At least three schools in the Wynberg area of Cape Town, South Africa, have received bomb threats in the last week. In local reports the schools are named as Springfield Convent, Wynberg Boys and Girls High Schools too. However SAPeople has in its possession letters from other schools as well, including another very prestigious private […]

Video footage has emerged which was taken inside the vintage Convair-340 plane which crashed near Pretoria, in South Africa, last week. Social activist Yusuf Abramjee posted the video to Twitter late on Tuesday evening, saying: “A video taken from inside the plane that crashed after taking-off from the Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria.” At least 20 […]

Not since South African-born Kevin Curren faced Boris Becker in the 1985 Wimbledon Final have South Africans been so gripped by the prestigious grass court tennis event in London (even though he was entered as a US citizen)… because this year we had not one – but FOUR incredible South Africans playing their hearts out […]

Airline passengers travelling to and from Cape Town have been enjoying the rare and beautiful sight of snow in sunny South Africa, on the mountains of the Western Cape… even though it’s been exactly two weeks since South Africa received a record-breaking snowfall, the biggest the country has received in a decade. This morning regular SAPeople […]

A British diver, who helped rescue 12 children and their coach from a cave in Thailand, is reportedly considering legal action against Elon Musk after the South African-born billionaire entrepreneur referred to him as a ‘pedo’ on Twitter. The tweet has since been removed. The diver – a British 63-year-old, Vernon Unsworth, who lives in […]

The South African mining industry has been hit by the death of another six mine workers, this time at the unlisted Palabora Mining Company in Limpopo over the weekend. The miners died during a fire in the copper mine. The mining company said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, at one […]

Western Coast Premier Helen Zille says she is “shaken to the core” after visiting Hermanus/Zwelihle. The area has been marred by violence since protestors took to the streets last week to demand the release of a Zwelihle Renewal activist – Gcobani Ndzongana – who is in police custody. Forty-two arrests have reportedly been made in […]

South African tennis player Kevin‪ Anderson has thanked his incredible South African fans for supporting him on his journey to Centre Court at Wimbledon in London. Despite losing today to Novak Djokovic, Kevin’s positive attitude has shone through. Wimbledon said: “If there’s one quality that’s stood out the most among the many that carried Kevin Anderson to […]

South African motorcyle racer Brad Binder has raced to glory in Germany on Sunday – winning his first ever Moto2 race at the Sachsenring circuit… and becoming the first South African winner for almost 40 years. Just yesterday he renewed his contract with Red Bull. This afternoon MotoGP said: “What a way to celebrate signing a […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa‏ has personally phoned Kevin Anderson to wish him luck in the Wimbledon Final this afternoon. Ramaphosa tweeted: “I called & spoke to Kevin Anderson & wished him the best of luck & told him that we are all rooting for him. “He was very pleased and said he’d do his […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has certainly enjoyed a successful state trip to the Middle East this week, as news comes that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to invest $10-billion in South Africa. This follows the announcement on Thursday that Saudi Arabia had pledged $10-billion to South Africa as well (of which at […]

As former American President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to Africa this week, he has revealed his choice of top Africa-centric books. Obama, who will deliver a speech in South Africa to mark the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, is travelling to Africa for the first time since his Presidency. In a post […]

South African tennis player Kevin Anderson – who will play in the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon on Sunday afternoon – is still dogged by rumours he ‘denounced’ South Africa, or by South Africans who say they refuse to support him because he wouldn’t “represent his country” and play in the Davis Cup. As Kevin explained […]

“So near and yet so far… Raven Klaasen’s fantastic run at Wimbledon 2018 ended in heartbreak in the final of the men’s doubles,” is how Tennis South Africa described Saturday evening’s match between Klaasen and his Kiwi partner Michael Venus against Americans Mike Bryan and Jack Sock. In a riveting match, Raven and Michael put […]

The fish are back in town! And the fishermen are elated! It’s been a little while since the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa has been blessed with its famous annual Sardine Run. Regular SAPeople contributor Andrea Ben was on the scene Monday on Pennington Beach… where the sardines were aplenty… and so too […]

During the marathon match on Centre Court today at Wimbledon in London, South African Kevin Anderson momentarily turned left-handed in a desperate bid to win a point… and pulled it off perfectly, thanks largely to his father! Watch below. Wimbledon called it an “epic point” as Anderson – who had fallen over – got up […]

Kevin Anderson kept his South African fans on tenterhooks on Friday afternoon as he battled it out – set for set, game for game, point for point – with American John Isner. But finally our “Miracle Man” – as Wimbledon nicknamed Anderson on Wednesday, after he shocked the world by beating number one seed Roger […]

South Africans in the UK are in for a treat with A Night to Remember – an amazing concert featuring Prime Circle, Just Jinjer and Tailor, all on stage TOGETHER – in London on 4 August 2018! Here, SAPeople chats exclusively to Tailor about Johnny Clegg, performing for expats and living in the moment… PLEASE NOTE: […]

It’s turning into a very South African Wimbledon with SA’s Kevin Anderson playing in the semi-final this afternoon, and SA’s Raven Klaasen making it through to the doubles final tomorrow, along with his New Zealand partner Michal Venus. Klaasen and Venus defeated the wild-card pairing of Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen and Britain’s Joe Salisbury 7-6 (6) 3-6 […]

The Daily Show, hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah, has been nominated for three Emmy Awards – for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Interactive Program and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. Trevor, who is now based in New York, joked: “Wow, I visited Russia for 3 days and now The Daily Show is nominated for […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s  state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia kicked off on Thursday to great success – the Kingdom pledged $10-billion in new investment in South Africa… and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud bestowed the Order of King Abdulaziz upon Ramaphosa, the highest honour by the Kingdom. According to The Presidency, the […]

It’s not often you see international TV mogul Simon Cowell clapping along to the acts he judges, but this Los Angeles choir’s mesmerising rendition of Toto’s ‘Africa’ has even Cowell joining in… and giving it a standing ovation! SAPeople followers will remember Angel City Chorale’s original video of ‘Africa’ in 2013 – in which they […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa – who arrived in Saudi Arabia this morning – has tweeted a message of congratulations to three awesome South Africans at Wimbledon, including ‘Miracle Man’, SA expat Kevin Anderson, who stunned the world’s number one player – Roger Federer – in a quarter-final cliffhanger yesterday. Ramaphosa said: “Congratulations to Kevin […]

Wimbledon called Kevin Anderson’s performance in London today against Roger Federer possibly one of the biggest comebacks Wimbledon has ever seen! Posting a picture of Anderson with the words ‘Miracle Man’ on it, Wimbledon tweeted: “From match point down in the third set, @KAndersonATP recovers to beat defending champion Roger Federer 2-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, […]

A plane crash in Wonderboom, South Africa has tragically left one person dead and approximately 19 injured, according to emergency medical service ER24. The charter plane crashed about 5km east of the Wonderboom airport, just north of Pretoria. It reportedly hit a small factory and seriously injured two people on the ground. ER24 paramedics, along […]