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 […]

Four South African paddlers are participating in the Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon to raise money for the Paddle for a Limb initiative, which provides prosthetic limbs for underprivileged people living in the Dusi Valley near Durban in KwaZulu- Natal. The Dusi Canoe Marathon, considered the world’s most prestigious kayak race, takes place every year between Pietermaritzburg […]

South African actress Charlize Theron posted this beautiful pic of herself yesterday to celebrate her charity’s twitter page reaching the 50,000 followers milestone. Charlize posted the pic together with the caption: “50k!!! Such a huge thank you to all our followers and supporters!” The South African actress had been keeping a close watch on the […]

Hot South African model Candice Swanepoel has beaten out her fellow Victoria’s Secret Angels to appear on the cover of the company’s 2012 Swim catalogue. The theme for the catalogue is a perfect fit for Candice. With a nod to Cindi Lauper’s 80’s anthem, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the 2012 catalogue is called “Girls […]

Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo has thrown his support behind South African anti-fracking group Treasure Karoo Action Group (TKAG), a group which is trying desperately to save the Karoo from Oil and Mining companies who plan to extract shale gas from the Karoo basin. “A bridge has been built between the United States and South Africa […]

Check out beautiful South African model Dominique Piek in Andy Grammer’s latest music video “Fine By Me” (scroll down for video).  It’s an appearance that’s incurred the wrath of one of Andy’s fans. The jealous fan sent a twitter missive to the 26-year-old model along the lines of  “so you’re the stupid whore in andy […]

Denmark-born development specialist Line Hadsbjerg grew up in Kenya and South Africa, and has now shown her love for her adopted homeland in a book profiling remarkable South Africans, those in the public eye as well as ordinary citizens. The Cape Town University anthropology graduate has worked in various positions and countries around the world, but […]

A YouTube video clip which includes a South African prank has scooped top position on Google’s new Comedy Slam Leaderboard. The video, called ‘Few Funny Pranks’, includes 3 pranks, of which you can see (and hear) the South Africans in the last section. (Scroll down to watch the video.) The search engine giant recently introduced […]

From an email doing the rounds… A FUNNY SOUTH AFRICAN STORY  …. On Sunday I popped down to the local convenience store at the Engen service station to return some DVDs and pick up a few things.  On the way I passed a scrap metal cart being pulled by a donkey.  Whenever I see this […]

Columbian pop singer Shakira was slightly injured during an apparent sea lion attack whilst on holiday in Cape Town, South Africa. Within moments of the attack, Shakira tweeted: Omg what just happened to me! I was attacked by a sea lion! Lo que me ha sucedido hoy! Un león marino ha intentado atacarme Shak. Once […]

South African mountain climbers can now relish the fact that they are the first people documented to ever climb Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, barefoot, and all done in the name of charity. With no serious injuries, all the climbers from Barefoot Impi – a group of adventurers and philanthropists who engage in charitable causes barefoot […]

In case you missed it, here’s the full speech that President Zuma made in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday 9 February 2012: Dumelang, good evening, goeie naand, molweni, thobela, abuxeni! I would like to extend warm greetings to all on this important day. It is an honour to speak to South Africans […]

Angela Larkan, the founder of non-profit organisation Thanda, has been named the Clarins Most Dynamic Woman of the Year for 2011 in recognition of her work to fight the destructive impact of HIV/Aids and poverty on orphans in rural communities. Five years ago, at the age of 22, Larkan established Thanda (isiZulu, meaning “love”), and has […]

The long-standing relationship between France and South Africa will be further strengthened over the next two years when the Saisons croisées France-Afrique du Sud 2012/2013 formally kicks off in June this year. The exchange programme was set up at the instigation of presidents Jacob Zuma and Nicolas Sarkozy, who met in France in March 2011. It […]

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Check below – or on the following pages – to see if someone special has sent YOU a secret Valentine: 1 (this page) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 The top three message senders have each won a R250 Gift Voucher from NetFlorist to send a gift or […]

South Africa’s Cherilyn Ireton has been appointed as executive director of the World Editors Forum (WEF), a global network that represents newsroom editors worldwide. This is a double first for the country, as Ireton is also the first woman to head the organisation.                           […]

South African Paralympic sprint runner Oscar Pistorius is the winner of the 2012 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award. The Laureus World Sports Awards, regarded as the Oscars of the sporting industry, are awarded annually to sportspeople with outstanding achievements. Pistorius was presented with the prestigious accolade after becoming the first amputee to […]

Yislaaik! America’s in for a treat tonight. South African zef rappers Die Antwoord will be appearing on The David Letterman Show! Although Die Antwoord have already attracted a cult following in the USA, this will be their first appearance on the popular US talk show which is syndicated around the world. The Capetonian band – […]

HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco and HSH Prince Albert II visited the new premises of the Princess Charlene Children’s Home, where Princess Charlene unveiled the plaque for the Home. The former South African Olympic swimmer enthusiastically accepted that the Centre be given her name, since it corresponds to a major role of society, the protection […]

President Zuma was in great form at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where he delivered speeches, met with fellow politicians, congratulated Yvonne Chaka Chaka on her WEF Crystal Award, and just seemed to be, well, happy. Chaka Chaka became the first African woman to win the Crystal Award, a prize that’s […]

Watch the trailer of Snow White and the Huntsman, featuring South African actress Charlize Theron as the evil queen and Twilight‘s Kristen Stewart as Snow White: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY67V0wOlz8 The movie is due to start hitting movie theatres in June 2012.