The Freaky Frankenstein VW Beetles Of South Africa

Right off the bat, let me make something absolutely clear: this is only freaky if you're a hard-core air-cooled VW geek. Many of you won't even realize what the big deal is, but if you're a hard-core Beetle person, lay down a dropcloth since your mind is gonna be blown.

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This South African Teacher Stuffed 19 Kids Into a Renault Clio

Listen: dealing with children is hard. I don't have any kids myself, but from what I've seen with my friends who do have them, they can go from charming and adorable one minute to tiny little terrorists the next minute. Also, they have sticky hands.

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South African drivers are so bad it's scary

South Africa has a well-earned reputation for being a terrible place to drive, with a per-capita fatality rate ten times higher than America. Behind the statistics lie some awesomely random and chilling events, a few of which inevitably end up on tape.

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2012 Porsche 911 gets hot and dirty in South Africa

How iconic is the 2012 Porsche 911's shape? Poor South African slum children immediately recognize it as a Porsche 911 while the vehicle undergoes a mixture of hot weather testing and glamour shots. So far, it seems to be doing better in the sand than in the snow.

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Thieves Raid Traffic Lights for SIM Cards to Make Free Calls

In Johannesburg, South Africa, some thieves have found that there's an even cheaper and more anonymous way to make phone calls than buying disposable "burners" (like those featuring so prominently in The Wire): Traffic lights.

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