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 […]

Top Western Cape Physics Student (with FULL Marks) Lives in a Shack

By SAPeople Contributor 13-01-17 17:14

A teenager from Philippi Village in the Western Cape, Siphelele Xabendlini, has beaten the odds to become the top student in Science in South Africa with an incredible mark of 100%. The 18-year-old also scored a whopping 92% for Maths. According to Philippi Village’s facebook page, Siphelele believes determination and dedication are all that’s needed to succeed. […]

The Political Theology of Jacob Zuma

By SAPeople 12-01-17 18:35

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma kicked off the new year by declaring that God was on the side of the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Speaking ahead of the ANC’s 105th birthday celebrations which took place at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, he reiterated a statement he has made several times before – that the […]

OR Tambo International Airport to Remove Lion Cub Petting Posters

By SAPeople 12-01-17 12:35

OR Tambo International Airport has announced it will remove lion cub petting images from the walls of its international arrivals corridor. These posters, promoting the petting of lions in South Africa, have been up for more than a year and, according to a statement Thursday from OR Tambo, the images were supplied by South African […]

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Hollywood Star of Suits, Neal McDonough, Visits KZN with South African Wife

By SAPeople 25-11-20 01:03

South Africans in KwaZulu-Natal have been pleasantly surprised to discover a Hollywood celebrity in their midst over the past few days. American actor Neal McDonough has been spotted in Tiffany’s Shopping Centre in Salt Rock (north of Durban) where he happily posed for photos with fans, and at Spurs and Casa Nieto’s in Empangeni. The latter posted photos […]

Watch Divine Dolphin Flips in Cape Town

By SAPeople 12-01-17 08:57

There can’t be many better ways to start the day than out kayaking off the shore of Mouille Point in Cape Town, South Africa… except to be out kayaking and enjoying the sight and sound of dolphins flipping all around you. Local resident Marcus J.B. Zandhuis was out yesterday morning in a group with Kaskazi […]

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