Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick has soared past the $1-billion (£813 million or R16,109-billion) mark at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing movie of the year so far. SAPeople was at the 75th Cannes Film Festival this year for an invite-only interview with Tom Cruise as he launched the blockbuster… read the interview […]

In the Showmax Original horror series Pulse, which was launched a few days ago, a group of game creators discover that survival is no longer just a game when an electromagnetic pulse bomb fries every electrical circuit in their office high-rise – and people’s heads. Sam Wright caught up with Cape Tonian Tarryn Wyngaard, the […]

Last time the Ndlovu Youth Choir was in the USA, the small group from Limpopo became an international sensation, performing on America’s Got Talent. Since then, the fairytale has continued… and last week, a few of them went back to America, this time – fittingly – visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where they collaborated […]

SAPeople sits down its co-founder Amanda Stergianos, a “mumpreneur” (digital entrepreneur and mum to three daughters), who has just launched her first children’s book – a true story about her family in early childhood, navigating life-threatening food allergies. The purpose of the book is to help other young children in a similar situation. Here, Amanda answers […]

South African Airways, once routinely rated the continent’s best airline, is a shadow of its former self: after a difficult business rescue, it’s been shorn of planes and personnel to ease the pressure it places on the fiscus. SAA: What’s the Big Deal? After years of taxpayer-funded subsidies, a majority share in the airline has […]

On the eve of his 80th birthday this weekend, music legend Paul McCartney played in his Got Back tour show at MetLife stadium in New Jersey, USA. South African radio presenter (from LM Radio), Gavin Koppel was there for the historic occasion… Gavin (aka The Funky Monkey) says: “I had the great privilege of being […]

Infusing joyful youth and pride into South Africa’s national anthem with voices that soar as high as the bright South African skies, and as deep as its beautiful oceans, this rendition of SA’s national anthem – Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika – is hailed by many South Africans as the best ever. Although it was recorded in […]

They were lambasted for spending millions of rands on changing the name Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha. Residents argued the municipality had bigger priorities, none more so than the metro’s looming water crisis. But they were ignored. Now, the dams supplying urban areas in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape have less than 12 percent of usable water […]

Showmax has just wrapped the Showmax Original Mohale: On the Record, a tell-all interview between Mohale Motaung and Aldrin Sampear, host of Unfiltered on SABC 3 and the drive-time show Beyond The Headline on SAFM. The special will premiere on 4 August 2022, first on Showmax. Mohale and his husband Somizi Mhlongo became the poster […]

South African golfer Charl Schwartzel has scooped the biggest pay cheque in golf history, winning the $4-million top prize at the new LIV Golf Series, as well as $750,000 for being part of the winning team at the Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, near London. Charl scooped the trophy and big money prize with a one-stroke […]

The infamous Guptas – a family on the run from the long arm of the law. Now, they could be just months away from extradition to South Africa. It was the scandal that broke a presidency, and rocked a nation to its core, starting with the landing of a private plane at the Waterkloof Air […]

Grammy-nominated OneRepublic has announced their much-anticipated return to South Africa. OneRepublic comprises of singer/songwriter and lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, keys Brian Willett and drummer Eddie Fisher. OneRepublic Tour Dates in South Africa The tour includes two dates: Tuesday 15 November 2022 at the Grand […]

Kelly Khumalo has just dropped the trailer for Season 3 of Life With Kelly Khumalo, the hit Showmax Original reality series that won the 2021 SAFTA for Best Soap Structured Reality TV Show. The new season launches first and only on Showmax on 5 July 2022, with new episodes every Tuesday. WATCH the trailer below. […]

Another day, another woman dead in South Africa. A furious family took matters into their own hands to find #JusticeForNamhla after the deadly shooting of the 35-year-old in the Eastern Cape went almost unnoticed. Namhla Mtwa (Singwa Namhla Mtwa) With police slow to act, Namhla Mtwa’s furious family took matters into their own hands. Upset […]

Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear kicked off the Platinum Party (pop concert) at Buckingham Palace with an adorable exchange about a marmalade sandwich! Watch the video below. As the Royal Family said, they got the “Palace rocking”, with the Queen tapping along to the tune of Queen’s rock anthem ‘We Will Rock You’ which opened […]

Since relocating to the US some years ago, noted South African film editor Eileen de Klerk (a Cape Town AFDA graduate) has continued to achieve considerable success, with a string of high-end TV series and other projects in Hollywood. De Klerk’s latest accomplishment is sure to boost her career trajectory even more. She has been […]

The iconic Hout Bay harbour – top of the itinerary for many visitors to Cape Town, if only for the best serving of snoek and chips in the country – is being torn apart by copper thieves, tik addicts, vandals, and opportunistic criminals. “I have fond memories of Hout Bay harbour,” says Carte Blanche Executive […]

International star Idris Elba’s latest movie – BEAST – was filmed entirely in South Africa, with locations including the Northern Cape and Limpopo provinces, as well as the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape. Due for release in August, Beast has been touted as a survival thriller, pitting Elba and his family against […]

Huge blockbuster TOP GUN MAVERICK opens in South African cinemas nationwide on Friday, 27th May 2022. It’s been called the ‘perfect blockbuster’, the action takes you inside the cockpit of fighter planes with enough  power and pizazz to blast away all memories of the pandemic… and cruise back into the unbeatable experience of watching movies […]

At 14 years old, Amy Martin began to experience weakness and difficulty moving the left side of her body. A neurologist confirmed a devastating diagnosis: Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma – a rare brain tumour affecting children. Amy’s inspiring story from a dreadful diagnosis to a PhD is featured on Carte Blanche tonight – you can watch on […]

One day in 2015, wearing his PT vest and shorts, a young man named Refentse Morake stood on the pavement outside his parents’ home in the suburb of Unitaspark in Vereeniging, the riverside town where a treaty was signed with the British Empire to end the Second Boer War in 1902… writes renowned SA writer Gus […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Dripping with champagne, diamonds and catty dialogue, two made-in-Africa reality TV series have transfixed viewers on the continent, showcasing ritzy lifestyles that are a far cry from stereotypical images of African hardship. By Sisipho Skweyiya. On Netflix’s “Young, Famous & African”, a group of music and showbiz celebrities from around the continent […]

Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film “Chariots of Fire” became one of the most loved movie scores around the world – including in South Africa where it was very popular – has died at the age of 79. Quoting Horatio from Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, South African expat Elon […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has thanked his fellow half South-African, half-Swiss friend Roger Federer for an incredible trip to Switzerland, the land that his father comes from. Trevor, who is now based in New York where he is host of The Daily Show, said in a post on social media: “Switzerland ?? what a […]

Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, launched yesterday in South Africa. Standard pricing at launch was confirmed at R119 per month, or R1190 for an annual subscription, with sign-up information available at DisneyPlus.com. Disney+ offers over 1000 films, more than 1500 series and a slate of 200 exclusive Originals from Disney, Pixar, […]