had a competition here on the blog. Summer is just around the corner and we know the importance of looking crispy. T-shirts are...
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The Springleap T-shirt Winners!
A week has come and gone and with it brings the close of our latest t-shirt giveaway. To stand a chance of winning a t-shirt from the Springleap shop, we asked you to visit the Springleap shop and...
View ArticleThe Layman’s Guide to Braaing
I must tell you, writing this article has just made me incredibly hungry. I mean, just look at the header image and you’ll understand why. The topic of discussion today is the South African pastime...
View ArticleCapoeira Mei Lua
Embarrassing as it is, I have to say that the main reason I know of the existence of capoeira is Eddy Gordo and his pretty granddaughter, Christie Monteiro. You may recognize them as fictional...
View ArticleGrab Your Tongs for the “Braaiday” Song
In a tribute to a South Africa institution, Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues have created a song all about the merits of National Heritage Day Braai Day. In a parody of Rebecca Black’s infamous...
View ArticleBlack Sheep: The Tale of Wind-up Jim
Black Sheep is a locally produced short film directed by Miklas Manneke. The style of the film is reminiscent of Pushing Daisies, and tells the story of Jim, who is born with a wind up key on his back....
View ArticleThe Car Guard Song
Last year Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues set the country alight with their anthem for Braai Day. Yesterday they released a song about yet another South African insitution—the ubiquitous car guard....
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Importing With Aramex Global Shopper
Aramex Global Shopper (henceforth referred to as AGS) is a shipping service that enables you to buy items from online websites that don’t (or won’t) ship to a specific country, South Africa, for...
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