It’s most likely been a very long and lonely weekend for Oscar Pistorius without his defence team to reassure him and coach him. Legal process forbids him from consulting with his legal counsel about the trial for the duration of his swearing in for cross-examination. Likewise, it’s out of bounds even with his family. I […]

From an email doing the rounds… The following are the results from an OZ-words Competition where entrants were asked to take an Australian word, alter it by one letter only, and supply a witty definition. (Clearly, you need to be an Aussie – or a fan of their language – to understand…) Billabonk: to make […]

Eish! This is what happens when you show off during a Porsche test drive… The driver of a white porsche in South Africa was filmed racing along Witkoppen Road…with unpleasant results! The video is filmed and  narrated by Daniel Mellitchey, according to the video’s notes on YouTube. Please be warned – there is some bad […]

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel is proving as tenacious as a “pit-bull” in his cross-questioning of Oscar Pistorius in the trial in which Oscar is accused of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013. Pistorius broken down in tears many times this morning as Gerrie took him through the […]

Two South African women have made their marks as leading powerhouses in the technology industry, earning a place on the respected Forbes 10 Female Tech Founders to Watch in Africa list. Barbara Mallison and Annette Muller have flourished in Africa’s largely male dominated tech scene, after spearheading successful, innovative companies that set a new standard […]

It’s high time someone in South Africa spoke up about something that we’ve all been too timid to raise for far too long, either out of politeness or a misguided sense of political correctness.  Let me be the first to speak out about this abomination and consequences be damned! To the tune of “Love Me […]

Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial was again adjourned today after Oscar collapsed sobbing in the witness stand. Starting where he and his advocate Barry Roux left off yesterday, Oscar replied to Roux’s leading questions in the same monotonous tone like someone who has learnt his lines. Repeatedly asked to speak up by Roux and Judge Thokozile […]

It’s funny how some stories get rehashed over and over…especially when there’s a particularly hot model in the story’s photo…and she’s not wearing too many clothes! Back in 2009, a spectacular photo of a model clinging to the back of Richard Branson while he kite-surfed around his Caribbean island made world headlines. And then in […]

Based on performance, it’s debatable whether Day 17 of the Oscar Pistorius trial belonged to prosecutor Gerrie Nel or Oscar himself, but in terms of the headlines and reactions via the social media, the defendant won hands down. There are readers of SAPeople who disapprove of my apparent flippancy as I share my perceptions of the players and […]

After taking taking on the gruelling, eight-stage Absa Cape Epic, cross country world champion Nino Schurter is working on making a swift turnaround as he prepares for the opening round of the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, which takes place in Pietermaritzburg from 11 to 13 April.  During the exhausting adventure through […]

Top South African female referee and former Springbok women’s rugby stalwart Marlize Jordaan was on Friday named as one of eight international women’s referees to officiate matches at the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France in August. Sole South African In total, 14 match officials were unveiled by the International Rugby Board (IRB), […]

If you missed Reggie Yates’ controversial three-part series entitled “Reggie Yates’ Extreme South Africa”, here’s the first episode – “White Slums” – in which Reggie visits the largest white squatter camp, Coronation Park near Pretoria. At the time that it was aired about six weeks ago, South African expats in the UK reacted with sadness […]

We love it when an African video goes viral around the globe, and that’s what’s happened for Ugandan singer Eddy Kenzo with his hit ‘Sitya Loss’. Eddy – whose real name is Musuuza Edrisa – has already achieved a few top hits in East Africa and is responsible for getting his whole country dancing in […]

Oh no! Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest economy. The long-awaited release of yesterday’s recalculated report on Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) data shows that their economy is around double that of previous estimates. In fact the West African country overtook South Africa a while ago, but it has taken a while to […]

PJ Powers is one of the biggest singing sensations in South Africa. I met Penelope twenty-four years ago, just after my accident. Let me tell you about it… On 9th December 1989 my life changed irrevocably! I was understudy for the role of Guinevere in Camelot, being performed at the State Theatre in Pretoria. On the 9th […]

As some of South Africa’s and the world’s greatest athletes battle it out in today’s Ironman South Africa in Port Elizabeth, there is one group who are competing to support an injured friend and in memory of another cyclist friend. Over 50 friends and athletes have entered the competition to show support for their friend […]

Bianca Buitendag has surfed her way in to the Quarter finals of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in Australia! She will compete against Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia for a semi final place tomorrow/today (Saturday 4 April 2014). Bianca has been winning fans this year with her insane surfing and amazing attitude. After coming second at […]

This Monday, April 7, when Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial resumes in the North Gauteng High Court, it’s unlikely he will be the first on the stand as anticipated. It’s the second anti-climax for trial-watchers following its postponement on March 28, when Judge Thokozile Masipa told the legal teams, the defendant and a packed public gallery, […]

South Africa is my home. I know this thanks not to the small mining hospital on the outskirts of Kimberly which I call my birth place, nor thanks to the votes I have cast in any of my country’s previous elections. I know this because I have not seen the back of a single day […]

As Howard G. Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, donates a generous R255-million to combat poaching and the conflict it finances in Africa…Nepal has just celebrated its second year of ZERO poaching. No tigers, rhinos or elephants were killed. And before you rush to point out that their country is a lot smaller and […]

In the municipal ward by-elections yesterday, the Democratic Alliance and the ANC both fared well. The by-elections took place in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West on Wednesday, 2 April 2014. A total of nine wards were contested and voting took place in 35 voting districts. Of these, so far four […]

South African surfer Grant “Twiggy” Baker has been crowned the Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) world champion after racking up more than double the number of points of any of his competitors during the 2013/14 BWWT season. ‘I gave it my all’ “I gave it my all this year, basically put my personal life on […]

Just as soon as YouTube removed one version of Nkandla Style, here’s the next…this time with visuals. The song, performed as if by South Africa’s President Zuma, is a parody of Psy’s Gangnam Style, and references the recent Nkandla Report by the Public Protector. (See SA’s Most Popular Person?) http://youtu.be/mZQa5ER2mcA

Springboks to play in Absa red The Springboks will be debuting a new red and gold kit when they take to the field against Wales on 14 June. The new kit is of the highest standard. The striking red colour evokes feelings of passion, strength, courage and power. Saru said that the change from traditional […]

The Momentum Proteas qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World T20 for the first time with a five-wicket win over New Zealand in Sylhet on Monday. It was also a first-ever win for the South African women over the White Ferns in a World Cup.  In three previous Women’s World Twenty20 tournaments, South […]