WATCH Trevor Noah Calling for Help with Load Shedding

By SAPeople Contributor 07-12-19 15:41

This may be an old video but unfortunately it’s timeless when it comes to load shedding! In this stand-up comedy routine, South African comedian Trevor Noah perfectly captures the frustration in calling City Power to get some answers on just when the electricity will be turned back ON! WATCH Trevor Noah on Load Shedding in […]

15 Arrested After Global Citizen Concert Chaos

By SAPeople 06-12-18 00:14

South African Police Minister Bheki Cele says 15 suspects have been arrested so far for various crimes that took place around the Global Citizen concert in Gauteng on Sunday. Since the concert 50 cases have now been reported, of which five are in court. Initially victims had taken to social media to report their horrific […]

Terrified South Africans Report Concert Crime to Social Media Instead of SAPS

By SAPeople 03-12-18 18:30

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has called on anyone who was the victim of a crime – after leaving the Global Citizen Festival last night – to please report it to your closest police station. This comes after social media reports from South Africans who said they were “terrified” after witnessing or experiencing robberies, […]

WATCH LIVE: Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in South Africa

By SAPeople 02-12-18 16:02

WATCH the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 Performances live below… coming straight from South Africa, and being broadcast across the country, the continent of Africa and over 160 countries around the world! Artists will include: Beyoncé & JAY-Z, Cassper Nyovest, D’banj, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Kacey Musgraves, Femi Kuti, Pharrell Williams & Chris Martin, Sho […]

Sunday on Carte Blanche: Drunk Drivers Could Face 7 Days in Jail

By SAPeople 02-12-18 12:02

South Africa is one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to driving under the influence (with a very low conviction rate). It’s not unusual even to hear South Africans say, just before getting in to a car to drive home, “let’s have one for the road”! As if another beer or […]

Children in the Platteland, South Africa

By Julienne du Toit 15-12-19 12:32

In summer, the familiar rushing sound of the Great Fish River pumping through our home town of Cradock in the Eastern Cape is often punctuated by the excited babble of youngsters as they navigate the gentle rapids on the inner tubes of tractor tyres… writes Julienne du Toit. In the late afternoons, while pensioners watch […]

Filming Wraps on Showmax’s 1st Original Drama – 1st Pics Released

By SAPeople Contributor 30-11-18 16:03

The Girl From St Agnes, Showmax’s first original drama, wrapped on Wednesday (28 November 2018) after filming in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and Johannesburg in South Africa. The eight-part whodunnit premieres on Showmax on 31 January 2019. “Our first Original – last year’s light-hearted comedy Tali’s Wedding Diary – had the most successful launch day of […]

WATCH What Happened to Trevor Noah’s Best Friend Teddy from His Book

By SAPeople 27-11-18 00:15

After reading South African comedian Trevor Noah’s best-selling memoir ‘Born a Crime’,  many people were left with more questions than answers… like “what happened to Teddy?” Teddy was Trevor’s best friend in primary school. During childhood they would shoplift together… until they were bust one day. They ran like the wind but Teddy was caught. […]

WATCH ‘Perfect’ in Zulu. Ed Sheeran, You Need to See This!

By SAPeople 23-11-18 23:16

South African videographer Richard van Schalkwyk is on a mission to get English musician Ed Sheeran to view this video of Rosina Kaseke singing a Zulu version of Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’… Van Schalkwyk would love to see Kaseke join Sheeran on stage during his tour to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town) in March next year. […]

WATCH The New Lion King Trailer

By SAPeople 23-11-18 10:33

Disney has released the first trailer for the much-anticipated live-action adaptation of The Lion King. Disney tweeted the trailer just over ten hours ago, on the eve of Black Friday, with a short tweet announcing the release date: July 19, 2019. At the same time it aired the advert during the NFL’s annual Thanksgiving primetime […]

WATCH Classic South African ‘Zero Bucks’ Ad Goes Viral

By SAPeople Contributor 20-11-18 17:32

South Africans always make the best commercials, and the latest ‘Zero Bucks’ ad from Showmax is one of the classics… going viral with over 330,000 views in just a couple of weeks. One Capetonian viewer Chris Mackerdush wrote on YouTube: “Guys this ad is f..king outstanding. I’m in the ad industry and cynical as a bastard […]

WIN A Trip to Cape Town With Amazing Album ‘Changing World’

By SAPeople 15-12-19 12:39

We have fantastic news as Cape Town artist, Jeremy Olivier, has released one of the most Proudly South African albums in a long time AND he is also making dreams come true for one lucky person who loves SA’s beautiful Rainbow Nation as passionately as he does. (See competition details below, or go ahead and […]

What’s Coming Up on Carte Blanche This Sunday (And Tuesday for Expats)

By SAPeople Contributor 17-11-18 19:23

Coming Up on Carte Blanche this week is the future of Durban’s iconic beachfront amidst escalating crime, bio farming, hijacked buildings and South Africa’s genius children. If you’re a South African living abroad – subscribe to Showmax to watch from Tuesday 20th November (14-day Free Trial). Goodbye Durban? Holidays are approaching with an estimated 2-million […]

Goodbye Durban Beachfront? Can R35-Billion Facelift Rescue Durbs’ from Demise?

By SAPeople 15-11-18 20:07

Holidays are approaching with an estimated two million holidaymakers expected to descend on South Africa’s iconic Durban beachfront. But the once beautiful sandy beaches  are now littered with heroin needles and shards of broken glass from bottles smashed to make crack pipes… Could a multi-billion rand make-over fix things? Durban residents are concerned about the […]

Alison the Movie: A Powerful South African Story of HOPE

By SAPeople 17-11-19 16:28

On a night in South Africa when Alison Botha desperately needed a hero – after being raped, stabbed and left for dead – she became one. Her story – which made international headlines – is heartbreaking and empowering. Painful and uplifting. And has been turned into a film – “Alison the Movie” – which was […]

Coming Up on Carte Blanche: E-Tolls, Saving Burn Victims, Codeine Cocktails & More

By SAPeople 08-11-18 21:45

This week’s episode of popular South African current affairs show, Carte Blanche, features E-Tolls, Saving Burn Victims, Codeine Cocktail Addiction and an Ermelo Investment Horror. If you’re a South African living abroad – subscribe to Showmax to watch from Tuesday 13 November (14-day Free Trial). E-Tolls: on the Road Again During Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s medium-term […]

Patricia Noah: Trevor’s Mom is About to Become Famous

By SAPeople 21-08-19 21:26

Trevor Noah’s mom, Patricia, isn’t into fame. As Trevor told an audience member of ‘The Daily Show’ this week: “She has no interest in television or any of these things that I do. She just loves the fact that I can pay the rent, and she loves me for who I am.” But Patricia Noah […]

Carte Blanche Exclusive: Krugersdorp Murder Trial of High School Mother (and more)

By SAPeople 05-11-18 09:01

This week’s Carte Blanche features exclusive footage from the Krugersdorp Murder Trial, one of South Africa’s most outrageous murder sprees… led by a high-school mother, who involved her own children in the killings. South Africa’s also at the forefront again of pioneering medical research. There are beetles threatening Johannesburg’s famous landscape – known as one […]

11 Scary Series and Movies to Stream This Halloween in South Africa

By SAPeople 24-12-20 13:09

You’ve seen the classics – from all three Scream movies to Anthony Hopkins’s Hannibal to the psychological terror that is Shutter Island. Looking for a new flavour of fright? These lesser-known horrors and thrillers are waiting for you on Showmax if you live in South Africa. For South Africans living abroad – two of these movies […]

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