Feel Something from South African Singer in the USA

By SAPeople Contributor 27-05-15 18:17

Zarni de Wet has a beautiful voice. American musician John Mayer says  “I just want to hear it again”. And we thought you may want to hear it too.  The 24-year-old singer-songwriter tells SAPeople about the inspiration behind her song ‘Feel Something’, her move to America, and the bittersweet importance of feelings. So, what was […]

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Graça Machel – freedom fighter for life

By SAPeople Contributor 06-09-13 12:54

Many know Graça Machel as Nelson Mandela’s wife and the former first lady of both Mozambique and South Africa, but perhaps few recall that she was once a fiery young freedom fighter. Born Graça Simbine on 17 October 1945 in Gaza, Mozambique, Machel went to a Methodist mission school and then to the University of Lisbon on […]

Gandhi’s memory lingers in SA

By SAPeople Contributor 27-02-15 22:34

Sixty-five years ago today Mahatma Gandhi, one of the 20th century’s great spiritual leaders, was assassinated in India, at the age of 78. On 30 January 1948 Nathuram Godse pushed through a crowd around Gandhi, and fired three shots at point-blank range. He died on the spot. Gandhi’s 21-year South African sojourn nurtured the creation […]

TKAG Information and Appeal

By SAPeople Contributor 03-06-14 13:29

Submitted by Karen Rademeyer, Treasure Karoo Action Group Dear South Africans This letter is important to you, your family and the South Africans that you know – please read it and forward it to people that you know. Should I care whether or not South Africa is fracked? This précis is aimed at people who […]

Only in the Cape……

By SAPeople Contributor 03-06-14 13:23

From an email doing the rounds… A FUNNY SOUTH AFRICAN STORY  …. On Sunday I popped down to the local convenience store at the Engen service station to return some DVDs and pick up a few things.  On the way I passed a scrap metal cart being pulled by a donkey.  Whenever I see this […]

Back to SA after Asian adventure

Back to SA after Asian adventure

By SAPeople Contributor 30-11-11 09:09

About eight years ago, a South African couple left their home comforts to set out on a journey of a lifetime that would be the envy of many spirited adventurers. Now they are making their way back home, and they have many stories to tell. Iain Manley and Claire van den Heever have written an absorbing travelogue […]

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SAReunited Farewell Messages

By SAPeople Contributor 15-07-15 23:42

The response to the closure of SAReunited’s social networking section has been incredible, and we are now doing our utmost to reintroduce some of those features – more announcements within the next few weeks. But for now – here are just some of the many emails you so kindly sent to us. To keep updated […]

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My Story: Tracey’s International TV Debut

By SAPeople 09-09-10 15:06

Submitted by Tracey C Smith I am a simple South African girl who has dreamed of Hollywood all my life. When I moved to Johannesburg, I joined a casting agency and received many opportunities to audition for mostly television advertisements and then the call came to say that I had been chosen to play the […]

South Africans are feeling goooooood!

By SAPeople 18-06-10 01:08

The patriotism has been overflowing in South Africa. Despite South Africa’s hopes of winning the World Cup rapidly dwindling, spirits are still high. Here are some of the comments we’ve received on Facebook in the past week: Went for a walk on Durban Beach at ten this morning and came home at 5.30 pm! The […]

Greeks, drums and vuvuzelas

By SAPeople 15-06-10 01:12

Submitted by Jimmy, from George in Port Elizabeth Hi everyone, Over the past weekend 12 of us from the Greek community of George drove through to P.E. to watch a soccer match between Greece and Korea. Other than the fact that we were beaten and that Greece played a terrible game, it was an experience […]

2010 World Cup, New York Style

By SAPeople 15-06-10 00:59

by Philippa Garson, New York There is no discernible “little South Africa” in New York, the melting pot of the world, but on Friday 11 June the country claimed its piece of the pot when pockets of South Africans exploded with jubilant national pride onto the surprised streets. Madiba Restaurant, a South African eatery and […]

