This video shows the winner of “Ukraine’s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch. The images, projected onto a large screen, […]

An email doing the rounds… FYI – IMHO stands for In My Humble Opinion

If you’re in Johannesburg and free this weekend – P.A.S.T. Experiences would like to invite you to “experience Soweto the way we all should”!!! The day will begin when you board Joburg’s newest public transport system – the Rea Vaya which will take you to Soweto! Meet the locals and have a relaxing journey on […]

It’s definitely a good time to detox now, now that that mad post-January 1st “I’m-giving-up-everything” moment has passed… Why do we need to detox? Detox, a wonderful ancient naturopathic term, has become an overused ‘buzz word’, the darling of the glossy magazines and the icon of a new form of preventative medicine. It is a […]

An Interview with sapeople Person Ditaba Rantsane  (30)… So where do you live? Mafikeng Where do you wish you lived? Bloemfontein Proudest achievement? Getting my LLB degree Your most useful character trait? My beautiful smile and soft personality. Most interesting person you’ve met (or know)? My mother – despite her being my mother she always […]

From an email doing the rounds… WOW!!!! The astonishing scene of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been  caught for the first time on camera. A series of amazing pictures were taken at the Kruger National Park in 2008. It’s thought to be the first known time that a leopard has tackled and overcome a […]

Submitted by an anonymous emailer from Durban: Read Carefully and Weep The public bus service in Durban has closed down, leaving thousands of daily commuters with no way to get to work or home again. It has closed because it is insolvent. How on earth did that happen? The public bus service was run and […]

So our great South African hopes – Invictus and District 9 – weren’t the big winners at the Oscars…but Charlize Theron still shone on the red carpet.

This week we’ve also got:

– fab photos of the Karoo for any nostalgic expats
– new HEALTH series, starting with making the most of your 20’s
– David Beckham‘s World Cup dreams dashed
– tips on becoming a coffee connoisseur from Manuela in Italy
– heartbreaking account of life in Tanzania from Janelle

by Janine Erasmus The 2009 Nestlé Milo Champions tournament brought almost 6 000 schools from around South Africa together in Soweto to compete for the trophy, as well as R100 000 (US$13 300) for the winning school to invest in a health, wellness or nutrition initiative. With the 2010 Fifa World Cup now scant months […]

This Week’s Highlights
Jacob Zuma’s state visit to London has sparked controversy and brilliant photos of Zuma and the Queen. Our featured SA blogger in LA, Caren Best, is caught up in the Oscar buzz (holding thumbs for Invictus), Femina‘s closing its doors, we’ve taken a trip down memory lane with videos of some favourite old SA adverts and SA surfer Chris Bertish talks about his epic win at the recent Mavericks Big Wave Surf Contest where he discovered “in life there are times when you only get one chance to realise your dream”.

You can also read the latest from our bloggers in Cape Town, Durban, London, Tanzania, Australia, Johannesburg, Italy and New York.

by Jenni Baxter Invictus is already chalking up a number of accolades. The Hollywood movie about the role that Nelson Mandela and rugby hero Francois Pienaar played in bringing a nation together through sport, has been nominated for various awards – including the  Oscards and Golden Globes – and, with its recent Board of Review […]

INTERVIEWS Matt Damon on CBS httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3xTbNjEv2I Morgan Freeman on Backstage httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy4tL5ZjO0w Clint Eastwood on Ellen (Invictus discussion begins at approx. 7’45”) httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rvu5gVDO2U Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman on BlackTree TV httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBH1GmLGq5g South African rugby player Francois Pienaar’s reflection on Nelson Mandela httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMMrhZzp3Mw Matt Damon & Francois Pienaar cycling in the Cape Argus event httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0L62TufsHM TRAILERS […]

by Anton Cartwright, co-founder of PACE (Promoting Access to Carbon Equity) I read reports of 2010’s carbon footprint with mixed emotions. It should be clear that any quantification of this kind relies on some heroic assumptions but this effort is as good as you can hope for. Unlike previous mega-events (most notably the 2006 World […]

We’ve received a mountain of amazing, inspiring emails during the course of the Luxury Woolies Hampers give-away competition. Here’s a sample of some that touched our hearts. We asked visitors to the site to tell us who they thought deserved to win a free luxury Woolies Hamper. Here’s what they said: Nominee: Ethel Cronje Nominated […]

Grant Bushby is sapeople’s featured blogger in London, as well as Head of Marketing for BBC Worldwide’s Sales & Distribution division. 1. Proudest achievement to date? Organising a party for 10,000 children in Moscow’s Red Square to launch the Teletubbies on Russian television 2. So why do you live in London? Theatre, music gigs and […]

interviewed by Jenni Baxter Melanie Walker is sapeople’s featured blogger in Johannesuburg. She also has a ‘few’ other jobs – which include writing  for SA Garden and Home, presenting a gardening show, “Grounded” on 1485 am Radio Today; scriptwriting and researching for a couple of shows on DSTV (including Studio 53 – lifestyle and entertainment […]

Wendy Knowler is sapeople’s featured blogger from Durban and is a syndicated consumer columnist for Independent Newspapers. Her Consumer Water column is published twice weekly in The Star, Pretoria News, Daily News and Cape Times. She also presents a weekly consumer show on East Coast Radio. 1. Proudest achievement to date? As a B.Comm drop-out, […]

Manuela Danelutti ia sapeople’s featured blogger in Italy, as well as being a freelancer and mother of two. 1. Proudest achievement to date: Living in Italy for seven years and showing sufficient restraint in not murdering someone. Only kidding, but they can try your patience these Italians. My proudest achievements are two – my children […]

The third ticketing sales phase for South Africa’s 2010 Fifa World Cup has seen the number of tickets applied for hit the 500 000 mark in the first 10 days. South Africans made 77% of the requests, or 386 300 ticket applications, and the rest of the world 114 237 applications. The US was the […]

NOW YOU CAN HAVE THE PERFECT GIFTS DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN SOUTH AFRICA Always looking for ways to make your life easier, Woolworths has just introduced an online gift hamper solution just in time for Christmas. Now no matter where in the world you live, you can have the perfect gift for any occasion delivered anywhere […]

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[hidepost]Here’s Dog Humps A Woman – NOT for the faint-hearted…but very popular with South Africans at the moment! httpvp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DC34B0693ED44E78[/hidepost]

PACE – Promoting Access to Carbon Equity – is a non-profit organisation that runs a programme called “Credible Carbon”. Through this programme PACE encourages businesses and individuals to reduce their carbon footprint. This has seen PACE invest in solar water heaters in Benoni, solar panels in Welbedacht township, and bioethanol gel stoves the rural Umdoni […]

This Week’s Highlights
Everyone’s talking about Invictus, so for your easy reference we’ve put together a selection of the best trailers and video interviews with the stars. Plus you can read related posts from Ted in New York and Sue in Cape Town (including Sue’s own inspiring meeting with Madiba). And check out all the accolades the film’s accumulating in the Fab section.

Don’t miss Anton Cartwright’s thought-provoking piece on the 2010 carbon footprint issue. And read the latest from our featured bloggers in Durban, London, Tanzania, Australia, Johannesburg, Italy and LA.

In the build up to next year’s football tournament to be held in South Africa, Engen has launched a TV, radio, print and Internet campaign to show the world our African face. The campaign, known as African Welcome encourages each and every South African to express their support for the upcoming tournament under the banner […]