The death of Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen (45) on Monday, after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), has created headlines around the world and an outpouring of tributes. Below is a collection of just some we have received. If you would like to add your own, please see details below… The learners […]

Faf du Plessis played one of the innings of his life on Tuesday… and then had to watch helplessly as Sri Lanka’s acting captain, Upul Tharanga, almost stole his thunder in a memorable fourth ODI at Newlands, in South Africa. In the end the Proteas achieved what looked like a clear-cut win by 40 runs to […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) has published a series of beautiful photos, taken by tourist Dan Streck in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, capturing a rarely seen event – an elephant giving birth in the water. SANParks said: “Well have you ever???” The Park thanked Dan for sharing his once-in-a-lifetime sighting, and said […]

The Joost van der Westhuizen tribute song – first featured by SAPeople on Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Day in 2014 – will be performed by his niece Sumi Botha on Friday, at the Springbok rugby player’s public memorial in Pretoria. (Update, 10 Feb: Watch Sumari Botha sing Mr Number 9 tribute song at Joost’s Public […]

eNCA are calling it ‘the moment of the day’ – when President Jacob Zuma laughed – and laughed off – their TV journalist’s question about reshuffle rumours. The South African President was briefing the press following a business meeting luncheon in Cape Town today, ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. The […]

Some rains have been falling down in Free State, South Africa… to the joy of farmers in the area who have been praying for the heavens to open up and irrigate their fields, nourish their starved animals and drench their desperate souls. And finally it happened! Remi Coetzee captured the following footage of Vals River, Kroonstad, over the weekend… […]

As South Africans in SA, and around the world, grieve the passing of one the country’s legends – Joost van der Westhuizen, who died yesterday after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) – one of the many, many moving messages and tributes that caught our attention was that from a grieving father, who tragically […]

South Africans in SA and around the world, who cannot attend the public memorial of former Springbok captain Joost van der Westhuizen, are called on to wear their Springbok jerseys on Friday. The memorial will be held at Loftus Versveld (Kirkness street, Pretoria) at 12h30pm on Friday 10 Feb 2017. For those who cannot attend, […]

Tributes have poured in for Joost van der Westhuizen from around South Africa, and the world. Nando’s posted a simple but powerful picture of the restaurant chain’s logo with the words “Our number one number 9″… referring to the former scrumhalf’s Springbok jersey number. (Watch a fan’s Number 9 tribute video below, featured on SAPeople in […]

There’s an old Super Bowl commercial that’s gone viral amongst South Africans today. It was filmed in and for Americans… and it’s from way back in 2013, but it strikes a chord with the hard-working, long-suffering South African farmers… especially as they’ve just seen their way through one of the toughest droughts in history. The […]

One of the most searched for videos on SAPeople today is the one below, when New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu went to South Africa and visited his rival and close friend, Springbok player Joost. Jonah Lomu passed away in November 2015. Joost van der Westhuizen died today. Watch the wonderful video below of the […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated the (rather Pink!) Proteas on taking a 3-0 winning lead over Sri Lanka in the five-match ODI series. The Proteas won their third match in a row when they won the Pink Day ODI at the Wanderers Stadium by 7 wickets yesterday. It also represents the 12th consecutive ODI the Proteas […]

A Dutch cinematographer, Jeroen Schrage, has captured breathtaking scenes of majestic South African landscapes from the Western Cape to Free State, Mpumalanga to Eastern Cape. Watch his video below. Jeroen spent three weeks in SA last year to capture the mainly aerial shots… using drones and helicopter trips. In December he published the video on […]

After stumbling against England at the Sydney Sevens Tournament in Australia yesterday, South Africa took sweet revenge in the Finals Sunday to beat England 29-14… and scoop the Springbok Sevens’ THIRD 2016/2017 World Rugby Sevens title. Reporting for SASCOC, Mark Etheridge said “the Blitzboks blasted into the final of the Sydney Sevens tournament on Sunday […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday lost to England 21-15 in their final pool A match of the Sydney Sevens… BUT (phew!) remains on track for a third World Rugby Sevens Series tournament title. South Africa will face USA in the Allianz Stadium on Sunday in one of the four Cup quarterfinals to be played […]

The Kruger National Park has listened to its customers and done a u-turn on its sudden announcement yesterday to close the Lower Sabie tented camp on 13 February… after it caused outrage for visitors who had already booked their holidays, and could not get hold of the Park as advised to change their plans. The Park […]

A multitude of South African organisations and special people came together selflessly to create an unforgettable day on 28 January for a young boy and his family, who inspire and remind them of “what life is truly about”. Natascha Pienaar, social media marketing at the SA Council for Business Women, tells the story on facebook (grab […]

South Africa’s Minister of Science and Technology, Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, has been chosen by the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to receive the 2016 Award for Science Diplomacy… for using science and technology to support development in SA and sub-Saharan Africa. Pandor (63) is being honoured by AAAS not only for integrating science […]

Teachers have been inspiring students and adults around the world this week – from South Africa to the USA. Riaan van Straten melted hearts when photos were uploaded to social media of the sports teacher giving a piggyback to a young girl (with both legs amputated) who was desperate to participate in an athletics race at a school […]

South African expat Roelof Botha has been promoted to become a ‘steward’ of one of Silicon Valley’s most successful venture capitalist firms – Sequoia, famous for investing in companies like Apple, PayPal and WhatsApp. Botha is already well known for not only being the grandson of South Africa’s former Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha (and son of […]

When South African expat Phumeza Gogela passed away in the UK on Christmas Eve, just a week after her 35th birthday and at 25 weeks pregnant, South Africans in the UK rallied to support her newborn baby Phumeza Esther (who was in a critical condition) and help her family find closure by having her body […]

 As Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi (Ntando) Kunene jetted back into South Africa – from the Miss Universe contest in the Philippines (which was won by Miss France – see below) – the 12 finalists in the next Miss South Africa competition were announced at a glamorous event in Johannesburg Wednesday evening. The winner will be crowned […]

South Africa’s awesome rugby Sevens team, the Blitzboks, did what any traveller to Sydney, Australia does – they headed to Bondi Beach on their day off, ahead of the Sydney Sevens rugby tournament this weekend. The South African team – which won the Sevens tournament in Wellington, New Zealand last weekend – posted photos on Twitter (see […]

Faf du Plessis and David Miller scored centuries apiece to set the Proteas up for a 121-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Momentum ODI at Kingsmead  in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday. This gives the SA national team a 2-0 lead in the series, leading into the third match at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday. […]

Photos of a teacher’s kindhearted gesture during an athletics race in the Northern Cape is sweeping social media. Riaan van Straten scooped a Grade R-3 athlete up, onto his back, when he was told there was a “problem”. Angela Motswamere (5) desperately wanted to participate in a 60 metre race with her friends. Riaan told Netwerk24 that when he […]