The Springboks pulled off their fifth Test win in a row, in Argentina on Saturday… and scored their most points in 2017 so far with a 41-23 bonus point victory over the Pumas in Salta. It’s Springbok coach Allister Coetzee’s first win away from home. Coetzee praised the team’s planning and the players’ conditioning. Siya […]

Rugby star Pat Lambie may play for the Sharks, but he’s passionate about saving South Africa’s rhino… and has recently teamed up with wildlife filmmaker Graham ‘Dingo’ Dinkelman, to create a promo video for a documentary to raise awareness and funds. The hard-hitting and heartfelt doc, which is currently showing on the Discovery Channel, has […]

When South African comedian Trevor Noah was recently back home, performing “There’s a Gupta on My Stoep”… he offered an explanation for President Jacob Zuma’s fumbling of the ANC membership numbers in October 2015, when he famously said “Listen properly now”. So, listen properly now and watch below… Jacob Zuma – Listen Properly Remember this? […]

The surf was pumping in South Africa on Thursday – with huge waves at famous surf location Jeffrey’s Bay, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa… as well as wild surf at Onrus Beach in the Western Cape that made the beach disappear! Jeffrey’s Bay photographers ROBBIE IRLAM and MAARTEN VAN DE VELDE captured the action […]

Durban today rolled out the red carpet and gave the world a taste of KwaZulu-Natal’s trademark warm hospitality as it officially welcomed international Mrs Universe contestants to the South African province. Women from more than 80 countries will compete for the Mrs Universe crown at Durban’s Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre on 2 September 2017. Durban clinched the […]

A female Saldanha marine pilot has made history by becoming the first female to hold an Open Licence certification to guide ships of any type and size in and out of South African ports. And the young mom – who calls her husband her ‘rock’ – is only 30! Salmaa Vincent was able to apply […]

If you need a feel-good – here’s the perfect video. Watch how this little elephant is having such fun chasing the birds… until he falls. Just like most concerned moms, his mother immediately starts walking towards him… and he in turn scurries over to her for comfort, like all little children. The video was filmed […]

South Africa’s world long jump champion Luvo Manyonga and 800m champion Caster Semenya ended their seasons unbeaten, with two sparkling performances at the Weltklasse meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday night. Manyonga won the long jump with a leap of 8.49 metres on his fourth jump, one centimetre further than his world championships winning distance […]

Cape Town’s talented sand artist Michael Myekwa (33) will be back on Fish Hoek beach, South Africa, tomorrow morning, thanks to the support of the local community – particularly a fellow artist – who have rallied together to ensure Michael obtains the all-important permit allowing him to do so… The community had been devastated when […]

A City of Cape Town worker, who cleans the beach every morning, says the litter that upsets him the most each day is the cigarette butts and broken glass. In a video uploaded by event manager and fundraiser Rachel Smith, Courney asks that beach visitors please pick up stompies and glass because it’s “better for […]

A Gauteng product manager has posted a message about an awesome, hard-working South African he recently met, who has saved up to fulfil a dream and finally buy his family a home. His next dream is to build his business so he can employ the youth in the area. “We need more Alfred’s in South […]

In a first for the Currie Cup, fans at the Western Province and Sharks match at Newlands on Saturday will be captured on FANCAM and be able to tag themselves in a high-resolution picture on social media. Described as the ‘ultimate crowd selfie’, the FANCAM technology was developed in South Africa and over the past […]

A video of a Cape Town groom ‘serenading’ his blushing – and giggling – bride is fast approaching 1 million views, having already been watched over 792,000 times on Facebook since it was posted nine days ago! Christiaan van den Berg and his ‘merry men’ surprised his bride, Daniela van den Berg, with an awesome […]

The NSRI Simon’s Town sea rescue crew successfully disentangled a Southern Right whale that had become entangled in rope off-shore of Clovelly, between Kalk Bay and Fish Hoek, on Tuesday evening. Photographer ROB TARR was there to capture the action… “I scooted around there this evening and managed to find parking among the gazillion onlookers! […]

SAPeople co-founder, and former South African expat, Amanda Stergianos, has launched one of SA’s first websites to provide an online marketplace for the multitude of amazing small businesses around the country. Every business on The Vendory has a story about real people and why they do what they do. This is The Vendory’s story…   […]

My phone just rang with a number that is not on my contact list. I answer: “Adele hello”… writes ADELE GROSSE, mother of Luca (13), a Cape Town boy who was diagnosed with a unique type of T-cell ALL (Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia) in November 2016.  I hear: ” Hello Adele, it is Christopher Ndaba speaking. I am phoning […]

Watch the Malmesbury Superspar staff put on a great song and dance… singing Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’, showing what teamwork is all about! Andrew Francis‎ posted the video to the supermarket’s page on Facebook, saying: “WOW!!! What an amazing surprise while visiting your store 🙂 #FlashMob in the beautiful town of #Malmesbury.” Facebook user Brenda Walker, […]

We’re still being ‘snowed under’ by more gorgeous photos and videos from the snowfall in South Africa this week… Elliot in the Eastern Cape MIKE GEYER: “Cows in the snow in Elliot… you’ve got to feel for the animals in the extreme weather conditions!” “On Thursday it was snowing so heavy in Elliot – amazing […]

A beautiful new short film for iconic South African salt brand Cerebos has been featured on the top advertising sites around the world including Shots and Adforum, and was named World’s Best Ad of the Day by the prestigious AdWeek. SAPeople followers, Lyndall Vanderyacht told SAPeople: “My brother from Durban just made this beautiful Cerebos […]

Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, said he was pleased with the performance of his squad following their 37-15 win over Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, but warned that further improvement in key areas will be needed if they want to build momentum in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The Boks scored […]

One of South Africa’s tourism attributes is that it has the third highest commercial bungee jump in the world. Here’s more information about bungee jumping and bridge swinging in the country… Weehah! South Africa has the third highest commercial bungee jump in the world – it’s official. At 216 metres, it’s not for the faint […]

To celebrate World Photography Day – 19 August 2017 – enjoy these gorgeous photos from one of the most photogenic countries in the world – beautiful South Africa. All photos by ANDREA BEN… #HappyWorldPhotograhyDay from #PhotogenicSouthAfrica

South Africans can look forward to entering most national parks for free when SA National Parks (SANParks) launches its annual week on 17 September 2017. Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa will officially launch the week at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park (GGHNP) in the eastern Free State (see pic above). Since its inception in […]

I moved to South Africa from Canada in September 2016. When I first got here, everything was strange, confusing, and wonderful. Now that I’ve been here almost a year, well, nothing has changed. But I think I’ve been adapting. One of my favourite bloggers, Joburg Expat, compiled of list of signs that indicate you’re no […]

As predicted by Weather SA a cold front has hit South Africa bringing snowfalls to several parts of the country. Rob Ansell from Snow Report SA, reported this morning from near Black Mountain that there has been persistent snow since about 07h45, and it’s expected to continue with 30-40cm predicted within the next 24 hours. […]