In a fantastic start to their Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign South Africa’s Springboks today got their revenge for that embarrassing loss against Japan at the last Rugby World Cup (RWC), beating the home team on Friday in the RWC Warm-Up match in a crushing defeat of 41-7. The Springboks said afterwards: “A big thank […]

As South Africans collectively shudder at the horrific crimes that have been committed by men against women, there is so much hope shining through from the younger generation. In just a couple of days school boys have shown how much they care about women and want change. Here are three videos from boys behaving like […]

Watch the exciting moment when the Ndlovu Youth Choir, from Limpopo, South Africa, listened to the Judges last night to discover their fate… that they are through to the America’s Got Talent (AGT) Finals. It was a nail-biting finish, waiting to see if they got the judges’ vote to make them one of last night’s […]

A book whose author has refused a R600 000 000 bribe is a book that comes highly recommended. But be warned. The book, After Dawn: Hope after State Capture, is devoid of all autobiography, except one page mentioning Mcebisi Jonas’s feeling of loss when being offered that bribe. The book contains no biographical details. They […]

A “landmark” case has been won by a 78-year-old Limpopo farmer who has leased his land from the government for almost two decades, despite an agreement in 2003 that it would be sold to him. The decision could have far-reaching effects for thousands of smallscale farmers who have been stymied by the government’s inaction over […]

South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir announced last night: “We’re through to the final of America’s Got Talent! Dreams do come true! #agt ????????❤️” The elated choir, who are flying  the flag high in the US on AGT – and lifting the spirits of South Africans back home – were through to another nail-biting finish in […]

Three restaurants in Cape Town, South Africa, have started a brilliant campaign of inviting anyone feeling unsafe to come into their restaurants to seek shelter and feel safe, without any pressure to order anything. The warm and welcoming initiative was announced on Wednesday by The Raptor Room who wrote their post with a “sore heart”. […]

My name is Cindy September and I am the woman behind The List of Fallen Angels. I hail from Robertson, a small town in the Western Cape, and I was raised by two very socially conscious parents, both teachers, who during the Teachers’ strike in 1993, would rally my sisters and I to attend marches… […]

Dear South Africans – many of you have had enough with the crime, corruption, and lack of opportunities you face every day… writes Canadian expat, living in SA, Phil Maloney. Nobody can fault you for wanting to leave. I’ve had several friends already pull the trigger, several more who are in the middle of planning […]

Within minutes of tickets for the much-anticipated charity match in South Africa between tennis legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal going on sale… they were sold out! The Match in Africa 6 will be played in Cape Town on 7 February 2020. Tickets went on sale at 09h00 Wednesday morning. SAPeople tried to buy tickets […]

South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir delivered another top performance last night at America’s Got Talent (AGT) 2019, earning a standing ovation from the crowd and all four judges! AGT said afterwards: “It’s impossible not to feel inspired as Ndlovu Youth Choir bring a Higher Love to Semifinals. ?” Back home in South Africa the thrill […]

South African chef Mario Barnard said he was “grossed out” and did not entirely enjoy eating grilled scorpions and crunchy insects mixed with garlic and spices on a trip to Thailand four years ago. But the experience inspired Barnard to start experimenting with insect-based meals and in July he opened a pop-up restaurant in Cape […]

There’s a growing trend for young South Africans to work aboard luxury super yachts, earning dollars and seeing the world! But how easy is it to get a job? Here’s one young South African’s firsthand account of her experience looking for work in Antibes… Saffas in Yachting I left South Africa for Antibes in the […]

There’s nothing like South African humour! In a very Leon Schuster-like set-up, the 2019 iMfolozi Outrun organisers surprised runners during the inaugural two-stage run over the weekend. Imfolozi Outrun posted the video below, saying: “The STIHL iMfolozi Outrun had a few surprises on route….and our runners put their dangerous game briefing into perfect practice!” When […]

More than 1,000 leaders in their field from 100 countries – including 10 African heads of government or state – are gathering in Cape Town for the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa from tomorrow until Friday, according to the WEF. Attendees at #WEFAfrica2019 will, according to the WEF, be spread across the fields of […]

Six-year-old child Amy-Lee de Jager, who was shockingly kidnapped on Monday morning in front of Laerskool Kollege Park (Kollege Park Primary School) in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, has been safely returned to her family. The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed this morning that the schoolgirl has been found. Amy-Lee was kidnapped when her mother was […]

Tickets for the Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal charity tennis match – ‘Match in Africa 6’ – to take place on 7 February 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa – are due to go on sale at 09h00 on Wednesday 4 September 2019. They will be available on Computicket. UPDATE: Federer v Nadal tickets sold […]

Here are the series, movies and documentaries we’re most looking forward to watching in September. International series Now Apocalypse | First on Showmax Ulysses and his friends are awkwardly navigating coming of age in Los Angeles. But he is plagued by dark, premonitory dreams that have him paranoid about the end of the world … […]

A cyclist in London – with a South African accent – bravely took on a driver who tried to ‘cheat’ the early morning traffic. Caught in a traffic jam near Regent’s Park, the driver tried to slip into the cycling lane and avoid the delay… but watch how the cyclist refuses to move, and calls […]

A luxurious yet understated 23-room hotel in a centuries-old mansion in the Somerset countryside of England, owned and restored by South African power couple Koos Bekker and Karen Roos, The Newt, had a quiet opening this weekend. Set in a former 17th-century Georgian country home on extensive grounds, the couple – Bekker is chairman of […]

The UK’s Prince Harry says he “can’t wait” to introduce his wife, former ‘Suits’ TV actress Meghan Markle, and their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (who was born in May this year) to South Africa! The royal family will be travelling to South Africa ??on an official tour together in September. The Prince will also visit […]

South African women ‎fought back yesterday with a powerful display of solidarity, standing in silent vigils at different locations around the country, all dressed in black and holding the heartbreaking list of ‘Our Fallen Angels’, the list compiled by Cape Town resident Cindy September which honours all the women and girls who have been tragically […]

Since the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was introduced to Parliament, bringing it a step closer to reality, SAPeople has been inundated with concerned readers’ queries on what the NHI will entail. Tonight Carte Blanche unravels exactly what the NHI will mean for South African tax payers. This evening’s special 90-minute episode of #CarteBlanche is […]

JOHANNESBURG – The South African Football Association (SAFA) have named little known Molefi Ntseki as their new Bafana Bafana head coach after his appointment was unanimously confirmed by the organisation’s national executive committee on Saturday. Ntseki, 50, led South Africa to the Under-17 World Cup in Chile in 2015 and worked as assistant to former […]

When the headlines around you are getting you down, escape to this page where proudly South African citizen Jennifer Conry has listed the reasons daily – from 30 Aug 2019 until December 2019 – on why she is so passionate about her beautiful homeland – South Africa (SA). Siya Kolisi: “Through hard work and dedication, […]