Team South Africa put in an impressive performance at the 20th Precision Flying World Championships, recently held in North West province, demonstrating how accurately and safely local pilots can handle aircraft without the aid of modern technology. South Africa came second in the team landing category, with squad member Hans Schwebel being named the runner-up […]

The 20th Precision Flying World Championships, sponsored by Brand South Africa and currently under way in North West province, will see 14 teams from around the world covering miles of unforgiving terrain to prove their unaided aviation prowess. The international teams, mainly from Europe, arrived in the country on 17 October 2011 for practice and orientation, as […]

The Springboks and thousands of fans brought Sandton to a standstill on 1 September 2011 during a spirited send-off ahead of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. With the farewell coinciding with the start of the new season, the event was fittingly dubbed SpringBok Day. South Africa’s national rugby team left the country last night […]

South Africans have been mobilised to stand behind their beloved Springboks, the national rugby team, as they prepare to do battle in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The tournament kicks off on 9 September – 23 October 2011. The International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC) showed its support by endorsing the Lead SA Bok Friday initiative […]

Thousands of South Africans around the world took up the challenge yesterday to dedicate 67 minutes to doing some good in their communities – on Nelson Mandela International Day. Let us know if you took part – write to admin@sapeople.com (and please attach a photo if possible). My daughter and I registered with Cheese Kids […]

Check out these great photos by Peter Morey, posted on TwitPic, of our South African icon, Nelson Mandela, celebrating his 93rd birthday with his family around him. Nelson Mandela watches with other family, as great-granddaughter Zamakhosi Obiri and grandson Mbuso Mandela gaze at his cake: The former South African President with members of his family, […]

Hillcrest, Durban, has been proud host to the People to People International (PTPI) fourth annual Africa/Middle East Regional Conference over the past few days, spreading the message of Diversity and showcasing South Africa to visitors from various countries, including the PTPI’s President and CEO Mary Jean Eisenhower. Eisenhower is the granddaughter of former American President […]

Kylie Minogue has been thrilling South African fans and having a blast herself during her first ever tour of South Africa. Even though Kylie dated South African model Zane (O’Donnell) back in the ’90s, she spent most of her visits lying on the beach at Camps Bay and never actually took to the South African stage. […]

The South African Gospel Singers will be performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on Monday 18th July…making it the perfect evening out to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday (if you happen to be in the UK). The choir, directed by Pinise Saul, is one of the greatest gospel choirs in the world. It […]

No excuses! Wherever you are in the world – learn the words to ‘Happy Birthday Tata Madiba’ and sing along with millions of South Africans at 08h05 am (SA time) on Monday 18th July, former President Nelson Mandela’s birthday. Here are the words, followed by a video… Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you […]

A massive campaign was launched today for Nelson Mandela’s birthday  – in what is a first for South Africa, the country will honour South Africa’s former president by singing “Happy Birthday Tata Madiba” simultaneously at 08h05 on the morning of his birthday, 18 July 2011. And you can join in, wherever you are in the world! […]

Check out the highlights of Day One of the Mr Price Pro Ballito 2011, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Some FANTASTIC waves! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjTc8TExNG4

Rumours on the internet are that Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone may be close to signing a deal that would bring back a South African Grand Prix. A South African website has quoted 80-year-old Bernie as saying the race could be back in South Africa within two years, and that a contract is only “weeks […]

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will converge on the coastal city of Durban, South Africa, for their annual general meeting from 4 to 9 July 2011. This is the first time that the committee meets on African soil.   The meetings taking place at Durban’s International Convention Centre will form part of the 123rd IOC […]

Rosenblatt Recitals are London’s only world-class concert season of opera and song and on Tuesday 28th June 2011 the series will welcome South African bass baritone Vuyani Mlinde who received outstanding reviews in the international press in the last few years. On this occasion he will perform songs and arias by composers including Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Respighi, […]

It was their first tour abroad, and they did not come home empty-handed. On their way to winning the 2011 International Rugby Board (IRB) Nations Cup, the South African Kings remained undefeated throughout the tournament and ended top of the table with 13 points. Their opening game was an emphatic 31-17 triumph against a tough Georgian […]

As the countdown begins to the Springboks’ first match in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September, South Africans have been called on to rally behind their team’s defence of the title – and there are plenty of ways in which to do so. The Springboks are the current rugby world champions, […]

There’s an amazing one-day photo exhibition and auction coming up on 16th July in South Africa, that’s generating a lot of interest on Facebook…and that each of us, anywhere in the world, can take part in. The one-day event on  – 100,000 Photos for Hope – invites photographers from across South Africa and the world […]

AFRIKAANS FILM ‘SKOONHEID’ WINS THE QUEER PALM 2011 OK, so ‘Skoonheid‘ didn’t win in its official category at the Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard), BUT it has won the Queer Palm 2011! The award was presented to Capetonian director Oliver Hermanus at a ceremony on Cherie Cheri Beach in Cannes. “Thank you to the […]

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL: Daily news from Jenni Baxter at the Cannes Film Festival: Brad Pitt’s movie gets booed, first Afrikaans film – Skoonheid – in official screening at Cannes, South African CEO gets honoured by The Hollywood Reporter, photo frenzy at the Pirates of the Caribbean press conference with superstar Johnny Depp, fashion show in […]

A photo of a ferocious-looking lion in the Kalahari Desert is one of the key pieces in a new exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London. The photo, which was taken by Dutch photographer Marsel van Oosten, is one of last year’s best entries in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition. […]

Starfish, an international development charity aiming to bring life, hope and opportunity to children in South Africa who have been orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS, has places available in some fantastic races for 2011. So why not get fit whilst making a difference? Do you fancy running a 5K as a Superhero? Or how […]

The Twickenham Stoop (Langhorn Drive) will be hosting a Sharks v Stormers pre-match party where fans can get pumped up for the game together! There will be fantastic socialising, live music and Boerewors Rolls, Biltong, Kiwi and SA snacks available to purchase and not to mention a free ticket to watch the Harlequins v Hull […]

One of the most moving and magical movies to come out of South Africa is going to be screened in London this weekend and Monday. “Life, Above All (Chanda’s Secret)” is a heartbreaking drama set in South Africa. In it, filmmaker Oliver Schmitz explores and offers insight into cultural taboos, adolescence and religion through the […]

ITV 1, the UK’s biggest TV channel will be celebrating the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. ITV is producing a documentary on his influence in South Africa. ITV would like to hear from South Africans who were born in the month of February 1990 when Mr. Mandela was released from prison. They want to talk to you about the impact […]