For a man who spent a huge chunk of his adult life unable to be quoted, South Africa’s former prisoner and President became one of the planet’s most quoted and inspirational people. Here is a collection of some of the finest Nelson Mandela Quotes: “Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he […]

When American talk show host Oprah Winfrey interviewed Nelson Mandela in 2000, she found him to be the most inspiring and humble man she had ever met…particularly when he asked what the subject of the show would be… The whole video interview is worth watching, but don’t miss 1:50 where Oprah reveals the extent of […]

South Africa’s beloved Tata  Madiba – Nelson Mandela – has sadly passed away today, 5th December 2013, at the age of 95…leaving a legacy that will last many lifetimes. The Presidency has confirmed that the former South African president will be accorded a State Funeral, and that all the flags of the RSA will be lowered […]

South African musician Marshall Harmse has come up with a brilliantly catchy Christmas song, with a great video (see below) to get South Africans in the mood for Christmas. Well, sort of.  It’s more a protest song than a Christmas carol…with the chorus chant of  “My heart is as heavy as a stone is…Coz they […]

It was announced today, by the South African President’s Office, that President Zuma has signed into law the Protection of Personal Information Bill. According to a statement issued by The Presidency, the Act will “give effect to the right to privacy, by introducing measures to ensure that the personal information of an individual is safeguarded […]

In response to the outrage sparked by photos of American TV celebrity Melissa Bachman gloating behind a lion she killed in South Africa, a retired professional hunter speaks exclusively to SAPeople about the well-meaning but potentially dangerous implications of the flurry of anti-hunting social media campaigns. More than 430,000 people have signed a petition calling […]

South African President Jacob Zuma visited former President Nelson Mandela at his home in Houghton this morning, before officially opening the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory this evening. During this morning’s visit, the President conveyed the well wishes of South Africans and those of people around the world. Zuma reported that Madiba’s health remains the […]

Candice Swanepoel gave fans a sneak preview of herself  in a multi-million dollar bra hours before parading the ‘famous’ Fantasy Bra on the catwalk at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The cool South African supermodel uploaded the image to Instagram a couple of hours before the show, with the message “it’s almost time!” All week […]

Compiled by Gary Green Check out the quiz questions below. We’ll publish the answers on Wednesday (6 November 2013). Monday morning music quiz. Six clues for six songs. 1) The dilemma is whether to depart or remain. 2) A piece of granite and a islamic fortress. 3) The junior male is not permitted to shed […]

South African music legend Johnny Clegg was taken by “complete ambush” (his words) when he joined Martin Bester Drive (MBD) radio show in November 2013. The Jacaranda FM radio team had a surprise in store for him…that turned into a tearjerker for both Johnny and the studio team themselves! MBD had contacted Johnny’s musician son […]

South African surfer Jordy Smith is in with a chance of winning the Moche Rip Curl Pro at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal today! After four lay days, competition resumed yesterday in firing 1-1,5 metre waves. Earlier today Australia’s Mick Fanning was knocked out in the quarter finals which allows Jordy, Joel Parkinson (Australia) and Kelly […]

An outrageous interview with a South African student  took the internet by storm last month, receiving almost half-a-million views on YouTube within a day of being uploaded. And it was soon all the buzz on Reddit, Facebook and forums with people calling the student “the coolest guy ever in South Africa”.  In the hilarious video […]

Princess Charlene has recently been the toast of Paris (where she outshone the supermodels at Paris Fashion Week), New York where she and Prince Albert II dined with the President and First Lady…and, with barely a moment back home at the Palace to unpack, she and her husband are on their way today to the […]

Richard Branson broke a Guinness World Record in South Africa this morning by squeezing 25 women into a Mini Cooper! Yes, you read that right! And all 25 ladies were each over five-foot tall. The inimitable entrepreneur, who has a penchant for Guiness World Records, published a post today on his Virgin website headlined “How […]

Feel-good South African film FELIX – which carries  the message that ‘in every one of us lies a talent waiting to be shared’ – has aptly had its own talent recognised by winning the Best Children’s Film at a Festival in Germany. FELIX was selected from over 400 worldwide entries for the €7 500 award at […]

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has issued a statement admitting that referee Romain Poite DID make a mistake when he showed Bismarck du Plessis a yellow card during yesterday’s rugby match between the All Blacks and the Springboks. The incident occurred when the South African hooker tackled the All Blacks flyhalf in the 17th minute […]

Outraged South Africans have taken matters into their own hands to make sure Romain Poite never refs another rugby game! The international referee caused a furore yesterday during the match between the Springboks and All Blacks at Edenpark in New Zealand. He made several controversial decisions – most notably, yellow-carding Bismarck du Plessis for what […]

Have you ever noticed how President Jacob Zuma is always the most cheerful in a room full of politicians? While the others turn on stiff and stilted smiles, staged mainly for the cameras, the South African President sports an irrepressible full-vaultage beam through even the most tedious of meetings. Perhaps less stressed than most? In […]

You know you’ve made it when you’re the star of a huge American television series! And that’s what happened recently to a full body X-ray scanner designed by a small but very worthy South African company, Lodox Systems. The scanner played a major role in a recent episode of popular TV show Grey’s Anatomy, with […]

There’s nothing like it. Fantastic South African humour! Sit back, scroll down…and enjoy some classic SA chirps and pictures… And after that’s said and done…there’s nothing more to it than to…    

So here’s one of those emails doing the rounds that’s full of all the good stuff that makes us so proud to be South African. But before you rush off to quote all these great claims to your overseas friends, please bear in mind they may not all be quite as true as we’d like […]

A heartbreaking song is making waves on the internet. Written and performed by South African teenager Blaise Draper, it touches the hearts of all those who’ve ever lost someone incredibly close to them. What makes Blaise’s song even more special is that it is not written for a boyfriend or conventional family member. It’s written […]

Take a look at this moving behind-the-scenes footage of the shooting of the first #21ICONS portrait, featuring South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela, in which Mandela admits he never thought he would ever leave prison. Scroll down for Video. The 21 Icons Global Project is the brainchild of an award-winning Australian photographer and film-maker, Adrian […]

One of South Africa’s most popular fashion value retailers, Mr Price (MRP), has gone global…now offering its popular ranges to South African expats around the world. MRP – who were voted ‘Coolest Clothing Store’ in a Sunday Times survey of local and global retailers in the South African market – will now be available online […]

President Zuma has announced that he will mark Nelson Mandela Day – on Thursday, 18 July – by officially handing over houses to the community of Danville, Pretoria West. Now the rest of us aren’t expected to do something quite like that, but we should each do something. And preferably we should do that something […]