Inspiring ‘Handshake Teacher’ Video Becomes Viral Sensation

By SAPeople 03-02-17 03:20

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 Roelof Botha Lands Leadership Spot at Top Silicon Valley VC Firm

By SAPeople 02-02-17 15:30

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 […]

Meet the Top 12 Miss South Africa 2017 Finalists

By SAPeople 02-02-17 00:54

 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 […]

Blitzboks Head to Bondi Beach on Day Off in Sydney, Australia

By SAPeople 01-02-17 22:43

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 […]

Heartwarming Moment Teacher Piggybacks Schoolchild Sweeps SA

By SAPeople 01-02-17 18:15

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 […]

Gerrie Nel Puts It to South Africa… on Leggings, Twerking and Trump

By SAPeople 01-02-17 13:48

After Gerrie Nel’s announcement that he has quit the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority) to head up a Private Prosecutions Unit at AfriForum, South Africa’s top State Prosecutor playfully made fun of himself on the Complimentary Breakfast Show Wednesday morning – with a Law & Order parody video “putting it” to South Africa… watch below. AfriForum’s Private Prosecutions […]

Adv Thuli Madonsela Wins Yet Another International Award

By SAPeople 31-01-17 21:50

The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has congratulated former Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela on being selected as the recipient of the 3rd Commonwealth Law Conference Rule of Law Award. Adv Madonsela said: “Words cannot express the honour and gratitude I feel about receiving the Rule of Law Award. Thanks.” Madonsela will fly to Australia […]

New AU Head Dreams of an Africa Where Cultural Songs Drown Out Sound of Guns

By SAPeople 30-01-17 19:49

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Chadian Foreign Minister Hon. Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected incoming Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission by the gathered AU heads of State and Government, who form the Assembly of the African Union. Mahamat’s dream is for an Africa where the “sound of guns will be drowned out by cultural […]

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Pubs and Padstalle of Route 62, South Africa

By Chris Marais 30-01-17 17:11

It seems, for some of us, that the older we get the more inclined we are to be reckless. Who but the very bravest of long-distance drinkers, big-bike riders and hardened shoppers would take on the awesome pubs and padstalle of Route 62 in the Western Cape? Who but the youngest and silliest of us […]

Nando’s All-Inclusive Statement Grabs Attention in the USA (Plus Watch Americans Try It 1st Time)

By SAPeople 29-01-17 14:31

South Africans have long LOVED Nando’s for its brilliantly conceived advertising campaigns… let alone its tasty peri-peri chicken. And now Americans are catching on quickly too with the fast food restaurant chain’s latest political statement even making it yesterday to the pages of esteemed national newspaper, The Washington Post. Nando’s grabbed attention – and customers – in Washington […]

South Africa Wishes Chinese Community a Successful Year of the Rooster

By SAPeople 28-01-17 13:18

On behalf of the people of South Africa, President Jacob Zuma has wished “all members of the Chinese Community in South Africa a happy and successful New Year – the Year of the Rooster.” (See 11 Chinese New Year Fun Facts below.) He said the Year is known for bringing success to those who have been patient, and signifies the […]

South Africans Hold Nationwide Cake Sales in Save Syria Drive

By SAPeople 28-01-17 11:02

Over 30 cake sales are being held around South Africa today in a final bid for South Africans to raise  funds for Operation SA’s #SaveSyria initiative. The humanitarian campaign kicked off last month, and has already raised R12.45-million – money which, with a 100% donation policy, goes directly to the people in need in Syria. Social […]

South African Photographer’s Sequence Shots Behind The Iconic Images

By SAPeople 28-01-17 10:22

Western Cape fire photographer and documentary maker JUSTIN SULLIVAN has become renowned for his photos that capture South Africa in its most heated moments – from the fire in Paarl that destroyed historical buildings, to the altercations in Cape Town between police and students during Fees Must Fall protests. In his latest compilation, Justin takes viewers […]

Two South Africa-Centric Movies Shine at Sundance Film Festival

By SAPeople 27-01-17 19:01

Two movies with South African themes have generated a lot of interest at the famous Sundance Film Festival in Utah, United States. They are ‘Trophy’ and ‘The Wound’ – shining a spotlight respectively on hunting’s role in wildlife conservation, and on sexuality and masculinity. Trophy is a documentary about poaching, wildlife conservation and the complex role […]

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