Five cool young South African surfers are in hot contest to compete in the International Final of the Quiksilver Pro France 2013. All they need is votes…and the one with the most votes for the region of Africa will go through to the King of the Groms Godfathers voting panel, where the final regional selections […]

An impala being chased by two cheetahs made a wise move – he jumped through the window into a tourist’s car to take cover! The adventure, which took place in the Kruger National Park, was caught on video by a couple of South African girls on holiday. The impala (and the rest of the herd) […]

An Australian newspaper caused outrage yesterday by publishing an article that brandished the headline “Beware, the Brits are about to become unbearable”. The article – written by Candace Sutton – is both provocative and tongue-in-cheek…acknowledging the Brits have a lot to be proud of lately (a soon-to-be royal birth, Wimbledon win and Tour de France […]

Hollywood superstar Adam Sandler has confessed that he thought he was going to die in South Africa…when he was attacked by a cheetah. (View the video below.) “All I was going to do was let him eat me,” said Sandler, “There was not one part of me that was going to fight back. I was […]

Ignoring international press reports that the South African government is covering up the true state of Nelson Mandela’s health, President Jacob Zuma insisted tonight that the former President is responding to treatment. After visiting the ailing icon this evening where he was informed by doctors of Mandela’s response to treatment, Zuma reported that Mandela is […]

Check out this video of a guy in Zimbabwe who’s discovered a novel way to dance if you’re missing a partner. Just dance with your bike!

President Zuma has decided to cancel his planned trip to Mozambique, after visiting former President Nelson Mandela in hospital on Wednesday night. After being briefed by the doctors during his visit at around 10 pm, President Zuma announced that he will cancel his visit to Maputo today, Thursday 27 June, where he was set to […]

South Africa’s beloved  former President Nelson Mandela is in critical condition tonight in hospital in Pretoria. President Jacob Zuma announced tonight that “the doctors are doing everything possible to get his condition to improve and are ensuring that Madiba is well-looked after and is comfortable. He is in good hands.” President Zuma visited Mandela, known more […]

SA’s legendary singer Johnny Clegg is set to become the first Solo South African act to ever perform at London’s Royal Albert Hall, when he takes to the stage next week.  (And five lucky SAPeople readers can win a pair of tickets to the show! See below…) Johnny will be making history when he takes […]

As the rest of the world settles back to watch what they’re calling the South African version of the OJ Simpson trial, a growing number of South Africans have finally had enough of the accusations, presumptions and poor-taste jokes that South Africans themselves have been sharing since the tragic news that Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend was […]

Happy Valentine’s Day to South Africans everywhere! (Update: 14 February 2015) Durban sunrise. If love was a teardrop, I’d send you an ocean… February’s full moon at Paternoster Beach Sent in by: Christopher Bettany – “Happy Valentine’s to everyone from Azura Benguerra Island Mozambique. This picture is of a stunning sandbank close to the island.” The […]

South Africans are reeling after the news today that legendary Olympic and Paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius (26) has been arrested after allegedly shooting his girlfriend dead in a tragic accident. It has been reported that at approximately 4 am today, his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (30) was shot in the head, chest and arm. Pistorius has […]

South African-born and raised author Bryce Courtenay passed away late last night at his home in Australia. The author, who rose to fame with ‘The Power of One’, announced he had terminal cancer a couple of months ago. He lived to see his last novel ‘Jack of Diamonds’ published earlier this month. His wife Christine, […]

South Africans will be tuning in to SABC1 tonight to watch Room 9, a ground-breaking post-apocalypse detective series, set in an alternate Pan-African world, where evil thrives and darkness rules. The 13-part series is set in the world’s only Occult Detective Unit! The series falls into a similar genre to ‘Walking Dead’…but with a quintessential […]

A video that captures the love between a baby and her mother has captivated audiences around the world, especially since this baby and mum are elephants. But the emotions they display are so human. The video was shot in Amboseli National Park in Kenya where an eight-month-old calf had fallen into a well which had […]

After making fun of Lady Gaga in their latest video, Fatty Boom Boom, South African band Die Antwoord were given an answer to remember by the American pop singer on her Twitter page. She wrote: “i fink u freaky but you don’t have a hit. hundred thousand tIckets sold in SA. #thatmyshit” The whole saga began […]

South Africa’s zef rap group, Die Antwoord, have done it again – producing a video that’s impossible to ignore. “Fatty Boom Boom” is intelligent, funny and not for the squeamish! Note the brilliant inclusion of “Lady GaGa”, a parktown prawn and the demise of GaGa’s infamous meat dress.  In less than three days, they’ve attracted […]

Oh wow. We are LOVING South African singer songwriter Lionel Bastos’ latest composition, ‘Win’. Fresh from heartache, the lyrics tell it all. Take a listen to the audio below. It will move you.  Lionel posted this recently penned and rawly recorded song on Facebook a couple of days ago and has already received requests from […]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on each one of us in the international community to pledge an end to child marriage. In a heartfelt video, the Archbishop and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, deliver their message of hope for millions of girls all over the world who are being married off before the age […]

Oscar Pistorius has been the toast of America in the last few days, appearing on both Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” (video below) and Larry King’s “Larry King Now”. After appearing on Leno’s show, fellow guest Tyler Perry tweeted: “On @JayLeno tonight talking about Alex Cross. I met one of my heroes, @OscarPistorius.” And during […]

South African relatives of Professor Cyril Karabus, who has been detained in the UAE since August, have called on fellow South Africans to sign a petition for his release. The 78-year-old Professor was arrested whilst in transit through Dubai. He was returning home to Cape Town from a trip to Canada, where he had attended […]

A South African motorist who was pulled over by the police in Douglasdale, Johannesburg, recorded the incident – during which the officers coerced him into paying a bribe, or else… The audiotape found its way to popular radio and TV celebrity (and voice-over artist) IanF. The  former 5FM DJ, aka Ian Fraser, published a link […]

Dear SAPeople Followers… I have never undertaken a physical challenge in order to raise money – and Friday will be my first! A group of 30 beginner cyclists (all mums) will be setting out at 6.30 am on a 3 day cycle tour – finishing in Franshoek. We will be doing 35 to 50 km […]

South African-born and raised author Bryce Courtenay has sadly revealed that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has only months left to live. In a heartfelt statement, the ‘Power of One” author announced that his next novel “Jack of Diamonds” – which is due out in November – will be his very last. […]

After Oscar Pistorius’ heated reaction last night, immediately after missing out on Gold in the Men’s 200m Final, the South African athlete has apologised for his bad timing…but not for the content of his rant which was made during a Channel 4 interview. He has also uploaded a photo to his Twitter page that seems […]