South African Expat’s Audiobook Nominated for Top Award

By SAPeople 10-10-18 21:37

The audiobook for a story set in South Africa – ‘The Zebra Affaire’ – has been nominated for a prestigious Voice Arts Award, which is the equivalent of the voice over and narration industries’ Grammy Awards. The story is written by Californian-based South African expat Mark Fine from Joburg, and read by Capetonian and fellow […]

WATCH South African Heritage Day Celebrations in London

By SAPeople Contributor 02-10-18 12:32

South African expats came out in full for this year’s annual Heritage Day celebrations… held in sunny Wimbledon Park, London in the UK.  And being South African – they jolled like only South Africans know how to. WATCH the video at the bottom of the page… Organisers – South African Diaspora Ubunye Trust – said: […]

South African Expats Celebrate Heritage Day in New York City

By SAPeople 28-09-18 17:17

South African expats gathered to celebrate Heritage Day in style, on a downtown New York City rooftop, with a special performance by SA’s own – Lyla Illing, who performed the National Anthem at the Springboks’ match in Washington. Expats at the Wall Street event – which was put together by charity organisation, Ubuntu Pathways – raised approximately $10,000 which […]

US Regulator Sues Elon Musk for Fraud, Seeks to Remove him from Tesla

By SAPeople 23-12-20 22:27

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused the South African expat – and Tesla Inc Chief Executive – Elon Musk on Thursday of fraud, and sought to remove him from his role in charge of the electric car company, saying he made a series of “false and misleading” tweets about […]

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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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‘Trevor Noah Presents NationWild’ Now First and Only on Showmax

By SAPeople Contributor 13-10-22 16:36

Trevor Noah Presents NationWild, a 13-part comedy showcase of South Africa’s brightest young comedians, is now streaming first and only on Showmax. “I’m really excited for Mzansi audiences to discover their new favourite comedians,” says Trevor. The comedy series is available to watch by South Africans in SA… and those living abroad.   Considering that […]

South African Artist Portchie Exhibits in London

By SAPeople 12-09-18 13:42

South African artist Portchie is currently exhibiting in London, and expats have until Sunday to soak in the wonderful art… featuring fabulous flowers and both South African scenes as well as UK scenes (check out the London Taxi cushions!). The packed opening night last week, of The Special Moments Exhibition, was buzzing with South African […]

WATCH Tesla Shares Reel as Elon Musk Smokes Marijuana on Show & Execs Quit

By SAPeople 23-12-20 22:29

Tesla shares tumbled more than 6% to $263.24 on Friday after the electric car company’s CEO, South African expat Elon Musk, smoked marijuana on a webcast. (Watch below.) He also wielded a sword, and his company announced its recently-appointed accounting chief had resigned because of “discomfort” with the attention on Tesla, and the pace of […]

South Africa: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

By Guest Contributor 03-09-18 20:25

This is a conversation that I have been having with clients for many years, but it is now becoming more and more prevalent in their lives… writes financial consultant Marc Sydow. To leave SA or not? It has also become quite a hot topic around the dinner table, it’s almost like we feel the need […]

US Open: Kevin Anderson Advances, Klaasen Knocked Out

By SAPeople 02-09-18 07:55

South African tennis star Kevin Anderson has advanced to the last 16 in the Men’s Singles at the US Open in New York, but unfortunately Raven Klaasen and his doubles partner have been knocked out. Friday was full of action for the South Africans as Anderson battled it out against Canadian teen sensation Denis Shapavalov. […]

Lewis Pugh’s Urgent Message to UK Govt After LONG Channel Swim

By SAPeople 24-08-21 22:37

South African-British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has made front page news in the UK, bringing much needed attention to the plight of the English Channel. Pugh, South Africa’s well known ocean advocate, completed #TheLongSwim of the English Channel yesterday. He didn’t just cross it like ‘normal’ people. He swam the entire LENGTH of the Channel. […]

Anderson Congratulates Rising SA Tennis Star Lloyd Harris – Into US Open

By SAPeople 25-08-18 13:30

South African expat and super tennis player Kevin Anderson – who made it to the Wimbledon Finals this year – has congratulated South Africa’s rising tennis star – Lloyd Harris – for qualifying for the US Open this year. Anderson tweeted: “Well done @lloydharris63 on qualifying for the #usopen and a first Grand Slam main […]

“Watch Out London – The Rhinos Are Here”

By Jenni Baxter 23-08-18 15:30

A collection of 21 extraordinary, colourful and attention-grabbing rhino sculptures have been installed in London… with the intent of drawing attention to the severe threat of poaching to their survival. Tusk conservation group said yesterday, following the launch, “Watch out London, the rhinos are here!” Ronnie Wood, from the Rolling Stones, is one of the […]

The Curious Case of the Boers at the End of the World!

By SAPeople Contributor 22-08-18 09:04

In a small, dusty town in Argentina lives a community who loves to sokkie jol and braai. They are the descendants of Afrikaners who fled South Africa over 115 years ago during the Anglo-Boer War. The language and culture struggle to survive, but the town still exists today and the boere that stay there long […]

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Trevor Romain: Remembering the Corner Cafe in South Africa

By Trevor Romain 22-12-20 16:26

When we were young and the days were long, the corner cafe was the place to meet and greet and make up and break up… writes South African expat, author and motivational speaker Trevor Romain. It was the place where you stole at least one piece of liquorice or one of those yellow plastic sherberts […]

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