A young South African opera singer, who has overcome incredible adversity and personal tragedies, shone as one of the stars at the 2012 TEDx Teen conference in SoHo, New York City on March 31st. The TEDx Teen event is styled upon the renowned TED Talks but with the focus on teenagers and their ability to […]

Candice Swanepoel just couldn’t get any hotter. Check out these pics of her promoting Victoria’s Secret’s “Very Sexy Spring Summery 2012”, along with Leonardo di Caprio’s ex, Israeli model Erin Heatherton…plus SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO. And even though she’s clearly one of the world’s most gorgeous-looking humans, she’s still got a decent amount of modesty! […]

Eish! South African golf sensation Louis Oosthuizen just missed out on winning the Masters Tournament at Augusta in Georgia, USA BUT he did make rare golfing history yesterday. In a nail-biting finish, Ooshuizen’s dream of becoming only the sixth player in the world to win majors at the revered Augusta National and St. Andrews (which […]

Oprah Winfrey paid a surprise visit to Cornell University, in New York, over the weekend to support two of her South African students who were taking part in a debate. Cornell was hosting the annual Cornell Model United Nations Conference (CMUNC), and Oprah decided at the last minute to turn up and watch her students […]

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert travelled to Lapland at the end of March…which provided some wonderful photo opportunities, although the main mission was for the Prince’s Foundation to sign an agreement with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry to support young researches from the Arctic regions. The Prince also attended a conference devoted to the […]

Charlize Theron’s videos continued… (View the first page of Charlize Theron Funny or Die Videos here) Charlize Theron Talks in Her Sleep Charlize Theron Sitting On The Toilet Video Charlize’s ASPCA Spokesperson Audition Tape Charlize Theron Cell Phone Hack Response – the end

Back in 2012 Charlize Theron‘s ‘leaked’ s** tape was causing a commotion on the internet! (You know it’s not real!) Fast forward ten years, and it’s the South African actress’s ‘sitting on the toilet’ video that’s causing an uproar this time. (UPDATED 2023). It was all part of an April Fool’s Joke… that appears to […]

The life of Nelson Mandela is now freely accessible to the global public, as his Digital Archive Project, containing thousands of documents, photographs and videos, is now live on the internet. Google, the internet and software corporation, through its partnership with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) set up the digital exhibition. With a […]

Charlize Theron caused a flurry of activity on People magazine’s website when she stepped out to the Post Office yesterday – and it wasn’t just because it’s the first time she’s been seen in public with her new 4-month old baby whom she recently adopted. The commotion was over a comment by someone called Alina […]

A huge congratulations to South African teenager Bernard Pieterse who won first prize in his category in the Sony World Photography Awards! Bernard’s image, entitled ‘Sossusvlei’, was awarded the top honour in the Environment category in the youth competition of the Awards! The 16-year-old will receive two free tickets to fly to the UK for […]

The Prince’s Palace of Monaco uploaded these stunning photos of Princess Charlene with Prince Albert II on Saturday night (24th March 2012). They were attending the 2012 Rose Ball in Monte-Carlo. This year’s ball revived the 1960’s with the theme “Swinging London – Swinging Rose’. The ball was held under the Presidency of Prince Albert […]

Congratulations to Charlize Theron. The Oscar-winning South African has become a new mom! [Update – view Charlize Theron and baby Jackson pics] Charlize has adopted a beautiful baby boy called Jackson. He’s of African American descent and was born in the USA. In a statement, published by US Weekly, a representative for Charlize said: “She […]

If you remember Paul Simon’s epic album Graceland (a whopping 25 years ago!), then you’re going to love his new documentary “Paul Simon: Under African Skies” which celebrates this special anniversary. The 102-minute documentary sees Paul Simon reminisce and return to South Africa for a reunion concert. (Scroll down to view the trailer.) The hotly […]

After her very successful trip to Australia, Princess Charlene – or the African Princess as her SA fans are calling her – made a whirlwind trip to China where she again delighted the locals with her friendliness. The Princess, who is global ambassador and member of the International Board of Directors of the Special Olympics, […]

Working together to discover our history: South Africa donates cast of crucial fossil discovery to Museum für Naturkunde In 2008, renowned South African paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his young son Matthew were walking through what they suspected to be a fossil-rich area in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (COH WHS) in South Africa. While […]

Proteas cricketer and world number one test bowler Dale Steyn is the latest South African star to put his name to the Disney XD Aim High campaign. Steyn will spearhead the third phase of the campaign by spending a day with a lucky South African youngster, acting as mentor and sharing some of his cricketing skills. Aim […]

Princess Charlène will represent her husband, Prince Albert II, at the opening of an exhibition in her mother-in-law’s honour – “Grace Kelly Style Icon” – in Australia on Saturday 10th March. The town of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia – where the exhibition is to be held – has been besieged by journalists and photographers anxiously […]

When Hema Vallabh set her sights on studying engineering, she had no idea that one day she would lead a campaign that encourages more young women to pursue careers in engineering. Her determination to reduce the severe shortage of female engineers in South Africa, and to see more young women study engineering, has earned her […]

Take That singer Gary Barlow has declared Cape Town a “beautiful place” (yes, we all knew that but it’s always nice when visitors agree!). After a nightmare trip to South Africa, the British X-Factor judge took to Twitter to announce: “Well I made it to Cape Town. It was worth all the drama. Beautiful place” […]

By coupling patience and an eye for detail, a South African student has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards’ Student Focus competition. The announcement came earlier in February that Nina Grindlay, a photography student from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, is short-listed amongst ten finalists from nine different countries […]

They’ve been doing the rounds on Facebook. Here’s the Living in South Africa and Living in Jo’burg montages. If you happen to have the Durban, Cape Town etc. ones – please send them to us at admin@sapeople.com  

After weeks of speculation, the Monaco Palace has finally confirmed today that Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II will definitely attend tonight’s 84th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. UPDATE: Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II have arrived at the Oscars. The statement read: The Princely couple, invited by M.Robert A. Iger, […]

From an email doing the rounds: Here’s a classic South African email doing the rounds at the moment. Some pics are distressing, some may offend, and some are just funny…

The film A Million Colours: e’Lollipop II, depicting the lives of child actors Muntu Ndebele and Norman Knox during the years following the success of their iconic 1975 South African box office hit e’Lollipop, will be released locally in April. The two child stars of e’Lollipop, which movingly portrayed the friendship between a white and a black […]

Namibian model Behati Prinsloo has been having a blast with her ‘bru’, fellow Victoria’s Secret model – and fellow Southern African – Candice Swanepoel (see pics of Candice on Victoria’s Secret Swim Catalogue cover). Behati tweeted excitedly last week that she was shooting her first Victoria’s Secret commercial with Candice, saying: In miami very excited […]