Farmworkers on the Nieuwe Sion farm in the Western Cape were recently delighted when the British owners of the farm – David and Elaine Potter – handed over not only the keys, but the title deeds too, to an awesome village containing 22 homes for them. The state-of-the-art village cost R30-million to create. It includes […]

South African rider Wade Young has secured his second consecutive World Enduro Super Series (WESS) race win, clinching top spot in the Red Bull 111 Megawatt event in Kleszczów, Poland. With a thousand competitors on the opening day, Wade saw his way through to an unforgettable victory on over Taddy Blazusiak and Billy Bolt, on Europe’s largest […]

September is turning into a great month for South African comedians Tsitsi Chiumya and Phil De Lange. Not only did Tsitsi win Best Newcomer and Phil the Next Level prize at this weekend’s Comic Choice Awards, both comedians are featured in Trevor Noah presents NationWild, a 13-part comedy showcase coming to Showmax this Heritage Day, […]

Nike footwear and apparel company has been praised for its latest advertisement, featuring South Africa’s Caster Semenya. Watch below. Nike posted the ad on YouTube yesterday, saying: “When you’re born to do it—just do it. #justdoit” Semenya followed up by posting it on Twitter yesterday evening. She said: “Too fast? Too bad. I was born […]

The incredible water-conserving efforts of Capetonians, along with the rain and snow in the Western Cape, means that within a month Cape Town citizens will be rewarded with the luxury of perhaps flushing the loo, or languishing in a bath. Cape Town Deputy Mayor, Ian Nielson, announced an upcoming relaxation of the water restrictions which […]

If you’re feeling homesick… or haven’t travelled around South Africa recently, you can take a virtual tour with Google Street View… and fall breathlessly in love with SA all over again. A team of passionate South Africans – in partnership with Google Maps – trekked the length and breadth of South Africa to map 170 new […]

Fabulous South African flowers and incredible exhibits are on display of this year’s Witness Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Regular SAPeople contributor Lorraine Scholfield was there and captured these stunning photos… The Garden Show is open from 9am to 5pm daily, and ends tomorrow – Sunday 9 September 2018. Proteas First… Blushing bride proteas Pincushion […]

As predicted, more snow has fallen across parts of South Africa this week! Popular SAPeople contributor and Moving to the Platteland co-author, Julienne du Toit, captured these gorgeous photos in Richmond this morning… (See Updated photos at bottom of page.) Snow Report SA had predicted light snow on the southern high ground in the Northern Cape […]

A South African mom and grandmother took on armed hijackers in her drive-way and won! Watch below. The Alberton woman (42) told News 24 she was no hero and just did what she thought was best to protect her teenage daughter, who was a passenger in the car. The family has been receiving counselling, since […]

This week’s episode of Carte Blanche reveals more on State Capture, patients taking control of Diabetes, the important first 1000 days of a child’s life, and a hitman ‘Hired to Kill’ by an accused murderer in jail. The show is available to South Africans abroad from Tuesday 11 September 2018 – if you subscribe to […]

We often think of Proteas as being Proudly South African (afterall, the King Protea is South Africa’s national flower), but how many of you knew that they’re actually widely distributed throughout the southern hemisphere… in places such as Australia, Tropical Africa, South America, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Malaya? This family apparently dates back […]

South African National Police Commissioner, General John Sitole, has commended the swift arrest of four alleged cash-in-transit (CIT) robbers during a joint intelligence operation on the N1, just outside Sasolburg, Gauteng. On Monday, a group of armed men attacked an armoured cash-in-transit vehicle in the Ngaleni area of Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape. […]

Forgive the political tone – I am trying to keep it in check, but I fail… writes South African musician Albert Combrink. Dear Friends, I love you dearly. But I just CAN’T with all this negativity about South Africa all the time. When I look at the quality of your lives, and the quality of […]

South African comedian and vlogger Devon Wayne Saunders – aka Devdondidit – has posted this hilarious video of his first encounter with gluten-free bread! “I broke Coloured protocol and bought Gluten Free bread from Woolworths, R54 later and Glutenisha and I are BFF’s rather!” he joked on Facebook. Shocked by the price, Devon couldn’t work […]

A HUGE congratulations to Richard Wright… South Africa’s World Ironman 70.3 inspiration! As many SAPeople readers will know, Richard has brain cancer and his health wasn’t so great in the months leading up to the race. Ten days before the event, he revealed on Facebook: “Sadly, my health has deteriorated again and I’m into round […]

This is a conversation that I have been having with clients for many years, but it is now becoming more and more prevalent in their lives… writes financial consultant Marc Sydow. To leave SA or not? It has also become quite a hot topic around the dinner table, it’s almost like we feel the need […]

While it has been two decades since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded, director Roland Joffé’s new film – The Forgiven – returns to that time to grapple with some terrible truths of apartheid and its legacy. The movie – which has Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s blessing – stars Forest Whitaker (as Tutu) and Eric Bana, […]

Kevin Anderson is unfortunately out of the US Open, the super tall South African being brought down to earth in round four by Austria’s Dominic Thiem on Sunday afternoon. But it’s not all bad news for South Africa as Philip Henning won through to the second round of the US Open Juniors. Thiem stretched 2017 […]

Carte Blanche looks into why the Democratic Alliance lost Nelson Mandela Bay and if this the beginning of the end for the rest of the DA-run municipalities? Also why Henri van Breda brutally attacked his family, the baboon killings in the Western Cape vineyards, and how Lewis Pugh swam a distance of 560kms in just 50 […]

South African tennis star Kevin Anderson has advanced to the last 16 in the Men’s Singles at the US Open in New York, but unfortunately Raven Klaasen and his doubles partner have been knocked out. Friday was full of action for the South Africans as Anderson battled it out against Canadian teen sensation Denis Shapavalov. […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s three-day tour of Africa will probably be remembered for three main things – she announced that Britain will support South Africa’s land reform as long as it is legal and fair, said Britain will use Aid budget to boost trade in Africa; and she boogied whenever she could! Her (slightly […]

Caster Semenya and Luvo Manyonga’s stars shone brightest for the South African contingent on the first night of the IAAF Diamond League finals in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. Both were winners on the night and triumphant in the overall 2018 Diamond League title in their 800m and long jump disciplines respectively. Semenya […]

Check out all the new additions that have come to the Showmax platform in the past week. Younger fans, block off two hours of your weekend to find out what happens with Charles and Liza in the final four episodes of the latest season! Series additions Younger, S5 – episodes 9 to 12 Episode 12, […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African clothing and homeware retailer The Foschini Group (TFG) said on Thursday it was launching one of its African retail brands in Australia to test appetite outside its traditional market. The move announced by outgoing CEO Doug Murray and his successor, Anthony Thunström, aims to show whether TFG’s local brands can […]

South African-British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has made front page news in the UK, bringing much needed attention to the plight of the English Channel. Pugh, South Africa’s well known ocean advocate, completed #TheLongSwim of the English Channel yesterday. He didn’t just cross it like ‘normal’ people. He swam the entire LENGTH of the Channel. […]