Irish pop singer Ronan Keating has teamed up with Kiwi child actor Julian Dennison to deliver one of this season’s finest summer-related Christmas carols! The carol – Summer Wonderland – is a brilliantly disguised advert for Air New Zealand. The airline said: “Finally a festive tune we can get behind here in the Southern Hemisphere, […]

It’s not South African but this has to be one of the best Christmas carol videos this year. Popular British television presenter James Corden sings ‘All I Want for Christmas’ with a number of famous musicians (who are popular in SA) in his latest Carpool Karaoke… Watch All I Want for Christmas Carpool Karaoke Please click […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah – who has become an international celebrity as host of The Daily Show in America – has recorded a special thank you message to his fellow South Africans for helping make his book, ‘Born a Crime’, such a success. Trevor uploaded the message below to Facebook and said: “I wanted […]

With less than ten days until Christmas, the holiday spirit is clearly in the air for many as Durban beaches were swamped today by beachgoers enjoying the public holiday in South Africa for Reconciliation Day, 16 December. The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) #Airwing took these aerial photos of Durban beachfront earlier today – as the long […]

To get us in the festive mood, here are four South African Christmas songs to sing along to, including one from South African expats living in London and another celebrating all that makes a summer Christmas in SA special… 12 Days of Christmas – a South African style carol South Africans singing ‘Silent Night’ (some in […]

Last night Andrea Ben posted a photo of this Umdloti fisherman on SAPeople’s Facebook page and asked followers to guess what he caught. Answers ranged from “a cold” to “the rock he was standing on”… Here’s what the fisherman in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, really caught… a 2.2 metre sand shark: “It took this fisherman 50 minutes to […]

It’s been a busy month so far for Princess Charlene and we’re only halfway through it. Yesterday she and husband Prince Albert II of Monaco, attended the principality’s annual Christmas party, accompanied by Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella. It’s a special tradition for the local Monaco children that ends with each one (and there were 600 on Wednesday) receiving […]

Tributes poured in for 702 talk radio host John Robbie today as he presented his last show after 30 years of entertaining, annoying and inspiring South Africans. Many said they will miss the voice that has kept them awake in the Johannesburg traffic for years, and that neither talk radio nor the mornings will ever […]

Dec 15 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will roll out a number of new tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media network. The company will make it easier for users to flag fake articles on their News Feed, and will also work with organisations such as fact-checking […]

While the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) Inquiry has kept South Africans shocked and entertained this week as one revelation after the next piled up, it has been lauded as a brilliant example of how great the country can be when Ministers from different political parties put South Africa first. Chairman Vincent Smith and the panel that […]

A lot of people will have already made up their mind about whether humans need dairy in their diet and will be thinking that the answer is obviously “yes” or obviously “no”. But nutrition is based on science not opinion – so, here’s the latest research on the matter. Milk is an interesting foodstuff. The […]

South African citizens have praised Standard Bank for its “brave” High Court application to prevent the President, Jacob Zuma, and any government ministers from interfering in the bank’s decision to close accounts related to the Gupta family or any of its associated companies. In an affidavit, filed by Standard Bank’s general counsel Ian Sinton on Wednesday, […]

Little Joe, who had adored his ‘outgoing’ father Ira, had been withdrawn and sulky since the accident, venturing out of his room only at mealtimes. With the funeral behind them and his parents’ mutual friends having long since returned to their busy lives, Joe and his mother Mary were left pretty much on their own now.  […]

A couple of photographs from Botswana have proved to be amongst the most popular featured by National Geographic on Instagram, during the last year. Moraine Lake in Canada is the magazine’s most liked photo for 2016 with over 1.4 million likes; and in second place – with 1,390,429 million likes is Botswana’s Okavango Delta. The photo, by Frans Lanting, shows […]

The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced Wednesday that Hollywood star Danny Glover will address the Numsa Gala Dinner tomorrow night. The 70-year-old is a keen political activist and has long had an interest in South Africa and has starred in several movies related to or set in South Africa – from his […]

Popular search engine Google has revealed the most popular searches by South Africans during 2016 from ‘what is a blesser’ to ‘how to lose belly fat’. Some are obvious. Some not so! Here are the lists… and then scroll down to watch a moving video Google has compiled of the events which drew the most […]

Johannesburg resident David Shields has posted a story that’s going viral about true go-getter Sibusiso Nkosi who humbly asked him for help in getting an internship, after he had spent six years studying against all odds to attain a Communications Degree. David – co-founder of the awesome GEM project (a mobile payments platform which rewards volunteer […]

Thuli Madonsela’s successor The Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, paid a courtesy call to President Jacob Zuma yesterday morning at his Mahlamba Ndlopfu residence in Pretoria.  It was their first meeting since Adv Mkhwebane was appointed as the Public Protector on the 6th October 2016. President Zuma congratulated Adv Mkhwebane on her appointment and pledged his and […]

PRETORIA – Tourism remains key to South Africa’s economic development strategy and the substantial growth in tourist arrivals is testament to how dedication to marketing ‘Destination SA’ is paying off. Tourist arrival figures have gone up by 14.8% this year compared to the same period in 2015, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Tuesday. The […]

Suzelle DIY’s latest video has some top tips and tricks for going to the beach. South Africa’s do-it-yourself Goddess includes beach hacks like how to put an umbrella up so it stays up, how to make a head rest, a table for your drinks, a no sand zone, how to keep cool and how to […]

“Love Thy Neighbour… But Don’t Get Caught!” is the catch phrase behind a brilliant new South African movie, ‘Keeping Up with The Kandasamys’. Shanti Naidoo and Jennifer Kandasamy are matriarchal rivals of neighbouring families in the South African film, whose young adult children become romantically involved. And the last thing these two Chatsworth mothers need […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah visited the White House, Washington, to interview the outgoing President of the USA, President Barack Obama. Trevor said: “I look up to you because we share a lot in common – we both have parents who are black and white; both half African; [you’re from] south side of Chicago, [I’m from] […]

Princess Charlene has drawn much praise for her first official visit to India where she met with HIV/Aids patients and spoke to a delegation which included the Dalai Lama. On Saturday Princess Charlene addressed the inaugural “Laureates and Leaders for Children, Summit 2016” in New Delhi in which the rights of children around the world was debated. During […]

The Springboks will welcome France to South Africa for the first time since 2010 when the two nations clash in three Tests next June. It will also be the first series of three Tests against Les Bleus since 1967. The encounters are scheduled for Pretoria, Durban and Johannesburg as announced at the Cape Town Sevens […]

Somewhere far away in the Czech Republic is a young graffiti artist whose artwork on the walls of Prague show how his heart bleeds for Africa and the plight of its wildlife. In May this year, Pavel Cisarovsky from Prague happened across the story of Satao on the internet. Satao was the well-known Kenyan elephant, with tusks […]