Teenager from Mafikeng Wins Miss Teen Universe 2016

By SAPeople 04-10-16 09:29

Sixteen-year-old Taahirah Zungu from Mafikeng in the North West Province in South Africa, was crowned as Miss Teen Universe 2016 in Turkey with World League of Beauty & Fashion. Taahirah was crowned at a ceremony in Bodrum. She also walked away with the titles of Miss Sympathy, Photomodel of the Universe and Best Talent in the Teen […]

Zuma “Fails” at University Crisis Forum Despite Calls for Unity. UCT Protests Continue

By SAPeople 03-10-16 13:13

Although South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has called for unity in addressing the current university fees crisis in South Africa, which has seen student protests raging on campuses around the country, his words appear to have distanced students even further… with many on Twitter calling his speech a “fail” and “empty”, displaying “no leadership”. Speaking […]

Visa Changes for South Africans Visiting New Zealand

By SAPeople 26-01-17 10:03

Thanks in part to the proliferation of fake South African passports and South Africans who perhaps arrive in New Zealand and never leave, New Zealand has become the latest country to make it a little more difficult for South Africans to visit their friends and family living in the country. As of 21 November this year […]

UK’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson calls Africa “That Country”!

By SAPeople 03-10-16 08:51

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson referred to the continent of Africa as “country” while delivering a speech on his first three months as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.  Speaking at the Conservative Party conference, Johnson said: “For all its difficulties, life expectancy in Africa has risen astonishingly as that country has entered the global […]

Shock as CITES Approves Trade in Lion Bone of South Africa’s Captive Lions

By SAPeople 02-10-16 22:41

Conservationists have reacted with shock, outrage and bitter disappointment as it was announced in South Africa on Sunday evening that the CITES Committee has approved the ongoing trade in lion bone, setting “quotas” for the selling of bones of captive lions. Consumption of lion bone in Asia has increased over the past few years as […]

South Africa’s Proteas Score Another Big Win Over Australia

By SAPeople 02-10-16 20:53

FAF DU PLESSIS led another splendid batting display with his sixth century, helping the Standard Bank Proteas to a massive 142-run win over Australia and a 2-0 lead in their Momentum One-Day International (ODI) series after the second match at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. The stand-in South Africa captain batted through a hand injury […]

Important Win for South Africa, Says Springbok Coach Allister Coetzee

By SAPeople 02-10-16 01:04

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said the Springboks 18-10 win over the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, was an important boost to the team’s confidence for the remainder of the season. “It was an important win, not only for our confidence, but also self-belief,” said Coetzee. “I am a very happy man and […]

South African Wins Prestigious Australian Footy Award

By SAPeople 01-10-16 19:44

South African football player Jason Johannison, who moved to Australia when he was eight, has won one of his new country’s most prestigious sporting awards – the Norm Smith Medal! The AFL (Australian Football League) called his team’s win a “fairytale” that “stretched all the way to Johannesburg” because of Johannisen’s medal win. AFL.com.au described the 23-year-old […]

Shock that Lions May NOT Be Listed as an Appendix 1 Endangered Species

By SAPeople 02-10-16 22:22

Late Friday night (30th October), lion conservationists were left feeling angry and frustrated at the fate of the once mighty and proud African Lion, when news broke that Lions may NOT be listed as a CITES Appendix I Endangered Species (a listing which would further safeguard lions from extinction). To decide the fate of the […]

De Kock Leads Proteas to One of Greatest Wins Over Australia

By SAPeople 01-10-16 09:12

QUINTON DE KOCK struck the second highest ever score by a South African as the Standard Bank Proteas scored a crushing six-wicket victory over Australia in the first Momentum One-Day International (ODI) played at SuperSport Park on Friday. The young opener blasted 178 from 113 deliveries, clubbing 11 sixes and 16 fours along the way, […]

South African Scoops Top Global Photo Award with this AWESOME Pic

By SAPeople 30-09-16 18:56

Congratulations to Capetonian photographer Micky Wiswedel whose awesome photo of athlete Jamie Smith won the Wings Category in the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2016, announced this week in the USA. The South African photographer headed over to Chicago for the Awards this week, telling friends as he left that he was “pretty damn stoked” to be […]

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The Dirty Secrets of Japan’s llegal Ivory Trade

