Prestigious Forbes magazine asked travel experts for their tips on the best up-and-coming neighbourhoods in the world to explore right now… and TWO South African suburbs made it to the Top 12 list! Kalk Bay in Cape Town and Maboneng in Johannesburg. The only other country to have two suburbs featured on the list is […]

LONDON (Reuters) – South African eighth seed Kevin Anderson reached the Wimbledon last 16 for the fourth time with a straight-sets win over experienced German Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday. The way he played in his 6-3 7-5 7-5 victory suggested Anderson could go further than ever before at the All England Club. Anderson, 32, pressured […]

From violent bursts of anger, attacks on family members and serious destruction to property, living with a “Tik” or crystal methamphetamine addict can be a nightmare, but for any parent, killing your own child is an unthinkable act. This week’s episode of Carte Blanche investigates the tragedy of the tik horror that led to a South […]

If you’re looking for something positive to lighten your spirits, this video from Secunda, South Africa, has it all. As many will remember, a couple of months ago Stephanie van der Walt secretly filmed her mom “cleaning new South African style”. Mom (Sandra Nel) was washing the bathroom to the music – and moves – […]

Last week a photo of Under 18 men’s and women’s surfers, Rio Waida of Indonesia and Zoe Steyn of South Africa went viral on social media, highlighting a very noticeable discrepancy in the value of the prize money top contestants were awarded based on gender, at the Ballito Pro event presented by Billabong. Popular blog, […]

One of the more impressive statistics in South African athletics is that since 2014 there’s been at least one new sprinter who had managed to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres. Simon Magakwe (9.98 seconds) did so in 2014; in 2015 Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies both ran 9.97; in 2016 Wayde van […]

Stellenbosch para-athletes Kerwin Noemdo and veteran Paralympian Zanele Situ are both buoyant after a successful Berlin Open Grand Prix meeting in Germany, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. In his first major international competition, Noemdo took part in the F46 shot put final and picked up bronze with an African record 13.91-metre heave. Ahead of him, the gold […]

Oh my gosh guys, we’ve cracked 30 degrees! writes South African expat Lauren Bradley, who lives in the UK. Right kids, walk don’t run. Do you have water? Where’s the water, where is your water bottle? Do you have a water bottle? IS THERE WATER IN THE BOTTLE?? Don’t break a sweat guys you’re going […]

“You feel so invigorated after a long walk through the cherry orchards of the Matroosberg mountains in Ceres!” says regular SAPeople contributor Nigel Riley, who captured the stunning photos on this page… South Africa received its biggest snowfall in ten years this week… #beautiful snow #beautiful Cape Town https://www.facebook.com/snowreportsa/posts/1582472298546785 Snowboarding, Matroosberg: https://www.facebook.com/SAPeople/videos/10155354904831949/ Video from Matroosberg Thursday […]

A beautiful video, uploaded yesterday by Cape Town Live, shows the current state of Theewaterskloof Dam – which supplies most of Cape Town’s drinking water – since the first snowfall and big rains this winter, July 2018, in South Africa. Between March and June, the dam has started to finally fill again, after Cape Town’s […]

The South African Reserve Bank has announced a new series of banknotes and R5 coin designed to celebrate milestones of the former first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela’s life. The new notes and coin will srart circulation next week Friday, 13 July. “Every commemorative banknote and the R5 circulation coin tell a story […]

On Monday 2 July 2018, South Africa received a record-breaking snowfall, the biggest we’ve had in the country for ten years. So – luckily for the rest of us – regular SAPeople contributor and talented drone videographer Luke Maximo Bell made his way up the mountains to explore… “My friends and I decided to go […]

After 51 South African youngsters were temporarily trapped in China without their passports, not to mention some hapless South Africans stuck in jails around the world, the South African government has launched a ‘Travel Smart’ campaign. The campaign, launched yesterday by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Consular Service, is focussed on ‘Travel […]

We received a Christmas card a month late the first year we arrived in Cradock, brought to us by our neighbour across the road, Frans Smit. We weren’t disappointed in the crap postal service, and I didn’t curse anyone’s ineptitude. In fact, my husband Chris and I stood staring at the envelope in silent awe. […]

A couple of penguins taking what looks like a loving seaside stroll, hand in hand (well, flipper in flipper) at Boulder’s Beach in Cape Town has the world oohing and ah-ing… and wanting to visit South Africa. Instagram user Relationships.USA shared the video an hour ago, and it’s already received almost a quarter of a […]

South Africa’s Kevin Anderson has started Wimbledon on a great note, winning in three straight sets against Norbert Gombos on Monday in London. The 32-year-old SA expat beat the Slovakian 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. This evening Kevin tweeted: “Great start to @Wimbledon for me ? Thanks to everyone who came to Court No12 to support!” On […]

Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains in Mpumalanga, South Africa, has been officially declared a World Heritage Site, as announced today, Monday 2 July 2018. A delighted Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and Tourism said: “We made it!” The decision was taken at the 42nd session of the World Heritage committee in Bahrain today. Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains becomes South […]

Today – 02 July 2018 – will be remembered as a day of snow, hail, heavy rain and bright sunshine in South Africa… and it’s not even noon yet! Snow on Table Mountain The first video of snow on Table Mountain, Cape Town, has just come in to Snow Report SA. Matthew de Haast said […]

The predicted snow has made landfall in South Africa. Snow Report SA has been on the scene, and cautions if you’re travelling to any of the areas covered in snow today, please be extra careful as the roads may be slippery. (Updated pics/videos at bottom of article.) Below are some photos and videos coming in […]

As predicted, an intense cold front has arrived in the Western Cape of South Africa today, Sunday 1 July 2018, bringing what many described as “hectic” rains and some localised flooding. The rain is welcomed in a region that has been suffering one of its worst droughts in a century (although residents who can afford […]

South Africa’s Caster Semenya cemented her place as the world’s leading female 800m athlete with a blistering South African record at the Diamond League meeting in Paris, France on Saturday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. Unbeaten since September 2015, the two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion won in a world-leading 1min 54.25sec, the fourth fastest time […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer is already the most prolific and oldest winner of the Wimbledon men’s singles title but when he saunters into the All England Club on Monday he will do so as favourite to lift the trophy for a ninth time. Watch below as he recalls each of his previous eight Wimbledon […]

Hawaiian surfer Koa Smith had the ride of his life on 15 June 2018, surfing one of the world’s top waves – on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. Koa scored EIGHT barrels on the same one wave! Watch below as his journey on the wave goes on… and on! The legendary Skeleton Bay waves are […]

Look, yes I know those tickets are real cheap when browsing google flights, but let me just stop you right there. South Africa, aka Mandela land, aka Suid Afrika or Saffa land, which ever way you want to call it, is a third world country. Third you say? Yes we aren’t in the top three […]

This week’s episode of Carte Blanche investigates Mohair farming and the validity of a video that threatens to close down the industry, children sexting, femicide and South Africa’s 12th Duke of Atholl. The show is available to South Africans abroad from Tuesday 03 July 2018 if you subscribe to Showmax. Mohair Goats South Africa’s Angora […]