South African flank Schalk Burger has won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award in Shanghai, China, today. In his moving acceptance speech, the Springbok player said he had not been “ready to say goodbye”. Schalk has received this Award thanks to his spectacular return to the Springboks in 2014 after 18 months out of action. Schalk had […]

Fans may have thought the early mornings of getting up for the Proteas were over when South Africa was knocked out of the 2015 World Cup in the semi-final against New Zealand…but this morning they were up bright and early one more time to welcome their beloved cricket team back home. “What a brilliant welcome for […]

South African cricket captain AB de Villiers and coach Russell Domingo will arrive home in South Africa, after their awesome performance at the Cricket World Cup 2015, in the early hours of this morning. Their flight – SA 281 from Perth – will land at 04h40 and the two will address the media at a […]

South African cricket captain AB de Villiers has expressed his disappointment at today’s defeat of the Proteas by the New Zealand national team at Eden Park, Auckland…and at letting their fans down. South Africa was beaten by four wickets with a ball to spare after the Duckworth / Lewis system was taken into account (due to rain delays). […]

Congratulations! South Africa has powered through to the World Cup Cricket Semi-Finals with a whopping nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the quarter finals today! This is South Africa’s first-ever World Cup knock-out win since it entered the arena in 1992. Protea bowler JP Duminy pulled off a hat-trick – the first hat-trick ever by a South […]

If you haven’t heard the name Michael Andrew, stay tuned. He could be the next Michael in swimming after Michael Phelps, except this Michael has roots in South Africa. In fact, the 15-year-old swimming sensation has been on a three-month trip to South Africa visiting family, but also taking part in several competitions, such as […]

Cinematographer/Photographer Calvin Munhuweyi has compiled a beautiful video tribute to the brave men and women in the fire services who have fought against the raging fires in Cape Town these past few days; while participants and spectators in Sunday’s Cape Town Cycle Tour are being urged to wear Red in solidarity. Calvin shot the footage […]

Swimmers competing in the Wildside to Pollock Swim in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, this last weekend were joined by a playful pod of dolphins – not to mention a two-metre shark! – in a long-distance challenge that is destined to become a bucket-list swim in years to come. The intrepid bunch of swimmers, from the Eastern Cape, […]

Proteas captain AB de Villiers has set Twitter aflutter after his awesome performance on the field today in Sydney, achieving the fastest 150 runs in One Day International (ODI) history and helping South Africa break records and reach the highest ODI score ever made on Australian soil! The 31-year-old now holds the record for making the fastest 50, […]

In their opening World Cup match against Zimbabwe, the Proteas’ David Miller and JP Duminy made a couple of records in what Britain’s Ebony Rainford-Brent called “some of the best hitting I’ve ever seen”. It was an unbeaten partnership that rescued South Africa and will not be soon forgotten. Imran Tahir had career best figures […]

The latest video from South Africa’s cricket team has knocked local and overseas fans for six. It’s packed with pride, patriotism and pure passion – for the game, the team, the fans…and our country, South Africa. With the help of the Proteas Supporters Club, South Africa’s national cricket team tracked down one of their biggest […]

Former Springbok centre Tinus Linee passed away at his home this morning. He was only 45-years-old. The Western Province rugby player was suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND), which he was diagnosed with only last year in April. Well-known Springbok scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with the same debilitating condition in 2011. This morning Joost posted […]

South Africans have gathered today in Johannesburg to pay their respect to slain Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa, long distance runner Mbulaheni Mulaudzi and professional female boxer Phidnile Mvelase. Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa was fatally shot in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg, during an attempted robbery on Sunday at 8 pm while visiting […]

Congratulations to South African golfer Lee-Anne Pace who won the  Blue Bay LPGA Championship in Hainan Island, China, this morning! It’s her second worldwide win in less than ten days! The tournament at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course was besieged by four days of torrential rain (forcing the organisers to reduce the competition to 54 holes), […]

As the competition’s heating up for the big event that kicks off at 5 pm today in Cape Town, social media is alive with the jokes that are being shared. Here’s just a sample of some that have been sent in to SAPeople from rugby fans, including a Lion’s video that has been dug up […]

The #ProteaFire campaign was launched tonight with a moving TV commercial that’s guaranteed to give goosebumps to most South African cricket fans. (See below.) After the live television broadcast, South African cricketer Lonwabo Tsotsobe tweeted a photo with the proud message “We are South Africa, we represent each and every individual in SA! We play fr […]

Following the South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) new Transformation Strategic Plan in which SARU wants to ensure that by 2019 at least half the Springbok side consists of players of colour, with 60 % of those being black African, Max du Preez writes that we can’t only pick those parts of the constitution we like. With the permission […]

Congratulations to South African heart surgeon Otto Thaning for not only just swimming across the English Channel BUT – at the age of 73 – becoming the oldest person to ever complete the 34-kilometre stretch (which, with currents, usually comes closer to a 40-km swim). As fellow epic swimmer and friend Lewis Pugh said yesterday […]

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 […]

Sharks rugby player Bismarck du Plessis has taken part in a video that sends a very loud message – switch your cell phones to silent when you’re at the movies! The video was filmed at a packed cinema at the Gateway Shopping Centre at the end of last month (scroll down to view). In a message […]

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 […]

The IRB chatted to Junior Springbok twins Jesse and Dan Kriel ahead of South Africa’s Junior World Championship final against England today in New Zealand. South Africa is playing defending champions England in the final at Eden Park after their exciting 32-25 win against New Zealand last week. The twins predicted that the South Africans […]

Since South African expat Richard Holland was tragically injured 18 months ago whilst training for an Ironman event in Dubai, life has been tough for his family BUT the unfailing support from the expat community in Dubai and from South Africans all over the world has been incredibly inspiring and a lifesaver. The latest in a […]

Is this not one of the greatest inventions ever?! Dad could have SUCH fun and adventure on Father’s Day with this new hoverboard. This new incarnation of the Hoverboard by Zapata Racing has been released this month…and with the awesome video below, is generating so much interest and sales that most of its creator’s website pages […]

Zola Budd, who recently had an incredible Comrades Marathon run placing 7th lady home at the age of 48, has been dealt yet another harsh blow by sporting authorities. Budd, who ran in honour of captured Pierre Korkie, was also the first lady veteran runner to cross the line, but this has now been disallowed because she […]