A major water outage in the greater Sandton area this week – caused by a burst pipe – resulted in schools, hospitals, homes, restaurants and businesses having to resort to desperate measures to cope without running water. Comedian, writer and consultant Viv Vermaak shares her experience… Viva Sandton Water Shortage! Viva! There is nothing more […]

With South Africans joining the rest of the world to buy as many bargains as they can on Black Friday tomorrow, one local business is offering a chance instead to make it Give Back Friday. Sweep South, an online platform which connects cleaners with individuals, is transferring the savings they’d usually give to their customers on […]

South Africa’s priority crime unit Hawks has been commended for its swift action yesterday in arresting six fleeing armed robbers on the East Rand. Watch videos below. According to the Bedfordview News, the arrests took place after a robbery on Wednesday morning at Killoran Place in Bedfordview. A high speed chase ensued (see below), and […]

Pretoria resident Beulah Cronjé made a wish come true for her housekeeper, Lettie, and gardener, Frank… and her pictures are going viral. Lettie and Frank had never flown in an aeroplane or seen the sea! Beulah, who originates from Jeffrey’s Bay, according to her Facebook profile, and her husband Chris decided after more than 11 years […]

All around South Africa there is a beautiful, growing trend to grow vegetables for those who are struggling to put food on the table. And it turns out that even policemen are spending their spare time growing free food for those who are starving. The South African Police Services (SAPS) reports that in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, […]

A man who went missing on 16 November 2017 has been found alive near Omdraai farm in Bethlehem, South Africa. He was trapped under a rock in the area for five days. His rescuers initially thought he was dead and say it is a miracle that he is still alive, after having had no food […]

Nando’s has done it again! Here’s their take on Robert Mugabe’s resignation yesterday as President of Zimbabwe, after leading the country for 37 years… Nando’s posted the above ad: “That’s a wrap” with “Farewell to the king of the take-away” below the heading, and hashtag #MugabeResigns. Other notable South Africans have also tweeted their opinions […]

Billionaire business entrepreneur Elon Musk has given an incredibly candid interview to Rolling Stone magazine. (The interview took place just after actress Amber Heard broke his heart by breaking up with him.) Well known South African writer, Gus Silber, described the Rolling Stone profile as reading “like a therapy session, with Musk confronting his worst […]

South African chef Chantel Dartnall was named the BEST “Lady Chef in the World” at the awards in Poland last month. And this weekend her restaurant – Restaurant Mosaic in Elandsfontein, Pretoria – was named the second best restaurant in South Africa. (Secretly we wish Mosaic had come first… but that honour went to the […]

South Africa’s Chad le Clos and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom were the big winners as they were crowned series champions at the Fina Swimming World Cup in Singapore, on Sunday… with Le Clos making history as he became the first male to win four World Cup titles. Both superstars collected winner’s cheques for $150,000. According to […]

It’s been a busy long weekend for Princess Charlene of Monaco as the principality’s National Day 2017 (Fête du Prince) has been celebrated. On Friday the former South African Olympic swimmer and her husband, Prince Albert II, distributed gifts to beneficiaries of the Monegasque Red Cross, as is the annual tradition. During the course of […]

South African boxer Zolani ‘Last Born’ Tete made history on Saturday night  in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with the fastest World Title knock-out in boxing history! He knocked out his opponent – fellow South African Siboniso Gonya – in just 11 seconds! The previous record was 17 seconds, from a fight in 1994. The 29-year-old defending […]

South Africa has a new world champion after gymnast Bianca Zoonekynd won the double mini trampoline event at the 2017 Trampoline World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria last Sunday 13 November… an amazing achievement when just three months ago she was lying in hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung from a car accident. Victory […]

Ponte City – one of Johannesburg’s most iconic landmarks – is set to launch a restaurant that taps into the vibrant spirit of the city. Pioneered by the innovative social enterprise, Dlala​ ​Nje​, “Fifty-One-Oh-One” (5101​) is poised to become one of the City Of Gold’s A-list event venues, forming part of a wider effort to reinvigorate the […]

Zimbabwe’s ruling party – Zanu-PF – has voted to sack its longtime leader, Robert Mugabe (93). The party has also expelled his wife Grace (Chair of the Zanu-PF Women’s League) whose mission to be the next leader led to the current non-coup coup. And the man who Mugabe fired as Vice President a fortnight ago […]

There have been so many awesome versions of Toto’s Africa – from the hand-rubbing version of Africa by Angel City Chorale in Los Angeles, to the lip-synced version by Hollywood stars, and the Castle lager production that made expats want to return home… but you probably haven’t see this one, which is slightly different!   […]

Hayley Nixon became South Africa’s latest world champion when she conquered tough conditions and a strong field to win the ICF Ocean Racing World Championships on a day that saw the SA team scooping up five medals in Hong Kong. Nixon (Euro Steel/Carbonology Sport) led home a team charge that yielded four of the top […]

The Springboks were focused on a good performance in Paris – after last week’s disastrous record-breaking loss to Ireland – and it was certainly an improvement… although calling it a “good performance” would be a stretch. It was just “good enough” for a narrow, but crucial, win. With 10 changes in the team, South Africa […]

Here’s one more brilliant ‘morning drive’ video from Chad Chitter, from the Cape Flats – also known as DJ Skouers, and renowned for lifting moods. As he says, we should aim for “a higher positivity… and a lower negativity”. Yesterday a video of Chad singing in the car on 10 November went viral… but unfortunately […]

Remember Josh and Caroline? The Cape Town photographer and his family’s domestic worker – whose heart-warming video went viral in South Africa, showing Josh trying to teach Caroline to drive? (It’s at the bottom of this page if you missed it.) Well here’s Driving Miss Caroline Part II! Watch as Ernest, a high performance driving […]

This guy is making South Africans around the country (and SA expats) VERY happy… delivering the perfect start to the weekend. The video – posted on 10 November – features Chad Chitter, or as he calls himself – “your wife’s favourite DJ” – DJ Skouers, who is well known on the Cape Flats. SAPeople follower Fazlin […]

Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth said he and his team-mates are focussed on delivering a good performance on Saturday evening against France, when the two teams meet at the Stade de France. “We have a job to do on Saturday and our focus is on the game,” said Etzebeth. “I am sure back home everyone is […]

In a small classroom learners from Masiphumelele are learning a new skill: playing the violin. The outreach program, that takes place on the campus of non-profit organisation Masiphumelele Corporation, is run by Titia Blake. “I’m trying to teach children to do what I do, and that is to play for weddings and functions,” she says. […]

A crowdfunding platform – based on donations – says over R50-million has been raised in South Africa by over 70,000 generous contributors! BackaBuddy says it has witnessed the power of humanity, the kindness of strangers, and the unifying force in South Africa as communities come together to support people, regardless of their differences. “We need […]

Showmax has just released the first trailer for their debut original series, Tali’s Wedding Diary, a mockumentary starring Julia Anastasopoulos… known and loved by South Africans around the world as SuzelleDIY. Premiering on 14 December 2017 (South Africans abroad can also watch on Showmax), Tali’s Wedding Diary follows a self-obsessed Sandton princess (Julia) who’s moved to Cape Town and is […]