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WATCH Huge Pod of Dolphins Play in South Africa…with Table Mountain Views

By SAPeople 31-03-16 11:28

Check out this amazing footage of a large pod of dolphins swimming off the coast of Blouberg…with Table Mountain as their backdrop. HJALMAR REITZ captured this incredibly special scene last week on a DJI Phantom 3. “I was basically trying to take some general footage of the beach front (following another video I made at Eden on the Bay), and […]

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Eish! Aussie Tourist Gets Unexpected Surprise After Trip to Botswana

By SAPeople 28-03-16 19:01

An Australian paramedic who made news when he and his doctor wife spent their honeymoon in South Africa – volunteering in local hospitals and handing out gifts to the homeless on Christmas Day – returned to Perth with a little more than he bargained for. A gift from a bot fly in Botswana! Nathan Haynes told SAPeople: “A week […]

Watch Kekana’s AMAZING “Beckham-esque” Goal Against Cameroon

By SAPeople 27-03-16 23:33

Hlompho Kekana’s amazing goal for Bafana Bafana in their match against Cameroon on Saturday is making world headlines with many – like Britain’s ‘The Guardian’ newspaper – heralding the long range wonder goal as “Beckham-esque”, some say even better. SA Football Association (SAFA) predict the astonishing goal – reminiscent of David Beckham’s long-distance strike against Wimbledon in 1996 […]

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‘Most Beautiful City’ Video Stirs Pride in South Africans in Australia

By SAPeople 27-03-16 21:58

A few days ago ‘The Australian’, a nationwide newspaper in Australia, shared a compilation of stunning aerial footage of Cape Town’s coast, generating an influx of comments from South Africans living Down Under and back home. While there were those who got involved in a heated debate over the current state of the city and country, […]

Trevor Noah: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

By SAPeople Staff Writer 04-07-18 14:34

So is Trevor Noah making the grade as host of “The Daily Show” or not? Six months after taking over from Jon Stewart, the jury, as they say in the US, is out. While a recent segment has got more than 600,000 views on Youtube in just over a week – about Donald Trump – a major […]

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6 South African TV Journalists Who’ve Gone Global

By SAPeople Staff Writer 05-04-18 00:10

Anyone watching news reports in England, the US or Australia these days might be struck by a growing phenomenon – South African accents. More and more journalists from South Africa are either taking the anchor seat on leading international news programmes or reporting for them from hot spots around the world. Whether it’s on an […]

Powerful Video Drives Home Easter Traffic Safety Message in SA

By SAPeople 24-03-16 17:19

My best friend died in a field of cosmos one Easter in South Africa. She was thrown from the back of the car in which she was sitting, as it hurtled into a broken-down vehicle ahead of it. She was on her way back to Joburg from the bush, and admiring the flowers seconds before they […]

Drake’s Smooth Moves Become the “Gupta Bling” VIDEO

By SAPeople Staff Writer 23-03-16 19:12

Musician/comedian Deep Fried Man has released a new  video called “Gupta Bling”, based on singer Drake’s mega-selling “Hotline Bling” and which riffs on the relationship between President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family. “You used to call me on my cell phone, To discuss that nuclear deal,” starts Deep Fried Man, rather than Drake’s “You used to call me […]

Africa’s Not For Sissies – by Syd Kitchen

By SAPeople 19-03-17 21:15

South African singer-songwriter and poet Sydney Stanley Kitchen was unique – he even said so himself, and called his style of music ‘Afro-Saxon’. His attitude to the music industry was uncompromising… and while it didn’t help him further his career, it did establish him as an iconic figure. His lyrics were tinged with socio-political messages… […]

WATCH EFF’s New #ZuptaMustFall Music Video and 4 Others

By SAPeople Staff Writer 18-03-16 11:18

The Economic Freedom Fighters have released a house video based on the words that the EFF shouted as they exited parliament during President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address – “Zupta Must Fall!” They aren’t the first to “musically” exploit Zuma and his relationship with the Gupta family as well as the scandals surrounding him, such as Nkandla […]

Hout Bay Paddlers Joined by Hundreds of Dolphins

By SAPeople 16-03-16 10:48

Paddlers in Hout Bay, South Africa, had a rare treat yesterday when they were joined by hundreds of dolphins. Alexandre Pino from Above Summit Productions, which uploaded the video, said that whilst being amongst hundreds of dolphins is probably a dream for most of us, “these paddlers got more than they bargained for”! Watch Video – […]

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Bad Cop Good Citizen Video goes Viral and Leads to Action

By SAPeople 16-03-16 01:28

A video depicting South African police officers appearing to abuse a motorist – which went viral on Facebook Tuesday – has led to positive action. Within 12 hours of being uploaded by fellow motorist Carmen Bell, the post had been viewed over half a million times. Bell who didn’t know the motorist – Raymond van der […]

Simon and the Queen

Pretoria Opera Star Shibambu Performs Xhosa Song for the Queen

By SAPeople 15-03-16 15:53

South African bass-baritone Simphiwe Simon Shibambu sang for the Queen yesterday at a a Celebration of  the Commonwealth service which took place at Westminster Abbey in London. Shibambu delivered an incredibly moving performance of the traditional Xhosa song ‘Qongqothwane’, which clearly touched Queen Elizabeth II, who is head of the Commonwealth. She paused to chat with Shibambu for a […]

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WATCH Leopard Picks Up Prickly Porcupine for Dinner

By SAPeople 17-03-16 18:46

Check out this awesome footage of a leopard in South Africa returning to a spot in the bush to retrieve his precious – and rather prickly – meal…a porcupine. Stan Sanetra‎, who hails from Kuilsrivier (Kuils River) in the Western Cape, captured the footage during a trip to the Kruger National Park in October last year. […]

Hunting

ABC to Air Expose on Hunting Safari Tourism in South Africa. WATCH Trailers

By SAPeople 13-03-16 11:49

Australia will be televising a Canal Plus documentary on Monday night that exposes the game hunting industry in South Africa, where hunting often takes place in fenced off private reserves leaving the animals – who have sometimes been tranquillised or tamed (even bred for the purpose, otherwise known as ‘canned hunting’) – trapped with little or […]

WATCH South Africa’s Candice Abrahams Crowned Mrs World

By SAPeople 13-03-16 00:22

South Africa’s gorgeous Candice Abrahams was crowned Mrs World in Dongguan, China, tonight! Watch video below. Candice – who hails from Honeydew in Johannesburg – competed with 45 other married women from countries around the world to make it to the semi-finals with Mrs Poland, before winning the title. Candice is a model, fashion blogger, wife to […]

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WATCH: The Surf Video that Just Won Top Spot in South African Comp.

By SAPeople 12-03-16 14:48

If you’re far from the ocean today, take a virtual ride with hot young South African surfer Shane Sykes in this awesome video, ‘Silence of Eyes’, which just won the inaugural ZigZag Short Film Competition. Directed and filmed by Steven Michelsen, the 4-minute video took about three months to make and features KZN North Coast’s Sykes […]

SA Director’s “Riveting” New Movie Opens Worldwide

By SAPeople Staff Writer 11-03-16 11:16

The new movie by “Tsotsi” director Gavin Hood opens in South Africa and the United States on Friday, and not only brings him back to Africa but it looks like it’s going to be a blockbuster and rank him with the world’s top action and suspense directors. “Eye in the Sky” has a brilliant cast – Helen […]

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