Residents of Klipspruit West in Soweto barricaded the K43 highway with burning tyres on Thursday morning, and torched a bus. The community is angry over the appointment of a black principal at Klipspruit West Secondary School, and the larger context in which the appointment was made. According to Anthony Williams, from Patriots for Equality, they […]

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged the public not to speculate on what caused the accident that resulted in the death of a Member of Parliament (MP) and seriously injured three MPs. “RTMC crash investigating team will work with other law enforcement authorities to investigate and establish the root cause of the crash.” […]

Yesterday was a good day for one Knysna baboon who has been suffering from a snare wire caught around her wrist, since she was first spotted just after the June fires. See video below. In a fantastic collaborative effort, Knysna Veterinary Clinic and Baboon Matters successfully helped the female baboon in the Eastford area. It […]

JUSTIN SULLIVAN is well known in South Africa for his dramatic photos and footage of the fires in the Western Cape. He recently visited Indonesia where his girlfriend was attending a yoga retreat in Bali. These are his impressions – including a beautiful video – of their 30-day visit… “Every time I leave South Africa, […]

One Member of Parliament (MP) has died in a car accident in the Western Cape, South Africa, while three other MPs were seriously injured on Wednesday morning. In a statement the South African Parliament said it had “just learned with shock and devastation that four Members of Parliament (MPs) in the National Assembly belonging to […]

Check out the latest brilliant offering from Cape Town’s The Kiffness – “White Privilege”… which neatly – and set to a catchy melody – spells out exactly what White Privilege entails for those who still deny they benefit from such a thing (and includes a shot of a Google Search for “how to not be […]

Opposition parties have called on South Africans to join a mass march on 8 August, when Parliament meets to decide on whether to recall President Jacob Zuma or not. Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, tweeted: “South Africa, No work & No business on the 08 August 2017 in support of motion of no […]

This drone video of South Africa has such brilliant footage that Unilad has been reposting it every few months since January 2016 as if it’s new. But the spectacular views – from iconic Lion’s Head to a running rhinoceros, a freight train winding through the countryside to para-gliders floating over the ocean – are so […]

Knysna fire survivor, QUENTIN HAMAN, has been blown away since a simple thank you message he wrote on Facebook – about a stranger’s secret note which he found in a donated jacket – has become national news in South Africa, shared in newspapers and on radio stations across the country. Speaking to SAPeople today, Quentin […]

While admitting he is living his dream, South African comedian Trevor Noah has also revealed that he was suffering depression… and it was thanks to Hollywood star Jim Carrey that he realised it and was able to find a way to fight it. Whilst accepting the Comedy Person of the Year Award at the Just […]

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has welcomed the decision to fire the educator found guilty of three serious charges including racism at St John’s College in Johannesburg. The department on Friday said the educator has left the school with immediate effect. The MEC had visited the school earlier on Friday and held a meeting with […]

The United States (US) Mission to South Africa has advised US citizens to “exercise caution” when arranging ground transportation from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, to hotels, guest houses, and residents. In a statement on their website this week, the Mission’s Security Message warned of robberies of passengers travelling from South Africa’s busiest airport. […]

One of SAPeople’s favourite contributors, MARK WIJSMAN, has left South Africa to move back home to the Netherlands. But he couldn’t leave without making an impression video of Cape Town and its surroundings first… Mark had moved to South Africa to further his studies in 2010… and loved it so much he stayed seven years! […]

A pod of dolphins seemed to be deliberately hanging out with some surfers on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast on Friday… enjoying the South African surf together! Glenn Tungay‎, who filmed the gorgeous scene, told SAPeople: “I managed to catch on film this pod of dolphins surfing the waves off Amanzimtoti this morning… with some lucky surfers […]

St John’s learners, parents – and the Gauteng MEC of Education, Panyaza Lesufi – have stood up against the decision by St John’s College to not fire a teacher who allegedly made racist remarks. Lesufi said “the school has undermined the dignity of children..” and that “we advised St John’s College to fire the (racist) […]

It’s hard to watch this without wanting to sob with pride – South Africa’s comedian who was “born a crime”, Trevor Noah, interviewing South Africa’s Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron on Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’! And their main topic of conversation is of course… South Africa. As can be seen in the interview, the two […]

Scuba diver Craig Capehart has captured an incredible video of a rare moment when a 40 ton humpback whale actually leaps TOTALLY out of the water, in South Africa. Craig and three other scuba divers were in a rubber duck offshore of Mbotyi in Pondoland, in the Eastern Cape, when they started filming some whales […]

Cape Town-based freelance filmmaker Naude Heunis captured a beautiful video of the recent snows in South Africa. According to his facebook page, Naude set off to the Matroosberg Mountains with fellow photographers and cinematographers, Mijlof and Bryn North, to film the snow ten days ago. “We were greeted by a proper snow storm through the […]

Acting on intelligence, police have arrested a woman and seized a bag containing rhino horns at the O R Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. During a joint operation by various stakeholders, including South African Police Service (SAPS) and Customs and Excise officials, the teams identified and intercepted the specified suitcase at the luggage transfer area […]

A 24-member national team has been announced by Athletics South Africa for the IAAF World Championships in London, England, to be held from 4-13 August, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/PrincelyFamilyofMonaco/photos/pcb.1956536441296114/1956536077962817/?type=3&theater The final team includes all four medallists from last year’s Rio Olympic Games. World 400m record holder, Wayde van Niekerk – who sprinted to a meet record in […]

South African-raised British cyclist Chris Froome has won the famous Tour de France for the third time in a row… and the fourth time in his career. The 32-year-old, racing for Team Sky, told reporters: “Each time I have won has been so unique, such a different battle to get to this moment… They are […]

Saving the Wild founder Jamie Joseph has sent an extremely brave message through social media to her rhino poaching enemies, revealing two names and threatening to expose more on her “blood rhino blacklist” if they pursue her. In an update on Facebook, with a link to an article in the Sunday Times today about alleged […]

This heartbreaking video is a tragic reminder to NEVER speed when you visit a game park in Africa. To never speed. Period. The footage was filmed by Heidi Haas (66) during a visit to Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. She told LatestSightings.com in a recent interview, although this was filmed in 2014, that she was in […]

A group of children from South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) have written a letter to the Minister of Environment, Dr Edna Molewa, begging her to stop the trade in rhino horn. The children – from Kids Against Poaching (@TheCrashKids) – have sent the letter to the Department of Environmental Affairs AND tweeted a […]

The rescue team at the Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway in South Africa managed to successfully rescue over 100 people on Saturday afternoon with no injuries or danger to anyone. According to News24 a mechanical failure meant the system had to be shut down, and 15 people rescued with safety harnesses from three gondolas whilst another 125 […]