The atmosphere in South Africa is electric! The Springboks WON the semi-final against Wales! SA is through to the FINAL of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday. And not since Nelson Mandela died has the country again felt so united in joy and hope. As Madiba once said: “Sport has the power to change the […]

Captain Siya Kolisi thanked South Africa for its support of the Springbok team and reflected on the importance of the nail-biting, 19-16, Rugby World Cup semi-final victory over Wales at the Yokohama International Stadium on Sunday. “When we last won the World Cup, I was watching it in the tavern, because we didn’t have a […]

In this week’s episode, Carte Blanche goes undercover to reveal an online pet scam, investigates Gauteng’s looming drought, and goes behind the scenes with legendary artist William Kentridge plus more. Watch on Sunday 27 Oct on DStv Now if you’re in South Africa, and stream it from Tues 29 Oct on Showmax International in most other […]

YOKOHAMA – Springboks flyhalf Handre Pollard kicked a penalty four minutes from time to send South Africa into their third Rugby World Cup final with a 19-16 victory over Wales in a semi-final dogfight on Sunday. The South Africans will return to Yokohama next weekend to bid for a third World Cup triumph against an […]

The South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was actively tweeting – well, more than usual – about the Springboks the last few days, and is eagerly awaiting the face-off between South Africa and England next weekend. Ramaphosa posted a video of himself wishing well to Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and the team (see video below). After […]

The Springboks are into their third Rugby World Cup final after they beat Wales by 19-16 in a nail-biter quarter-final in Yokohama on Sunday. Damian de Allende scored the Boks’ only try, while Handre Pollard hit all five of his kicks at goal for a personal contribution of 14 points to earn Player of the […]

There was a fantastic turnout today for the Johannesburg Pride Parade and Festival in Sandton, South Africa. SAPeople was there to capture these colourful pictures as Pride weekend celebrates its 30th anniversary… This year – with the support of Sandton City Mall and Sandton Central – Africa’s most famous Pride event was held in Sandton […]

Springboks’ captain Siya Kolisi has been receiving good luck messages from around the world as South Africa advances through the Rugby World Cup. Last week a highlight was a video message from Roger Federer wishing the Springboks good luck, and today Kolisi took a video call from the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. The […]

JAPAN – England beat New Zealand today at the Rugby World Cup to go through to the finals for their first time in 12 years… and it all started with this classic response to the All Black’s famous and particularly intense haka on Saturday. England showed their intent not to buy into the ‘All Black […]

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – England produced one of their greatest-ever performances to end New Zealand’s bid for a third successive World Cup on Saturday, utterly outplaying them during an extraordinary 19-7 semi-final victory and reaching the final for the first time in 12 years. England dominated from first to last, looking sharper, faster, stronger and more […]

With all the rain in Cape Town yesterday – over 50mm in Kuilsriver according to SAPeople contributor Stan Sanetra – some local residents grabbed their boards and got into a little stand-up paddle (SUP) boarding down the streets of South Africa’s Mother City. Mitch Wagstaff called it “urban supping”. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2432598903733738&id=100009509560372 Kyle Errald Phillips also captured […]

The South African comedian Coconut Kelz, well known for her lighthearted but at the same time satirical commentary on South African events, has outdone herself this week in her tiara-bedecked monologue about the chaos in the Democratic Alliance. Watch below as she references Mean Girls and makes fun of Helen Zille being given a leadership […]

CAPE TOWN – It was an unusual sight. The premiers of the Western and Northern Cape, from the Democratic Alliance and the African National Congress, Alan Winde and Zamani Saul, and health officials from their provinces met on Friday to discuss matters of mutual concern in their provinces. “I am happy when we are able […]

Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape has become the first town in Africa to get an eco-friendly road that uses recycled plastic in its construction that would have otherwise landed up in the ocean or landfill. The Jeffreys Bay road, the first phase of the project, is a 300-metre stretch that contains plastic particles guaranteed […]

Light snow may fall on the high-peaks in the Western Cape, as well as on the high-ground around Sutherland and on the Swartberg range from late Sunday night, according to Snow Report SA. The high-peaks of the Boland range near Wellington, Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch may see up 9cm of snow from Sunday night. Light […]

Brave South African Radius Masukume – who risked his own life to help rescue a woman who was being raped in Cape Town earlier this month – has been nominated for an SA Men of the Year Award. As reported by SAPeople, Masukume was stabbed multiple times as he intervened to save a 45-year-old woman […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the recently retired Constitutional Court Justice, Edwin Cameron, as the Inspecting Judge of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services. The appointment is for a three-year term with effect from 1 January 2020. The President has also – in terms of Section 86(1)(b) – reappointed the current Inspecting Judge, Justice Johann […]

Mossel Bay Municipality says it is proud to announce that the greater Mossel Bay boasts 5 Blue Flag beaches for the 2019/2020 summer season. Mossel Bay Municipality is the only municipality in the Garden Route that received Blue Flag Beach Awards this year. Also, the prestigious Glentana Beach, which was a Blue Flag pilot project […]

Watch below as this video captures perfectly the incredible precision of South Africa’s Springboks as they bore down on Japan on Sunday, beating the hosts 26-3 and powering through to the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2019. The Rugby World Cup posted this video on Monday. It’s already been viewed over half a million […]

Cape Town beat out places like New York and Rio de Janeiro to be voted the fifth-sexiest city in the world – with the second-sexiest accent and “some of the sexiest people on this planet” – according to a recent survey. The Big 7 Travel group said in a statement on its website that in […]

Cape Town’s La Colombe has been announced as the 12th Best Fine Dining Restaurant in the World by the acclaimed TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice® Awards 2019. TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel platform with nearly 795 million reviews and opinions from travellers worldwide. La Colombe, with its seasonally-driven, globally inspired modern cuisine, is also the only […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa has been crowned the 2019 Africa Netball Cup Champions in a clean sweep in a tournament in which South Africa remained unbeaten throughout! It’s the first time SA has secured the award in a decade. The South African national netball team beat Zambia in the final match to win that […]

EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kuanda has issued an excited ‘news flash’, announcing that the multi-million-Rand Durban Beachfront Promenade Extension is 100 percent completed and will soon be open to the public. On Wednesday, at 07h30, the mayor will do a walkabout to inspect the “breathtaking construction work” that has been carried out on the project. The […]

Following an outcry on social media in South Africa about a Grantleigh matric student’s artwork (which one father described as ‘demonic’ images, in a video that has gone viral), the executive head of the school near Richard’s Bay has issued a response. Others have also reacted, including a former Headboy who has penned an open […]

CAPE TOWN – South Africa has signed a two-year agreement with Chinese internet firm Tencent, which will use its popular WeChat platform to market tourism to millions in China, the South African tourism minister said on Tuesday. South Africa is targeting key untapped tourist markets such as China and India as it promotes tourism as […]