A beautiful poem from freelance writer, poet and author Cyndi Barker, originally from Zimbabwe… now living in the United Kingdom:   I wanted to grow old in Africa With the sun warming my decrepit bones And my great grandchildren running through my grapevine The heat of the sun turning their skins bronze While they played in […]

South African football player Jason Johannison, who moved to Australia when he was eight, has won one of his new country’s most prestigious sporting awards – the Norm Smith Medal! The AFL (Australian Football League) called his team’s win a “fairytale” that “stretched all the way to Johannesburg” because of Johannisen’s medal win. AFL.com.au described the 23-year-old […]

A young Capetonian’s generosity of spirit has helped a grieving South African expat through one of the most heartbreaking moments of anyone’s life. Durbanite and photographer Paul Maartens – who has been living in Melbourne for the past 14 years (with regular trips back to SA) – recently flew to South Africa for a fortnight… to farewell his […]

South Africans living in London made sure to not miss out on celebrating SA’s Heritage Day on Saturday… with over 300 expats gathering in Wimbledon Park. “We had a fantastic day celebrating our South African heritage together,” says Francine Higham, one of the event organisers. The South African community had received special permission to gather […]

South Africans in Australia have been relieved to hear that – in recognition of the importance of family – a proposed new visa in Australia will make it easier for migrants’ parents to visit them. In keeping with an election promise, Alex Hawke – Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Control – has launched a discussion […]

A South African expat in New Zealand, Darius DeWet, has spoken today about the circumstances which led to authorities believing he was missing, and a national rescue effort being launched as coastguards searched the ocean for him… twice! Twenty-year-old Darius, who is currently grounded in Whakatane, told local journalists that he had had no idea […]

When we applied for Permanent Residency (PR) in Australia I had to write an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) test. Oh! Horror of horrors! I promptly informed them via email that I studied in English and worked at a company where I spoke mainly English. “Noooo,” they said, “we’ve heard every excuse in the book. […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African comedian and global star, Trevor Noah, has been confirmed to host the 2016 MTV African Music Awards (MAMAs) in Johannesburg next month. The organisers of the event made the announcement Wednesday morning and within an hour excited fans had made it South Africa’s top Twitter trend. In a post on Facebook, Noah […]

South African English native speakers are being sought for a localisation project in Barcelona, Spain. UPDATE 22 September 2016: Thank you to everyone who applied. All the vacancies have been filled so we have removed the advertised positions from this page.

They say there are 1,500,000 wildebeest in the Serengeti migrating population, but it sure as heck feels like a lot more when you happen upon a bunch of them! By safari guide CRAIG DORIA. Sometimes, especially when you look across a narrow shallow valley, it feels like you are looking at the entire 1,500,000 in […]

There are many things a foreign expat – such as myself – misses about South Africa after returning home. But one of the laments you will hear most often is how sad an affair grocery shopping is without “Woolies”. The fact that South Africans have given such an endearing nickname to the grocery store chain Woolworths only goes to […]

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Co Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Sunday the automaker was updating its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot with new limits on hands-off driving and other improvements that likely would have prevented a fatality in May. The South African entrepreneur said the update, which will be available within a week or […]

It’s quite clear to see that South African supermodel Candice Swanepoel is eight-months pregnant! Candice, who is engaged to Brazilian Hermann Nicoli, uploaded a photo to Instagram a couple of days ago… showing her beautiful – and very large – bare belly. This will be the Victoria’s Secret Angel’s first baby. And it looks like […]

Here’s the first look at South African comedian Trevor Noah‘s new book “Born a Crime”, out November 15th. Noah announced back in January that he had signed a deal with publisher Spiegel & Grau because “I couldn’t find a good book about myself, so I decided to write one”. The book is a collection of 18 […]

There has unfortunately been an explosion on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the aerospace company SpaceX – founded by South African entrepreneur Elon Musk – was preparing an unmanned rocket for launch. UPDATE: SpaceX issued a statement Thursday saying: “SpaceX can confirm that in preparation for today’s standard pre-launch static fire […]

South African businesses continue to buy up overseas companies, with the latest being an announcement today that SA’s fast food group Famous Brands has signed a “mouth-watering” agreement to buy Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), a well-known gourmet bourger restaurant chain in the United Kingdom (UK). Famous Brands – which bought Wimpy SA in 2003 – already owns […]

Although all South Africans in SA, regardless of age, can now finally order their fantastic new Smart ID cards; this does not yet apply to South Africans abroad, or those born abroad. The Department of Home Affairs told SAPeople that they are still clearing the backlog in SA, and until further notice South Africans overseas cannot […]

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has announced it will unveil new visa regulations before the end of 2016. The legislative reform will aim to provide a balance between the competing interests of the tourism sector and the need to protect the country’s borders and prevent child trafficking. Stringent visa regulations were introduced to South Africa in 2014… resulting in an […]

The 2-year-old daughter of a South African family who was washed into the sea in Cornwall in the UK a few days ago has tragically passed away. The Bruynius family of five – from South Africa and living in Surrey in the UK – were holidaying in Newquay last week when they were swept off rocks at South […]

Eish, it appears that the Brits have not been adequately introduced to the South African braai! In a recent survey in Great Britain, respondents voted Australia the best barbecuing nation… with South Africa only coming 6th! The Glowing Embers ‘Battle of the BBQ’ poll asked Brits which nation BBQs the best, and by a BBQ they meant […]

You know that feeling when you’re dronkverdriet and your emotions rise as fast as the alcohol went down? But while some people use that moment to declare their undying love for an ex, South Africans living abroad can find themselves declaring their undying love for the country they left behind. South Africa. A former Johannesburg […]

Television viewers in the UK were treated to a brilliant performance by KwaZulu-Natal’s LIV choir on BBC1 yesterday evening… and today hundreds have written on the BBC’s facebook page about how the broadcast gave them goosebumps and inspired them with their ability to make good out of bad circumstances. The amazing 20-strong LIV Choir – who come from […]

There has been an outpouring of support from South Africans and locals in Cornwall after a South African family, living in the UK, suffered a terrible tragedy this weekend whilst holidaying in Newquay. According to family friend Madelein Jansen Van Noordwyk “my dear friend [Lisinda Bruynius] has had the worst happen on her family holiday in […]

PRETORIA – The British High Commission in Pretoria says there is no truth in media reports that the UK has endorsed a visa-free entry for 18 African Commonwealth countries, as claimed in various posts being shared on social media. Several unscrupulous media outlets have published a fake story claiming that all Commonwealth citizens, including those in 18 African […]

With the Olympics all the way over in Rio, Brazil, this year – there aren’t that many South African supporters around to cheer on our team… but fortunately there is one #VeryProudlySouthAfrican expat at the Games – New York-based celebrity chef BRUCE MARAIS. These are his photos from #Rio2016 so far… “Making our way to Rio de […]