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Voting in Switzerland

Best Of…Comments, Criticisms & Videos from SA Overseas Voting Day

By SAPeople 03-05-14 20:47

It was a huge day for South Africans around the world on Wednesday 30 April 2014 when the country’s expats had their turn to vote for South Africa. For many it was an emotional experience that even touched the people back home. Here is a collection of just some of the comments, pictures and videos […]

First in the Queue in London

VIDEOS: The Heat is On – People of South Africa: Now it’s your turn.

By SAPeople 03-05-14 20:21

The excitement and pressure is mounting now for South Africans in South Africa to make an effort to vote this coming Wednesday. Many have already indicated that after witnessing the effort that expats went to to get to voting stations that were often many hours’ drive (even flights) away from them…they are now determined to […]

South African political parties have your say

#VOTESA – South African Political Parties on the Soap Box

By SAPeople 03-05-14 11:12

SAPeople sent an email to all the political parties contesting the 2014 South African Elections, offering each the opportunity to tell us why South Africa should vote for them. So far we have heard back from one (see below)…We look forward to hearing from the others, and will print their 550-words or less as soon as […]

Etoll Gauteng

Radio Show challenges SANRAL on Half a Million Bill!

By SAPeople 01-05-14 13:51

Highveld 94.7 is at it again. This week radio presenter Darren Simpson phoned SANRAL to complain about a genuine e-tolls bill that demanded almost half-a-million rand to be paid. Darren phoned the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) call center and, as you can hear, the operator was not very impressed. (To be fair, Darren barely […]

VIDEO: Lekker Things South Africans Say…

By SAPeople 04-06-17 18:46

A Cape-Town video production house created a video called “Sh*t South Africans Say” back in 2012… which gets resurrected annually and goes viral all over again. The video captures all the usual suspects from ‘eish‘ and ‘kif‘ to ‘boet‘ and ‘just now’, but also includes another phrase some South Africans are prone to saying: “guess […]

Expats in Edinburgh and Melbourne can't vote in their cities

South Africans Abroad Vote Tomorrow amidst Heartache, Pain and Apathy

By SAPeople 29-04-14 07:42

Tomorrow South Africans overseas will get their opportunity to vote in the South African elections; but it’s come with a lot of frustration, heartache and pain…amidst accusations of apathy Disappointingly, only a little over 26,000 expats have registered to vote. If all of these people turn up tomorrow to vote, they would only be able […]

Freedom Day 2014

Freedom Day Messages from South Africans on our 20 Year Anniversary

By SAPeople 28-04-14 08:42

Freedom Day meant a lot to a LOT of South Africans today. Twenty years of freedom and democracy, joy and heartache. Here, a few South Africans share their feelings… Message from Lawrence Hilton: I wrote a blog two years ago to celebrate Freedom Day and my Mom’s life called Happy Freedom Day! Out the blue […]

South African in US breaks World Braai Record

By SAPeople 27-04-14 22:30

Congratulations to expat Jan Greeff for officially making it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest consecutive barbecue marathon by an individual. Jan, who hails from Stellenbosch, began his braai master attempt at 7am on Thursday morning and is still at it right now, as he aims to set the new record […]

South African attempting to Break World Braai Record!

By SAPeople 26-04-14 15:45

South African Jan Greeff is attempting to break the World Record for the longest consecutive barbecue session. He has already been braai-ing for one day and three hrs in the USA, with an official Guinness World Records® judge on site to witness the validity of the attempt. According to South African expat Tracy Martin-Immelman, who is […]

A Poem and a Plea for South Africans in SA…from an Expat

By SAPeople 03-07-18 12:42

Paul Christie’s “A Poem for Returning South Africans from the UK” sparked a lot of feedback from expats around the world. Most loved his light-hearted teasing that they’ve “forgotten how to braai a tjop…or make a potjie stew”. Some were indignant. They’re better braai-ers now. Some, like Alan Clark in the UK uploaded photos proving […]

Jani Allan

Oscar has not had “acting lessons”, according to Pistorius media manager

By SAPeople 22-04-14 13:01

Following the controversial open letter which Jani Allan published on her blog last week (14 April 2014), the Pistorius Family – through Anneliese Burgess, Media Manager – has released a statement claiming that Allan’s suggestions that Oscar had “acting lessons” are devoid of all truth. The paralympian, who is on trial for the alleged murder […]

Snakes in the Studio as Radio Host is (badly) Pranked!

