Air Belgium has announced plans to operate seasonal flights to South Africa starting in September 2022, with up to three flights each week flying simultaneously to Cape Town and Johannesburg. The Johannesburg and Cape Town routes are currently the airline’s only continental Africa flights. Brussels has historically been CPT’s second largest unserved market and the […]

South Africa’s national state of disaster is to finally end. In a #FamilyMeeting on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the State of Disaster – which was put in place over two years ago in response to Covid-19 – will end tonight (4 April) at midnight SA time. Read the president’s full speech below. The […]

A 17-year-old South African schoolgirl has sprinted into the record books, becoming the world’s fastest under-18 female over 100m and 200m, according to the University of Pretoria. Her name is Viwe Jingqi, and soon she’ll be a household name. UPDATE: DON’T MISS CARTE BLANCHE’s focus on Viwe on Sunday 8 May 2022 on DStv Now […]

South African DJ Black Coffee has won his first ever Grammy. Taking to Twitter, after his big win on Sunday night at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Black Coffee announced simply: “Grammy Award winning artist ???” The 46-year-old DJ introduced the audience to his eldest son, Esona Maphumulo, (“my firstborn son”), who was on stage […]

The South African government has welcomed Moody’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘Ba2’ and revise the outlook to stable from negative. The National Treasury on Friday said according to Moody’s, the key driver behind the decision to change the outlook to stable is the improved fiscal […]

South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza says the SA government has reached an agreement with Maputo that will see South Africa getting a supply of gas from Mozambique. “Discussions between our Minister here of Mineral Resources [and Energy] and Mozambique are quite advanced in terms of gas that we should transport from Mozambique to the […]

A month ago, Ashley Oosthuizen from George, South Africa, turned 23…. celebrating her birthday for the second year running in a Thai prison, for a crime she allegedly had nothing to do with. According to people who worked with her, she was given a life sentence after being made to sign her name on a […]

Tom Cruise – who is currently scouting for Mission Impossible locations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – is to be honoured at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival next month for his lifetime achievements. The 59-year-old Hollywood star will be in attendance at the famous film festival in the south of France on May 18, 2022, for […]

Cape Town, South Africa, has become the second city on the African continent to welcome the luxurious 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. (United Airlines has been flying its Dreamliner plane from New York to Johannesburg since June last year.) The introduction of luxurious Dreamliner aircraft flights between Cape Town and Istanbul began today, 1 April 2022. Cape […]

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality says the project is in line with its plan to change illegal dumping sites into parks and outdoor gyms. By Thamsanqa Mbovane. Two unemployed women from KwaNobuhle township in Kariega spent a month transforming vacant land littered with piles of rubbish into a neat netball field for young girls from the community. […]

‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in the UK is set to sign its youngest ever partnered professional dancer – none other than 21-year-old South African dancer Cameron Lombard! Bosses on the hit BBC dance show are lining up Cameron to replace Aljaz Skorjanec, who announced that he was leaving the programme earlier this week. Cameron joined the Strictly […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced Sehlahle Fannie Masemola (58) as the new National Police Commissioner. Masemola carries the baton from General Khehla Sitole, who vacated the position on Thursday after reaching mutual consent with the President in February. Making the announcement during an address to the nation on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said he believes Masemola […]

Four tree species have been added to the list of Protected Trees in South Africa. The four species added to the list are the Red and Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri, an African hardwood that’s used for making billiard cues, knife handles and other products), the Jackal Berry (Diospyros mespiliformis), Manketti (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and the Umtiza […]

South Africa’s COGTA Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has announced that the country’s National State of Disaster – which had been extended to mid-April, will likely be lifted next week, probably before 5 April. The State of Disaster has been in place for two years. Dlamini-Zuma has invited the public to comment over the next 48 hours […]

The Western Cape High Court has granted an urgent interim relief against the South African government’s controversial trophy hunting quota decision, which was announced in February. This means that no animal can be hunted until the matter is resolved. The High Court granted the interim relief on Friday afternoon, pending the judgment of the interim […]

American actor Will Smith has apologised for his “unacceptable and inexcusable” behaviour on Sunday night at the Academy Awards, after he slapped comedian Chris Rock for joking about his wife Jada’s hair. Referencing Jada’s shaved head, Chris joked that he was looking forward to the next instalment of GI Jane. While 52-year-old Will was caught […]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – South Africa pulled off a thrilling victory over India on Sunday (27 March) in the quarter-finals on the country’s march to the Women’s World Cup semi-finals in New Zealand!! Laura Wolvaardt (80) and Lara Goodall (49) led South Africa’s chase but it was Mignon du Preez’s unbeaten 52 that secured their three-wicket […]

Hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, FOREIGNER will be touring South Africa in October 2022, performing in Gauteng and the Western Cape. With 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable […]

South African swimming sensation Matt Sates has continued his rise up the rankings with victory in the 500 yard freestyle event at the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Still just 18, the Tokyo Olympian timed 4min 08.73sec in the prelims before rocketing to victory in the final, in a meeting record 4:06.61, as he fought […]

With many South Africans in the UK struggling to get answers from the SA High Commission in the UK regarding issues like passport renewals, SAPeople reached out to the High Commission on behalf of all those who sent us queries. Below is a representation of some of the most frequently asked questions, which have been […]

Wednesday saw the first public meeting of the Devil’s Peak Vredehoek Outreach (DPV Outreach), a voluntary, community association formed to help homeless people in the area. A Cape Town suburb has tried a new approach to helping its homeless people. The Devil’s Peak Vredehoek Outreach uses peer educators to improve the lives of homeless residents. […]

South Africa’s top women gymnasts, Naveen Daries and Caitlin Rooskrantz, started their season with fine performances at the recent FIG Artistic World Cup, held in Cairo in Egypt. Caitlin ended the competition by taking the gold medal on the uneven bars, while Naveen consistently placed among the top eight in the world on three apparatus. […]

Nando’s has done it again – creating an advert that gets South Africans laughing… and talking. The fast food peri-peri chicken outlet’s latest advert is centred around gender identity, new pronouns and the importance of family, diversity and inclusivity. Nando’s said in a statement today: “Navigating family dynamics is not for the faint-hearted. You know […]

World renowned healthcare technology scientist, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, says South Africa can be the continent’s hub for innovation in health technology. Addressing the South African Investment Conference held in Johannesburg, the famous South African expat and businessman, who is based in the USA, said: « It is a very interesting time in humanity. For the first […]

Having won over TV critics around the world, Raised by Wolves – which was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa – is now also being praised for pioneering a more sustainable approach to filmmaking. The production recently received a Gold Environmental Media Association Seal for Sustainability. (See details below of how SA production company Film Afrika […]