President Jacob Zuma turned 68 with style this week, partying with Stevie Wonder and The Temptations at a gala dinner in Washington DC. Although Stevie was not an invited guest, he happened to be at the same venue – the Mandarin Hotel – and so he dropped by to sing “Happy Birthday” as a surprise […]

by Bongani Nkosi Ernest Maduna, in his early 20s, spent the night outside Maponya Mall in Soweto, just to be part of history – to be in the stadium at 2010 Fifa World Cup matches in his home country. From Carltonville, about 75km west of Johannesburg’s city centre, Maduna knew scores of football fans from […]

Julius Malema had another tantrum last week in Limpopo at a youth league conference, hot on the heels of his recent outburst against BBC reporter Jonah Fisher. And the AWB guys haven’t been behaving themselves that well either. So some guys in South Africa have put together a video to show South Africans can and […]

South Africa it’s Possible – A Thousand Memories Richer: a video showcasing SA and its people from SA Tourism. Visit: www.SouthAfrica.net

Ashley Hayden’s in the final two of South Africa’s Celebrity Survivor and she needs YOUR help please! “After a stinky hungry month on Santa Carolina I am in the final two of Survivor,” says Ashley, “and having totally pissed off the jury along the way as I voted them out, I desperately need the viewers’ […]

Caster Semenya has been excluded from a preliminary list of 57 South African squad members due to compete at the African Athletics Championships in Nairobi in July, even though she qualified last year. The 19-year-old  World 800-metres champion hasn’t raced since she won her gold medal at the World Championships in Berlin last year, and […]

Submitted by Patricia Meyer As such a fan of Juluka, I like that sapeople’s newsletters calls us Scatterlings! You have to know that I need African music played loud in my car as I drive around beautiful California here – just to help me live outside of South Africa. One way to remind me who […]

Submitted by Jules Cohn Hi ALL, We live 30 miles from Chicago. We immigrated to this part of the world 14 years ago. I lived in Jo’burg and my wife is from Norhtcliff. I grew up in Delmas and recently sent stories to SA Jewish Report on life there in 50’s, 60′ and 70’s. I […]

It’s been over thirty two years since leaving South Africa. I gave my word to Lorraine Buthelezi upon departure, I would return to help heal my Homeland from the ravages of hatred = Apartheid. Within the last week, I sent in my resume for a position – Team leader, whole of Africa Program based in […]

ANC Youth Leader Julius Malema ‘asks’ a BBC journalist to leave his press conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6NJ4WOKGMs Below: an interview with Max du Preez about Malema.  The book The World according to Julius Malema was written and compiled by Du Preez and Mandy Rossouw from the Mail & Guardian Below: Debora Patta vs Julius Malema – an […]

A brand new hominid species, which may just be the missing link, has been discovered in South Africa. The discovery of a young male fossil was quite aptly made by a young male – the 9-year-old son of a Wits palaeoanthropologist Professor Lee Berger. The discovery of the new species was made in August 2008 […]

Starfish Greathearts Foundation is a UK & SA registered charity which aims to bring life, hope and opportunity to the children of southern Africa who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by the devastating HIV/AIDS pandemic. Starfish focuses on helping each and every child as an individual. The charity does this by working in partnership […]

Source: Vanessa Haywood press release Based on a wide range of data, including the household and antenatal studies, UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation in July 2008 published an estimate of 18,1% HIV prevalence in those aged 15-49 years old at the end of 2007 in South Africa. Their high and low estimates are 15,4% […]

We thought a little bit of light and fluffy news may just cheer us all up. So here goes. Zimbabwean Chelsy Davy – girlfriend of Prince Harry – has lost weight after giving up burgers! Yes, that’s it. As exciting as the good news gets! According to the Daily Mail in the UK, where Chelsy […]

President Jacob Zuma has reacted swiftly to the news of the brutal murder of white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche (69), appealing to South Africans to remain calm and work together following the death of the notorious leader of the right-wing AWB. It is believed Terreblanche was hacked to death with a panga and knobkerrie late yesterday […]

OK. It’s not South African at all – but most of us have been here… httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOK5H2y69BY

by Bongani Nkosi Interpol, the global police organisation, has given its assurance that the strictest security measures are in place for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. Ronald Noble, Interpol secretary-general, announced a massive collaboration plan with the South African Police Services (SAPS) at a recent media briefing at OR Tambo International Airport […]

by Jenni Baxter South African celebrity Ashley Hayden has been wowing South African audiences with her participation in M-Net’s 2010 Celebrity Survivor. In this interview Ashley talks to sapeople about her Survivor experience, being over 40, the power of the mind, and her granny’s best bit of advice. Ashley rose to fame in South Africa […]

Report on Taxi Drivers striking because of police ‘discrimination’ and ‘harrassment’! httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1i8Nr2cf_s

by Janine Erasmus Namibia-based conservationist Laurie Marker, co-founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, is one of two recipients of the 2010 Tyler Prize for environmental achievement. She shares the accolade with academic Stuart Pimm, the Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Pimm is also a regular National Geographic […]

by Janine Erasmus The BBC has come under a lot of flak for its decision to spend around £1-million (R11-million) on building a brand new broadcast studio in Cape Town which it will use it as its base for the duration of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Despite most media companies’ decision to be based […]

Former Oasis band member (and song writer) Noel Gallagher and his long-term partner Sara MacDonald apparently had such a great holiday in South Africa, they’re now expecting their second child. British tabloid The Sun reported that a three-month-scan has confirmed the pregnancy, which means the baby was conceived during their South African vacation. Noel (42) […]

It’s time to SHOUT for a safer South Africa. Let YOUR voice be heard! SHOUT is a movement that hopes to encourage ALL South Africans who want to live in a safe country – and who currently feel frustrated, hopeless and powerless – to feel positive, and to see and believe that they can actively […]

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South Africa marked the 50th anniversary today of the Sharpeville massacre in 1960 which resulted in 69 demonstrators being killed and 180 others injured by police in the township.  The demonstrators had been marching against pass laws. Acting President, Kgalema Motlanthe made the following speech at the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Human Rights […]