Over 11,000 learners from more than 60 schools in Nelson Mandela Bay have been introduced to coding in an amazing initiative that coincided with the annual Africa Code Week… and which “left the learners’ eyes glowing, minds running, voices echoing with excitement”. The tools that were used by the 27 facilitators are Scratch and locally […]

TOKYO – England’s scintillating performance in blowing apart the seemingly invincible All Blacks last weekend has installed them, in many people’s minds, as firm favourites for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against South Africa. BUT… England were sublime in their 19-7 crushing of New Zealand, but the title showdown will be an entirely different affair, […]

There are a thousand reasons to feel chills as we count down to the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday. This is one of them. Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s father – Fezakele – is flying to Japan to watch his son play in what must be one of the proudest moments of his life, […]

Cape Town, South Africa, has been named by World Rugby as host venue for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The announcement was made in Tokyo on Tuesday after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting. In September 2022 the eighth edition of […]

Calling all South African expats around the world (and South Africans back home) – here’s your chance to show just how proudly South African we all are. Wear your Springbok jersey, or anything green, on Friday!!!! Let’s do it for the Boks. Let’s do it for SA! The South African Government has called on South […]

As the much anticipated Rugby World Cup 2019 final approaches, here are some of the rugby jokes and memes are being shared on social media… UPDATE: Springbok and England Jokes after Rugby World Cup Final! (SA won 32-12!!) LAST WEEK’S RWC JOKES: South Africa beat Wales in the semi-final to make it through to the […]

Following the flurry of snow on Sunday night and Monday in South Africa, local residents in parts of the Western Cape have woken up Tuesday to wonderful sights of snow capped mountain peaks from an overnight snowfall. If you don’t have to go to work today (!), Snow Report SA says: “There’s a good amount […]

TOKYO – Winger Cheslin Kolbe is likely to be back in the South Africa matchday squad for the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup final against England in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday. Kolbe, an important attacking weapon for the Springboks, missed their pool match against Canada with an ankle problem and […]

Visitors to the Skukuza Golf Course in South Africa on Monday morning had some competition on the fifth tee box where eight lions decided it was the perfect place to enjoy the shade on another scorching day in Mpumalanga! Skukuza Golf Club green keeper and club captain Jean Rossouw took the amazing photos yesterday and […]

A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana – once teeming with life but now dominated by desert and salt flats – may represent the ancestral homeland of all of the 7.7 billion people on Earth today, researchers said on Monday. Their study, guided by maternal DNA data from more than 1,200 people indigenous to […]

Good news for South Africans in SA, as the SABC 2 announced in a “Breaking News!!!” tweet on Monday afternoon that it WILL broadcast the Rugby World Cup Final between England and South Africa. With the current euphoria in the country after the Springboks’ win against Wales in the semi-final, it’s welcome news that all […]

The Springbok fan wearing the fabulous South African flag dress at the Rugby World Cup semi-final between South Africa and Wales has been identified as Kirsten Teasdale. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157145102467025&set=a.10151042715152025&type=3 When asked by many social media followers and reporters on her page to tell a little more about the story behind the dress, Kirsten revealed she made […]

Yes, it’s meant to almost be summer, less than two months till Christmas! But, as predicted by Snow Report SA on Friday, a flurry of snow has fallen in parts of South Africa overnight and this morning, 28 Oct 2019… with delighted South Africans sharing their photos and video of this fairly rare occurrence, to […]

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 […]