Sjoe, grab a tissue and watch the return of the country’s new heroes – Ndlovu Youth Choir – who have been flying the South African flag high on the world’s biggest entertainment stage, America’s Got Talent, and inspiring South Africans’ spirits to soar at a particularly tough time in the country’s history. Proud and grateful […]

Rugby fever is building in South Africa, with everyone standing behind their beloved Bokke. Here’s the latest video for the Springboks from Secunda Primary School. The school shared the video this morning and said: “Laerskool Secunda staan agter die Bokke! Like en Share asb ?ELKE KIND IS ‘N WENNER. #WENNER.” (Secunda Primary School stands behind […]

Demonstrators in South Africa are joining millions of young people from around the world who are skipping school or work today to demand urgent measures to stop environmental catastrophe, as world leaders are about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week. A march is currently underway in Johannesburg, on […]

The National Council of SPCAs in South Africa has issued an appeal for people to please sign their petition, to urgently stop the “abhorrent cruelty” facing 60,000 sheep which are due to be shipped to the Middle East, in a three-week journey… under conditions that Carte Blanche’s Derek Watts described as “cruel and vile to […]

A shocking video of two groups of people fighting outside a home in South Africa has gone viral. In the video, the woman filming the scene can be heard shouting in Afrikaans: “Hugo, bel die polisie!” and “Stop that!” South African humour has already started rolling with the punches – with ‘Hugo’ jokes, memes and […]

International magazine Time Out has announced that the suburb of Melville in Johannesburg, South Africa, is one of the Top 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world… which of course isn’t news to the many residents who already live there and love it. The quaint bohemian Joburg suburb was named 48th in a list that had […]

The Ndlovu Youth Choir, who have made South Africans and Africans so proud on the world’s largest stage – America’s Got Talent – ended their AGT journey last night on a high, although they weren’t placed in the top five. The Choir, who have single-handedly lifted South African spirits during a tough period in the […]

A photo posted yesterday by South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been met with mixed reactions from South African tax payers around the country… and almost everyone noticed the unamused lady sitting behind him! Mboweni posted a photo of himself in economy class and said: “The RULE IN MY OFFICE: If the flight is […]

Watch what the judges thought of Ndlovu Youth Choir’s amazing South African rendition of ‘Africa’ by Toto in their performance for the Finals of America’s Got Talent (AGT) last night. World famous judge Simon Cowell told the choir: “You have ended, with that performance, and I really mean this, the best Final I have ever […]

Ndlovu Youth Choir put an amazing South African spin on singing Toto’s famous ‘Africa’ last night on the world’s biggest stage – America’s Got Talent (AGT). AGT said: “The Ndlovu Youth Choir believes that if you can dream it, you can do it. The choir puts Limpopo on the map with this amazing performance of […]

A very dedicated traffic officer in Gauteng has been filmed clinging onto the bonnet of a moving vehicle, in presumably an effort to get the job done. Despite the video going viral on Tuesday in SA, there are scant details on what actually took place and how the cop came to be lying on the […]

An American woman, who had breast cancer last year, has not only become the first female to swim across the English Channel four times in a row, non-stop… but will also go down in history as the first person to do so. And South Africa’s own incredible endurance swimmer – Lewis Pugh – was one […]

A popular British reality TV show – Love Island – is reportedly reconsidering its plans to film in South Africa following safety concerns for the contestants in the wake of reports of violent crime in Cape Town. Reuters reports that the ‘Love Island’ dating show bosses are thinking of abandoning their plans, after the recent […]

The Ndlovu Youth Choir’s final performance on America’s Got Talent is tonight, and it promises to be a celebration of Africa! If you’re in the US or you know anyone who is – please ask them to watch and vote for the South African choir that have brought hope and pride to SA during tough […]

The video below will break hearts and stereotypes. Three gorgeous women with Albinism strut their stuff for a short film by Martin de Kock from MDKafrica. Here’s the story and photos from behind the scenes as we celebrate Albinism Awareness month in September…. A Daughter of Destiny is a passion project video that Martin has […]

South African endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy has just completed the longest channel swim in history – across 150km of open ocean! It took him 57 hours of continuous swimming from Barbados to St Lucia. Conditions were extremely hot but unusually flat. With less than 10 hours to go on Sunday, his support team said on […]

Four suspects involved in a farm attack in Coligny on Tuesday night were swiftly arrested by the South African Police Service (SAPS), thanks to a joint brave and committed effort by the local community police forum (CPF) – made up of farmers and residents – and SAPS. A local resident, who was involved in the […]

Kelly Malan thought her baby was going to choke to death last Monday, and as she desperately tried to flag down a car in the busy Sandown peak traffic in Cape Town, South Africa… there was one good guy, a knight in a shining bakkie, who not only pulled over to help, but took her […]

With several violent and tragic incidents occurring around South Africa recently, it’s a welcome relief to see there’s one corner of the country where the people are uniting to make things better… voluntarily. Where the locals are creating more than just a better, prettier town. They’re building pride and hope. Karoospace.co.za writer and local Karoo […]

Economic Freedom Fighter Julius Malema’s words on xenophobic attacks and South African men has touched a nerve around the country… and with expats around the world, including South African comedian Trevor Noah. Noah posted the video with a tweet saying: “I don’t always agree with Julius Malema but this statement on Xenophobic attacks in SA […]

One of Cape Town’s local baboons made itself totally at home at a restaurant in a South African vineyard last weekend, tucking into not just one, but two large bowls of spaghetti bolognese… with some garlic bread to top it off! According to witnesses, the baboon strolled up to a table at the restaurant last […]

South African athlete Jean Jacques Wallis is representing South Africa fantastically at the 2019 World Wingsuit League in China… and today SA stands a chance at podium 1st, 2nd or 3rd position, as Jean Jacques has made it through to the Finals! The World Wingsuit League 2019 event, which is taking place at Heaven’s Gate, […]

The annual Witness Spring Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg is in full swing this weekend, and SAPeople contributor Lorraine Scholfield was there today to capture these beautiful photos in honour of South Africa’s Heritage month this month… starting with these stunning Red Madiba Proteas. You can’t get more florally South African than this! As explained on […]

It was the ad that was banned by the SABC, but the ad that hits home again and again when trouble brews in South Africa… With the latest outbreak of xenophobia in SA, Nando’s Diversity ad – featuring several nationalities in South Africa and the Khoisan, the original inhabitants of the country – is going […]

As South Africans collectively shudder at the horrific crimes that have been committed by men against women, there is so much hope shining through from the younger generation. In just a couple of days school boys have shown how much they care about women and want change. Here are three videos from boys behaving like […]