British entertainer Ronnie Corbett has passed away at the age of 85 after suffering from ill-health for the last couple of years. The comedian, who was popular around the world including in South Africa, was best known for being one half of the Two Ronnies comedy sketch on television. Western Cape radio presenter (Magic 828am) Brian […]

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Check out this amazing footage of a large pod of dolphins swimming off the coast of Blouberg…with Table Mountain as their backdrop. HJALMAR REITZ captured this incredibly special scene last week on a DJI Phantom 3. “I was basically trying to take some general footage of the beach front (following another video I made at Eden on the Bay), and […]

Following petitions and an international outcry that an escaped lion from the Karoo National Park would face euthanasia, the South African National Parks (SANParks) has apologised for their earlier statement “which did not accurately reflect the organisation’s position” and clarified that all will be done to ensure the safe capture of the lion. This is the second time […]

Last week the Owl Rescue Centre in South Africa received a call from a large corporate company, asking founder Brendan Murray to come and remove three or four owls from one of their factories. But it wasn’t that simple. In a social media post that has gone viral, Brendan explained how he asked the lady, Amanda, why […]

President Jacob Zuma’s working visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken trade and economic relations between South Africa and each of the countries to a higher level, said the President on his return to South Africa on Tuesday. The president said bilateral relations were further cemented. The president visited Saudi Arabia first, where […]

Thanks to increased awareness of road safety, and a stepped-up presence of traffic officers on South African roads this Easter Weekend, the number of fatalities nationwide has drastically decreased by 46 percent from 287 last year to 156 this year. In a press briefing this morning, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters credited the traffic officers’ zero-tolerance […]

South African expat Deborah Pead could just be one of the most influential women in New Zealand! On Saturday the New Zealand Herald featured an interview with the public relations guru, headlined “Is this Auckland’s most influential woman?” The article in the paper’s Canvas magazine asks “How did an expat South African PR dynamo become one of […]

An Australian paramedic who made news when he and his doctor wife spent their honeymoon in South Africa – volunteering in local hospitals and handing out gifts to the homeless on Christmas Day – returned to Perth with a little more than he bargained for. A gift from a bot fly in Botswana! Nathan Haynes told SAPeople: “A week […]

On the Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve’s website they do warn that “the altitude and mountain climate often cause a sudden drop in temperature, so come prepared with extra warm clothing”, but nobody was really expecting this Easter Weekend surprise…snow in March! But snow it did. Rico Sakko uploaded these photos to Facebook on Sunday of what he […]

Hlompho Kekana’s amazing goal for Bafana Bafana in their match against Cameroon on Saturday is making world headlines with many – like Britain’s ‘The Guardian’ newspaper – heralding the long range wonder goal as “Beckham-esque”, some say even better. SA Football Association (SAFA) predict the astonishing goal – reminiscent of David Beckham’s long-distance strike against Wimbledon in 1996 […]

A few days ago ‘The Australian’, a nationwide newspaper in Australia, shared a compilation of stunning aerial footage of Cape Town’s coast, generating an influx of comments from South Africans living Down Under and back home. While there were those who got involved in a heated debate over the current state of the city and country, […]

The DHL Stormers leapfrogged the Cell C Sharks for the top spot in the African Group on the Vodacom Super Rugby log table in the early hours of Sunday morning as they defeated the Jaguares in Buenos Aires to the delight of South African fans in Argentina, while the Cell C Sharks suffered their first […]

The much anticipated Festival of Chariots kicked off today at the Old Durban Drive in Durban. PETER DE GROOT was there to capture these gorgeous and colourful photos… The iconic festival, also known as Ratha Yatra, is organised annually by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). This year marks the 50th anniversary so organisers are […]

Cape Town has again made it into Trip Advisor’s Top 25 Destinations in the world…however, at number 20, this is a drop of ten places from last year which may be because of the stringent immigration laws which were implemented last year. The full 2016 Awards Winners were recently announced by Trip Advisor on their […]

PRETORIA – The office of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a statement in response to several media queries regarding the allegation that he had met with business people – including billionaire Johan Rupert – following the appointment of Des Van Rooyen, and the subsequent appointment of Pravin Gordhan, as minister of finance in South Africa. The […]

It’s all happening underwater in Stellenbosch this week as South Africa plays host to the Underwater Hockey World Champs. The round robin action kicks off this morning, with the SA teams looking good after achieving individual team wins against Argentina, Australia, Canada and France during the warm-up games earlier this week. The event, which began on Monday, and sees […]

South African surfer Bianca Buitendag beat six-time World Champion Stephanie Gilmore from Australia today, to secure herself a place in Round 3 of the Rip Curl Women’s Pro at Bells Beach in Australia… on what must have been a difficult day for the 22-year-old. It was a year ago today that Bianca’s father, former provincial surfer Colin Buitendag, tragically […]

PRETORIA – The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department has called on international travellers, who will be visiting South Africa during the Easter holidays, to comply with the country’s import requirements for agricultural and related regulated products. “Compliance will assist our country in preventing and/or minimising the potential risk of introducing alien invasive species, foreign pests and […]

Yet another brilliant story of uBuntu and the power of social media as a platform for South Africans to help each other get ahead, has emerged today. And this time the guy who is being helped has already done so much to help himself, has awesome ideas…and is on social media himself. This morning Karen Thomson […]

My best friend died in a field of cosmos one Easter in South Africa. She was thrown from the back of the car in which she was sitting, as it hurtled into a broken-down vehicle ahead of it. She was on her way back to Joburg from the bush, and admiring the flowers seconds before they […]

South African President Jacob Zuma has jetted into Europe, on a day when the continent has again been shocked by terrorist attacks. The Islamic State (IS) group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks, in Brussels today that killed more than 30 people, and injured over 180. A South African teenager, studying in Europe, told SAPeople he and […]

The Gupta family said today in a statement that it welcomes the decision of the ANC to investigate the alleged capture of the state by any business entities. In response to the release of the ‘Statement of the African National Congress following the National Executive Committee meeting held 18-20 March’, the Gupta family said: “The Gupta […]

Take a scroll through spectacular Sani Pass – which connects KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho – with these beautiful photographs, captured by LOUISE VAN DEN AARDWEG… Sunrise Day 1 at Sani Top Lesotho Lesotho is a landlocked kingdom, surrounded by South Africa. Rivers cross the hauntingly beautiful landscape, and mountain ranges rise as high as 3,500m. Basotho […]

South Africans have long known how fantastic DJ Black Coffee is…but this weekend the Durbanite got the ultimate ‘cool’ seal of approval – from American star P Diddy, who posted photos and videos of Black Coffee on various social media platforms. The 40-year-old SA house trailblazer – born Nkosinathi Maphumulo – was killing it yesterday from Arcadia Spider […]