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9 Postcards from South Africa’s 9 Provinces

By SAPeople Staff Writer 09-05-16 09:13

As the tourism show Indaba 2016 wraps up in Durban on Monday, where thousands gathered to sell and promote the best destinations in Southern Africa, we give you a postcard from each of the nine provinces. The famous and the not-so-obvious destinations – all gorgeous, all worth visiting. Soon! Blyde River Canyon, Mpumulanga Lisbon Falls, Mpumalanga. iSimangaliso national […]

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Can You Tell Where This SA Expat Is

By SAPeople Staff Writer 15-01-21 23:36

Havana, Cuba. The pictures, from the top, are of the famous Hotel Nacional, a taxi driver nearby, the Plaza de la Catedral, a mural in the old town, the Cafe O’Reilly, the Museo de la Revolucion, inside the Museo Nacional de las Bellas Artes, an old car serving as a taxi near the malecon (boardwalk), […]

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When My Grandad was a Kid in the Kruger Park

By SAPeople Contributor 05-05-16 11:13

One of the best things about a holiday in the Kruger National Park is the feeling that I am partaking in a family tradition – my granddad has been going there since he was a baby, and my dad too. On a recent family trip, while having sundowners at Lower Sabie, looking over the beautiful Sabie […]

Exclusively Yours, an Island Off of Tanzania

By SAPeople Staff Writer 03-05-16 11:54

The idea of being on an island all your own isn’t new, but Thanda Island off of southern Tanzania is taking that a little step further. Instead of there being numerous lodges, there’s just one. And it’s not just a lodge, it’s a villa for you and your guests alone. And it’s run by South […]

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Kruger Park to Get New 240-Bed 4-Star Lodge

By SAPeople Staff Writer 28-04-16 21:17

A 240-bed safari lodge to be built near Malelane Gate in the Kruger National Park has been approved, the SA National Parks said this week. SANP said the Department of Environmental Affairs had given the green light to the Malelane Safari Lodge, whose impact would “definitely be far less than the sprawling towns of Skukuza and Satara”. […]

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New 160km Bike Trail to Open Along Garden Route

By SAPeople Staff Writer 27-04-16 11:24

A 160 km cycling track between George and Plettenberg Bay, part of a much larger plan to make the Western Cape a biking mecca, is planned to be launched early next year. The Western Cape government said in a statement this week that the route, which will be the first part of the projected “Cape Cross” cycling […]

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Getting an Eyeful of Cape Town’s Far Side, at Tintswalo

By SAPeople Staff Writer 25-04-16 11:40

Even though we live in one of the beautiful places in the world, it’s completely understandable that sometimes we may not give the beauty of Cape Town the appreciation it deserves. This is not because we don’t think our city is beautiful, it’s just because we become desensitised to it. But every Capetonian recognises that moment when the […]

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New Flights from Nairobi via Vic Falls to Cape Town

By SAPeople Staff Writer 22-04-16 11:26

NAIROBI – Kenya Airways has announced this week that will connect Cape Town to the Victoria Falls and Nairobi. The flight, which will run each way three times a week starting in July, will fly to the Kenyan capital via Livingtone, Zambia, gateway to the Victoria Falls. It is Kenya Airways’ second destination in South Africa, after […]

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A Sneak Peek at SA’s Stand at the Chelsea Flower Show

By SAPeople Staff Writer 05-04-18 00:10

No, that’s not actually the South African stand at the Chelsea Flower Show. It’s a miniature, which was unveiled to the public on Thursday in preparation for the coveted event taking place in London on May 24-28. (UPDATE 24 May 2016: South Africa has won gold at the Chelsea Flower Show.) Launched at Kirstenbosch, the events manager […]

Durbanite Captures Her Own Romantic Engagement on Film Without Realising!

By SAPeople 21-04-16 13:27

When international wedding photographer Luca Barausse wanted to propose to his girlfriend, he not only took her on a romantic road trip to the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, he also very cleverly had her film the proposal… and she had no idea! (Watch video below.) “Being a photographer I wanted to capture the moment somehow and a friend […]

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Tuk-Tuks for Cape Town!

