Buffalo Bull Sold For R168 Million in South Africa

By SAPeople 22-09-16 00:04

A top breeding buffalo bull in South Africa has reportedly been sold for a whopping R168-million, making it the most talked about bull in the world right now! The sale took place on the second day of Thaba Tholo Game Reserve’s annual auction on 15 and 16 September. The eight or nine-year-old “super buffalo” – named Inala […]

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Lambie and Le Roux Back in the Springbok Squad

By SAPeople Contributor 21-09-16 17:49

Experienced backs Pat Lambie and Willie le Roux have been included in a 31-man Springbok squad for the two remaining home Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, in October, against Australia and New Zealand. Along with the experienced backline duo, Lood de Jager and Julian Redelinghuys will also return to the pack after recovering from injuries […]

Magical Photos from the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho

By SAPeople Contributor 21-09-16 15:27

I spent 10 days in the Mountain Kingdom, documenting the Basotho people and their land. Six days on horseback took me to some of the most isolated populated areas of Southern Africa, where some shepherds will spend six months away from their villages. Traveling through Lesotho via horseback has been one of my most memorable experiences […]

Darren ‘Whackhead’ Simpson’s Pranks Grab Worldwide Attention

By SAPeople 21-09-16 09:40

South African morning radio host and stand-up comedian Darren Simpson’s pranks are famous in South Africa… and now the world. In a list on Comedy Central UK of ’10 Famous Prank Calls That Will Never Not Be Funny’, Breakfast Xpress’ Simpson made it onto the list not once, but twice! Not surprisingly, the BMW auto complaint made […]

Trevor Noah Confirmed to Host MTV MAMAs in Johannesburg

By SAPeople 04-07-18 14:27

JOHANNESBURG – South African comedian and global star, Trevor Noah, has been confirmed to host the 2016 MTV African Music Awards (MAMAs) in Johannesburg next month. The organisers of the event made the announcement Wednesday morning and within an hour excited fans had made it South Africa’s top Twitter trend. In a post on Facebook, Noah […]

Whoopee – South Africa Gets a New Holiday in December 2016!

By SAPeople Contributor 20-09-16 15:24

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has declared 27 December 2016 a new public holiday for the country! The President has granted the extra holiday in response to a request from the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA). FEDUSA pointed out that this year workers in the country would only have 11 public holidays, instead of the […]

Dancing Pointsman from Pretoria Brightens Everyone’s Day

By SAPeople 20-09-16 08:49

A dancing Outsurance pointsman from Pretoria is making headlines around the world since being featured by global news agency Reuters. A video of the ‘traffic warden’, as Reuters calls him, was first uploaded by teacher Solante Hough on Twitter. Hough – who posts as @pixicube – tweeted: “I wish everyone could love their job this much […]

South African Opera Star’s Debut Album Tops International Charts

By SAPeople 20-09-16 07:44

Internationally renowned opera singer and Piet Retief native, Pretty Yende, has thanked her South African fans for all their support after her debut album ‘A Journey’ went straight to the top of the charts! Leading up the launch, Pretty enjoyed time back home in South Africa, and took to Facebook to thank her “South African fans & […]

Snow Ways! Snow in Spring in South Africa (and Flood Warnings). PHOTOS

By SAPeople 19-09-16 17:03

Just when we thought Winter was over and Spring had sprung, there’s been a last blast of snow received in South Africa over the last couple of days – in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape (Matroosberg and Swartberg) and Free State! Check out the photos on this page from Snow Report SA. A series of cold […]

High Drama as Schoeman Races to World Triathlon Victory in Mexico

By SAPeople 19-09-16 12:03

South Africa’s Olympic bronze medallist, Henri Schoeman, raced to a career-first World Triathlon Series victory at the season’s Grand Final in Cozumel, Mexico on the weekend… in a dramatic finish that saw British Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee forsake his own chance at victory to help his younger brother Jonny – who was almost unconscious – across the […]

More Gold, Silver and a Record from Team South Africa in Rio

By SAPeople 18-09-16 10:04

The national rugby team might not have given much reason for celebration on Saturday but South Africa’s Paralympic team continued to rake in the medals on the other side of the world; and Dyan Buis broke a Paralympic record. While the Springboks went down to New Zealand, Buis and Hilton Langenhoven helped maintain Team SA’s […]

Du Toit Clinches 400m Gold in Rio for South Africa

By SAPeople 17-09-16 03:18

Charl du Toit became Team South Africa’s first double medallist of the Rio Paralympics on Friday. He added to his T37 gold medal in the 100m dash at the weekend by snatching another victor in the 400m event. That meant that the 23-year-old boosted the team’s tally to 14 medals with just Saturday and Sunday’s […]

South Africans Rally for Brave Hero Who Tackled Phone Thief

By SAPeople Contributor 16-09-16 12:40

By the end of today, South Africans may have changed the destiny of one brave man thanks to social media and the kindness of many of its users… including a Facebook page called “I Have a Name”! The Facebook page posted a message about Eustance Maluleke, a taxi passenger who jumped to help a woman whose mobile […]

Four More Medals and Heartache come Team SA’s Way in Rio

By SAPeople 16-09-16 09:00

It was medals galore for Team South Africa on Thursday, as another four rained down in Rio on the country’s best day of the 2016 Paralympics. But there was also heartache for blind runner Louzanne Coetzee who came third… but was disqualified. Two golds, a silver and bronze joined the nine medals already harvested by the team […]

South African Teen with F1 Dreams Scoops Podium Position on Debut Race

By SAPeople 15-09-16 13:26

South Africa may just have a potential F1 racing driver in our midst! At just 18-years-old South African racer, Ewan Taylor, pulled off an amazing feat this past weekend, grabbing third position in a Porsche Super Sports Cup race… after only half a day’s practice in a race car ever! Taylor is more renowned for his […]

An Ode to Woolies… the Store that Even Non-South Africans Miss

By Sine Thieme 15-09-16 09:04

There are many things a foreign expat – such as myself – misses about South Africa after returning home. But one of the laments you will hear most often is how sad an affair grocery shopping is without “Woolies”. The fact that South Africans have given such an endearing nickname to the grocery store chain Woolworths only goes to […]

Liebenberg Bounces Back from Surgery to Seal Silver for Team SA

By SAPeople 15-09-16 08:47

Anruné Liebenberg scorched to 400-metre track silver on Wednesday night to take Team South Africa’s medal tally to one short of double figures. Running in the T45-46-47 classification (upper limb impairment) she repeated her feat from the last Paralympics in London four years ago. Sure the time may have been a full 2.03sec slower than […]

Situ Flies the Flag for Team SA Bringing Home Javelin Bronze

By SAPeople 14-09-16 21:33

And then there were eight! Paralympic veteran and team flag bearer Zanele Situ threw an eighth Team South Africa medal into the kitty at the Rio Paralympics on Tuesday evening. Situ, 45, who is now experiencing her fifth Paralympics, having already medalled in Sydney (2000) and Athens four years later, took bronze in the F54 […]

Jordy Smith Wins the Hurley Pro Surf Comp at Trestles in California

By SAPeople 14-09-16 21:46

Durban surfer Jordy Smith has won the world tour surf event at Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, USA. After knocking out Brazil’s Filipe Toledo in the Semi-Finals earlier today, Jordy took on Joel Parkinson from the Gold Coast, Australia… and emerged victorious! It’s a fantastic achievement for Jordy who spent the previous year or so suffering from injury. […]

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