The Most Beautiful Video of Sunset Beach, Cape Town, Today!

By SAPeople 13-10-18 14:33

If you were in Cape Town, South Africa, today… this is the breathtaking view you’d be enjoying from Sunset Beach! Endless beautiful wildflowers… bright blue sky and deep blue ocean… with the iconic sight of Table Mountain as the backdrop. Regular SAPeople contributor Alan Rudnicki kindly filmed the stunning scene for those of us a little […]

South Africa Wins Big at World Travel Awards for Africa and Indian Ocean

By SAPeople 07-10-18 21:16

South Africa has been voted Africa’s Leading Destination… with Durban named Africa’s Leading City Destination. The announcements were made at a red carpet event at the World Travel Awards (WTA) in Durban on Saturday night. The WTA said that Durban is currently “enjoying a renaissance thanks to a series of landmark development projects”. The KwaZulu-Natal coastal […]

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Survey Reveals What South Africans Miss About Home While Abroad

By SAPeople Contributor 27-09-18 16:47

According to a South African travel company, most South Africans abroad miss biltong, braais and Cape Town! The company says they launched a survey across several social media platforms to find out what South Africans miss most about home while travelling or living abroad. The information gathered revealed some expected trends and a few unexpected ones. The survey […]

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South African Travellers Urged to be Careful After Abduction

By SAPeople Contributor 26-09-18 16:29

The South African government has encouraged all SA travellers to be alert and sensitive to possible security challenges in areas they are working in or visiting outside of South Africa. The announcement came following the confirmation by the government that a South African national has been kidnapped in Burkina Faso. “Government, through the South African […]

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’Nonsensical’ Visa Requirements to be Relaxed to Boost Tourism

By SAPeople 23-09-18 15:41

South Africa’s “nonsensical” Unabridged Birth Certificate (UBC) requirements for the children of foreigners travelling to South Africa is to be relaxed. The regulation, introduced by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba over three years ago has been blamed for a decline in tourism to SA by foreign families who have a choice of other sunny destinations […]

Exploring Rustenburg

By SAPeople Contributor 11-09-18 22:59

With South African tourism often focused so closely on a few specific areas, there are entire regions that can escape notice. This is one country, however, where you can typically find extraordinary sights and interesting things to do almost regardless of your specific destination. Considering this it’s worth digging into some of those regions that […]

Discover South Africa with Amazing Google Street Video

By SAPeople 23-09-19 16:53

If you’re feeling homesick… or haven’t travelled around South Africa recently, you can take a virtual tour with Google Street View… and fall breathlessly in love with SA all over again. A team of passionate South Africans – in partnership with Google Maps – trekked the length and breadth of South Africa to map 170 new […]

WATCH Whales Breaching Close to Shore on KZN South Coast, South Africa

By SAPeople 29-08-18 14:03

Watch this awesome video footage of whales breaching at a holiday spot along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast. The footage was captured at Shelly Beach, showing the whales swimming very close to shore… to the delight of the children gathered behind the rock pool. WATCH Whales having a ‘whale’ of a time on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast https://www.facebook.com/lydia.truter.5/videos/1664826653626457/

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Things to be Aware of When Travelling to Dubai

By SAPeople Contributor 29-08-18 13:54

The tourism industry in Dubai is in full bloom at the moment and displays no sign of slowing down. The city is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, and popular with South Africans flying via Dubai to other destinations or directly to Dubai to visit expat friends and family who have […]

Video Dedicated to All South Africans: “Never Forget Who We Really Are”

By SAPeople 27-08-18 09:28

Here’s a video showing a taste of the true South Africa… at Neighbourgoods Market in Johannesburg, where cultural diversities are celebrated and South Africans of all ages, colours and sizes gather together to enjoy good food, good shots (!) and good company… Fable uploaded the video to YouTube saying: “This video is dedicated to all […]

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South Africa’s Enjoying A Spectacular Wildflower Season 2018

By Jenni Baxter 20-08-18 09:35

If you love wildflowers, you will fall in love with South Africa’s Western and Northern Cape right now – this year the regions are experiencing a spectacular wildflower season, with fields of wall-to-wall yellow, pink, purple, orange and white wild flowers stretching as far as the eye can see. Two prime spots to view the […]

DIRCO Steps Up to Help Distressed South African Mom in Germany

By Jenni Baxter 16-08-18 11:23

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has stepped up to assist a distressed South African citizen who went missing in Frankfurt, Germany, and has since been hospitalised. As reported by SAPeople over the weekend, Colleen Crossley (73) from Somerset West had been due to join a two-week tour of Europe when she […]

PHOTOS Table Mountain’s Cableway is Open Again & The Views Are Spectacular

By Jenni Baxter 12-08-18 16:50

South Africa’s Table Mountain is easily accessible again since the Cableway has been re-opened following its annual two-week closure for maintenance… and local resident, SAPeople contributor Stan Sanetra made the most of it yesterday… This was the view of Cape Town’s famous Table Mountain, taken from Blouberg at around 09h00 on Saturday… Enticing to say […]

Dirco Disappoints in Helping Elderly SA Mom Who Went Missing in Germany

By Jenni Baxter 16-08-18 12:41

A South African police reservist, Seth Baise, is struggling to find answers as to what happened to his mother Colleen Crossley, last weekend in Germany where she went missing, and has subsequently been hospitalised. He’s also battling to get in touch with DIRCO, despite their recently launched Travel Smart campaign, raising awareness about the assistance […]

Gautrain Strike Affects OR Tambo International Airport Travellers

By Reuters 30-07-18 12:59

JOHANNESBURG  – Holiday and business commuters in Gauteng have been affected Monday as workers at South Africa’s high-speed Gautrain went on strike over pay. Services to capital city Pretoria, commercial hug Johannesburg, and to the country’s main airport – OR Tambo International – have all been impacted, with major delays expected. The Bombela Operating Company, […]

WATCH FAB Family Drive Around Chapman’s Peak and Atlantic Seaboard

By Jenni Baxter 23-07-18 10:50

Amateur film maker Gershwin Williams has captured the most stunning video of the Atlantic Seaboard and Chapman’s Peak, Western Cape, South Africa. Watch below… “I’m just trying to capture as much of this beautiful country as I can, one video at a time,” Gershwin told SAPeople. The video includes dramatic drone footage as Gershwin enjoys […]

TRAVEL Tips For Your 4×4 Botswana Adventure

By SAPeople Contributor 22-07-18 12:07

Are you planning a 4×4 adventure through Botswana? Keen to organise an overland trip through some of Southern Africa’s most beautiful and wild parks? Annie DuPre-Reynolds has all the best travel tips for you… There are quite a few things to take in mind for a trip like this. Having recently gone through the process, I’d […]

Travellers Still Enjoying Snow on the Mountains in Sunny South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 16-07-18 17:06

Airline passengers travelling to and from Cape Town have been enjoying the rare and beautiful sight of snow in sunny South Africa, on the mountains of the Western Cape… even though it’s been exactly two weeks since South Africa received a record-breaking snowfall, the biggest the country has received in a decade. This morning regular SAPeople […]

WATCH Sardines AND Sharks Hit The South Coast, South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 14-07-18 15:19

The fish are back in town! And the fishermen are elated! It’s been a little while since the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa has been blessed with its famous annual Sardine Run. Regular SAPeople contributor Andrea Ben was on the scene Monday on Pennington Beach… where the sardines were aplenty… and so too […]

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