Princess Charlene of Monaco delighted some visitors to the Monaco Palace this week with a surprise appearance during their tour of the palace. Visite Palais de Monaco posted some fabulous photos – by Eric Mathon – of the former South African Olympic swimmer (who met her royal husband, Prince Albert II, at the 2000 Olympics […]

(Reuters) – South African born and raised Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla and the world’s richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement, including not divulging just how many bots there are. […]

DA Leader John Steenhuisen shares his findings below after paying an oversight visit to the South African Consulate and Regional Home Affairs Offices in London, UK, this week: Over the past two days I have concluded a successful oversight visit to the Department of Home Affairs office at the South African Consulate in London, accompanied […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, in what a judge called a “horrific scheme” that inflicted “incalculable” harm on victims. By Luc Cohen and Brendan Pierson Survivors of Epstein’s abuse arrived at […]

Florida governor Ron DeSantis says he welcomes South African expat Elon Musk’s support, quipping « I welcome support from African-Americans. What can I say? » (Followed by a smirk.) Musk, who was born and brought up in South Africa, but moved to Canada and then the US after school, holds three nationalities – South African, […]

The Trevor Noah Foundation, S.A. has received a R13,5 million grant from Oak Foundation, which will help to advance education outcomes in South Africa and enable the longevity of the Foundation’s numerous initiatives aimed at educators, schools, and communities. In addition to a R8-million donation from SA expat and comedian Trevor Noah in 2021, this […]

There’s great news for South Africans in the UK with the announcement that they can now apply for their passports through VFS Global, with immediate effect. We won’t rehash the nightmare tales of South Africans trying to phone the SA High Commission for weeks on end with no reply (there’s a special time of day […]

South African rugby player, JP (Juan-Philip) Smith, has made history in the United States, becoming only the fifteenth player ever in Major League Rugby (MLR) to take the pitch for 50 matches! JP reached the milestone on 15 May, playing for his adopted homeland’s Seattle Seawolves. The 28-year-old plays scrum-half for the team, although he […]

Princess Charlene of Monaco has tested positive for Covid-19, the Palace of Monaco has confirmed in a statement shared with People magazine yesterday (Saturday). The princess is isolating and will be unable to attend a couple of public engagements, after recently returning to public life. Last week she was seen at the Monaco Grand Prix, […]

The Democratic Alliance has called on Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, to address the ongoing nightmare of accessing Home Affairs services at South African missions abroad. In a parliamentary budget vote debate on Tuesday, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Adrian Roos, labelled the 18 to 24 month turnaround time to process ID […]

Princess Charlene of Monaco has revealed to local media that she is feeling better although her health is still “fragile”. The 44-year-old South African expat last night attended the fashion awards at the Monte Carlo Fashion Week (of which she is a patron), with her 7-year-old daughter Princess Gabriella. Princess Charlene posted a loving mother-daughter […]

The Daily Show host, South African expat Trevor Noah, has voiced the concern of many about the ‘billionaire games’ that the super wealthy, like fellow SA expat Elon Musk, play with the stock market. Watch below. The Daily Show, which has almost 10 million subscribers on YouTube, said “Trevor’s no finance expert, but the details […]

Princess Charlene has shared photos to her Instagram account of her second public outing since returning from an unnamed clinic, where she was recuperating after suffering an ENT (ear, nose, throat) infection in South Africa, and subsequent complications from surgery which kept her grounded in SA for several months last year. The Princess returned to […]

A New York Times article has caused fury amongst many South Africans calling it a “BS hack piece with no facts”. Sadly, many of those pointing out the errors, are actually proving the journalist right – that many white South Africans were “shrouded in misinformation” and oblivious to what was happening right in front of […]

As South Africans revel in the pride of Elon Musk being from SA, there’s a brilliant piece going viral about “What America Gained and SA Lost”. But if it feels familiar – it’s because it is. It’s an old article from 2013. That’s why Trevor Noah isn’t included. He only shot to worldwide fame in […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah poked fun at US President Joe Biden last night… with Biden just metres away from him, at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner… but his most powerful message was reserved for the press. (See full speech below.) In a speech that has made South Africans so proud – the SA […]

Princess Charlene has made her first public appearance in months  – appearing on Saturday, with her family in Monte Carlo, to watch the Monaco E-Prix car race. The former South African Olympic swimmer (44), and her husband Prince Albert II of Monaco (64), attended the race with their children, twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella. […]

With Elon Musk rocketing to super-stardom following his purchase of social media platform Twitter for a cool $44-billion on Monday, a few myths have been flying around the meta-verse. And unfortunately some are being perpetuated by mainstream media, including The Times newspaper in the UK, which this week reported that “when in 2018 Donald Trump […]

The Monaco Royal family has wished everyone a Happy Easter, and blessed royal fans with photos of the family which include Princess Charlene for the first time in months. The Princess herself also posted a loving family photo on her Instagram account, saying simply: “Happy Easter ❤️” The Princess has been shielded from the public […]

Proudly South African expat Hayley Reichert is gatvol. Below is her passionate letter to all South Africans, revealing alleged incompetency she has witnessed within SA’s foreign affairs department, DIRCO, whilst trying to aid South Africans in escaping Russia’s attack on Ukraine.  Dear fellow South Africans, Our government does not care about us, and they care […]

With many South Africans in the UK struggling to get answers from the SA High Commission in the UK regarding issues like passport renewals, SAPeople reached out to the High Commission on behalf of all those who sent us queries. Below is a representation of some of the most frequently asked questions, which have been […]

South African-born and raised entrepreneur Elon Musk has changed his name on Twitter to Elona Musk in the midst of hilarious – and serious – banter following Musk’s challenge to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for a single combat to see who wins Ukraine. If you missed the challenge, in which Musk tagged Putin’s official English […]

South African musher (dog sled driver) Gerhardt Thiart is currently making history as the first South African to ever qualify and compete in the iconic and extremely challenging Iditarod, the annual long-distance trail sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, which takes place each March over the course of a week, in thick snow in […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s donation of Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine, was safely received on Monday. They will be able to provide relatively fast internet service, by connecting to low orbiting satellites. Ukraine’s vice Prime Minister Mikhaïl Fedorov tweeted: “Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk”, to which the billionaire, South African expat replied: “You are […]

South African cricket coach Kobus Olivier has become one of the human faces of the Ukraine crisis as Russia continues to pelt the country with missiles, since its forces invaded on Thursday morning. At least 198 civilians have so far been killed, according to the Health Department. Kobus’ name and story have been shared worldwide […]