A grandfather who was raised in South Africa was awarded France’s highest honour yesterday, 24 August, when French President Francois Hollande presented him and three other men with the Legion d’Honneur in recognition of their bravery on Friday evening when they overcame a heavily armed man on a train between Amsterdam and Paris. Sixty-two year […]

Self-taught photographer Brendon Wainwright has created another exquisite video of Cape Town…a timelapse consisting of over 6,000 images (!) showing the Mother City off from every possible angle and breathtaking viewpoint. One YouTube user described the three-and-a-half minute video, which was uploaded on Sunday,, as a “superbly crafted piece of work”. It’s set to music by Stefan […]

Gauteng is famous for its electric storms and Cape Town for its Mountain, but this weekend Cape Town outdid itself with both a rare and spectacular storm with Table Mountain lit up fantastically. A photo posted by Heinrich Searson (@justaguy_za) on Aug 23, 2015 at 2:34pm PDT Self-taught photographer Brendon Wainwright captured the following footage and […]

It’s an incident South African sailor Nzunda Dosi won’t forget quickly.  The moment an enormous 4-metre Great White exploded from the water and performed an airborne 360 just a metre away from him in Gansbaai (or Gans Bay), South Africa. Nzunda, who was completely stunned by the experience yesterday, has worked on the Shark Diving […]

Most African professionals living abroad would love to return home, and almost all retain strong links of family and friendship to their countries. These were some of the insights from a new survey by Homecoming Revolution, presented by CEO Angel Jones at the brain gain company’s recent Speed Meet Jozi event in Sandton. The Homecoming […]

South African firefighting crews have been warmly welcomed back home after receiving high praise for their excellent work ethic and high-spirited ‘song and dance’ in Canada. The Working on Fire (WoF) heroes were in Alberta and British Columbia in Canada for the last month – where they helped fight multiple fires this season – as part of a […]

The daisies and spring flowers in Namaqualand continue to delight…providing a visual treat for all who visit as over 3,000 different plant species blossom and bloom, covering the usually arid area in a carpet of bright and beautiful colours. Namaqua Roadtrip, 14 – 16 August 2015 Photographers Michelle Slater and Stanwell Slater of African Roots Photography captured the following […]

South African surf legend Shaun Tomson, who was once the world’s hottest surfer – both in the surf and out of it! – turns 60 today. Happy Birthday! Shaun uploaded a photo (above) a couple of hours ago, together with this message: “Still #stoked at 60 and looking forward to the next wave with my beautiful wife […]

Oregan Hoskins, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), has again called on South Africans to show their support for our team’s bid to win the Rugby World Cup (RWC) by wearing green on Bok Fridays! Hoskins reiterated the call to action as there are only four Fridays left before the Springboks launch their RWC 2015 […]

Along the coast of South Africa from Cape Town to Durban, South African sand artists have been raising awareness about Africa’s wildlife and the poaching crisis…so that the photos international tourists take back home with them, carry this important message to the rest of the world. The beach sculptors are famous for creating newsworthy masterpieces – from the […]

It’s that time of the year again when the usually arid region of Namaqualand springs to life with an abundance of wild flowers that transform the dry landscape into a carpeted kaleidoscope of colour and beauty. And fortunately for those of us who can’t make the journey to see the wild daisies and assortment of […]

Nkosinathi Sipho Mabaso‎ has one of the most flourishing vegetable gardens in KwaZulu-Natal that you’ve ever seen…and he has a special secret behind its success. Nkosinathi posted a photo of his garden on Facebook yesterday with a message saying, “This is my vegetable garden where many birds are visiting it. My neighbours are always complaining with them; they say the birds destroy […]

Comedy Central has today released its first video teaser introducing The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. The video shows a very cool and suited-up Trevor Noah strutting in to the ‘The Daily Show’ studio…and readying his seat for the take-over on 28 September 2015. As the video says, it’s the same seat his predecessor Jon […]

Trevor Noah was trending on Twitter in South Africa this weekend in the Top 3, and nobody really knew why. But it could be that South Africa’s adjusting to Trevor leaving our shores for the bright lights and big city of New York and the world. In between tweets asking why Trevor was trending, were tweets about […]

A video of a baby elephant playing with low-flying swallows in South Africa’s Kruger National Park (which SAPeople shared earlier this month) has become a huge hit on YouTube. Uploaded in late July, it has received over 7 million views to date and has been popular across the world. The ad revenue is also being put […]

Following reports three days ago that Candice Swanepoel may have become engaged to her long-time Brazilian boyfriend earlier this month, Candice has uploaded a video that seems to confirm the happy news! ? A photo posted by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Jun 6, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT The couple met ten years ago in Paris when […]

South Africa avenged a humiliating Rugby Championship home loss to Argentina last weekend with a 26-12 World Cup warm-up triumph in Buenos Aires Saturday. Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer praised his players for the way in which they bounced back against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday, winning the Test by 26-12 at Vélez Sarsfield. Bryan […]

South African Olympic swimming stars Cameron van der Burg and Chad le Clos brought more gold home for South Africa today! Between the two of them they have scooped six gold medals in Paris this weekend in the second leg of the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Championships. See Update below. The South Africans were on a mission to […]

A family taking a stroll in the Mafube Mountain Retreat, between Clarens and Fouriesburg in the Eastern Free State, stumbled across a wonderful treasure today. Duncan Irvine, owner of Rapid Blue production company (with hits like Strictly Come Dancing), uploaded a photo to Facebook with this message: “Out for a walk on our farm and our […]

Bravo (as they say in France) to Chad Le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh for clinching three golds between them for South Africa yesterday in Chartres, Paris. Chad (23) won the Men’s 200 metre and 50 metre butterfly races in the French leg of the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Championships. He swam phenomenally, clocking 1:54.18 […]

This may be the “freakiest” thing you’ve seen all day – Die Antwoord’s “I Fink You Freeky” performed by beloved British children’s TV characters, the Teletubbies! We think it’s freaky. And we like it a lot. As one viewer said, it’s kind of compelling… The official version of the song by the def-rap South African […]

Check out the trailer for the much-anticipated documentary film The Boers at the End of the World – about a group of South African expats unlike any others – which will have its world premiere at the end of this month in Camps Bay. The 80-minute documentary feature film is about a century-old community of Afrikaners who live in a remote region […]

As of May 2014, South Africa’s visa regulations changed, and many non-South Africans are still unclear how these changes affect people entering South Africa and applying for work permits. The matter of families travelling with children has particularly gotten some media attention (and due to some controversy, this part of the new regulations didn’t go into […]

Check out Suzelle in her latest DIY video…with tips on how to make a braaied brandy banana split (or is that braaied banana brandy split?). Suzelle, who understandably smaaks herself as quite the braai “mistress” (since her “How to make a Braai Pie” video launched her to local fame) is joined by Ultimate Braai Master host Justin Bonello […]

South Africans have done it again – reaching out to help each other. Back in June, Maxine Gray shared Mokete Johannes Mampshika’s CV on social media in an attempt to get him a job. Yesterday, she was delighted to discover her efforts paid off and he has found employment. In a message on Facebook yesterday, Maxine from […]