Fatherland is sure to be one of the more controversial films screened at this year’s Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), which kicks off tomorrow. The 71-minute documentary follows a group of Afrikaans boys during a 9-day military-style camp where they train in the SADF-apartheid spirt of their fathers before them. This is not a Hollywood […]

It is an extraordinary dream come true. Like music to Mandla Maseko’s ears, this part-time DJ will blast off into space, literally. No-one in Maseko’s family has ever stepped outside South Africa, but now the 25-year-old is preparing to rocket into space in 2015. Maseko won the global Axe Apollo Space Academy competition for an […]

A wonderful story of the spirit of ubuntu has emerged in South Africa over the last couple of days, involving a thoughtful taxi driver, his passenger who was witness to the events, and a job applicant who was the recipient of the driver’s kindness. It all started on Wednesday 9 July when columnist and author […]

The J-Bay Open started yesterday in great 4-6 foot surf with South Africa’s hopes stacked on Jordy Smith who won the event three years ago.  And Jordy did not disappoint… Jeffrey’s Bay was taken off the ASP tour for the last 3 years but it’s back on. Jordy said he was so “stoked” when he heard it […]

As news came this week of another poacher being fatally injured during a skirmish, the relentless and gruesome poaching of South Africa’s precious rhino continues unabated. We have lost 558 rhino this year to poachers. That is 100 more than this time last year! One hundred. It is tragic and horrific. South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs […]

Lately a lot of South Africans abroad (and expats who’ve moved back) have woken up to discover that without even knowing it, they’ve relinquished their South African citizenship. Dylan Hainsworth, who now lives in the UK, phoned the South African High Commission in London to find out more. This is what she was advised… “The […]

Coca-Cola have relaunched their hugely successful ‘Share a Coke’ campaign in Europe this summer with a fantastic video that was filmed in South Africa. The ‘Share a Coke with Bobby’ advert was filmed on the streets (and a roof or two) of Johannesburg, and is currently playing in some European cinemas…to the delight of any expat […]

For many South Africans abroad who hold dual citizenship (or maybe thought they did…and have subsequently discovered they relinquished it without knowing!), the question about which passport to use when heading back to South Africa on holiday has becoming slightly confusing. So we turned to legal experts for the facts. UPDATE October 2020: Please sign the petition for a […]

Many South Africans abroad, particularly in the UK, have been confused by recent rumours and misguided articles about retaining one’s South African nationality. We have been inundated at SAPeople by worried expats who would like some clarification on South African dual citizenship, so we turned to the experts for advice… An immigration consultant in the […]

Three South African brothers are involved in a really cool venture with a group of young Swiss entrepreneurs who have created a really cool video showcasing just how their African Handmade Shoes are made (with soul!)…and how awesome South Africa and South Africans are. The aim of African Handmade Shoes is to create a bridge between Africa and […]

Johannesburg, Sunday. The latest in the Oscar saga will be revealed at midday South African time when an Australian broadcaster screens what is reported to be a “secret video” in which Oscar Pistorius re-enacts events the night he killed Reeva Steenkamp. [Please see Updates below.] Allegedly filmed by an American company as part of “pre-trial prep”, […]

The Tour de France kicked off today in the UK…but unfortunately without South African cyclist Daryl Impey who proudly wore the yellow jersey last year after leading in Stages 6 and 7. Impey has been excluded from his Orica-GreenEdge team after failing an anti-doping test. As recently as mid-June Impey had been training for the […]

A controversial car-purchasing scheme in South Africa – in which new owners drove cars emblazoned with adverts – has recently fallen apart causing shockwaves for thousands of car owners in the country. Here is a wrap-of of the events as they stand today, republished with the kind permission of columnist Wendy Knowler, East Coast Radio […]

The SanWild Rhino Sanctuary will soon be launching some really cool straps that people can buy to wear…and in so doing support the protection of South Africa’s precious rhino population. We are experiencing an ongoing tragedy in South Africa. Every single one of our rhinos risks being poached. According to the SanWild Rhino Sanctuary our […]

With President Jacob Zuma signing the new Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act into law, it is clear that the battle over the land is heating up. The latest change to the legislation will, among other things, change the cut-off date for lodging a claim for restitution and change the rules around the appointment, tenure, […]

Without much ado, court resumed on Monday for what is expected to be the last lap of the Oscar Pistorius trial for the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14, 2013. At the request of advocate for the state, Gerrie Nel, Oscar has spent this past month as an out-patient at Weskoppies Psychiatric […]

The trial of Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013, is due to resume tomorrow, Monday June 30, in the North Gauteng High Court. The story that divided us into those who didn’t believe a word he said and those who gave him posies […]

Check out these two awesome videos from a new photographic South African tour company. The company’s tours are specifically tailored for international photography and film graduates…but they’re the perfect eye candy for any South African missing SA or in SA but unable to afford the time or budget to get away! (Scroll down for videos.) […]

The ANC Youth League has released a statement today, on the 59th anniversary of the Freedom Charter. Here is the full transcript: The ANC Youth League looks back to 59 years ago’s Congress of the People that met in Kliptown with pride and joy. We are grateful to the African National Congress and the South […]

When South African resident Ashleigh Frank Elad heard that the children at a Gauteng hospital were freezing during this particularly cold winter (in which snow has fallen in many parts of the country) she decided to do something about it. With the help of her niece Ashleigh has launched a campaign to help not only […]

After Luis Suarez appeared to bite an Italian player yesterday during a World Cup match in Brazil, the jokes have been flying on the internet about the controversial antics on ‘Chewsday’, with some saying “the only thing missing from that Italian bite was a glass of Chianti”. UPDATE: FIFA has taken action against Suarez – please […]

Tourists (and locals) in Cape Town are loving the city’s new initiative – giant yellow picture frames set up in gorgeous locations around the city so that visitors can photograph themselves from well-known and unusual views with Table Mountain as a backdrop. The Table Mountain Frames Project includes the erection of seven frames, produced by South African […]

Legendary rock band the Foo Fighters have posted two videos regarding the announcement of their first ever South Africa tour. They’re both short…but of course, not sweet! (Watch videos below.) The Foo Fighters have confirmed two stadium dates in South Africa for December 2014 where fans will be entertained with 20 years worth of Foo […]

Congratulations to Grant Christie who has just completed his Six Million Steps expedition, walking the ENTIRE length of the South African coastline solo and unaided. “It is done. 250 days. 3 513.6 km. 5 300 326 steps. I feel no different than any other day. It will probably take a while to sink in,” Grant wrote on […]

Today is Global MND Awareness Day. For those unfamiliar with the term MND, it stands for Motor Neuron Disease, the fatal illness that Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with in early 2011…and that touches the lives of so many South Africans. In a message to SAPeople, with a moving tribute song for Joost […]