By SAPeople Staff Writer 19-04-16 11:56

Tuk-tuks are coming to Cape Town! The city said on Tuesday that if all goes according to plan, there will be 80 tuk-tuks to start off with in eight areas of the city for travelling distances of three kilometres or less. It is hoped that they will be on the roads by September, in time […]

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Johnny Depp Video Raises Awareness of Australia’s Tough Biosecurity Laws

By SAPeople 18-04-16 15:14

Maybe Home Affairs in South Africa could learn a thing or two from Australia’s tough Agriculture and Water Resources department. This is how you get a message out to the world about your country’s laws – enlist a law-breaking Hollywood actress and her famous husband to make an apology video! While many South Africans have been stopped at Australia’s border […]

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The Best Time of Year to Visit South Africa

By Sine Thieme 15-04-16 18:39

Few countries feature such great geographical and cultural diversity as South Africa: a beautiful coastline along two oceans, craggy peaks and deep canyons, deserts and wetlands, a kingdom within its borders, and a population speaking 11 official languages. There is no doubt it should be near the top of every traveler’s must-see list. But most visitors are confounded by […]

Breathtaking Durban Video – “Share This with the World”

By SAPeople Contributor 14-04-16 22:45

Durban photographer Kierran Allen has reworked his “I am Durban” timelapse video to present this breathtaking short film. Kierran says: “Shooting this film is what sparked my interest in timelapse, all those years back… running around Durban trying to shoot the best shots possible. And it paid off in the long run.” Kierran teamed up with […]

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Sharp Increase in Tourists Visiting South Africa

By SAPeople 14-04-16 11:45

The number of tourists arriving in South Africa every month has apparently shot through the one million mark for the first time since 2009, signalling the industry’s recovery from last year’s decline. The rise has been attributed in part to a revision to controversial immigration laws and the fall in the rand against foreign currencies. In January […]

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Cape Town Wins at UK Travel Awards for Fourth Year

By SAPeople Staff Writer 13-04-16 15:07

LONDON – Cape Town was voted the favourite city in the world and South Africa the third-favourite country in the Telegraph newspaper’s annual travel awards, based on what it calls the most comprehensive, wide-ranging and reliable travel survey in Britain. The ceremony was held on Tuesday. The survey, which is reportedly based on the responses of 75,000 people, named Cape Town as […]

First Major Flight – from SA – Lands on St Helena Island

By SAPeople Staff Writer 12-04-16 16:41

After a lifetime of being isolated from the world, the Atlantic island of St Helena, where Napoleon was exiled and died, had its first major flight from Johannesburg land this weekend. The flight, chartered by Air Safety Support International to bring its team of five personnel to St Helena to assess the airport, touched down on Sunday morning […]

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Tour Like an Egyptian – See Cape Town Thro’ A Tourist’s Eyes

By SAPeople 12-04-16 15:15

An Egyptian student captured the following video of his recent school trip to Cape Town and surrounds. Youssef Hanna was part of an excursion that the American International School of Egypt offers its students with a leaning purpose outside of the classroom. Watch Video: Cape Town – as seen by Egyptian student, Youssef Hanna The group visited […]

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A South African Abroad – Kiev, Ukraine

By SAPeople Staff Writer 11-04-16 17:07

“It was another crazy week in the Ukraine,” a South African there reported this week, after he had gone out on the streets of Kiev to record the latest goings-on. “First, the President was found to have an offshore account. Then the Dutch voted against the EU-Ukraine agreement (this is what set in motion the […]

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New Abu Dhabi Flights Fill Gap Left by SAA

By SAPeople Staff Writer 06-04-16 07:48

The Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad will run a flight to Johannesburg for three months over the northern hemisphere summer, filling the gap left when embattled carrier South African Airways cut the route from its offerings last month. These will be added to the flights to the region already operated by Qatar Airways and Emirates, which both […]

The Video of the Drakensberg that’ll Take Your Breath Away

By SAPeople 04-04-16 19:17

They say life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. And as British photographer ALEX NAIL has discovered, the Drakensberg Escarpment provides a platform for an abundance of those moments. His video of the dramatic landscape in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has swept social media […]

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Watch Out, Cape Town. Durban’s on the Rise PICTORIAL

By SAPeople 04-04-16 14:33

If you haven’t visited Durban for a while, you’re in for a stunning surprise … as you can see in these brilliant photographs taken by PETER DE GROOT of PdGPix Photos. Apart from the beachfront, which has been transformed with a beautiful boardwalk that’s become popular with families, joggers and surfers… … there’s been a lot of development and […]

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Cape Town Remains One of World’s Top 25 Destinations (Despite a Drop)

By SAPeople 26-03-16 16:19

Cape Town has again made it into Trip Advisor’s Top 25 Destinations in the world…however, at number 20, this is a drop of ten places from last year which may be because of the stringent immigration laws which were implemented last year. The full 2016 Awards Winners were recently announced by Trip Advisor on their […]

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