An sapeople interview with member Sibongile Greetar Mondalamo (23): So where do you live? Mafikeng Where do you wish you lived? Pretoria Proudest achievement? When i was awarded the best academic performance student in high school for 3 years; and also obtaining my degree in Bcom Operations Research. Your most useful character trait? My creativity […]

Nandos is “offering” Mexican players free chicken IF they lose tomorrow against South Africa! Here’s a pic of the ad. The small print says: “Dear Mexican players, most foreigners think South Africa is rife with bribery and corruption. “To live up to your misconceptions, we’re offering you and your spectators a free lunch if you […]

by Bongani Nkosi Some find it quite annoying, and others even want it banned from stadiums, but South Africans love it dearly: it spurs the crowds on and is the very best local way to show support for Bafana Bafana. It’s called the vuvuzela, a long plastic trumpet that can make quite a racket – […]

From an email doing the rounds Tough Love vs. Spanking – Good Argument Most people think it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of ‘those moments’. One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride […]

Finally – here’s the FAB video for the official World Cup song – Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) performed by Shakira and fab SA band Freshlyground. If the video disappears again – try Shakira’s site. Here’s the Waka Waka performed live in Soweto at the FIFA 2010 World Cup Kickoff Concert on 10 June: […]

Former South African President Nelson Mandela welcomed Portuguese sensation Christiano Ronaldo into his home in Houghton yesterday…

If you’re outside SA, you can still get together with other South Africans to watch the World Cup. If you have a venue, let us know at admin@sapeople.com and we’ll add it to this list. USA EXPATS 1. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN WORLD CUP VIEWING PARTIES IN U.S.: NYC, PHILADELPHIA, ATLANTA, STAMFORD, SAN DIEGO, SEATTLE […]

Gautrain rolls out this week!!! by Lucille Davie Ministers and ambassadors were among the first people to travel on the rapid rail Gautrain, which will be running from OR Tambo International airport in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. (View the pics.) Gold ribbons were cut at four new Gautrain stations on 5 June […]

by Bongani Nkosi Vuvuzelas blared from the residential block of flats in Sunnyside, Pretoria’s lively, cosmopolitan suburb. South Africans hung out of their windows and burst from the corridors to celebrate and blow their favourite plastic trumpets. It was a short-lived moment, but one I had been expecting. South Africa’s national football squad Bafana Bafana […]

Check out Nik Rabinowitz – South Africa’s funniest Jewish Xhosa speaking comedian. (It’s from 2008 – but still funny!) httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8R4TBmmmM

Here’s a special peek into new book “Should I Stay or Should I Go – To live in or leave South Africa”, taken from the Introduction by author and publisher Tim Richman: This is neither a pro-South Africa book nor an anti-South Africa book. It is a book about emigration in the South African context, […]

A new book about emigrating from SA has been released that’s sure to stir the conversation at braais and dinner parties in South Africa and across the globe: Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Yes, it’s a song by The Clash, but it’s also a defining question for the modern Rainbow Nation and now, […]

Not South African – but just too funny to not share with South Africans! Watch about 2 minutes in when Tom Cruise (aka Les Grossman) dances with Jennifer Lopez…

Actress, presenter and model Vanessa Haywood, who was recently voted by FHM as one the world’s 100 sexiest women, will take part in the Big 5 Challenge at the Knysna Oyster Festival. She aims to raise much needed funds for children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The 11-day challenge starts on […]

It’s just two months since SHOUT was launched, and already the anti-crime movement is set to make its first cheque handover at the end of June. Proving that South Africans can SHOUT against crime and make a difference! “SHOUT’s message has hit all the right notes with South Africans and their unprecedented response is beginning […]

Eish. After revelations earlier this year that President Zuma had a baby out of wedlock, it has now emerged that one of his wives has allegedly had an affair with one of her bodyguards. The rumour was printed in Zulu newspaper “Illanga” after they apparently received an anonymous tip-off. While the rumours began circulating in […]

Any minute now a rocket owned by South African multi-millionare Elon Musk may blast off on its maiden voyage. This will be a trial run for Musk’s company which hopes to soon be doing the same for NASA. [Update: It’s official. Elon says the Falcon 9 rocket achieved an almost perfect orbit. GPS telemetry showed […]

OK. We’ve waited years for it. And finally, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is almost here BUT do you know your team members? Here’s a  quick guide – BIG PICS and just the vital info – to help you get to know the Bafana Bafana guys that you’ll (hopefully!) be supporting over the next couple […]

by Nosimilo Ramela With just days to go before the 2010 Fifa World Cup kicks off, South Africans in remote villages, high-rise cities and sprawling townships are getting ready to celebrate and support the tournament with the best local food, fun and cheer. Jonathan Foster from Northcliff in Johannesburg is eagerly anticipating the arrival of […]

Former president Nelson Mandela was only the second-tallest man in the building when he met South Africa’s final Bafana Bafana squad for the 2010 Fifa World Cup at a gathering at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, on 3 June. The Bafana team, members of the Mandela family and staff cheered and sang as […]

In typical entrepreneurial South African fashion, five South African university campuses have been transformed into fun and affordable accommodation for the duration of the FIFA World Cup. So for those who are desperate to watch the games but don’t want to spend a fortune on huge hotel bills – this is a fantastic alternative. The […]

South Africa’s Diski Dance – a jive where football moves are transformed into dance – is becoming as big as the Makarena and moon walk.  So clearly – it’s important that you know how to do it for the World Cup! So here are two videos – the first has fab SA scenery and shows […]

The World Cup is almost upon us. And maybe you’re not really a football (or soccer) fan. Or you’ve been living outside South Africa for so long you’ve never heard of a vuvuzela. So, here’s a quick World Cup for Dummies guide to help you navigate your way through the next month. 1. So what […]

Instead of bringing you yet another paparazzi picture of Charlize Theron looking ‘gaunt’, leaving the gym or buying a diet shake (wow – is she being harrassed or what by the paps since breaking up with Stuart Townsend), here’s some news of the good work that Charlize does without much fanfare AND which you can […]

Eish! Have you seen Cape Town’s Vuvuzela? You can’t miss it! Source: an email doing the rounds