In the week that Jack Parow’s latest album Nag van die Lang Pette is released, debuting at Number 1 on iTunes South Africa – he took some time out to speak to SAPeople… Jack Parow was born Jack Zander Tyler and grew up in Parow in the Western Cape. One night he was drunk, watching Pirates […]

The inimitable Anne Hirsch descended on the Cape Town Tens a few days ago to get to grips with a few rugby facts…and rugby players…particularly “hottie Bobby Skinstad”. “The Cape Town Tens is the world’s biggest Tens rugby tournament,” she says. “So what better environment to interview the hashtag hottie Bobby Skinstad in? “The Bobmeister […]

The Queen’s Baton Relay is in South Africa stirring up enthusiasm for the Commonwealth Games as well as creating fantastic photo opportunities. The Relay symbolises the coming together and showcasing of all 70 Commonwealth nations and territories, in preparation for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow which will be held later this year from 23 July […]

A romantic advert featuring two South Africans has gone viral, enjoying over 1,5-million views in less than a week since it was uploaded to YouTube on February 7. The commercial – for Schwarzkopf Nectra Color – features Top Billing and Top Travel host Janez Vermeiren and former Isidingo actress Kim Engelbrecht…who also happens to be exactly who […]

Australia’s captain Michael Clarke heaped praise on the Proteas during a press briefing ahead of today’s Opening Test at Super Sport Park in Centurion, and predicted it would be a tough challenge playing the SA team in “their own backyard”. He said the South African cricket team had rightfully “earned the number one ranking ” […]

After a few delays, the stunning new Treetop Canopy Walkway at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden should be completed by next month! Already, the walkway – which has been nicknamed the ‘boomslang’ – is taking shape and looking spectacular…as evidenced by the photographs below (courtesy of Kirstenbosch’s website). The ‘boomslang’ will allow visitors the chance to experience […]

And here it is. The Nando’s RakNomination is ready to view. Beautiful. South African. See video below. They posted the following three-minute video, with this message on their Facebook page, just minutes ago: “To eat is a necessity, but to eat together… that is a beautiful thing! “Siyabonga South Africa, in the spirit of Unbuntu […]

It’s been a week since Nando’s accepted their raknomination…and true to their word, they will be delivering tomorrow! Tonight the South African Nando’s Facebook page displayed this message: “We’re putting the finishing touches on something that we’re sure will fire up your souls as much as it did ours. Tune in tomorrow morning to find […]

South African teenager and singer songwriter Filipa has made it through to the FINALS of Ryan Seacrest’s international competition to find the Favourite Cover of One Direction‘s hit single, ‘Story of My Life’! (Watch video below.) Eighteen-year-old Filipa Carmo da Silva is now through to the final SEVEN contestants in the competition, which is being […]

Congratulations David Tlale for making South Africa so proud last night with your fantastic Fall/Winter collection at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York! The South African fashion designer has been tweeting his movements all week in the Big Apple, from a ride in a yellow cab to meeting supermodel Ajak. And last night he […]

Freedom Ride Jo’burg 2014 got off to an amazing start in South Africa this morning, with such an abundance of enthusiastic participants of all ages and skill levels, that organisers were forced to reroute. An hour ago @freedomridejozi tweeted “Route has been flooded Seeking alternatives”. Half an hour later came the update: “Reroute to Vilakazi […]

British pop star Lily Allen goes on a dreamy kind of South African safari in her latest music video ‘Air Balloon’. Filmed on location near Cape Town, the video features landscapes that are both familiar…and well…not so familiar, with the star sitting astride (and lying upon) a zebra and a cheetah, as well as dancing […]

Like many young South Africans, Tanja Kappler had dreams of a life in Hollywood’s film industry, but after a six-month stint in Los Angeles, she realised it wasn’t for her. And so she moved to Barcelona and started taking beautiful photographs. Here she talks to SAPeople about life in a non-English country, her passion for photography […]

  Nine years ago Heshan de Silva was a suicidal, alcoholic, drug-addicted dropout. Seven years ago he used US$116 to start a small insurance business. Today the 25-year-old Kenyan venture capitalist, founder of the De Silva Group, is worth over $10-million. The De Silva Group is the holding company for DSGVenCap, a firm that makes seed […]

President Zuma has announced the next General Election date – Wednesday 7th May, 2014. Registration STILL remains open for expats till end of TODAY (7th February) and this weekend for locals in SA (8/9 February) as the date has been announced, but not proclaimed (published in the Government Gazette). As soon as the President PROCLAIMS […]

Zarni de Wet has a beautiful voice. American musician John Mayer says  “I just want to hear it again”. And we thought you may want to hear it too.  The 24-year-old singer-songwriter tells SAPeople about the inspiration behind her song ‘Feel Something’, her move to America, and the bittersweet importance of feelings. So, what was […]

Joining the movement to turn social media game #NekNomination into a good thing, KFC South Africa has donated R25,000 to Add Hope; and has nominated all South Africans to take part too. KFC’s MD Doug Smart said KFC is “nominating you all to #ChangeOneThing by adding hope in-store or online at www.addhope.co.za.” In other words, […]

The IEC (Electoral Commission of South Africa) have released very disappointing figures on the number of expats who have registered to vote so far. Less than 4,000. This must certainly be a reflection on the decision – whether intentional or not – to make it so difficult for expats to register. Australia is by far […]

What do you do when a giraffe walks into a bar? Film it of course! And that’s what a user by the name of ‘Tambako’ did back in September 2013. This week her video has gone viral since newspapers in the UK and Australia discovered her unique upload on YouTube. The video shows a giraffe […]

It’s official (well, as official as social media trends go) – the #neknomination hashtag has evolved into #raknomination, with ‘rak’ being an acronym for Random Acts of Kindness. And SA Breweries is already in on the action. The hashtag was coined by a guy in Ireland who was moved by the tragic deaths of two […]

We have 24 hours to sign a petition to help make Sive Speelman’s dreams come true and send him to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Sive was the only South African athlete to qualify for Sochi 2014, but the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has decided not to send him. Countries around the world […]

Nandos have gracefully accepted their #NekNomination challenge, and we can’t wait to see what they produce…and who they nominate next! Momentum had been gathering for the South African restaurant chain – whose famous chicken peri-peri has become a favourite in cities around the world – to accept their #NekNomination. This nomination is for a South […]

South Africans are being  called on to turn the NekNomination phenomenon into a positive social movement! And we can spread it around the world! A spokesperson for NekNation said “we believe South Africa should become the forefront of this moment.” South Africa has been singled out thanks to the inspiring video made by Brent Lindeque […]

South African teenager and singer songwriter Filipa has been voted through to the semi-finals of an international competition to find the Favourite Cover of One Direction‘s hit single, ‘Story of My Life’! (Watch video below.) Eighteen-year-old Filipa Carmo da Silva is now through to the final ten contestants in the competition, which is being run […]

A South African guy – Brent Lindeque – has put a positive spin on the binge-drinking NekNomination craze which has recently claimed the lives of a couple of players. #NekNomination – which is believed to have begun in Australia – began trending last month, and an Irish NekNomination Facebook page gathered 10,000 followers in less […]