You know you’ve made it when you’re the star of a huge American television series! And that’s what happened recently to a full body X-ray scanner designed by a small but very worthy South African company, Lodox Systems. The scanner played a major role in a recent episode of popular TV show Grey’s Anatomy, with […]

There’s nothing like it. Fantastic South African humour! Sit back, scroll down…and enjoy some classic SA chirps and pictures… And after that’s said and done…there’s nothing more to it than to…    

So here’s one of those emails doing the rounds that’s full of all the good stuff that makes us so proud to be South African. But before you rush off to quote all these great claims to your overseas friends, please bear in mind they may not all be quite as true as we’d like […]

A heartbreaking song is making waves on the internet. Written and performed by South African teenager Blaise Draper, it touches the hearts of all those who’ve ever lost someone incredibly close to them. What makes Blaise’s song even more special is that it is not written for a boyfriend or conventional family member. It’s written […]

Take a look at this moving behind-the-scenes footage of the shooting of the first #21ICONS portrait, featuring South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela, in which Mandela admits he never thought he would ever leave prison. Scroll down for Video. The 21 Icons Global Project is the brainchild of an award-winning Australian photographer and film-maker, Adrian […]

One of South Africa’s most popular fashion value retailers, Mr Price (MRP), has gone global…now offering its popular ranges to South African expats around the world. MRP – who were voted ‘Coolest Clothing Store’ in a Sunday Times survey of local and global retailers in the South African market – will now be available online […]

President Zuma has announced that he will mark Nelson Mandela Day – on Thursday, 18 July – by officially handing over houses to the community of Danville, Pretoria West. Now the rest of us aren’t expected to do something quite like that, but we should each do something. And preferably we should do that something […]

Five cool young South African surfers are in hot contest to compete in the International Final of the Quiksilver Pro France 2013. All they need is votes…and the one with the most votes for the region of Africa will go through to the King of the Groms Godfathers voting panel, where the final regional selections […]

An impala being chased by two cheetahs made a wise move – he jumped through the window into a tourist’s car to take cover! The adventure, which took place in the Kruger National Park, was caught on video by a couple of South African girls on holiday. The impala (and the rest of the herd) […]

An Australian newspaper caused outrage yesterday by publishing an article that brandished the headline “Beware, the Brits are about to become unbearable”. The article – written by Candace Sutton – is both provocative and tongue-in-cheek…acknowledging the Brits have a lot to be proud of lately (a soon-to-be royal birth, Wimbledon win and Tour de France […]

Hollywood superstar Adam Sandler has confessed that he thought he was going to die in South Africa…when he was attacked by a cheetah. (View the video below.) “All I was going to do was let him eat me,” said Sandler, “There was not one part of me that was going to fight back. I was […]

Ignoring international press reports that the South African government is covering up the true state of Nelson Mandela’s health, President Jacob Zuma insisted tonight that the former President is responding to treatment. After visiting the ailing icon this evening where he was informed by doctors of Mandela’s response to treatment, Zuma reported that Mandela is […]

Check out this video of a guy in Zimbabwe who’s discovered a novel way to dance if you’re missing a partner. Just dance with your bike!

President Zuma has decided to cancel his planned trip to Mozambique, after visiting former President Nelson Mandela in hospital on Wednesday night. After being briefed by the doctors during his visit at around 10 pm, President Zuma announced that he will cancel his visit to Maputo today, Thursday 27 June, where he was set to […]

South Africa’s beloved  former President Nelson Mandela is in critical condition tonight in hospital in Pretoria. President Jacob Zuma announced tonight that “the doctors are doing everything possible to get his condition to improve and are ensuring that Madiba is well-looked after and is comfortable. He is in good hands.” President Zuma visited Mandela, known more […]

SA’s legendary singer Johnny Clegg is set to become the first Solo South African act to ever perform at London’s Royal Albert Hall, when he takes to the stage next week.  (And five lucky SAPeople readers can win a pair of tickets to the show! See below…) Johnny will be making history when he takes […]

As the rest of the world settles back to watch what they’re calling the South African version of the OJ Simpson trial, a growing number of South Africans have finally had enough of the accusations, presumptions and poor-taste jokes that South Africans themselves have been sharing since the tragic news that Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend was […]

Happy Valentine’s Day to South Africans everywhere! (Update: 14 February 2015) Durban sunrise. If love was a teardrop, I’d send you an ocean… February’s full moon at Paternoster Beach Sent in by: Christopher Bettany – “Happy Valentine’s to everyone from Azura Benguerra Island Mozambique. This picture is of a stunning sandbank close to the island.” The […]

South Africans are reeling after the news today that legendary Olympic and Paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius (26) has been arrested after allegedly shooting his girlfriend dead in a tragic accident. It has been reported that at approximately 4 am today, his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (30) was shot in the head, chest and arm. Pistorius has […]

South African-born and raised author Bryce Courtenay passed away late last night at his home in Australia. The author, who rose to fame with ‘The Power of One’, announced he had terminal cancer a couple of months ago. He lived to see his last novel ‘Jack of Diamonds’ published earlier this month. His wife Christine, […]

South Africans will be tuning in to SABC1 tonight to watch Room 9, a ground-breaking post-apocalypse detective series, set in an alternate Pan-African world, where evil thrives and darkness rules. The 13-part series is set in the world’s only Occult Detective Unit! The series falls into a similar genre to ‘Walking Dead’…but with a quintessential […]

A video that captures the love between a baby and her mother has captivated audiences around the world, especially since this baby and mum are elephants. But the emotions they display are so human. The video was shot in Amboseli National Park in Kenya where an eight-month-old calf had fallen into a well which had […]

After making fun of Lady Gaga in their latest video, Fatty Boom Boom, South African band Die Antwoord were given an answer to remember by the American pop singer on her Twitter page. She wrote: “i fink u freaky but you don’t have a hit. hundred thousand tIckets sold in SA. #thatmyshit” The whole saga began […]

South Africa’s zef rap group, Die Antwoord, have done it again – producing a video that’s impossible to ignore. “Fatty Boom Boom” is intelligent, funny and not for the squeamish! Note the brilliant inclusion of “Lady GaGa”, a parktown prawn and the demise of GaGa’s infamous meat dress.  In less than three days, they’ve attracted […]

Oh wow. We are LOVING South African singer songwriter Lionel Bastos’ latest composition, ‘Win’. Fresh from heartache, the lyrics tell it all. Take a listen to the audio below. It will move you.  Lionel posted this recently penned and rawly recorded song on Facebook a couple of days ago and has already received requests from […]