WATCH Kind SA Businessman Offers Poor Shopper Anything He Wants

By SAPeople 04-06-18 21:30

Watch below as a young guy, clearly struggling to make ends meet, is given the opportunity – by an anonymous kind businessman – to buy whatever his heart desires in a Checkers store in South Africa (as well as giving him cash AND giving him the opportunity to tip the teller!). This video, and others […]

WATCH Guy Dancing to South Africa’s Unique Chicken Song

By SAPeople 04-06-18 10:29

Here’s the perfect start to a working week – a little bit of dancing to singer and actor Robbie Wessels’ lekker – and very South African – chicken song! (Watch below, with lyrics like “Peri Peri for my Cherrie, mild for my child”.) The video was uploaded by Nadine van Loggerenberg last week. She said: […]

SA Soldiers’ Trip Back to Angola for Peace and Reconciliation – PHOTOS

By SAPeople 03-06-18 18:51

Decades after the devastating Angolan Border War, almost 100 South African military veterans travelled in convoy during May to revisit battle sites that have haunted them ever since, driven by a need for redemption, peace… and to “say cheers to the brothers”. Defying expectations Angolan citizens greeted them with open arms… like allies, not foes. […]

Rare Footage of Meteor in North West, South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 03-06-18 13:05

Gauteng Weather’s Twitter page has uploaded rare footage of a meteor seen flashing through South African skies on Saturday evening, in the North West province. (Watch below.) Gauteng Weather said: “MUST SEE: Amazing video footage of meteor between Sanieshof and Mareetsanie in the North West on Saturday | Suburban Control Centre.” Witnesses in Pretoria said […]

Cancer Survivor Digs Deep to Hang on to Olympic Dream

By SAPeople 03-06-18 10:29

Talking about facing up to a challenge is the easy part, it’s when faced with a setback that real heroes come to the fore. Tuks swimmer Ruan Ras, who graduated in architecture at the University of Pretoria last year, is someone who doesn’t know the meaning of the words ‘giving up’. In 2011, while he […]

Kagiso Rabada Bowls SA Away With Another Record SIX Wins at Cricket Awards

By SAPeople 03-06-18 00:13

Kagiso Rabada scored a big SIX awards at a glittering Cricket South Africa Awards function on Saturday evening in Sandton, Johannesburg… making him the first Protea Player to ever win six awards, not once… but TWICE. (He previously won six in 2016.) No other cricketer has ever won more than five awards! Rabada, who turned […]

South Africa’s Blitzboks into Rugby 7s Semis Despite Samoa Slip-Up

By SAPeople 02-06-18 23:43

The Blitzboks Sevens team will face New Zealand in the Cup quarter-finals of the London Sevens on Sunday, after finishing top of Pool D after Saturday’s opening day at Twickenham, London. The Blitzboks scored wins over Russia (31-0) and Canada (17-7) before tripping up 21-12 against Samoa in their final pool match of the day. […]

South Africa’s Local Artists to be Honoured with Awards

By Wendy Mothata 02-06-18 17:46

It is South African Music Awards (SAMAs) weekend – with local artists and fans gathered at Sun City, in the North West, to celebrate and honour those who have worked hard in the previous year. This is the 24th year of recognising talent in the local music industry. The first night of the SAMA’s took […]

Social Media ‘Flooded’ by Theewaterskloof Dam Videos as Heavens Open!

By SAPeople 02-06-18 14:30

It’s what drought-stricken Cape Town has been waiting for… welcome rain to fill its dams. In the last couple of days, videos of water rushing into Theewaterskloof Dam have started flooding social media, as thrilled Capetonians watch their main source of drinking water finally getting replenished… According to Meteo Cape Town, Theewaterskloof Dam received almost […]

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Springboks Hit the Road Running in Washington

By SAPeople Contributor 01-06-18 17:31

The Springbok tour group arrived in Washington DC on Thursday morning (local time) and went immediately into their preparation routine for Saturday’s Test against Wales at the RFK Stadium. The once-off international in the United States capital kicks off a busy month for the South Africans, who also clash with England over the course of […]

WATCH Brave Rhino Orphan Play as he Heals from Machete Attack

By SAPeople 01-06-18 17:28

Thanks to the awesome team at a rhino sanctuary in South Africa, there’s a one-month-old rhino orphan whose wellbeing is steadily improving… although he does still call very softly in the night for his mom. Watch brave little Arthur below as he playfights with his favourite toy, a tyre. “His wounds and his soul are […]

SA President Ramaphosa to Tutu: “I Am Sorry. We Will Make You Proud.”

