South African Teenager Luke Davids Races to 100m Youth Olympics Gold

By SAPeople 17-10-18 07:42

South African Luke Davids has the world at his feet after winning the 100m gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. The 17-year-old charged home in a wind-assisted 10.15sec to join Akani Simbine as a major 100m champion for 2018 after Simbine led Team SA home 1-2 at the Commonwealth Games earlier this […]

WATCH Waste-Pickers Hurtle Through Sandton On a Trolley!

By SAPeople Contributor 16-10-18 10:20

South Africans have had mixed reactions to a video posted on Sunday showing two guys weaving through the traffic on Grayston Drive in Sandton, Gauteng… on a trolley. “Nothing serious, just some guys on their way to Sandton via Grayston Drive on a trolley!” wrote Intelligence Bureau SA, when they uploaded the video. The two […]

UK’s Prince Harry and Wife Meghan Expecting First Child Next Year

By Reuters 15-10-18 13:20

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan – who are currently in Australia – are expecting their first child in the spring of 2019, around a year after their glittering wedding injected Hollywood glamour into the British royal family. Kensington Palace announced Monday morning: “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased […]

The Most Beautiful Video of Sunset Beach, Cape Town, Today!

By SAPeople 13-10-18 14:33

If you were in Cape Town, South Africa, today… this is the breathtaking view you’d be enjoying from Sunset Beach! Endless beautiful wildflowers… bright blue sky and deep blue ocean… with the iconic sight of Table Mountain as the backdrop. Regular SAPeople contributor Alan Rudnicki kindly filmed the stunning scene for those of us a little […]

Gus Silber: Remembering Pik Botha and His Whataboutery

By SAPeople 12-10-18 22:56

Whataboutery is the art, in debate and dialogue, of evading a question by deflecting attention to an issue of supposedly equal or greater significance… writes Gus Silber. It is the easiest and cheapest of rhetorical tactics, dating all the way back to the schoolyard – “I know I am, but what are you?” – which […]

Desmond Tutu Discharged from Hospital in Cape Town

By Reuters 12-10-18 14:21

CAPE TOWN – Beloved anti-apartheid cleric and Nobel laureate, Desmond Tutu, was discharged from hospital in South Africa on Friday after almost two weeks of routine tests, his foundation said. Tutu, who spent his 87 birthday in hospital, has had prostate cancer for roughly two decades and has largely withdrawn from public life. His foundation […]

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Wits’ Groundbreaking Liver Surgery & MeerKAT’s Search for Aliens Receive Praise

By SAPeople 10-02-20 19:23

A historic and successful liver transplant from an HIV positive mother to her HIV negative child, at Wits University in South Africa, has received resounding praise. SA Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane congratulated the team of researchers from Wits University, who performed the historic surgery. The team of doctors, who performed the surgery included Professor Jean […]

7 Afrikaans Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen, But Should

By SAPeople Contributor 24-12-20 13:10

From the heartwarming to the heartbreaking, these homegrown flicks will have you grabbing for the tissues. With loads of local shows on the platform, Showmax is serving up healthy portions of lekker homegrown entertainment – these movies are just the appetiser! (Most are available to South Africans abroad too!!) 1. Vaselinetjie Called Vaselinetjie for her […]

WATCH South Africans Stop Reckless Taxi Driver In Its Tracks

By SAPeople 11-10-18 12:27

One brave South African guy on a motorbike managed to do what every frustrated motorist wishes they could do – he stopped a minibus taxi driving dangerously on the wrong side of the road in Bryanston, Johannesburg… and just refused to budge. He did also get some welcome help from a lady in a silver […]

South African Expat’s Audiobook Nominated for Top Award

By SAPeople 10-10-18 21:37

The audiobook for a story set in South Africa – ‘The Zebra Affaire’ – has been nominated for a prestigious Voice Arts Award, which is the equivalent of the voice over and narration industries’ Grammy Awards. The story is written by Californian-based South African expat Mark Fine from Joburg, and read by Capetonian and fellow […]

SA Actress with Albinism Vows to Fight On After Kilimanjaro Climb

By SAPeople 10-10-18 10:07

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South African actress and singer Regina Mary Ndlovu, together with five other African women with albinism with whom she made an attempt on the continent’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, said on Tuesday the trek was just the beginning of efforts to raise awareness and dispel negative images of people with […]

Meet Lucas, One of the 10 Million Unemployed South Africans

By SAPeople 09-10-18 22:27

A beautiful, insightful message about an unemployed South African man called Lucas was posted on social media on Tuesday night. The message was published by Benedict Maaga who’s a director at DKL Communications, and a former Media Relations Manager at South African Breweries, according to his Facebook profile. Benedict revealed that he’d given a lift […]

Post Office Honours President Ramaphosa with Stamp

By SAPeople Contributor 09-10-18 18:07

President Cyril Ramaphosa has received a stamp of approval from the South African Post Office – his very own stamp! The President was presented with a commemorative stamp bearing his image by the SA Post Office at Tuynhuis in Cape Town on Tuesday… which happens to be World Post Day. Ramaphosa becomes the fifth Head […]

VICTORY in Rhino Wars as KZN Regional Court President Suspended

By SAPeople Contributor 09-10-18 11:00

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Regional Court President exposed in a recent BBC documentary for alleged corruption, linked to rhino poaching in South Africa, has been provisionally suspended. After considering the advice of the Magistrates Commission, Minister Michael Masutha on Friday 5 October 2018 provisionally suspended Nzimande from office. Nzimande has become embroiled in allegations of bribery […]

South Africa’s Woolworths to Trial Plastic Bag Free Store

By Reuters 08-10-18 21:17

South African department store chain Woolies announced Monday that it will remove single-use plastic bags from one of its Cape Town stores during a six-month trial period… in a bid to end plastic pollution. From November, Woolworths – which also has operations in Australia and New Zealand – will not offer any plastic bags at […]

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Triathlete Schlebusch Strikes 1st Gold for Team SA

By SAPeople Contributor 08-10-18 16:39

Amber Schlebusch staged an exceptional comeback and won the first gold medal for Team South Africa in the women’s triathlon at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires on Sunday. After a poor start, Schlebusch struggled at the back of the field in the first two segments but moved up through the pack, overtaking […]

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#ThisIsMyStory by Karen Landi…

By SAPeople Contributor 08-10-18 12:50

I am writing this story for me. I have always written, and it has always helped to offer insight and gain perspective. It is cathartic and, right now, I know that I need it to heal. I am writing this story for Mick, Alessia and Claudia. I had never, ever wanted to live as much […]

Gift of the Givers Hailed for Indonesian Relief Efforts

By SAPeople 08-10-18 10:00

South Africa has expressed its support for the relief efforts undertaken by South African Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Gift of the Givers in Indonesia. “The South African government supports the work that the NGO, Gift of the Givers, is doing in Indonesia to bring life-saving assistance during this time of need,” said the Department of International […]

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