By SAPeople Contributor 30-09-16 17:47

New evidence of Japan’s failure to control illegal ivory trading at a time when Africa’s elephants face extinction is revealed in a damning report released Wednesday*. The report from the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals the identities of four Japanese ivory trading companies that offered to sell elephant tusks to undercover investigators […]

SABMiller Investors Cheer $100 Billion-Plus AB InBev Takeover

By SAPeople 28-09-16 21:42

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – SABMiller <SAB.L> shareholders overwhelmingly backed the brewer’s $100 billion-plus takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev <ABI.BR> on Wednesday, clearing the last big hurdle for one of the largest corporate mergers in history. The combined group will sell more than a quarter of all beers sold worldwide and be the fifth largest consumer goods company. […]

Emotional Scenes at South African Universities as #FeesMustFall Protests Continue

By SAPeople 28-09-16 19:23

Nationwide scenes of violence and protests on university campuses have continued today in South Africa, with several witnesses reporting “police brutality” at Rhodes University, where rubber bullets were fired and 10 students were arrested at the Law Faculty. One social media user said: “I’m heart broken and speechless. Why are we shooting at children?” Another said: […]

Zulu Princess & Global Artist Joins Mission for Rhinos

By SAPeople Contributor 28-09-16 17:32

I’ve been based at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) since the massacre (of six rhino) which took place on World Rhino Day. On Monday I was reunited with my awesome friend, rising global artist Toya Delazy (see video below), born Zulu Princess Latoya Buthelezi. As we roamed this great land, memories of Toya’s childhood came flooding back to […]

UberEats Launches in Joburg… Amidst Doubts about Uber Safety

By SAPeople 28-09-16 13:37

UberEATS becomes available in Johannesburg tomorrow, offering “Joburg favourites, delivered faster”. At the UberEATS launch today, the company said the service “gets you the food you want from the restaurants you love, faster than anyone else.” Users are advised to download the app to select and order their food, which will be delivered to their door. The […]

‘Noem My Skollie’ is Named as South Africa’s Oscars 2017 Entry

By SAPeople 28-09-16 12:12

Afrikaans feature film, Noem My Skollie, has been nominated as South Africa’s official entrant into the 89th Annual Academy Awards! The film, which was launched in South Africa earlier this month by Ster Kinekor Entertainment and is still on circuit, has been selected by a special jury – put together by the National Film and Video […]

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Hlaudi’s New SABC Appointment to be Probed

By SAPeople 28-09-16 11:14

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng has captured the country’s attention again with a new SABC appointment and quotes and claims that go beyond normal big or perhaps even pig headedness! But the country’s Public Protector and opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) will be investigating his appointment. Yesterday, after it was announced that Hlaudi – […]

New Visa Will Make It Easier for Parents of South Africans in Australia

By SAPeople 28-09-16 08:31

South Africans in Australia have been relieved to hear that – in recognition of the importance of family – a proposed new visa in Australia will make it easier for migrants’ parents to visit them. In keeping with an election promise, Alex Hawke – Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Control – has launched a discussion […]

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‘Missing’ South African Safe & Grounded in New Zealand After Two Searches

By SAPeople 28-09-16 00:06

A South African expat in New Zealand, Darius DeWet, has spoken today about the circumstances which led to authorities believing he was missing, and a national rescue effort being launched as coastguards searched the ocean for him… twice! Twenty-year-old Darius, who is currently grounded in Whakatane, told local journalists that he had had no idea […]

ANC Joburg Allegedly Spent R73 Million on Travel Last Year in Latest Expose

By SAPeople 27-09-16 21:06

Newly elected Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has revealed that over the past three years, the previous (ANC) administration spent R190 million of public money on travel. In the last financial year alone, R73 million was spent on travel, according to the Democratic Alliance’s Mashaba! This revelation is just one of the latest from the DA, exposing […]

Majestic Scenes at Zulu Nation’s 200 Year Anniversary Celebrations

By SAPeople 27-09-16 18:39

While South Africans around the country (and the world) celebrated Heritage Day – which was previously known as King Shaka Day – it was an extremely special occasion for the Zulu nation… their 200 year anniversary! Celebrations began with a parade in the city centre which led to Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium. South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, himself […]

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