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The pain is soon forgotten

By SAPeople Contributor 27-02-15 22:31

Like having babies, you forget the pain, says super athlete Jeannie Dreyer, referring to her astonishing first-place finish in the 2 300km Freedom Challenge mountain bike race. The route starts in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, and ends in Wellington in Western Cape, and takes place at the end of June. Thirty-three-year-old Jeannie, a housewife and mother of two […]

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Travelling the Mandela Route

By SAPeople Contributor 06-09-13 12:50

Known to many as the man who liberated South Africa from apartheid, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, whose clan name is Madiba, is a world-class icon recognised for his integrity and his will to fight for the freedom that we relish today. One way of understanding the man is to explore the countryside in which he grew […]

Happy Valentine’s Day…South African Style

By SAPeople 14-02-15 07:41

Happy Valentine’s Day to South Africans everywhere! (Update: 14 February 2015) Durban sunrise. If love was a teardrop, I’d send you an ocean… February’s full moon at Paternoster Beach Sent in by: Christopher Bettany – “Happy Valentine’s to everyone from Azura Benguerra Island Mozambique. This picture is of a stunning sandbank close to the island.” The […]

Searching for Sugar Man

By SAPeople 27-02-15 19:44

“Searching for Sugar Man”, about two South Africans who set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, is picking up awards and new fans for 1970s rock ‘n roller Rodriguez all over the world. The title of the documentary takes its inspiration from one of the tracks off Rodriguez’ Cold Fact album, […]

‘Punk in Africa’ film heads to New York New York!

By SAPeople 27-02-15 19:40

South African documentary “Punk in Africa” has been selected for the 50th New York Film Festival. The explosive documentary about the role of 1970’s South Africa punk music in the war against Apartheid has been chosen for the Film Festival’s new “On the Arts” section. “Punk in Africa” is produced by Keith Jones and Deon […]

Natal Curry Eating Contest – Email to Share

By SAPeople 05-09-13 13:51

From an email doing the rounds… Why is Curry so popular? Please take time to read this excerpt slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better. For those of you who have lived in Natal, you know how typical this is! They actually have […]

The Real Africa

By SAPeople 27-02-15 22:30

From an email doing the rounds: If the words are a little too blurry for you, here’s a transcript: The real Africa is the one they never show you. The real Africa is hidden beneath veneer of poverty and hunger and death,a cancerous mass on the face of the earth that the rest of the […]

Natal Curry Eating Contest – Email to Share

By SAPeople Contributor 07-09-12 16:18

From an email doing the rounds… Why is Curry so popular? Please take time to read this excerpt slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better. For those of you who have lived in Natal, you know how typical this is! They actually have a Curry […]

The Real Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 27-02-15 22:30

From an email doing the rounds: If the words are a little too blurry for you, here’s a transcript: The real Africa is the one they never show you. The real Africa is hidden beneath veneer of poverty and hunger and death,a cancerous mass on the face of the earth that the rest of the […]

Steve Bloom exhibits in London: South Africa in the Seventies

By SAPeople 08-09-15 14:58

Stunning photographs of South Africa in the Seventies by renowned South African photographer Steve Bloom, are being presented by The London Festival of Photography this month. And on Monday (11th June), Steve will be giving a talk at the Guardian about photography in South Africa during the apartheid years. In 1977, aged just 24, Steve […]

e’Lollipop sequel soon for SA: A Million Colours

By SAPeople Contributor 21-06-20 21:09

The film A Million Colours: e’Lollipop II, depicting the lives of child actors Muntu Ndebele and Norman Knox during the years following the success of their iconic 1975 South African box office hit e’Lollipop, will be released locally in April. The two child stars of e’Lollipop, which movingly portrayed the friendship between a white and a black […]

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Paddling for a good cause

By SAPeople Contributor 21-02-12 09:17

Four South African paddlers are participating in the Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon to raise money for the Paddle for a Limb initiative, which provides prosthetic limbs for underprivileged people living in the Dusi Valley near Durban in KwaZulu- Natal. The Dusi Canoe Marathon, considered the world’s most prestigious kayak race, takes place every year between Pietermaritzburg […]

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Valentine Messages – 6

By SAPeople 14-02-12 17:40

PREVIOUS VALENTINE MESSAGES For: Milla Be my Valentine! Anonymous   For: My Love My Angel, I love to drive down our driveway every afternoon and I see your car.  I still get so excited that my heart skips 10 beats. I will always want to hold your hand forever. Love Guess who?????   For: Nick […]

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Valentine Messages – 5

By SAPeople 14-02-12 17:29

PREVIOUS VALENTINE MESSAGES | NEXT VALENTINE MESSAGES For: Blondie Hi Blondie, When I’m with you my heart beats faster,When you touch me it’s like an Angel has passed by. When you kiss me it’s like time stands still, and when we make love it’s like we are the only people in paradise! Your secrete admirer […]

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 […]

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Valentine Messages – 4

By SAPeople 14-02-12 10:43

PREVIOUS VALENTINE MESSAGES | NEXT VALENTINE MESSAGES   For: Antoinette Happy 35th Valentines day. All my love. Adrian   For: Mandy Gorgeous Mandy,   Since I have kissed you a hundred times in my dreams, I think I can perform it most perfectly for real with you by now. XXX Secret Admirer   For: Bev […]

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Valentine Messages – 3

By SAPeople 14-02-12 10:11

PREVIOUS VALENTINE MESSAGES | NEXT VALENTINE MESSAGES For: Wanda Naude baie geluk met valentynsdag, mag daar nog baie wees tussen ons, wou vir jou n ou bommeletjie stuur maar hy pas nie in die skerm nie ekke   For: Nellis Grobbelaar Ek het uiteindelik die moed bymekaar geskraap om vir jou te sê hoe ek […]

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Valentine Messages – 2

By SAPeople Contributor 14-02-12 09:36

PREVIOUS VALENTINE MESSAGES | NEXT VALENTINE MESSAGES For: Lawrence Van Rensburg, Tzaneen Thank you for being my special valentine! I love you lots!! Chantel   For: Boela. The one and only. When I found you I used to dream that someday I might find a lover who would be tender, kind, and passionate… I used […]

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Valentine’s Day Messages

By SAPeople 09-02-12 17:37

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Check below – or on the following pages – to see if someone special has sent YOU a secret Valentine: 1 (this page) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 The top three message senders have each won a R250 Gift Voucher from NetFlorist to send a gift or […]

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Inauguration of the Princess Charlene Children’s Home

By SAPeople Contributor 04-07-18 12:22

HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco and HSH Prince Albert II visited the new premises of the Princess Charlene Children’s Home, where Princess Charlene unveiled the plaque for the Home. The former South African Olympic swimmer enthusiastically accepted that the Centre be given her name, since it corresponds to a major role of society, the protection […]

Voetsek! Animal Charity Show

By SAPeople Contributor 08-09-15 14:51

Voetsek! 2012 – Do Your Bit To Help Man’s Best Friend The 3rd annual Voetsek! Music Festival is set to take place on Saturday the 17th of March at The Bohemian in Richmond. Doors open at 17h00 with the first band starting at 18h00. Admission is R70.00. There is a discount rate based on items […]

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Why No Coloureds were involved in 9/11 by MARK LOTTERING…!!

By SAPeople Contributor 03-06-14 13:23

‘From an email doing the rounds’ Why coloureds can’t be terrorists: by MARK LOTTERING – Ons is altyd laat. We would have missed all 4 flights. – We talk loud and would bring attention to ourselves. – Met free kos en cooldrink oppie plane, we’ll sommer forget why we’re there. – We praat with our hands, […]

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