By SAPeople 31-05-18 19:53

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Thursday to apologise for the period in which the Archbishop “lost confidence in the leadership of the country” (during the presidency of Jacob Zuma). Ramaphosa said: “It was not a pleasant moment to hear you, the Archbisohop who we’ve always loved, expressing your loss […]

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Sundown’s Player Percy Tau Wins Footballer of the Season

By Wendy Mothata 30-05-18 17:17

South African footballer Percy Tau, attacker at Mamelodi Sundowns, was named the footballer of the season on Tuesday night during the PSL (Premier Soccer League) awards. Tau shared the top goal scorer’s award with Polokwane City player, Rodney Ramagalela. They both scored 11 goals during the season. Sundowns’ head coach, Pitso Mosimane also walked away […]

Rugby Captain Siya Kolisi Wants to Inspire ALL South Africans

By SAPeople 30-05-18 16:24

JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Reuters) – New Springboks captain Siya Kolisi wants to be an inspiration to all South Africans and not just those in the black communities where his appointment has been widely celebrated this week. The 26-year-old loose forward was named as the first black test captain of the Boks for their home three-test […]

WATCH South African Expat’s Epic Day Back Home in Cape Town

By SAPeople 03-07-18 12:02

On a recent trip back home to Cape Town Rudi Gremels realised what so many South Africans living abroad realise – that there’s nowhere quite like home! “I live abroad and I made this video back home about spending an amazing day in Cape Town,” he says. Rudi was fortunate to spend a couple of […]

PHOTOS from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens… A Visual FEAST!

By SAPeople Contributor 30-05-18 09:13

Scroll through these stunning photos capturing the breathtaking beauty of nature… guaranteed to clear your mind and bring a little sunshine to your day. Photographed by Alan Rudnicki at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa. MORE For more gorgeous photos by Alan, please follow his Photography by Alan Rudnicki page on Facebook

Good Samaritan Donates Kidney to Save Talented SA Artist’s Life

By SAPeople 29-05-18 17:54

A wonderful Good Samaritan in South Africa has donated his kidney to talented artist and wildlife crusader Di Wilkinson… and he did it just in time for Di and her children to celebrate Mother’s Day with joy and newfound hope. It’s now almost three week since the op on 10 May 2018, and Di and […]

Ricciardo Celebrated Monaco Win with Some Help from Princess Charlene

By SAPeople 04-07-18 11:58

MONACO (Reuters) – Daniel Ricciardo lived his own Apollo 13 moment to emerge triumphant on Sunday from what could have been a Monaco Grand Prix nightmare. And Princess Charlene (nee Wittstock) was on the Podium, with husband Prince Albert II, to help the racing driver celebrate. If Formula One’s showcase race was dull for rivals, […]

Swift Cops Arrest 7 from Yesterday’s Cash-in-Transit Heist

By SAPeople 29-05-18 09:30

Following a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist in Polokwane, South Africa, yesterday, seven suspects have been arrested… thanks to swift action by a multi-disciplinary team. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said Tuesday morning that the operation to clinch the arrests was led by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit and supported by the Provincial Task […]

African Spiderman Hero to be Granted French Citizenship for Saving Child

By SAPeople 29-05-18 00:27

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the ‘Spiderman hero’ from Africa, Mamoudou Gassama – who scaled a building in Paris to save a young boy, hanging precariously from a fourth-floor balcony – will be given residence papers for his selfless, heroic deed. Gassama, an illegal immigrant from West African country Mali, climbed the facade […]

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