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Lee Schneider On Teaching Flamenco (Spanish Dancing)

By SAPeople 09-10-20 22:07

I taught flamenco (Spanish dancing) since 1995 at a studio in Houston… writes Lee Schneider. In 2003 I moved to the D.C. area and struggled to find a similar opportunity. My very large house had a huge basement with three unfinished rooms. One of those rooms was always considered as a potential dance studio. In […]

First trip to Soweto

By SAPeople 11-06-10 01:08

Submitted by Callia, Johannesburg Last night was amazing. I was just as excited to be going into Soweto as I was for the concert. We hired 2 mini busses and got Soweto locals that my friend knew to drive us. That was really just for convenience sakes. I would have felt completely comfortable driving in […]

Desperate to see my long-lost daughter

By SAPeople 25-05-10 00:21

by Rodney Standing Well after a very long search I have found my ex-wife and my daughter – Susan, my ex-wife, is living in Estcourt and my daughter Susan (Susie) is in Durban. I have been in contact with my daughter now for nine months. I find it fate that two months after my second […]

A Scatterling in California

By SAPeople 10-04-10 23:49

Submitted by Patricia Meyer As such a fan of Juluka, I like that sapeople’s newsletters calls us Scatterlings! You have to know that I need African music played loud in my car as I drive around beautiful California here – just to help me live outside of South Africa. One way to remind me who […]

Returning home after 32 years abroad

By SAPeople 10-04-10 15:51

It’s been over thirty two years since leaving South Africa. I gave my word to Lorraine Buthelezi upon departure, I would return to help heal my Homeland from the ravages of hatred = Apartheid. Within the last week, I sent in my resume for a position – Team leader, whole of Africa Program based in […]

No Wonder They Found Mischief

By SAPeople 05-03-10 20:13

by Allan Duff SOON AFTER arriving in South Africa as an immigrant I was sent to the judicial capital, the city of Bloemfontein, for a week’s business. I drove there, the driving being easy as South Africa had fast, open and well surfaced roads. Some 40 kilometres on the approach to the city the road […]

The Bad Old Days in South Africa

By SAPeople 19-11-09 15:19

Submitted by Astrolab When I was in the plane to reach South Africa, I was wondering what type of life I would find, what type of people and what type of future was there waiting for me and my girl friend. She was living there, she born there; I was born in Italy, Rome and […]

Love Has No Colour Boundary

By SAPeople 07-11-09 01:22

Love Story of Andre and Vanessa Submitted by Bluechip It all started a few years back. I can still remember it was a Sunday afternoon when I was not able to sleep so I picked up my TV-plus to read. While paging through it I came to the “pen pal” section. At that time of […]

A Year in Sweden

By SAPeople 24-10-09 09:48

By Leigh Thorsen I’ve lived almost half my life outside of South Africa, and I’ve just changed country for the third time. Ten years in the UK, ten in the US, and now, with the California economy tanking on a scale not seen since the ’40s, it seems time to try…one more country. My husband […]

The Tour de Kruger: a wild ride

By SAPeople 23-10-09 10:07

By Fiona McIntosh “You’re going to cycle for five days through wild game reserves?” exclaimed my friends when I told them of the bush adventure that I’d just discovered. “Are you crazy? What about the elephants? And the lions? You’ve clearly got a death wish.” But I could think of nothing more exciting than getting […]

A bit of a hairy date!

By SAPeople 11-10-09 14:57

[hidepost]I had a crush on this guy for ages – he had been a friend for a long time, but there was always more to it. We had a couple of those relaxed “don’t-call-them-dates” drinks, and then one morning after he called I realised “oooh tonight is really a date”! So I had all the […]

Friday Madness

By SAPeople 06-10-09 07:00

Submitted by Amanda Tsinonis, mother of three girls and one dog, living in London… At 9.30am today, I was back at my desk, ready for a days work. My calm, very “zen” colleague Harpreet walked in and we booted up our computers. I sighed- looking somewhat dishevled, “What a day!” to which she replied “Don’t […]

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