Advocate Thuli Madonsela to Publish Memoir

By SAPeople 15-12-19 12:32

Advocate Thuli Madonsela has announced she is “supremely honoured and excited to partner with Pan Macmillan SA to publish my memoirs. Hope the insights shared will contribute meaningfully…” In a press release Friday, Pan Macmillan South Africa said it is “delighted to announce today that it will publish a memoir by Former Public Protector of South Africa, […]

Watch Hot South African Surfer Shane Sykes Shredding the Waves

By SAPeople 20-01-17 09:30

If you’re yearning for the ocean… take a ride with one of South Africa’s hottest young pro surfers – Shane Sykes. In this awesome video – ‘White Rain’ – the 19-year-old from Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal, has teamed up with his award-winning partner Steven Michelsen again. Last March the duo won the inaugural ZigZag Short Film Competition […]

Farm Attacks in Limpopo Require Specialised SAPS Units Says DA

By SAPeople 19-01-17 13:48

The DA (Democratic Alliance) has written to the Limpopo Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba, seeking an urgent meeting to get an update on farms attacks and crime in the rural areas as well the provincial challenges in executing the national rural safety plan. This comes after another farm attack in Tzaneen where Mr and […]

McDonald’s SA Forced to Make U-turn on Battery Eggs. Here’s How

By Guest Contributor 19-01-17 09:43

South Africans have been known to be an activist bunch – in recent times there have been a number of high profile campaigns, often with varying degrees of success. These include the #feesmustfall protests against high tuition fees on the country’s campuses, protests against toll roads and ongoing service delivery demonstrations. But protesters – even […]

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Over 5 Million Travellers Crossed South Africa’s Borders Over Festive Season

By SAPeople 19-01-17 01:29

PRETORIA – Over 5.5 million people (5,504,022 to be exact) travelled across South Africa’s borders between 9 December 2016 and 14 January 2017, says Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba. This marks an increase of 200,467 movements, or 3.78 percent, at the ports of entry nationally when compared to the 5,303,555 recorded during the same period […]

High School Matrics in Graaff-Reinet Lead the Way with Humility

By SAPeople Contributor 18-01-17 10:42

A high school in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, is helping instil brilliant values in its students… with humility and honesty being as high on the agenda as academic studies. Yesterday the Union High School (UHS) posted this photo of “Servant Leadership at Union High”. The school explained that during a break on Monday morning, the prefects […]

The Ad that Captures All That is Great About Being South African

By SAPeople Contributor 17-01-17 17:10

This ad – published by MTN South Africa two months ago – has already received over 2.7-million views on YouTube! Gauteng resident Glynda Norwitz Kramer says it’s because “it’s all that is great about being South African…” The ad which shows workers on the Night Shift at airports around the country – in Joburg, Durban and Cape […]

90 Visa-Free Countries that South Africans Can Visit in 2017

By SAPeople 17-01-17 14:44

South Africans are the proud holders of the third most powerful passport in Africa… which gives them visa-free access to 90 countries around the globe, according to the 2017 global ranking report by Passport Index. Only the Seychelles with 125 visa-free countries, and Mauritius with 118 were positioned higher. Meanwhile citizens of Somalia have the worst passport […]

Real Nando’s Ad: 10 Reasons Not to be Blue

By SAPeople 17-01-17 11:46

With so many people making fake Nando’s ads… here’s a great real promotion from South Africa’s globally successful hot peri-peri chicken fast food restaurant chain. The ad comes from Nando’s UK office and was timed for yesterday’s “Blue Monday”, which is renowned as the bluest Monday of them all in the UK. According to Cardiff […]

SA Police and AfriForum Join Forces Against Crime to “Make South Africa a Safer Place”

By SAPeople 17-01-17 11:21

PRETORIA – The South African Police Service (SAPS) and AfriForum signed a historic cooperative agreement on Monday, which – according to a statement from SAPS has “established an integrated approach to building safety and strengthening community participation in the fight against crime”. This agreement is the culmination of engagements between the two organisations over the past […]

Leopards in South Africa Protected from Hunting For Another Year

By SAPeople 16-01-17 18:22

The South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has confirmed that a zero quota for the hunting of leopard (Panthera pardus) has been extended to 2017. The department said the decision is based on the review of available scientific information on the status and recovery of leopard populations in South Africa. The Scientific Authority made the […]

Kruger Park Arrests 11 Suspected Rhino Poachers in One Day (Today)

By SAPeople 16-01-17 15:11

The war on rhino poaching this year has got off to a good start with South African National Parks (SANParks) confirming the arrests today – 16 January 2017 – of 11 suspects in anti-poaching operations inside and outside the Kruger National Park (KNP) on Friday the 13 January 2017. The arrests were carried out by […]

South African Caddie Bags Big Bonus after Graeme Storm’s SA Open Win

By SAPeople 16-01-17 09:11

Thama Jeffrey Nkonyane is about to collect the biggest cheque of his 32-year long career after helping England’s Graeme Storm to victory in the South African Open at a packed and thrilled Glendower on Sunday afternoon. The Englishman went toe to toe with Rory McIlroy, but came out on top at the third playoff hole. Storm might […]

Storm Hits Last Round of South African Open with Three-Stroke Lead

By SAPeople 15-01-17 11:54

It’s hard to quibble when the 54-hole leader last made a bogey 41 holes ago, and that’s exactly the position in which England’s Graeme Storm found himself after Saturday’s third round of the BMW SA Open proudly hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni. Storm fired a five-under-par 67 to reach 17-under for the tournament at Glendower […]

The Latest Must-Watch Hartbeespoort Dam Video… Set to Toto’s ‘Africa’

By SAPeople 28-12-20 16:38

Here’s a brilliant video, taken yesterday, of the overflowing Hartbeespoort Dam. The footage was filmed by Zaheer Abramjee and is very movingly set to Toto’s hit ‘Africa’. Harbeespoort Dam videos have been ‘flooding’ YouTube as South Africans react joyously to the abundance of rain from the skies… although the Department of Water and Sanitation has […]

Elephant Herd Helps Rescue a Calf Stuck in a Waterhole

By SAPeople 14-01-17 16:30

This is soooo cute (because it ends happily!). The video was first uploaded months ago… but has recently become popular again on social media. Watch how the adult elephants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, try to teach the little elephant calf how to get out of the waterhole that it is stuck in. […]

Proteas’ Philander and Rabada Turn the Screws on Sri Lanka

By SAPeople 13-01-17 18:40

VERNON PHILANDER and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets apiece as the Proteas tightened their grip on the second day of the final Sunfoil Test match against Sri Lanka at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Friday. When bad light caused an early close the visitors had reached 80/4 in their first innings in reply to the […]

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