South Africans have been advised that certain 10111 Call Centre staff will be embarking on a nationwide strike from today, Wednesday 19 July. This may result in limited service delivery to anyone seeking SAPS (South African Police Services) assistance, and members of the public are advised to call your nearest Police Station if you are getting no […]

The Springboks posted a moving video Tuesday night that outlines their bid for South Africa to host the Rugby World Cup (RWC) in 2023. The video highlights South Africa’s incredible culture, cuisine, wildlife and luxury accommodation… as well as its great prices compared to competing countries – France and Ireland. It also highlights South Africa’s […]

South African professional surfer Jordy Smith surfed his way into history on Tuesday… by riding two of the best waves to perfection for two 10 point rides… coming away with the first perfect heat in J-Bay history. Fantastic that it was a South African that pulled it off! Jordy said it he felt “absolutely phenomenal”, […]

The Gupta Family’s former PR agency – Bell Pottinger – will be facing the music on 18 August 2017, in a disciplinary hearing scheduled by UK regulatory body PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association), it was announced on Tuesday. Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General of the PRCA, said: “As previously announced, the complaint filed by […]

South Africa’s Times Live has posted this incredible footage, filmed from a Hot Air Balloon, of an adult zebra escaping crocodiles in a river… only to be hunted by a pride of hungry lions. Watch zebra escapes crocodiles only to be hunted by lions

  The City of Cape Town has revealed that the City’s catchment areas received insufficient rainfall this past weekend. In a media statement, the City warned residents NOT to relax their water-saving efforts despite the rainfall and cold spell… as the metro and other parts of the country remain in the grip of the severe […]

It was inevitable. Instead of a Dear Gupta’s open letter, here’s an open song… from ‘South Africa’ to the Gupta family (who are suspected by many South Africans of having captured the state). With music by Rusty Cage and Kazuley, and lyrics by ATSGemwolf (R.P.), the video is described as “a song with a message […]

It was a golden end to the IAFF World Under-18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday as South Africa’s youth topped the table… and walked away the proud winners of the international competition. SA scooped three more medals on the fourth day to take their winning tally to 11 medals – 5 Gold, 3 Silver, […]

It is with a great sadness that Uber South Africa has confirmed that one of their driver-partners has passed away after a brutal attack in Pretoria on the weekend of 10 June 2017. “We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic news. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family during this difficult time […]

CNBC International has produced a show about South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, explaining the backstory and the current political situation, and possible future outcomes… in a clear and concise manner that has even South Africans sharing the post. So if you’d like to catch up on South Africa’s current political situation under Zuma, watch below. […]

South Africa was gripped by an intense cold front yesterday, creating stunning snow scenes in parts of the country… Watch Snow Falling on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa In Cape Town, Justin Hawthorne filmed this magical scene… Snow Photos, South Africa Local George resident CHRIS NIEHAUS captured some exquisite photos on Sunday – of the […]

As predicted, snow has fallen in South Africa this weekend… including on Table Mountain (!)… and South Africans (as well as several animals from dogs to ostriches!) are out there experiencing it. Locals have sent in photos and videos to Storm Report SA and Snow Report SA. (Please visit their pages for more pics.) Here’s […]

‎Rouxle Pienaar Gioffre‎ left South Africa in 1992. She moved to the United States as an au pair… and loved it so much she decided to stay, now living in Newtown, Connecticut with her husband Tony (an American) and three children (15, 13 and 10). The last time Rouxle was in SA was in 2010 […]

The Speaker of the National Assembly has received submissions from political parties in Parliament stating their views regarding the appropriate voting procedure to be followed next month – when the Motion of No Confidence in South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is debated on 8 August 2017. The South African Parliament announced in a statement Sunday […]

Here’s a list of things to take part in this year to honour Mandela Day, on what would have been former President Nelson Mandela’s 99th birthday! If you’d like to add your event, please inbox us on Facebook or email admin@sapeople.com Help Clean the Beach if you’re in Cape Town or KZN Sea Shepherd South […]

Sir Lowry’s Pass in Strand, South Africa, has been re-opened following a horrific accident this morning at around 08h30, in which a Polo and a taxi had a head-on collision. When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene they found the taxi and Polo both engulfed in flames. The driver of the Polo tragically could not […]

The City of Cape Town has responded to a video filmed by vlogger Adam Spires in which he explored the city’s underground tunnels and claimed to have discovered that almost 7 billion litres of water appears to run through the tunnels and out into the sea where, he said, it goes to waste. (Watch video […]

The Ndutu Safari Lodge in Tanzania has been thrust into the world spotlight since one of its lionesses was photographed this week, in an extremely rare position – nursing a leopard cub! Usually she would have killed the cub… but it’s believed her strong maternal instincts, brought on by the recent birth of her own […]

Adam Spires – who calls himself the “Wannabe Vlogger” on YouTube – has produced a video exploring Cape Town’s underground tunnels… revealing that the Mother City DOES have water… a LOT of water! But it’s going to waste, according to Adam… In the first of a three part series, Adam accompanies Matt from Good Hope […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that an intense cold front is expected in SA from 15-17 July, making landfall over the Western Cape on Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday morning, 16 July 2017. The good news is this could bring good rain for the dams… SAWS said: “Ahead of […]

Congratulations to South Africa – represented by St John’s Preparatory – for winning the Kids’ Lit Quiz (KLQ) World Final 2017 in Canada this month… crowned the best from over 1,000 schools around the world which competed in the annual competition. The National Champion teams, all keen readers between the ages of 10 and 13, hail from […]

Disgraced UK PR firm, Bell Pottinger, has until the close of business today to respond to the DA’s complaint that it has violated the Public Relations and Communications Association’s (PRCA) Professional Charter and Code of Conduct, by which the company is bound. And South Africans in the UK are urged to attend a picket at […]

SANParks together with Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) officials say they made every effort yesterday and overnight to lure and catch the four lions that were first sighted wandering near the N4 / Crocodile River gorge area which is managed by MTPA. “Since the first light all efforts are and will continue to be […]

Thousands of South Africans on Facebook got caught on Monday by a hoax message warning of an imminent hacking attack by a person called Jayden K. Smith, and urging users to send the message to all their contacts. The message read: Please tell all the contacts in your messenger list not to accept Jayden K. […]

Tesla boss Elon Musk has tweeted photos of the new Model 3 Tesla, the company’s first electric car for the mass market with a price tag of $35,000 (almost half a million rand – R467,000). The South African expat tweeted “production unit 1 of Model 3 is now built and going through final checkout” before posting […]