South Africa are expected to breeze past Canada in Tuesday’s Rugby World Cup match but while the Springboks see the game as a chance to rest key players ahead of the knockout stages, captain Siya Kolisi is happy not to have been left on the sidelines. After a knee injury had threatened to rule him out of […]

KOBE – South African expat winger DTH van der Merwe will make a record 15th Rugby World Cup appearance for Canada when he lines up against his native South Africa in their Pool B clash at the Kobe Stadium on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Van der Merwe will move past Rod Snow and Jamie Cudmore on […]

Regular SAPeople contributor Vivian van Eeden recently posted a story about her gardener on Facebook page #imstaying. To her surprise it has already been liked by over 6,900 people. (Although it’s no surprise to those who know Vivian and how she always shares the most positive SA stories on SAPeople.) The story has touched many […]

MUMBAI – Fast bowler Mohammed Shami picked up a five-wicket haul while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took four in South Africa’s second innings to bowl India to a comprehensive 203-run victory in the opening test at Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Chasing an improbable 395 for a win, South Africa, resuming the final day on 11 for […]

Some 30 electric charging points will be opening across the country in order to make sustainable driving in South Africa a more feasible option, it was announced as a caravan of electric cars crossed the country during Transport Month. #EVRTAfrica above the clouds. 🛑 Day 4, Stop 1: Sunrise drive to Valley of Desolation 🌅 […]

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is set to receive a cash injection of R2.1 billion to help stabilise the public broadcaster. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams made the announcement at a media briefing on Friday. Ndabeni-Abrahams said of the eight preconditions set for the funding allocation by National Treasury, the public broadcaster […]

Carte Blanche revisits the towns in the Northern Cape where the economy is collapsing under the weight of destitute workers in drought-stricken areas where almost 60 000 workers in the region have lost their jobs and more.You can watch the “Calling for Action” episode on Sunday 06 Oct on DStv Now if you’re in SA, […]

South Africans living in the UK are in for a treat this month as the phenomenal Drakensberg Boys Choir (DBC) will be travelling to the UK from 11-21 October to perform for a variety of audiences. (See details at bottom of page.) This is only the fifth time the choir is touring to the UK, […]

The 17th Annual Penguin Festival was held today in Simon’s Town, South Africa, with the famous penguin release at 10h00. Nigel Riley was there to capture these gorgeous photos. Nigel said: “Under blue skies and a enthusiastic crowd SANCOBB released eight rehabilated penguins at Seaforth Beach Simon’s Town this morning.” SANCCOB (the Southern African Foundation […]

The Heineken beer company has agreed to remove an Amstel billboard and plant 50 trees in Johannesburg after a social media campaign against the company took off after it pruned trees – pruned them so badly, in fact, the trees will probably die – so that the billboard could be better viewed. Jo Buitendach, who […]

Tragically over 60,000 sheep from South Africa have set sail on a three-week journey to the Middle East. Most will suffer, some may die, along the way in overcrowded conditions that Carte Blanche said could only be described as “cruel and vile, to say the very least”. The sheep are forced to stand in their […]

Helen Zille has formally announced that she has submitted nomination forms to contest the position of chair of the DA’s Federal Council, a top position in the party which she hopes would allow her to help the Democratic Alliance reconnect with its voters and get back on track. In a message on Facebook, she said […]

PRETORIA – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that a wave of deadly violence against Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa last month was an embarrassment to the continent. In September, rioting and attacks on foreigners led to at least 10 deaths, dozens of injuries and hundreds of arrests, triggering anger at […]

FUKUROI CITY, Japan – Coach Rassie Erasmus said South Africa were not clinical enough in their seven-try mauling of Italy on Friday but praised the physicality of their play in a 49-3 rout that took them a step closer to a Rugby World Cup quarter-final berth. The Springboks ran in seven tries at the Shizuoka […]

Any memories of that dreadful tour in which the Springboks were beaten by Italy, were smashed off the field today as the Boks beat Italy 49-3 to move to the top of Pool B on Friday. The Springboks successfully lifted their challenge for the Webb Ellis Cup up a notch in Shizuoka with Cheslin Kolbe […]

Reuphus Molulu Leso says that never in his wildest dreams did he think he would meet a “walking angel”… but he did, and her name is Andrea Ben. (Andrea’s already well known to many SAPeople followers as one of SAPeople’s regular contributors, kindly sharing photos of her beloved country – particularly Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal – […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s struggling state-owned defence company, which had to be bailed out by the government last August, suffered an operating loss of R1.9 billion rand ($125 million) for the year to March 31, it said on Friday. Denel, which makes military kit for the South African armed forces and clients in Africa, the […]

Queenstown in the Eastern Cape might be out of water, if rain does not fall and the Xonxa water project is not finished very soon. According to Chris Hani District Municipality spokesperson Thobeka Mqamelo, Waterdown dam, the only one supplying this town and Whittlesea, was 28,6% full in the week of 23 September. This time […]

With the pending tax changes in South Africa, due to be enforced from 1st March 2020, the EU Second Passport scheme is proving to be an attractive and enticing proposal for South Africans. The uncertain future of South Africa is driving record numbers of South Africans in applying for Second EU Passports. The enticement of […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s mines and energy minister on Thursday said he was in talks with coal firms that supply struggling state-owned power utility Eskom to reduce coal prices in a bid to lower energy costs and boost the mining sector. Once the largest contributor to South Africa’s gross domestic product, mining has shrunk steadily […]

TOKYO – While South African expats will be passionately supporting the Springboks and watching their Rugby World Cup match against Italy tomorrow from countries all over the world, there’s an Italian fan who’ll be cheering on his team from space! Friday’s Pool B match is a pivotal Rugby World Cup clash in Tokyo tomorrow, and […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa and Nigeria signed 30 trade and cooperation agreements on Thursday, weeks after a wave of xenophobic violence against Nigerian nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria had strained relations between Africa’s top two economies. (The violent attacks also affected those from other African countries, including Zimbabwe.) In September, mobs armed with makeshift weapons […]

GAUTENG – A 34-year-old man was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport, after being found in possession of 12 boxes of lion bones. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime unit, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) SWAT unit and Crime Intelligence intercepted a suspicious consignment on Tuesday. […]

The prime minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, paid more than $16 million to a South African swimwear model, Carien van der Merwe, after they had “a romantic relationship” in the Seychelles several years ago, according to a report in an American newspaper. In a New York Times story published three days ago, with the headline […]

Before leaving South Africa after their 10-day visit, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife at Mahlamba Ndlopfu in Tshwane and exchanged gifts, several of them centered around the famed Ankole cattle that Ramaphosa breeds. The duchess first gave the first lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, a copy of her […]