South Africans in Gauteng and the Free State prayed for rain… and it bucketed down. Next, they are being called on to pray for the nation… for peace and an end to crime. The National Day of Prayer is being organised by ‘Oom‘ (Uncle) Angus Buchan, who is wildly popular amongst the Christian community in […]

CAPE TOWN – The South African Police Service (SAPS) says contact crimes have gone down by 1.9% across the country between April and December 2016. There were apparently 10 less murders during the reported period compared to the previous year, and 6% less sexual offences… BUT unfortunately aggravated robberies – like carjacking and robbery – went […]

Megan Richards worked as a volunteer at Fundimvelo Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage for a year – from April 2015 to April 2016 – and in that time she cared for both the rhino orphans, Impi and Gugu, who were lost through the horrific and tragic poaching attack that happened early last week. It is Megan who set up […]

ST LUCIA, KWAZULU-NATAL – On Tuesday I rescued a leatherback turtle hatchling! First one I’ve ever seen – and in broad daylight at St Lucia’s Estuary beach in South Africa… writes DEBBIE MARSHALL COOPER. We received a call Tuesday morning that the turtles were seen on the beach, so I shot off – but was already too […]

South African actress and former Oscar winner, Charlize Theron, looked stunning at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, USA, on Sunday night… but her beautiful gold lamé Christian Dior gown was apparently deemed not ‘decent’ enough for Iranian TV censors. In a very bad effort at ‘photoshopping’, the Iranian Labour News Agency appears to have drawn a digital […]

A video of a dwarf mongoose taking on South Africa’s lethal black mamba has been going viral this week, after Brett Horley Safaris captured the footage in the Greater Kruger National Park. The mongoose seems fearless and brave as it tries to tackle Africa’s longest snake… which is also, according to the National Geographic, the […]

Dirk Grobler, who specialises in aerial photography and contour mapping, captured this wonderful sight of the Vaal Dam in South Africa today, 1 March 2017. Dirk said: “With the dam at 103 %, 1 sluice gate and some river valves were opened. What a joyous view after the years of drought.” Dirk also posted the […]

CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape tourism sector has experienced one of its best summer seasons, with international visitor arrivals up 29.8 percent! Briefing the Western Cape standing committee on Economic Opportunities, Tourism and Agriculture on seasonal tourism statistics for the province, Wesgro, the province’s official tourism and investment promotion agency, said the December period was a bumper season […]

A couple of visitors to the Kruger National Park in South Africa were incredibly fortunate to witness the birth of a baby zebra. And luckily, for the rest of us, they filmed it! Rina Harmse and Hannali Weideman captured the footage at the Tambotie entrance on Monday, and as one of the women can be […]

KFM Breakfast has done a FANTASTIC ‘America First, South Africa Second’ video… the latest in the ‘world series’ backlash to President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech when he went on (and on) about ‘America First’. Although, as pointed out by some, South Africa is a little late to the party – the first video (from The […]

Rachel O’Neill’s Little Dresses for Africa has been delivering dresses, made from pillowcases, to young girls in Africa since 2008. She’s already delivered over 3.5 million dresses (and britches for boys)… but recently she was reminded of just why she started this ‘little’ non-profit organisation. In a post on her blog this week – after […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket yet to be flown, the launch company announced on Monday. The launch of the first privately funded tourist flight beyond the orbit […]

Modder En Bloed won the prestigious Audience Choice Award – Best Feature Drama – at the annual Sedona International Film Festival in Phoenix, USA, this weekend. (Please scroll down for videos & Afrikaans version.) Writer, director and producer Sean Else was in Sedona to accept the award and hailed it as a tremendous team effort […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah is clearly laughing all the way to the bank since he moved to the United States and took over as The Daily Show host. The Wall Street Journal has revealed that Trevor has bought himself a R130-million ($10-million) penthouse in Manhattan, New York. The stellar apartment is in Stella Tower, where the […]

On Monday morning, at 5.30 am, the Vaal Dam in South Africa reached 100% capacity, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation. Dirk Grobler captured this drone footage of the dam, at its fullest in six years. “This video shows the dam at capacity and compares clips from previous videos in the series. 30 […]

Thanks to fate, three men from AfriAg – travelling to Botswana in a truck – were able to rescue a tiny baby elephant that would probably have otherwise died… The truckers were forced to stop on their way to Nata because a bridge had washed away. Whilst waiting for the bridge to be fixed… the little […]

This video is sure to make your day. Limpopo resident Gerhard Botha shows how a white man can move with the right music! Since sharing his Instagram video on facebook just under a week ago, it’s had over half a million views! Gerhard wrote: “Ea lekhooa e ka tantša ho afrika mino” which is SeSotho […]

PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma has extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing of former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa and former human rights lawyer, Judge Essa Moosa, who passed away on Sunday. The Presidency on Sunday said the President has expressed his sadness after learning about Moosa’s passing, who died at […]

South Africa was one of the lucky countries to experience the first solar eclipse (when the moon covers the sun) of 2017… which was only visible over parts of the Southern Hemisphere today, Sunday 26 February 2017. See photos below by MADHURI KOOVERJEE CHAVDA, MARK HARLEY, NIGEL RILEY and ALAN RUDNICKI. The ‘Ring of Fire’, […]

The Vaal Dam attracted crowds today, wanting to witness the moment the Vaal Dam sluice gates were opened. Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, held a media briefing at the Dam in Deneysville, Free State, before opening two of the gates… an event nobody could have predicted three months ago when the dam was […]

The Vaal Dam is fast approaching 100%! According to Johannesburg Water the latest water level figures show the dam is 97.28% full as of Sunday morning, 26 January 2017. The Dam is expected to reach 100% later today or tomorrow.  Grootdraai Dam has already surpassed 100% in Cyclone Dineo’s ‘Domino Effect’. Soon after the downgraded Cyclone Dineo […]

Take a listen to Mango Groove’s new single ‘Kind’. It’s powerful and beautiful – with lyrics that you’ll want to… well, shout from the rooftops! “Shout it out from the rooftops, tell the world what you feel Love who you want to and live for your dreams A world ever after, or a world that’s […]

A kind newspaper vendor in Durbanville is making news on social media today for his thoughtful actions that have touched many, and reminded everyone of the beautiful, warm-hearted people who seldom make the news… but who make South Africa great! The photo was sent to SAPeople this morning by Tess Rodriguez, from ‘Property Factor‘ in Durbanville, Western Cape. “This […]

South Africa’s Proteas cricket team produced the perfect response to their defeat earlier in the week as a team performance allowed them to crush New Zealand by 159 runs at the Westpac Stadium and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series on Saturday… and AB de Villiers became the quickest batsman EVER to reach […]

A group of postgraduate students at Stellenbosch University are embarking on an ambitious project to solve South Africa’s water problems and do their part for a sustainable water future. The “Know Your Water” project is the brainchild of Jared van Rooyen and forms the basis of his MSc. The project involves a countrywide field excursion to […]