Wayde Van Niekerk Wins GOLD for South Africa & Breaks World Record

By SAPeople 15-08-16 10:17

A dream came true Sunday for Wayde van Niekerk – and his country – as he made his Olympic goal true… to win gold in the Men’s 400m in Rio, Brazil. The South African athlete also broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old record to record a phenomenal world record of 43.03 sec! Twenty-four-year-old Van Niekerk ran the race in […]

South African’s Account of Stampede in French Resort Juan-Les-Pins

By SAPeople 15-08-16 04:46

It’s been exactly one month since the tragic and awful truck attack on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. And with tensions still running high on the Cote d’Azur, there was a mad stampede tonight in beach resort Juan-les-Pins after people thought they heard gun shots. Rumours were rife on Twitter that a 4×4 […]

WATCH Jaco van Zyl Makes Olympic History with Hole-in-One

By SAPeople 14-08-16 20:32

South African golfer Jaco van Zyl made Olympic history on Saturday when he hit the second ace of the week… and just the second hole-in-one in the Games history! Van Zyl recorded the history-making moment on the eighth hole during the third round in Rio. Justin Rose from England – who incidentally was born in Johannesburg – […]

Inspiring Manyonga Overcomes Demons to Leap to SA’s 6th Silver

By SAPeople 14-08-16 10:20

Long-jumper Luvo Manyonga is Team South Africa’s man of the moment after winning a memorable Silver medal at the Olympics and inspiring headlines around the world. Manyonga, who battled drug addiction, said: “I’ve risen from my demons…they’ve been trying for years to pull me down, but now I made it, hey.” In South Africa many were outraged by […]

Chad le Clos Wins His Second Silver at Rio Olympics

By SAPeople 13-08-16 09:17

In his darkest hour Chad le Clos had told the world, ‘don’t judge me when I’m roaring like a lion, judge me when I’ve got my back against the wall’. Never before had the South African been so pinned against the wall as this week. It must have felt like someone had their forearm jammed against […]

Rio Update: How Team South Africa Fared at the Olympics on Friday

By SAPeople 12-08-16 20:31

There were five different codes being represented by South Africa on Friday. Here is a list of South Africans in competition. Times are Rio local and in brackets SA time. South Africa started the day with four medals. ROWING Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls, Final: Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler finished fifth in 7min 11.26sec. In a nutshell: McCann […]

Yikes! Tiger Roams Streets of Pretoria!

By SAPeople 12-08-16 23:24

Residents in the east of Pretoria, in South Africa, were shocked this morning to discover a tiger roaming their streets! The tiger had allegedly escaped from The Farm Inn Country Hotel & Wildlife Sanctuary in Silverlakes, just 20 minutes from Central Pretoria. Local business (and aptly named!) BeCool Rainbownation uploaded photos and text to their […]

US Fugitive Arrested in Brakpan

By SAPeople Contributor 12-08-16 13:28

Members of the extradition unit of Interpol have arrested a wanted United States fugitive, who has been on the run since 2009. Nichole Michelle King (44) had been on the most wanted for sentencing after she was found guilty on three offences relating to fraud and embezzlement of funds from her employer. “In June this […]

SA Sevens Win Olympic Bronze in Rio with Fantastic Fan Support

By SAPeople 12-08-16 01:19

South Africa secured its fourth medal Thursday with SA’s Sevens team taking bronze after losing to Great Britain in the semi-finals and beating Japan in the bronze play-off. Their fans were there to cheer them on all the way – fully kitted and as passionate as the guys on the field. All photos below by […]

South Africa Regains ‘Africa’s Largest Economy’ Title as Rand Strengthens

By SAPeople 11-08-16 16:13

PRETORIA – South Africa’s strengthening rand has made a contribution to the country regaining the title of the continent’s largest economy in nominal terms. “The positives are [attributable] to the global background and the fact that the recent elections were free and fair,” Standard Bank economist Kim Silberman told SAnews on Thursday. South Africa last held […]

