This is the heart-stopping moment when two safari guides held their nerve in front of a charging elephant – and bravely gave it the chance of life. Many in their position would have taken the option of a panicked shot to save their own skins but this pair gave the tusker the benefit of the […]

French citizens have been falling in love with the ‘magnifique’ Princess Charlene of Monaco lately as she appears to have put last year’s illness behind her, and has been seen out more – always looking so elegant, regal… and kind. After photos were posted on the Prince’s Palace of Monaco page yesterday, there were a […]

Police in South Africa have arrested a 43-year-old suspect believed to be linked to detained suspected kidnapping kingpin, Faizal Charloos, following an integrated intelligence-driven operation, led by the National Counter Crime Intelligence unit. The unit received information that Charloos had a cell phone smuggled into his cell, and was using it to communicate with his […]

South African musician The Kiffness – who recently returned from a tour of Germany – graced US TV screens this week when he was featured by Jimmy Fallon in the ‘Do Not Play This Song’ segment. A bemused David Scott (aka The Kiffness) posted a clip on social media on Wednesday afternoon, and said: “made […]

South African chef Jan Hendrik is celebrating today after both his restaurants – in France and South Africa – were included in the international 50 Best Discovery List. Jan is of course famous for his Michelin-star restaurant – simply named JAN – in Nice on the French Riviera. Jan (full name Jan Hendrik van der […]

It just got easier for tourists from Europe to visit South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park. Lufthansa Group’s leisure airline, Eurowings Discover (4Y), took off from Frankfurt on Tuesday evening at 9:55 pm and touched town in Mbombela, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA), at 14:10 pm for the first time! After a short stopover in […]

“Lions, Bones & Bullets” is a new documentary that sheds light onto South Africa’s controversial commercial captive lion industry and follows the wildlife trafficking trail to Laos and Viet Nam. British author Richard Peirce talks to lion farmers and hunters in South Africa who are exporting lion bones to Southeast Asia for the traditional medicine […]

If President Ramaphosa does not fire Minister Bheki Cele now, he will be complicit in any disastrous consequences of the police minister’s statements made yesterday in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, according to DA opinion. “I believe that Minister Cele’s reckless statement, namely that the police must “shoot first and ask questions later”, is incitement […]

South African born and raised Elon Musk, who recently acquired social media platform, Twitter, and laid off almost half the staff, has sent an email to those remaining outlining his vision for Twitter 2.0. In his email, sent at midnight, Musk says that his vision is “extremely hardcore” and will require long hours (80 hour […]

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has encouraged motorists to renew their annual car licences at its branches, as it saves customers money since they don’t charge commission for the service. “The benefit of renewing your car licence at a post office branch is that there is no extra commission at all, unlike shops that […]

Wouter Kellerman has been nominated for yet another GRAMMY®️ award, along with Zakes Bantwini (KZN singer and producer) and Nomcebo Zikode (Mpumalanga singer / songwriter) for Best Global Music Performance, for Bayethe. (Watch Bayethe below.) UPDATE 6 Feb ’23: South Africans Wouter Kellerman, Nomcebo Zikode and Zakes Bantwini have WON the Grammy Award! The talented […]

World Rugby this week unveiled the shortlists for the prestigious World Rugby Awards 2022, which will be presented in Monaco this Sunday, 20 November, with South African expat, Princess Charlene of Monaco, in attendance. South Africa’s Lukhanyo Am is one of the nominees, as well as Nomawethu Mabenge who is up for her try in […]

Skukuza Regional Court has sentenced a convicted rhino poacher to an effective sentence of 17 years behind bars. Sylvester Zitha (40) was arrested in October 2019 in the Kruger National Park (KNP) for poaching. At the time of his arrest, Rangers had heard shots being fired and followed a spoor of two poachers before giving […]

Torrents of rain flooded parts of South Africa this weekend, particularly in Potchefstroom in North West Province where roads were turned to rivers, and a sports field more closely resembled a swimming pool! Inge Klopper Mulder told SAPeople: “We had a flood here and people went canoeing in the streets.” Inge was on the scene […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the African Union to be made a permanent member of the G20. The G20 is a group of 20 countries with leading economies which come together to discuss policy on health, trade and other issues. The SA President was speaking during the Working Session on Food and […]

The South African born and raised business magnate and new owner of Twitter Elon Musk revealed a while ago that he is autistic. Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, is autistic. Musk, a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society and Time’s 2021 Person of the Year, is autistic. One of the most famous people […]

In mid-November 2022 (today, November 15) the eight billionth person will be born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The first is that the global population has been expanding at its slowest rate since 1950. The growth rate dropped below 1% in 2020, a […]

The Kruger National Park (KNP)’s Letaba Rest Camp is currently buzzing with cicada species. KNP said in a statement on Tuesday that “visitors are hereby informed of their noise which can be amplified by multitudes of insects into an overpowering hum”. Blame the males! They make this noise – by vibrating membranes on their abdomens […]

If 2022 has felt like the worst year for load shedding, you’re right! The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced on Monday that September 2022 recorded more load shedding than the whole of 2020. “September 2022 was an exceptionally high month in terms of load shedding. The year 2022 is the first year […]

Red Bull athlete and Hard Enduro racer, Wade Young, has won the 2022 Roof of Africa which is a remarkable fifth victory in a row, making it the South African’s seventh win. In 2012, the hard enduro rider from KwaZulu-Natal became the youngest racer to win the iconic motorbike enduro race – known as ‘the […]

“Our pupils accept them as members of our society who are capable of doing things” says principal of Sophakama Primary. By Peter Luhanga. A group of Dunoon residents have not let their disabilities hold them back from helping to clean a local school. The ten people with disabilities have signed a six-month contract, which commenced […]

The management of the South African Police (SAPS) has congratulated Warrant Officer, Thapelo Molomo, for being crowned the Idols Season 18 winner. “The organisation is immensely proud of the 29-year-old member who is stationed at the Brits Police Station in the North West for hoisting the SAPS flag higher,” SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Athlenda Mathe, said […]

After trending at #1 on Twitter when it launched last Thursday, The Wife S3 has set a new four-day viewing record on Showmax, breaking the record previously held by the multi-award-winning Showmax Original telenovela’s second season. Early reviews for the third and final season are glowing. Bubblegum Club says, “The Wife sets the tone for […]

The search for the owner of a watch that was found on a beach in Western Australia has gone viral worldwide, as social media users try to find the person who lost what appears to be a sentimental piece of jewellery. There’s a great chance the owner could be from South Africa as Fremantle, where […]

The Nobel Peace Prize former South African president FW de Klerk was awarded, alongside Nelson Mandela, has been stolen in a burglary at his home in Cape Town. The cherished 18-carat gold 196 grams medallion was taken – along with a “substantial” collection of priceless jewellery belonging to his distraught widow Elita – from the […]