By SAPeople 20-11-20 22:29

Well-known South African morning radio host and King of Pranksters, Darren ‘Whackhead’ Simpson, was heavily pranked this week in Johannesburg! Darren is notorious for his telephone pranks and gags, and is renowned for sometimes going over the top in his efforts to prank his team members at Highveld 94.7. On Wednesday they got him back. […]

South African Columnist Jani Allen

Jani Allan’s Letter to Oscar Pistorius Goes Viral

By SAPeople 17-04-14 21:47

South African columnist Jani Allan’s open letter to Oscar Pistorius has gone viral and brought the once famous Sunday Times  journalist back into the spotlight after a decade of silence. Jani’s letter to Pistorius references her infamous relationship (or non-relationship) with Eugene Terre’blanche…and compares the character of the late leader of the AWB with that of […]

Australia

This is Orstraylian…

By SAPeople 13-04-14 23:07

From an email doing the rounds… The following are the results from an OZ-words Competition where entrants were asked to take an Australian word, alter it by one letter only, and supply a witty definition. (Clearly, you need to be an Aussie – or a fan of their language – to understand…) Billabonk: to make […]

Porsche Test Drive in South Africa gone Wrong!

By SAPeople 13-04-14 10:31

Eish! This is what happens when you show off during a Porsche test drive… The driver of a white porsche in South Africa was filmed racing along Witkoppen Road…with unpleasant results! The video is filmed and  narrated by Daniel Mellitchey, according to the video’s notes on YouTube. Please be warned – there is some bad […]

Reeva Steenkamp

Watch Oscar cross-questioned by Gerrie Nel this Morning

By SAPeople 11-04-14 15:15

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel is proving as tenacious as a “pit-bull” in his cross-questioning of Oscar Pistorius in the trial in which Oscar is accused of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013. Pistorius broken down in tears many times this morning as Gerrie took him through the […]

Of Course! South African Model in famous Branson Kitesurfing Pic

By SAPeople 02-11-15 16:43

It’s funny how some stories get rehashed over and over…especially when there’s a particularly hot model in the story’s photo…and she’s not wearing too many clothes! Back in 2009, a spectacular photo of a model clinging to the back of Richard Branson while he kite-surfed around his Caribbean island made world headlines. And then in […]

Reggie Yates

Reggie Yates’ Extreme South Africa The White Slums Video

By SAPeople 07-04-14 19:02

If you missed Reggie Yates’ controversial three-part series entitled “Reggie Yates’ Extreme South Africa”, here’s the first episode – “White Slums” – in which Reggie visits the largest white squatter camp, Coronation Park near Pretoria. At the time that it was aired about six weeks ago, South African expats in the UK reacted with sadness […]

Zuma Rock in Nigeria.

Nigeria Overtakes South Africa as Africa’s Largest Economy

By SAPeople 07-04-14 10:48

Oh no! Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest economy. The long-awaited release of yesterday’s recalculated report on Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) data shows that their economy is around double that of previous estimates. In fact the West African country overtook South Africa a while ago, but it has taken a while to […]

South African Ironman Competitors Compete for Friends

By SAPeople 06-04-14 13:03

As some of South Africa’s and the world’s greatest athletes battle it out in today’s Ironman South Africa in Port Elizabeth, there is one group who are competing to support an injured friend and in memory of another cyclist friend. Over 50 friends and athletes have entered the competition to show support for their friend […]

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South African Surfer Bianca Buitendag is in the Quarters

By SAPeople 27-05-15 18:44

Bianca Buitendag has surfed her way in to the Quarter finals of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in Australia! She will compete against Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia for a semi final place tomorrow/today (Saturday 4 April 2014). Bianca has been winning fans this year with her insane surfing and amazing attitude. After coming second at […]

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