If you’ve ever wondered what kind of music ostriches love, here’s your answer! Apparently it’s boere musiek that gets them moving and grooving. Western Cape resident Herman Labuschagne captured this mesmerising scene on video, of the ostriches bopping along to Resiesbaan Setties by Die Dagbrekers. Herman says: “The chicks dance when I play music. What can […]

The Springboks arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday with their focus set firmly on the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. This comes after the Boks wrapped up their Castle Lager Lions Series campaign with a dramatic 19-16 victory in the final Test against the British & Irish Lions in […]

The Springboks’ motto of “not looking for excuses, but finding solutions” helped the team on their way to a 2-1 win in the Castle Lager Lions Series, Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber said on Saturday after a pulsating 19-16 win in the decider at the Cape Town Stadium. Nienaber explained that despite the early setbacks […]

It was dejavu when Morné Steyn kicked a match-winning penalty goal two minutes from time to earn the Springboks a 19-16 win over the British & Irish Lions in their third and final Test at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, with the pivot’s kick ensuring a 2-1 win in the Castle Lager Lions Series. Twelve […]

It was inevitable! After a string of cat songs that have gone viral worldwide, The Kiffness – aka David Scott – has made the next “logical step” to release them all as an EP (Extended Play) called “Cat Jams”… and the best thing is, the legendary South African musician is donating half of the streaming […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday appointed the chair of Development Bank of South Africa Enoch Godongwana as finance minister, replacing Tito Mboweni who has asked to be excused from his position. The deputy health minister Joe Phaahla will head the health ministry, Ramaphosa said during a major cabinet reshuffle, that […]

Nederburg Wines is spending close to R1-million to encourage diners to return to their favourite licensed eateries in a campaign primarily designed to boost the beleaguered restaurant sector.   Working with around 150 restaurants nationwide, as part of its #TastesOfSouthAfrica campaign, the award-winning brand is giving away R600 000 in vouchers via selected retailers that can […]

The South African National Parks (SANParks) says it will be going cash-free from 1 September 2021. The cashless payment system will be implemented in two phases with several parks implementing this approach from the 2021/22 financial year and the remaining parks implementing the system in the 2022/ 23 fiscal year. “From 1 September cash will […]

KFC Add Hope has pledged a further one million food parcels in response to the chronic food shortages in the hardest hit areas of KZN and Gauteng, since the SA unrest rocked the country. This unprecedented scale up is in addition to a million food parcels which Add Hope already mobilised in the past few […]

Journalists Greg Arde and Mlungisi Mbele live in Durban. They witnessed, reported and photographed the unrest from 8 to 14 July. Last week they visited Phoenix and met Blessing Nyoni and Sajeev Singh, who are trying to heal the divide between their communities. Blessing Nyoni walks up to the Gandhi statue near her home in Durban and […]

Delta resumed its flights between Johannesburg and Atlanta, USA, yesterday, 2 August. This marks its 15th year of nonstop service from SA. The service, first launched by Delta on 4 December 2006, will initially operate three times weekly, offering customers a choice of 150 destinations across the United States via Delta’s largest hub. Delta’s nonstop […]

South Africa has received 2.8 million Pfizer vaccine doses from the United States as part of a donation that is set to boost the country’s vaccination rollout campaign. “The next batch will arrive on Tuesday to conclude the 5.6 million doses. The donation will contribute to the country’s expanded vaccination programme, which is fast gaining […]

The Springboks rebounded in impressive fashion at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, beating the British & Irish Lions 27-9 to draw level in the Castle Lager Lions Series. The convincing win by South Africa, in which they outscored the Lions two tries to nil and improved vastly in their aerial game, means that next weekend’s […]

Akani Simbine is right where he wants to be. In lane four in his heat later on Saturday as he starts his build-up to be crowned the fastest man on earth on Sunday evening… by GARY LEMKE in Tokyo. Thinking that Simbine might win the men’s 100m gold medal at these Tokyo 2020 Olympics is […]

Fly Safair’s first flight into Bloemfontein, from Cape Town, was welcomed at Bram Fischer International Airport on Friday morning. The inaugural flight was celebrated with a traditional ‘water salute’. Watch the plane being sprayed below. The FA840 arrived at 08h35. Fly Safair thanked the airport for the official welcome to the City of Roses. For […]

Gold for Tatjana Schoenmaker in a world record time in the women’s 200m breaststroke final. The day won’t get better than that. (Full story and interview with Tatajana on her win here.) The photo above features the moment her fellow South African teammate, competitor and Tuks training partner Kaylene Corbett congratulated her. The look in […]

South Africa’s golden girl Tatjana Schoenmaker has won the 200m Breaststroke final in a world-record breaking time of 2min 18.95sec. “What. A. Moment.” said the Olympics. “An unbelievable swim and a new World Record from Tatjana Schoenmaker in the women’s 200m breaststroke, handing #RSA their first gold medal of #Tokyo2020!” A Golden Girl Who Does […]

From gang-infested Bonteheuwel on the Cape Flats, South Africa, where drug wars and random killings limit the choices and futures of young people, comes a story of inspiration and beating overwhelming odds to realise a virtually impossible dream. At the age of eight, Tamika van As has become the 2021 Juvenile South African National Figure […]

Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett both won their women’s 200m breaststroke semi-finals at the Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday to clinch their spots in the final on Friday… making it the first time since 2000 that South Africa has had two swimmers in any Olympic Final! Former SA Olympic swimmer Penny Heyns said: “Well done girls!! […]

Tatjana Schoenmaker did it again today (Wed 28 July)  – winning her 200m breaststroke heat in 2:19.15, a new Olympic record, at the Tokyo Olympics. A few days ago Schoenmaker unexpectedly broke an Olympic record in her heat for the 100m breaststroke… and went on to win SA’s first Silver medal in the final. In […]

South African surfing champion Bianca Buitendag, who this week won Silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan, has dedicated her medal to her mother in a heartwarming and personal message on social media… as she bids farewell to professional surfing. With the Olympics over, Bianca is bowing out of the competitive sport, after spending […]

South Africa’s famous and fabulous wildflower display is already blooming across endless fields in the Western Cape! “Look at our beautiful country… while most places are shut down in the winter, parts of South Africa come alive and thrive,” Lauren Bradley from Enjo Nature Farm told SAPeople. It may look like Namaqualand, but it’s just […]

Chad le Clos finished fifth in the men’s 200m butterfly final in Wednesday action, while Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio came eighth in the women’s cycling time-trial. Elsewhere, the men’s rugby sevens team will play off for fifth and sixth place later. In women’s hockey, the Netherlands beat Team SA 5-0. CYCLING Women’s Individual Time Trial: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio […]

Last week, when food shortages seemed inevitable in the aftermath of the looting, Durban mom, Hannalie’s anxiety quickly escalated to panic. She has a four-month-old baby and her tin of baby formula was about to run out. What on earth could she do if she was unable to buy more? How would her baby survive? […]

What turned out a grey day after inclement weather rolled into Japan turned out to have a silver lining for Team SA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Two silver linings in fact, as Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag opened the country’s medals tally… writes GARY LEMKE in Tokyo For the fifth time in the last eight […]