On the anniversary of the death of a lion in Zimbabwe, which was known to researchers as ‘Cecil’, Four Paws organisation has taken stock of the trophy hunting situation. One year ago, on 1 July 2015, “Cecil” the Lion was killed by an American trophy hunter in Zimbabwe. The circumstances surrounding his death exposed the excesses […]

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa launched an Anti-Racism Song on Wednesday to “tackle the continuing salience of race and racism and the negative role social media has played in spewing the racial bigotry”. Speaking at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg yesterday the Minister said music can play an important role in fostering social cohesion and building a non-racial society. In […]

At last night’s sold-out Sentebale Concert at Kensington Palace, Prince Harry joined the musicians on stage to thank the star-studded crowd for standing in the rain, the Basotho Youth Choir for coming all the way from Lesotho, and Coldplay for headlining the charity gig. “You rocked the palace,” he said. The youth choir was invited to […]

The ‘We are South Africa’ video concept was formulated a couple of years ago to showcase some of the many aspects of South Africa. I see the world in SA! From the people that live here, to the minerals, landscapes and biodiversity… But there is an underlying political tone that instead of trying to bring all South […]

Interesting garden visitors aren’t anything new in South Africa – where squirrels, monkeys, baboons, even deer can make their way into our yards… but Betty’s Bay resident and academic Van As Jordaan recently had a slightly more rare visitor – a leopard! He captured stunning photos and the video below of the special visit to his […]

A South African couple who have been living abroad for almost three years have compiled a beautiful and dramatic video of their beloved homeland, South Africa. Marike du Toit told SAPeople: “We worked in Korea for almost three years, and in that time we decided we will make more videos about our own country.” During a […]

The exclusive ITV interview with athlete Oscar Pistorius will  be aired in South Africa seconds after being broadcast in the UK. The documentary – Oscar Pistorius: the Interview – is the Paralympian’s first television interview about the fateful night in 2013 when he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. According to ITV, Pistorius “gives his account of […]

It seems like the whole of Broadway turned up for the recording of Burt Bacharach’s hit song “What the World Needs Now is Love” in tribute to those who lost their lives and were injured in the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. Forty-nine people died and dozens were injured on June 12 […]

Wow! Watch South African professional skydiver Jean-Jacques Wallis swooping down at sunset from Lion’s Head to Clifton 2nd Beach in Cape Town, South Africa. The first 40 seconds or so showcase the beautiful Western Cape landscape. The final 30 to 40 seconds will make your stomach turn! Although the scenery is spectacular! “Just a sweet swoop line […]

A collection of pics and videos to celebrate all the awesome fathers in South Africa, and around the world, who lift us with love and laughter and inspire us with their dedication, sacrifice and unique dad-ness. Thanks dad for advising me to not be stupid enough to be a musician, but for supporting me when I did. […]

If you’ve never been sand boarding… take a virtual ride with this video to see how it feels! All to the wonderful soundtrack of Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka’. The footage was shot three weeks ago on the North Sand Dump in Krugersdorp, South Africa. The trip to the mine dump was organised by Eddie from Mintails […]

It’s one of the most spectacular drives in the world – Chapman’s Peak Drive – and features in the Top 10 of most global lists of beautiful coastal drives. Take a look at this drone footage, filmed by Stefan Bamberger from Global Traveler TV… showcasing the beautiful Western Cape scenery. Watch Video: Chapman’s Peak Drive, […]

Award-winning British rock band Mumford & Sons have released their new mini-album ‘Johannesburg’ today, inspired by – of course – South Africa. In February this year, the band visited South Africa for the first time ever. They collaborated with Senegalese singer Baaba Maal, London/Malawi DJ duo The Very Best, and South African pop band Beatenberg to […]

If there’s one movie you watch today – make it Sarafina! In South Africa movie theatres across the land are commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising on 16 June 1976 with free screenings of the film. (Watch trailer below.) There have been scenes around the country today – #YouthDay – of old people […]

This week South Africa marks the 40 year anniversary since the Soweto student uprising, which was a turning point for the country’s anti-apartheid struggle. Thousands of black students took to the streets after a government decree forced all black schools to use Afrikaans alongside English as languages of instruction.  They resented the decree as Afrikaans was viewed […]

Jesse Clegg launched his new album “Things Unseen” earlier this month at the Goodluck Bar in Johannesburg. Music is both entertainment and escape. It captures moments of experience; fragments of life. It embodies the unseen. It is in darkness that we see the stars, that we dream, that the emptiness consumes shadows and hidden truths. Sometimes […]

Talented Cape Town chef and photographer Bruce Marais is one of four competing chefs on the latest episode of the hugely popular US channel Food Network’s show “Chopped”. In the show the chefs are given a less than obvious combination of ingredients to quickly transform into an appetiser, an entree and a dessert, with one of the four being eliminated after […]

Former ANC secretary general Cheryl Carolus says that President Jacob Zuma is dividing the country and African National Congress for his own enrichment, and that his legal bills have already reached R1 billion. “If you add up all the things that the president has serially (done), since pre-Polokwane, the legal costs, hundreds of millions each case,” Carolus told […]

Video of two suspects escaping from the back of a South African Police Services (SAPS) vehicle have gone viral in the past 24 hours, with viewers questioning both the logic of the police to have left them unattended, and of the spectators who appeared to do nothing other than laugh. It’s unclear what crime the […]

Refentse Morake, a Vereeniging youngster, didn’t find success overnight, but pretty close. Just over a year ago the high-school student was overheard singing by someone who recorded him on her cellphone, the clip quickly spread, and now, just over a year later, Refentse has a CD out and several professional tracks on YouTube. His latest video is a […]

KAGISO RABADA led a strong performance with the ball for the Standard Bank Proteas as they opened their Tri-Nation One-Day International (ODI) series account with an emphatic 47-run bonus-point win over Australia at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence on Tuesday. The right-arm paceman bowled with swing and precision to pick up an outstanding 3/13 […]

Two of South Africa’s best-known actors, Marius Weyers and Sandra Prinsloo, who were seen around the world in the movie “The Gods Must be Crazy”, have teamed up again for a new thriller that is being released in July. The two, who have become sort of acting royalty, have been acting together for a long time, at […]

A fire has torn down one of Durban’s largest churches. In a message on social media late Tuesday, the eThekwini Municipality said: “A vicious fire has ripped through the popular Durban Christian Centre at Buro Crescent in Durban this evening.” (See Update below.) The municipality said that Durban’s Fire and Emergency teams had done a sterling job and that, […]

Leading up to the 2016 South African Municipal Elections and the 20th year celebration of her theatre in Darling, Evita se Perron, Tannie Evita has committed herself to broadcasting a Sunday recap of the week’s news, with the accent on Free Speech. Watch Video: Evita on doeke, hlaudi and monkeys…

Former premier of Mpumalanga – and still an African National Congress member – Mathews Phosa has said in a wide-ranging interview that corruption is systemic in the ANC. “It’s become systemic in municipal government, provincial government, national government,” said Phosa, one of the few high-profile ANC members to repeatedly criticise the party in public. He was talking to […]