To celebrate Mandela Day tomorrow (18 July), the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Computing Science department has created an awesome video which highlights world events that occurred during the former South African President’s 27 years in prison (see below). Head of Department Professor Jean Greyling told SAPeople that “in celebration of Mandela Day, NMMU Computing Sciences put together […]

Watch the video above (or below) for a view into the spectacular and often unseen side of Cape Town. If anything is going to lure you into wanting to take on the 100 km Ultra-Trail Cape Town race – it’s this video which reveals the stunning landscape and seascape as runners take on the mountain […]

When South Africans get together it’s always a jol. And they always braai! Check out this fun-loving video, filmed recently at a bazaar in Seoul. “If there is one thing any true Saffa loves it’s Braai, and boy do we take it seriously!” says blogger and vlogger Heshina Pillay who uploaded the video to YouTube. […]

The official trailer for “Blood Lions”, an explosive documentary that claims to expose “the terrible truth” behind the breeding of lions and the canned lion hunting industry in South Africa, has been released today. (See below.) Previously two short teasers were uploaded to YouTube with one showing how visitors to petting zoos and parks, who pose happily […]

Social worker, writer and film-maker John Clarke has created a light-hearted video to send a serious message about saving the Pondoland Wild Coast of South Africa from Australian mining entrepreneur Mark Victor Caruso. The Australian executive chairman of MRC Ltd has been embroiled in the Xolobeni mining conflict on the Wild Coast, which is home to titanium […]

Coca Cola’s new commercial for the Middle East region may as well have been made for the world. The message is universal, and the video is being shared around the globe, with almost 3.5-million views within a week. Coke’s Middle East branch uploaded the ad on 4 July with the following message: “It takes just seven […]

It’s official! Fridays in South Africa are now green and gold. Yesterday Minister of Sport, Fikile Mbalulato, called on Corporate South Africa to support their workforce in wearing Springbok jerseys on the 11 Fridays until the big World Cup kickoff. Starting today. BUT not all South African fans are happy to comply… “It’s that time of year again where we […]

It appears that the one thing an elephant definitely never forgets…is its good manners! When Adrian Fowler, a South African session drummer from Cape Town, was on an elephant-back safari in Victoria Falls last year, the thoughtful elephant he was sitting on picked up his gear for him and handed it (well, ‘trunked’ it) back to […]

Congratulations to Levy Sekgapane, a young tenor from South Africa, who has scooped first place in the Belvedere Opera Competition, the most prestigious and largest singing competition for young opera singers in the world! The finals of the 34th International Hans Gabor Belvedere Opera contest were held on Saturday night, 4 July 2015, at Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam. […]

It was confirmed today that legendary singer and songwriter Rodriguez will be returning to South Africa early next year. This time he will be performing in Johannesburg and Cape Town again, as well as in Durban and Port Elizabeth. His last tour to the country was sold out within minutes of bookings being opened…so if you’re keen for […]

South Africans know how to grow old fabulously! In March a local great-grandmother made world headlines when she celebrated her 100th birthday by skydiving near Cape Town. And now a 90-year-old Capetonian has successfully ridden his Harley Davidson motorbike from Cape Town to Knysna, a distance of over 480 km. “Hey all, meet Henry Friebus – 90-years-old […]

For all those thinking of moving back to South Africa, a local estate agency has compiled three stunning videos to take some of the hard slog out of it for you. The videos of Durban Central, Cape Town Southern Suburbs and Sandton (in Gauteng) showcase the areas, the lifestyle, the schools, the community, and the […]

This video of a Great White Shark trying to gnaw its way through a shark viewing cage has gone totally viral! It was uploaded on 30 June 2015 by an American volunteer in South Africa. It has already received over 2.3-million views on YouTube. Hillary Rae Petroski, from New York, wrote on her Facebook page: […]

Video footage has surfaced of the leopard attack which took place yesterday, Thursday 2 July 2015, in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa. Curtis Plumb, a field guide working for Nhongo Safaris – one of the Open Safari Vehicle (OSV) companies operating in the Kruger – was attacked by the leopard during a game drive. […]

Devon Wayne Saunders, a Capetonian who likes to find the fun in everyday life, stopped pedestrians along Long Street to ask them 10 questions for a prize. Devon told SAPeople “Recently, I went out into the streets of Cape Town and asked random people easy general knowledge questions about South Africa. Have a look at […]

Here it is! The full interview between American comedic star Jerry Seinfeld and South African comedian Trevor Noah. With Seinfeld at the wheel of a white Ferrari, the two discuss everything from apartheid to China, heckling to safaris, on Seinfeld’s online show ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ which was aired last night. Trevor summed up the […]

This is not for the faint-hearted. But this is nature…and a pride of lions must eat to survive. Kruger Sightings uploaded the following video two days ago in which a lion catches its prey, a fleeing impala, mid-air…and tackles it to the ground before being joined by four other hungry lions. Watch Video – Lion Catches […]

A short South African film about a young street child who finds freedom through dance has made it into the finals of an international competition, My Rode Reel. The 3-minute film – ‘Gift’, directed by Dan Mace – stars Lwando Qhanga as a child from the township who dances to the sounds of his fears in […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah will appear in the next episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s online Emmy®-nominated series ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’. The American comedian posted the trailer on his Facebook page today with a message saying “Jerry and Trevor Noah! He’s half Black and half Swiss. You asked for half Swiss, we gave it to […]

Four South African adverts scooped prizes in the Film category of the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in the South of France. The awards ceremony was held in the south of France last night. South Africa won in the Silver and Bronze categories while the top Grand Prix prize went to the Leica Gallery ad from […]

The photos of an unfortunate African Rock Python, and its equally unfortunate meal – a porcupine – are making news around the world with headings like ‘Python comes to prickly end’ and ‘Snake bites off more than he can chew’.  The story of the python and the porcupine began on Sunday 14 June 2015 when one […]

If you’re a South African abroad and don’t have the time or the budget for a holiday to South Africa this summer/winter (depending where you are)…pull on your favourite South African rugby shirt, turn up the volume and enjoy a 12-minute holiday vicariously through SA expat Kimberly Aldworth. Kimberly recently got back from taking her […]

Trevor Noah isn’t the only South African ‘Trevor’ export to hit US shores. First there was Trevor Jones (now 66), an orchestral film score composer from Cape Town whose credits include ‘The Last of the Mohicans’. And then there was fellow musician and film score composer Trevor Rabin (now 61) who is again making news this […]

The big question being asked in South Africa today is “where were you on that epic day 20 years ago?” Yes, it’s been two decades since former President Nelson Mandela walked on to that rugby field in his #6 Springbok jersey with the chants of the crowd accompanying him…”Nelson…Nelson…Nelson”. South Africans are being invited to […]

Check out the compilation (above or below) of photos and video of Johnny Clegg performing at two recent concerts…including footage where he’s joined on stage by his old Juluka partner Sipho Mchunu. Earlier this month Clegg reminisced about the old Juluka days when “our music was banned or restricted on national radio, as well as shows being […]