One of SAPeople’s favourite contributors, MARK WIJSMAN, has left South Africa to move back home to the Netherlands. But he couldn’t leave without making an impression video of Cape Town and its surroundings first… Mark had moved to South Africa to further his studies in 2010… and loved it so much he stayed seven years! […]

A pod of dolphins seemed to be deliberately hanging out with some surfers on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast on Friday… enjoying the South African surf together! Glenn Tungay‎, who filmed the gorgeous scene, told SAPeople: “I managed to catch on film this pod of dolphins surfing the waves off Amanzimtoti this morning… with some lucky surfers […]

There is a scene in Beyond the River, the South African movie about an unlikely duo who team up to paddle the Dusi Canoe Marathon, in which our young hero, sitting on the riverbank, is asked the quintessential question, the question we are only really asked when we are young, and the world lies wide […]

Olympic legend Michael Phelps has ticked off a bucket list item by swimming with sharks in South Africa. Unfortunately though, his attempt to raise awareness about the species backfired this week when some viewers of a Discovery programme felt duped by his much-hyped race against a Great White. While Michael did indeed get to go […]

It’s hard to watch this without wanting to sob with pride – South Africa’s comedian who was “born a crime”, Trevor Noah, interviewing South Africa’s Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron on Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’! And their main topic of conversation is of course… South Africa. As can be seen in the interview, the two […]

She may now be an expat… and live in a Palace in one of the wealthiest locations in the world, but Princess Charlene of Monaco has not forgotten her homeland. Lifesaving South Africa President Dylan Tommy yesterday confirmed the appointment of Her Serene Highness as Patron of Lifesaving South Africa, at an event held at […]

Charlize Theron has proved in a televised interview, filmed last week, that she’s just like most South African expats – proud of her homeland and still in love with Mrs Balls chutney. There just is no substitute! Speaking to TV presenters Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, Charlize encouraged viewers to visit her beautiful homeland. She […]

South African swimmer Chad le Clos opened up in a press conference in Hungary last night after his incredible win in the 200m butterfly race, reclaiming the world champion title. He admitted that his tears as he received his gold medal were for his family, especially his mother who he thought he would lose to […]

Scuba diver Craig Capehart has captured an incredible video of a rare moment when a 40 ton humpback whale actually leaps TOTALLY out of the water, in South Africa. Craig and three other scuba divers were in a rubber duck offshore of Mbotyi in Pondoland, in the Eastern Cape, when they started filming some whales […]

South African swimmer Chad Le Clos won back his 200m butterfly world champion title in Budapest, on Wednesday evening, in an emotional final that meant so much to him. Le Clos collected his gold medal with tears streaming down his face… Le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh, who won bronze, were South Africa’s first […]

Cape Town-based freelance filmmaker Naude Heunis captured a beautiful video of the recent snows in South Africa. According to his facebook page, Naude set off to the Matroosberg Mountains with fellow photographers and cinematographers, Mijlof and Bryn North, to film the snow ten days ago. “We were greeted by a proper snow storm through the […]

Over 2,000 people marched from Keizersgracht Street in Cape Town, South Africa, to Parliament chanting “Free, free Palestine!” and “Down Netanyahu, down!” on Wednesday. They were marching against the installation of metal detectors and other security measures at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Protesters said recent security measures at al-Aqsa, including the use of security cameras, […]

This could just be a story about a Donut, but it’s not, it’s a lot more than that… writes ANTON SCHUTTE. I popped down to Pick n Pay Camp’s Bay to grab some supplies. I then decided I felt like a donut… so I stopped at the bakery. I waited for about 5 minutes with […]

Last winter the question on everyone’s lips was “Where are the whales?”… The number of southern right whales visiting our shores has been lower than average for a few years now and in 2016 appeared to be way down even from the previous year. This was confirmed by the official count from the Mammal Research Institute […]

We may be in the 21st Century but there are parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Wild Coast that remain wild, wonderful and unspoilt. Durban photographer PETER DE GROOT captured these stunning aerial photos during a helicopter flight from Camperdown to Port Grosvenor, and then back to Emoyeni. Some of the photos were shot through the […]

Looking for a job in Cape Town has just become a little easier. The City has made provision for up to R6.6-million to pay for and subsidise bus rides on the MyCiTi service for unemployed people in South Africa’s Mother City. With 9,3 million South Africans now unemployed, it’s hoped that this gesture will enable […]

A 24-member national team has been announced by Athletics South Africa for the IAAF World Championships in London, England, to be held from 4-13 August, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/PrincelyFamilyofMonaco/photos/pcb.1956536441296114/1956536077962817/?type=3&theater The final team includes all four medallists from last year’s Rio Olympic Games. World 400m record holder, Wayde van Niekerk – who sprinted to a meet record in […]

South African-raised British cyclist Chris Froome has won the famous Tour de France for the third time in a row… and the fourth time in his career. The 32-year-old, racing for Team Sky, told reporters: “Each time I have won has been so unique, such a different battle to get to this moment… They are […]

Two very passionate #ProudlySouthAfrican South Africans made their way into the news in Belgium yesterday when they posed for selfies with the King and Queen of Belgium… draped in their South African flags! A Belgian follower of SAPeople, Linda Gevaerts, kindly sent the photo to SAPeople yesterday, taken at the famous Tomorrowland Festival, one of […]

A group of children from South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) have written a letter to the Minister of Environment, Dr Edna Molewa, begging her to stop the trade in rhino horn. The children – from Kids Against Poaching (@TheCrashKids) – have sent the letter to the Department of Environmental Affairs AND tweeted a […]

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has unveiled plans to radically transform the safety and security at O.R. Tambo International Airport and ensure South Africa’s busiest airport is safe for visitors. This comes after the Police Minister visited the airport last week and convened the South African Police Service (SAPS), the department of State Security, the department […]

Hiking up Cape Town’s iconic Lion’s Head is special for anyone, anytime… but watching Chaeli Mycroft summit Lion’s Head with a group of ordinary people – doing something extraordinary – is super-special! Cape Town’s Wannabe Vlogger, Adam Spires, and a group of Capetonians helped the young South African quadriplegic make it to the top of […]

South Africa has the coolest traffic officers… who achieve the impossible by making rush-hour a pleasure to experience! Kelly Hannah Pretorius filmed this dabbing Traffic Officer on Friday morning. “We see this man every morning,” she told SAPeople. “He brightens my day without fail… and I am actually sad if he isn’t there! “Oh and […]

South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk won again tonight at the Monaco Diamond League athletics championship… giving it his all to take the 400 metre race in a Meet Record time of 43.73s. But his incredible effort – chased closely from behind by Isaac Makwala of Botswana – took its toll with Wayde just managing to […]

Award-winning Kearsney College Choir delivered an incredible performance live on East Coast Radio (ECR)… to the delight of presenter Jane Linley-Thomas… who had wanted all of KwaZulu-Natal to hear them. She said afterwards: “When we went live and they started singing, I was fixated, and you will be too after watching it.” As reported by […]