SA Sevens Surge into Semis after Beating Australia in Rio

By SAPeople 11-08-16 00:33

South Africa’s Sevens side are one win away from a guaranteed gold or silver medal after reaching the Olympic semi-finals at a wet Diadoro stadium in Rio. Awaiting them for a place in the final on Thursday (kick-off 3pm local, 8pm SA time) is Great Britain, who needed an extra-time try to break the 0-0 […]

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Olympics Update: How Team South Africa fared on Wednesday

By SAPeople Contributor 10-08-16 23:05

There were six different codes being represented by Team South Africa on Wednesday (10 August). Rowing was, for the second time in these Games, called off for the day owing to miserable weather conditions. Here is a list of South Africans in competition. Times are Rio local and in brackets is SA time. RUGBY SEVENS Men’s […]

Die Antwoord Accuses Hit Movie ‘Suicide Squad’ of Copying Their Style

By SAPeople 10-08-16 19:40

South Africa’s controversial def rap group, Die Antwoord, have accused hit movie – “Suicide Squad” – of copying them, basing the movie’s lead characters on the band’s ¥o-Landi Vi$$er and Ninja.  In an outraged message on Instagram, Yolandi accused the director, David Ayer, of ripping off Die Antwoord’s style for the smash hit movie (which has […]

Le Clos Finishes Fourth as Phelps Reigns Supreme

By SAPeople Contributor 10-08-16 09:10

After all was said and done, Michael Phelps did his talking in the pool. The American legend claimed the 20th gold medal of his career and stamped himself as one of the greatest athletes of all time when he cleaned up in the most anticipated head-to-head of Rio 2016. At the end of it, Phelps touched […]

Olympic Update: How Team South Africa Fared on Tuesday

By SAPeople 09-08-16 23:21

There were five different codes being represented by Team South Africa on Tuesday (9 August). Here is a list of South Africans in competition. Times are Rio local and in brackets is SA time. All reporting below by Gary Lemke (GL) and Mark Etheridge (ME)… RUGBY SEVENS Men’s Pool B: South Africa were untroubled – winning 24-0 against […]

Le Clos Takes SA’s 2nd Olympic Medal – Silver in Freestyle!

By SAPeople 09-08-16 10:54

It was well after midnight when South Africa’s Chad le Clos faced the media after his silver medal in the men’s 200m freestyle had doubled the country’s tally at these Games and taken his personal Olympic total to three – and counting. ‘It was a crazy race,’ Le Clos said of his 1min 45.20sec heroics that saw […]

How Team South Africa Fared on Monday

By SAPeople 09-08-16 01:06

There was action for South Africa’s rowers, swimmers and a sailor on Monday. Times are Rio local and in brackets is SA time. ROWING Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls: Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler won their heat in 7min 07.37sec to progress straight to Wednesday’s semi-finals. In a nutshell: Better conditions for the rowers after Sunday’s debacle. McCann and Grobler […]

Olympic Clash of the Heavyweights in the Swimming Pool Tonight

By SAPeople 09-08-16 00:56

It’s the rematch that’s been four years in the making. Can you just imagine if it was staged by Don King Productions. It ought to be, it’s that big. In the one corner you’ve got the defending Olympic 200m butterfly champion, Chad le Clos. The confident, never-say-die South African who refuses to lose. Younger, brasher, […]

Cricket South Africa Bans Four for Attempted Match Fixing

By SAPeople 08-08-16 13:28

CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA has today banned four players for attempted match fixing, saying they breached CSA’s Anti-Corruption Code for Personnel (“the Code”). The banned players – who have admitted contraventions of the Code – are Jean Symes, Pumelela Matshikwe, Ethy Mbhalati and former Test wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile. The banning of these four players follows lengthy investigations and […]

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Track-Star Pistorius Treated for Minor Wrist Injuries Says Prison Service

By SAPeople 07-08-16 22:53

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius was treated in hospital for wrist injuries on Saturday, a prison service spokesman said, adding the jailed South African track star had denied trying to kill himself.   The multiple gold medal-winning Paralympian, serving six years for murdering his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day 2013, was returned to his Pretoria cell […]

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