Check out this interview with the female tourist who was caught on CCTV footage being attacked by a crocodile whilst in a swimming pool on holiday in Zimbabwe. Mia Roberts, from Australia, was staying at a resort in Kariba last month when a crocodile stalked and attacked her and a male companion in the pool. It […]

Every year so many matric students head to the coast, just like American students head to Florida, to get incredibly drunk, behave wildly and probably do things they’ll regret. But for those students who prefer to do things their own way and make their mark, they’re being offered an alternative that’s even wilder… and that […]

Walking through an informal settlement, you are greeted by children wanting to show off their ability to speak English, Maskandi music crackling from car speakers, and caged chickens calmly awaiting their fate. Mutters, murmurs and audible exclamations of “abelungu!” White people! Handshakes and hand holding, followed by more handshakes. You pass through a white-washed entrance […]

South Africa’s Raven Klaasen (34) is through to the ATP World Tour Doubles Finals in London, with American partner Rajeev Ram. The two first-year pairings are through after surprising newly-crowned world No1 side Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares on Saturday. Next up for Klaasen and Ram are the in-form combo of Finland’s Henri Continent and Aussie […]

Congratulations to South Africa’s former Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, who was named the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2016 at a glittering event in Nairobi, Kenya, this week. Madonsela was nominated for her “notable work as South Africa’s Public Protector”. In accepting the prestigious award, South Africa’s popular advocate said: “Words cannot express the gratitude […]

David Miller struck the second highest score in domestic T20 Challenge history but it was still not enough as the VKB Knights were beaten by the Multiply Titans with one ball to spare in their latest clash at Sahara Park Willowmoore in Benoni on Friday. The Proteas star smashed a career-best unbeaten 120 (61 balls, 8 […]

Sandi Durnford-Slater met with PJ Powers in London 10 days ago to discuss the world according to PJ. In typical PJ fashion, she brought with her a warm, South African breath of fresh air to a cold, drizzly Wednesday afternoon in Brixton… Many people back home believe that those who leave South Africa are traitors. You seem to have […]

When Potchefstroom policeman Dawie Williams uploaded a video of himself singing ‘Count Your Blessings’, on 8 November, and said “just to cheer you up”; he didn’t realise he was going to cheer up tens of thousands of South Africans across the country. Within days of uploading his song, Dawie was surprised to discover that over […]

Last week SAPeople featured the magnificent Proteas, South Africa’s national flower, that blossom and bloom in abundance at  Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Here’s a look in at the other beautiful fauna and flora in the Western Cape’s exquisite garden, as captured by ALAN RUDNICKI a couple of weeks ago… Kirstenbosch is a wonderland of bees, […]

Johannesburg is 130 years old this year. What started off as a tented village on the dusty Highveld is now a huge city with a population of about five million. Everyone knows that ‘Johannesburg’ is synonymous with gold, and is also known as ‘the City of Gold’ and ‘Egoli’. On this 130th anniversary of its […]

Gary Player’s Great Karoo retreat is for sale and at a price tag of R50-million, it could be a dream come true for any (wealthy) South African expat. That’s around £2.8-million or $3.5-million… Highlights of the property – which the legendary golfer calls home – include a champion stud farm, a 3,000m racecourse,46 stables, 9-hole golf course […]

Springbok fan Princess Charlene announced this weekend in London that Monaco will play host to the World Rugby Awards for a minimum of two years, beginning next year (2017). The royal mother of twins, who was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, was in the UK for a weekend of rugby – from watching the famous […]

Check out these gorgeous adverts for Chanel – filmed for the luxury French perfume house in South Africa’s Hermanus, Cederberg and Steenbras Dam. To advertise their Allure Homme Sport cologne for men, Chanel chose the South African outdoors, teaming up with Brazilian Olympic diver Hugo Parisi, American actor Luke Timothy Grimes (American Sniper and Fifty […]

The fire on Table Mountain, South Africa, has been contained, according to SANParks – Table Mountain National Park. Western Cape photographer JUSTIN SULLIVAN was on the scene. “Fire above De Waal Drive in Cape Town has been contained thanks to the swift efforts from NCC Environmental Services and City of Cape Town Fire Department,” says Justin. De Waal […]

Seabelo Senatla, referee Rasta Rasivhenge and Jean de Villiers made South Africa proud winning honours in various categories at the prestigious World Rugby Awards in London on Sunday night. Seabelo Senatla became the third South African to be crowned the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year, when he edged out Fiji’s Osea Kolinisau and […]

It’s fire season again in South Africa with Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) warning residents and tourists to Greater Cape Town that the forecast for tomorrow is in the ‘Very Dangerous’ range. After a tough 2015/2016 season, photographer JUSTIN SULLIVAN has created a photographic tribute to the teams that keep us safe… “I would like to take […]

South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk won more global honours on Tuesday night when he was named Best Male Athlete of the Rio Olympics at the Association of National Olympic Committees awards in Doha, Qatar. Van Niekerk won Gold in the 400-metre track event in August, at the same time breaking the 17-year-old world record of […]

East London photographer MIKE GEYER captured these photos of the rough ocean seas as waves pounded the rocks and shore in the eastern cape, South Africa… providing an ideal playground for kite surfers (watch video at bottom of page). “Yesterday the power of the sea after the super moon – which we did not get to […]

For everyone who missed the Supermoon on Monday 14 November 2016 because of clouds and rain, here it is in all its spectacular glory, in the heart of the Karoo, South Africa… photographs captured by YOLANDE SINGERY. “This is what the moon looked like on Monday night from the Weltevrede road in Prince Albert,” says Yolande.  […]

A Cape Town time-lapse artist has captured some breathtaking footage around South Africa from township scenes to larni shopping centres, cool spots and hot spots, starry skies to ocean vistas from Cape Town to Durban and up to Joburg. Watch below. Namibian-born Rory Allen has released A Lapse In Time: Volume III, an awe-inducing compilation […]

Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination city in Africa for the fourth year, according to the 2016 Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. The city is expected to welcome 3.6 million international overnight visitors in 2016, a 6.2% increase on last year’s 3.39 million visitors. Cairo in Egypt is the second most visited […]

According to South Africa’s Suzelle DIY, these are the top fun things to do in Sydney, Australia: Drink coffee. Everywhere you go you’ll find good coffee because it’s “coffee culture”. Eats bananas. They love their bananas and you’ll get lots of banana bread. Exercise. You have to keep up with the people in Sydney, in […]

Visitors to Cape Town’s Victoria and Alfred Waterfront were treated over the past few days to an extremely rare sighting of a Dwarf Sperm whale – the smallest whale species in the world. V&A visitors often spot marine animals like Cape fur seals frolicking in its harbour, but this was extra special as Dwarf Sperm whales are […]

HOBART – South Africa’s Proteas cricket team routed Australia on the fourth morning of the second Test at Hobart to claim an emphatic series win with more than a day and two sessions to spare. It was their third successive series win in Australia following similar triumphs in 2008 and 2012. The winning margin was […]

Many South Africans waited patiently tonight – Monday 14 November 2016 – to photograph  the biggest, brightest Super Moon (Supermoon) in 68 years… But in KwaZulu-Natal it was bad news for Supermoon spotters… but good news for rhinos as it rained (meaning the poachers couldn’t use the bright light to find rhinos at night). And […]