Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has said the reports of his “imminent arrest” by the Hawks, alleged by the Sunday Times this weekend, have left him and his family distressed, and he cannot believe he is being investigated and could possibly be charged for something he is innocent of. He said in a statement on Tuesday that for 45 […]

South Africa was proudly represented at an International Pentecostal Service at St Peter’s Catholic Church in Cardiff, on the south coast of Wales, yesterday. South African expat Monica Francis Maier told SAPeople she “represented my beloved South Africa”. Here is the prayer Monica delivered for South Africa: May we stand together and pray for God to heal […]

A couple of awesome youngsters in South Africa are leading the way with some very cool, inspirational behaviour. One is in Gauteng. The other in the Western Cape. The one carries heavy bottles of water to school – 5km each day – to help others; and the other cleans roadside gutters to uplift his community. They are Nkosinani […]

A tragicomic movie about two terminally ill young men on the road in South Africa has been one of the top 10 movies in Germany for most of 2016. According to the write-up for “Der Geilste Tag” (The Most Beautiful Day), writer/director Florian David Fitz “co-stars alongside the hugely popular German star Matthias Schweighoefer and the duo play […]

Nine dorps – from each of South Africa’s nine provinces – are battling it out to win the title of Kwêla Dorp of the Year. The nine are: Dullstroom, Hoedspruit, Hermanus, Ballito, Loxton, Kirkwood, Hentiesbaai, Paul Roux and Potchefstroom. Each town has been tasked with doing its own thing to get votes – Tanya Tiefenthaler, from Facebook […]

New footage has emerged proving that the Kruger National Park were quite right when they hypothesised that the buffalo which smashed into a tourist’s vehicle in South Africa – in a video which went viral – were probably “spooked” by lions. As reported by SAPeople on Friday, the Kruger said that “most probably there were lions […]

Proud South African and KwaZulu-Natal resident GARETH ROBERTS sent in this gorgeous picture and a few words to remind us all of the wonder of our rainbow nation… “When we were first called the Rainbow Nation I was a youngster. To me this represented all our differences – skin colour, culture, economic capacity, education capacity, language, beliefs, […]

In South Africa we love the diminutive and the shortened word as much as the next far-flung English-speaking country – arvie for afternoon, mozzie for mosquito, and so forth. A recent video by Australian friends Josh and Rhys explains “How to Speak Australian – Abbreviate Everything” (see video below) that strikes the same note. Many of the words […]

A Johannesburg resident has shared her harrowing but uplifting story which involves a special young student whom she refers to as her “human Angel”. On Saturday Nicole Gillian Morgan decided to share her “incredible story about a wonderful human called Obakeng Seutane (aka my human Angel”. It has since been shared over 9,000 times! Nicole wrote […]

Durban photographer KIERRAN ALLEN has shared a video to remind us all how much there is to appreciate in this beautiful land, South Africa… “There is so much negativity in South Africa right now that we are losing sight of how lucky we are to live in this beautiful country!” says Kierran. “Let’s appreciate and […]

About 30,000 South African tourists went to Kenya last year, making it the biggest African source of tourism for the country, and Kenya wants to push that figure up by 20 percent this year. “Our ease of access with a flight of less than five hours to Nairobi by Kenya Airways and South African Airways, products suited […]

The international ratings agency Moody’s has given Cape Town the highest possible credit rating, the city said on Thursday. At the same time Moody’s raised some of the ratings for Johannesburg. Cape Town now has the highest possible level of credit quality within the national context, the city said. The cities’ ratings are different from the country’s rating, which […]

A post written by South African graduate Zukisani Ndwendwe in tribute to his parents – who did all that they could to encourage their children’s academic studies – has gone viral highlighting the importance of education… and gratitude. Zukisani’s parents couldn’t read or write themselves, but they made sure that their children could. Today Zukisani […]

If the new hero Black Panther in the latest “Captain America” movie sounds familiar, it’s because he has an accent that originates in South Africa. Chadwick Boseman, who plays the new character Black Panther in “Captain America: Civil War”, the superhero-filled movie that broke box office records last weekend when it opened in America, told talk […]

In a beautiful corner of the south of France lies a town called Montpelier… and there you will find a growing group of South African women – all married to well known SA rugby players – who share recipes and friendship through a blog called C’est la Vie, while their husbands play for French Top […]

Germany has awarded South African Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, with the Grand Cross of Merit and described her as symbolising the new South Africa: “modern, innovative, progressive, outstanding female leadership”. The German Ambassador to South Africa, Walter Lindner, said at the ceremony: “With the Grand Cross of Merit we recognise Naledi Pandor’s continuous […]

South Africans applying for UK Visit visas are now able to make use of a new online system called Access UK, as part of the British Home Office’s commitment to making the UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) service quicker, easier and more convenient for applicants. As part of a global rollout, Access UK (formerly know as […]

Shooting of “The Dark Tower”, based on the best-selling Stephen King book and starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba, has started in Cape Town and the Western Cape. The movie is being directed by Dane Nikolaj Arcel, famous for making the first (and best) “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and the brilliant but much-overlooked “A Royal Affair”. […]

For anyone from who remembers the Doll House, the drive-in, Springbok Radio, the Radium, Highlands Park and “Ag Pleeze Deddy”, here’s a big old blast from Johannesburg’s past. For those who don’t, the abovementioned would be 1) a roadhouse, 2) an outdoor moviehouse, 3) the radio version of MTV, 4) a beer hall, 5) a football club […]

Whilst waiting anxiously to find out if her old classmate, who now lives in Canada, will be the perfect match for her to receive a lifesaving kidney, Johannesburg-based Di Wilkinson has been updating her blog “Diary of a Living Donation”. As reported by SAPeople last month, Di and Jill Hamilton (née Symes), first met in their teens at school in […]

Funds raised locally and internationally for the recovering South African hero, who was thrown from a train by robbers, have soared to over a quarter of a million rand… with the hero in question – Darryn August – revealing that the kindness of strangers who have donated unselfishly has “made me even stronger in the process”. As […]

There’s no stopping South African rider Brad Binder as he clinched his second Moto 3 GP win yesterday, Sunday 9 May, with Binder telling journalists “the Championship is looking good!” The 20-year-old won the French Moto 3 grand prix at the legendary Le Mans’ Bugatti circuit, extending his lead in the race for the world championship title. Last month […]

Over 30,000 people attended the South African Air Force Museum’s annual Pretoria Air Show on Saturday, with the theme this year being “Celebrating Aviation Through the Ages”, with some grand old dames of the air taking off to show what they are still capable of doing. More than 100 aircraft gathered at the Swartkop Air Force Base […]

As the tourism show Indaba 2016 wraps up in Durban on Monday, where thousands gathered to sell and promote the best destinations in Southern Africa, we give you a postcard from each of the nine provinces. The famous and the not-so-obvious destinations – all gorgeous, all worth visiting. Soon! Blyde River Canyon, Mpumulanga Lisbon Falls, Mpumalanga. iSimangaliso national […]

In honour of moms in South Africa and around the world, here’s a selection of messages and campaigns celebrating the wonderful, unique, vital role that mothers play… From Google Google’s Mother’s Day doodle features two pairs of shoes – one for mom and for her child. The artist who created the drawing, Sophie Diao, says: […]