South Africa has the coolest traffic officers… who achieve the impossible by making rush-hour a pleasure to experience! Kelly Hannah Pretorius filmed this dabbing Traffic Officer on Friday morning. “We see this man every morning,” she told SAPeople. “He brightens my day without fail… and I am actually sad if he isn’t there! “Oh and […]

A 24-hour CCTV Security system has been launched in Vilakazi Street to enhance the safety of business owners, the public and tourists visiting this popular area… following the murder of Sakhumzie restaurant manager Khwesi Hudson in January, during an attempted robbery. At the time Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba visited the restaurant and pledged to install the camera […]

South Africans have always been fans of Rooibos and its benefits… and as expats have discovered, SA’s homegrown tea is becoming a firm favourite amongst healthy tea drinkers across the globe. And now a young schoolgirl has made some extraordinary findings that show Rooibos could help dogs too… Zaria Rule – a grade 7 learner […]

Last week, the beautiful village of Kilfinane, in County Limerick, Ireland blew South Africans away with their stunning performance of Shosholoza. It was taught to them by South African expat, Patrick Othandwayo Sakayi, who moved into the area because it was the only place where he could find a property big enough to rent for […]

Capetonians love snow, perhaps because we don’t get any in the city. So, in what appears to be an annual tradition, on Sunday hundreds of vehicles visited the Matroosberg area to see the snow. People living in northern countries must think we’re mad. By Ashraf Hendricks  Published originally on GroundUp *** ‎And here’s one more snow photo […]

Tomorrow is Mandela Day. It’s Nelson Mandela’s birthday and it’s a time where communities in South Africa celebrate all Mandela did for the Rainbow Nation. This year’s Winnie Mabaso (children’s orphanage) Mandela Day appeal is for gardening tools and seeds – and also for volunteers to come to Meriting to help plant additional community gardens. […]

Standard Bank Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been suspended for next week’s Trent Bridge Test after his accumulated demerit points reached four within a 24-month period following his latest breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for which he received a 15 per cent fine and one demerit point. During the opening day’s play […]

Dean Elgar has described the opportunity to lead the Proteas in the first Test match against England, which started today at Lord’s, as the proudest moment of his career. While the occasion of captaining at one of the most celebrated cricket grounds in the world can be overwhelming, Elgar says he will be treating the […]

The DA-led City of Tshwane has announced plans to sell the mayoral mansion it inherited from the previous ANC administration. It says the sale is “in order to prioritise bringing better services to Tshwane residents, particularly those living in informal settlements”. I am happy to announce that the City will officially be selling the Mayoral […]

There have been shocking reports on social media of over 20 rhino, possibly even 31, being brutally killed this past weekend in South Africa. All for their horns. To feed an insane belief amongst some in the Asian market (mainly China and Vietnam) that the horn has miraculous curing properties and is considered a status […]

Check out this awesome photo taken of a female runner in the Comrades Marathon – being helped on one side by her husband, and on the other by a stranger – just seconds before the cut-off time at this year’s legendary KwaZulu-Natal annual event. Comrades runner Sakky Sekgothe, posted the photo to a Comrades Marathon […]

As NSRI Hermanus confirmed to SAPeople today that the search operation is still ongoing for the missing 7-year-old Claremont girl, who was swept off rocks by waves at Betty’s Bay on Friday, they have thanked the community for their incredible support. Despite an extensive sea and shoreline search, little Louise Fowler has not been found… […]

Proteas Test captain, Faf du Plessis, will miss the first Test match against England starting at Lord’s on Thursday due to family reasons, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced. Du Plessis returned home to South Africa for the birth of his first child, but will be unable to return in time for the opening match […]

Forbes Woman Africa has gained international recognition at the 2017 Tabbie Awards in Cleveland, USA… scooping Silver for a feature on refugees in South Africa. The awards featured more than 400 entries, with nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore and South Africa. FORBES WOMAN AFRICA – which touts […]

South African cricket captain Faf du Plessis and his wife Imari welcomed their first child into the world on Thursday. Faf announced the happy news with an adorable photo on Twitter. Faf tweeted: “Our biggest blessing yet came in a small package.so very grateful ????” At this stage it’s unsure whether the Proteas star will […]

Ten days ago, a post by Capetonian WAYNE NEFDT went viral. Like many lists over the years, Wayne had detailed some of South Africa’s funnier and crazier slang words… and in so doing, he celebrated the essence of what it is to be South African. Here Wayne explains the inspiration behind that brilliant post, ‘How […]

The latest shocking #GuptaLeaks revelations allege that the bill for the lavish and controversial Sun City wedding of Gupta niece, Vega Gupta, in 2013 was paid for by the Free State provincial government… in a process that involved money laundering and the Vrede Dairy Project (in which the Guptas have always denied involvement). The latest […]

Watch this video, filmed a couple of years ago, where South African comedian Trevor Noah highlights how many times in South Africa’s recent history – particularly whenever there’s a Presidential election – scores of people swear the time has finally come to pack their bags and move to Perth… yet, somehow, they always stay… Ironically […]

Charlize Theron has revealed in an interview with W Magazine that she has a bad temper which has sometimes got her into trouble… particularly at the start of her career when she hadn’t yet learned how to channel her energy. In the interview (watch below), Charlize says that during the famous catfight scene with Teri […]

Trying to figure out the best number to dial in a crisis is no easy task. In an emergency in the US you dial 911, in the UK 999, in Europe 112. It’s a free call from any landline or mobile phone. The operators then direct the caller to the best emergency service. The situation […]

The Department of Basic Education has welcomed the judgement handed down in the South Gauteng High Court that public schools cannot promote one religion. “This ruling is consistent with the department’s own policy informed by South African Schools Act and the Constitution that no one religion should be promoted above another,” the department said on […]

A facebook post by a Free State mother and driver has gone viral, generating over 37,000 shares by outraged South Africans in less than 15 hours. Sharine Barnard alleges she was ordered to hand over her carkeys yesterday because her license had expired a week ago, and when she requested a ticket instead because she had three children […]

In case you didn’t log in to Facebook over the weekend, here’s that epic drone video again of a large school of dolphins enjoying a cool surf session with the local human surfers. The video was filmed by surf photographer RICHARD MELVILL who says he was just “in the right place at the right time”. […]

Talented Belgian photographer MAARTEN VAN DE VELDE – who lives in Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa – has struck a chord with many friends and strangers, after writing an open letter on Facebook that speaks honestly of his darkest moments, and his journey back… Dear facebook friends, I’m not used to sharing long texts on social […]

The Democratic Alliance is calling for all information regarding the “obscene R1.6 billion discount that Gupta company, Tegeta, received from Eskom, in settlement of a substandard-coal dispute,” to be made public.   DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, Natasha Mazzone, said this “secretive” settlement should not be hidden since there is public interest in the capture of […]