South African Wingsuit Pilot Flies Into World Finals in China

By Jenni Baxter 08-09-19 10:10

South African athlete Jean Jacques Wallis is representing South Africa fantastically at the 2019 World Wingsuit League in China… and today SA stands a chance at podium 1st, 2nd or 3rd position, as Jean Jacques has made it through to the Finals! The World Wingsuit League 2019 event, which is taking place at Heaven’s Gate, […]

PHOTOS: Fabulous Annual Spring Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg 2019

By Jenni Baxter 07-09-19 20:18

The annual Witness Spring Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg is in full swing this weekend, and SAPeople contributor Lorraine Scholfield was there today to capture these beautiful photos in honour of South Africa’s Heritage month this month… starting with these stunning Red Madiba Proteas. You can’t get more florally South African than this! As explained on […]

Kidnapped South African Freed After 41 Days in Eastern Congo Forest

By Reuters 07-09-19 10:31

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Looking grey and gaunt, but relieved it’s over – South African mine worker Philippe Bota, who was kidnapped by militia in eastern Congo in late July. was released on Thursday. According to the official Twitter account of the province, Maniema, where he was taken, Bota had been captured for […]

Caster Semenya Signs With South African Football Club JVW

By Reuters 06-09-19 22:24

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya could trade her running shoes for soccer boots as early as next year after the 28-year-old signed for South African women’s club JVW FC. The South African athlete will not be able to defend her 800 metres title at the world championships later this month after the Swiss Federal Tribunal […]

Prince Harry Will Visit Diana’s Angola Landmine Project

By Reuters 06-09-19 18:41

LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry will make a poignant visit to Angola this month to visit the landmine clearance project that featured in some of the most famous photographs of his late mother Princess Diana. The pictures of Diana wearing protective gear as she walked among red skull-and-crossbone signs in 1997 won vital publicity for […]

Prejudice and Trauma Tackled in ‘Moffie’ by South African Director in Venice

By Reuters 06-09-19 17:13

VENICE, Italy – South African director Oliver Hermanus hopes his new film about young soldiers during apartheid will help open up a conversation about what he calls “toxic masculinity” and LGBT rights. Set in 1981, Hermanus’ drama, provocatively called “Moffie” a derogatory slang term for being gay, shows a group of white teenage boys called […]

WATCH Nando’s Diversity Ad is Going Viral in South Africa Again

By Jenni Baxter 06-09-19 17:06

It was the ad that was banned by the SABC, but the ad that hits home again and again when trouble brews in South Africa… With the latest outbreak of xenophobia in SA, Nando’s Diversity ad – featuring several nationalities in South Africa and the Khoisan, the original inhabitants of the country – is going […]

South African School Boys Step Up Like Gentlemen To Support Women

By Jenni Baxter 06-09-19 01:02

As South Africans collectively shudder at the horrific crimes that have been committed by men against women, there is so much hope shining through from the younger generation. In just a couple of days school boys have shown how much they care about women and want change. Here are three videos from boys behaving like […]

A Canadian Expat in SA: In Defense of South Africa

By Phil Maloney, Maple & Marula 04-09-19 13:53

Dear South Africans – many of you have had enough with the crime, corruption, and lack of opportunities you face every day… writes Canadian expat, living in SA, Phil Maloney. Nobody can fault you for wanting to leave. I’ve had several friends already pull the trigger, several more who are in the middle of planning […]

Cape Town Restaurant Serves Insect-Only Dishes as South Africans Get the Bug

By Reuters 03-09-19 16:39

South African chef Mario Barnard said he was “grossed out” and did not entirely enjoy eating grilled scorpions and crunchy insects mixed with garlic and spices on a trip to Thailand four years ago. But the experience inspired Barnard to start experimenting with insect-based meals and in July he opened a pop-up restaurant in Cape […]

WATCH Runners’ Hilarious Reactions to Lion at iMfolozi Outrun in KZN, South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 03-09-19 10:53

There’s nothing like South African humour! In a very Leon Schuster-like set-up, the 2019 iMfolozi Outrun organisers surprised runners during the inaugural two-stage run over the weekend. Imfolozi Outrun posted the video below, saying: “The STIHL iMfolozi Outrun had a few surprises on route….and our runners put their dangerous game briefing into perfect practice!” When […]

100 Countries Represented at World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town

By Ted Botha 03-09-19 09:50

More than 1,000 leaders in their field from 100 countries – including 10 African heads of government or state – are gathering in Cape Town for the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa from tomorrow until Friday, according to the WEF. Attendees at #WEFAfrica2019 will, according to the WEF, be spread across the fields of […]

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