South Africans have rallied to support Trek4Mandela team leader Sibusiso Vilane after his emotional address during the press conference at OR Tambo International Airport last night, after returning from Mount Kilimanjaro where SA rally driver Gugu Zulu (38) sadly passed away. A Facebook post today by local TV presenter Leanne Manas has gone viral after she […]

DURBAN – In a passionate speech at the International Aids Conference in South Africa today, Prince Harry recalled the work of his late mother Princess Diana… honouring her legacy in the fight against AIDS. Speaking in Durban, he said it is thanks to the work of leaders like Nelson Mandela, Sir Elton John and “my mother, Princess […]

When new Springbok coach Allister Coetzee met the South African national team at Cape Town International airport for their first team assembly under his guidance he had a surprise in store for them. As reported in SAPeople at the time, he instructed the Boks to hitchhike their way to the training camp in Stellenbosch rather than […]

If you’re confused about the latest rift between rapper Kanye West and “stunning singer” Taylor Swift, take a listen to this run-down on the events from South Africa’s Suzelle DIY. In Kanye’s latest song ‘Famous’ he says he made that “b****” famous… referring to the night at the VMA Awards in 2009 when he interrupted Taylor’s acceptance […]

American R&B artists, The Manhattans, received an awesome welcome at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, this morning. The vocal group’s hits include million-selling songs “Kiss and Say Goodbye” (1976) and 1980’s “Shining Star”… but it was South African fans who were singing to them this morning. The Manhattans will be performing in Johannesburg […]

PRETORIA – The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has announced that all voters who are on the voters’ roll for a voting station WILL be allowed to vote, whether they have an address listed or not. Home Affairs Extends Hours And with just 11 days to go until the first votes are cast in […]

A couple visiting the Kruger National Park in South Africa filmed a rare sighting of a pride of lions – including an endangered white lion – trying to hunt a porcupine. Retired Beryl Salottolo told Nadav Ossendryver from Latest Sightings that she and her husband, Gules, set out early one morning from their camp at Satara […]

For all those who missed Akani Simbine’s brilliant win in the 100m race at the Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest yesterday, the South African athlete has uploaded a video of the race. (Watch below.) Writing on Facebook, Simbine said: “Unfortunately, my races were not televised. Here is a video of the 100m race from yesterday. Thank you for […]

On Mandela Day yesterday, the social media community in South Africa came together in a wonderful gesture of uBuntu to help improve the life of one homeless man named Mengameli… or Sia for short. And today Sia’s dreams have started to come true! Early Monday morning, Facebook page ‘I Have a Name’ posted a message about Sia: […]

Grammy Award winning record producer, DJ and musician Anton Zaslavski – better known as Zedd – says his trip to South Africa earlier this year was “literally the most amazing trip I’ve ever done in my life!! ?.” The Russian-German electronic music producer, who has over 2.7 million fans on Twitter, was in South Africa for […]

South African actress Charlize Theron gave an impassioned speech at the opening ceremony of the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, calling out racism as an underlying cause of the AIDS epidemic and insisting that it is not “an honour” for SA to be hosting the AIDS conference for the second time in 21 years. The AIDS […]

PRETORIA – American philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivered the 2016 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of Pretoria on Sunday. Gates spoke of how he first heard of Mandela at the age of nine, and first spoke to him in 1994 when Madiba called to ask the billionaire to help fund South Africa’s election. Gates said […]

After an extensive visit to South Africa, a group of boardriders have declared that it is “a land of diversity. Mountainous coastlines vs drought ridden desert. The lavishly rich vs the street begging poor. The wildlife of the savannah vs the wildlife of the city. No other country in the world boasts such dramatic contrast.” Writing for Quiksilver’s […]

South African golfer Ernie Els set aside protocol during the British Open on Thursday to show true sportsmanship and allow his longtime rival, Phil Mickelson from the USA, the best possible chance to make history. They were on the 18th green at Royal Troon in Scotland, and Mickelson – who already had eight birdies – had […]

South Africa’s Janie Erasmus was crowned Miss Deaf World 2016 at a ceremony in Prague, Czech Republic, last night. Leviena Smit (pictured right), Managing Director of Miss Deaf World in South Africa, said: “Congratulations to our beautiful Miss Deaf World 2016 – Janie Erasmus. Breathtaking crowning moment… super proud! xx” Hours before the ceremony, Janie wrote the […]

Check out the legendary waves at Kalk Bay harbour in the Western Cape, South Africa. Filmed and edited by David McMaster, he captions it: “Man vs Nature, digitally harnessed and slowed down 10-20x. (Watch in HD & with headphones/speakers).” The music is Open Spaces by Zak Hemsey. Watch Video: Kalk Bay Collisions https://vimeo.com/173244720 Photos of […]

It’s been 10 months since Trevor Noah took over The Daily Show from Jon Stewart. Asked how he thinks it’s fairing – he proudly gave the show a passing grade. But he’s not getting comfy just yet. There is still more he wants to achieve… Source: Reuters

Surfing in the same spot where he had a close encounter with a shark last year, Australian surfer Mick Fanning (35) won the J-Bay Open today in an emotional victory at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa… and this time he was joined by dolphins. The three time World Surf League (WSL) champion returned to the site of […]

Moms around the world are all the same! Patient! Watch this mom patiently put up with her cubs as two of them play not only around her as she tries to sleep… but ON her. And all this while a third is intently suckling on Mom in the background. The footage was filmed by Farrell Ben […]

As brilliant South African swimmer Chad le Clos prepares for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil – and the moment he will go head to head with Michael Phelps again – he has revealed what his focus on the #RoadToRio is in a very moving documentary – “Unbelievable”. (See Trailer below.) While his race against […]

Mandela Day is coming up on Monday 18 July. If you don’t yet have a plan on how you’d like to honour the day, please consider Caroline van Saasen’s plea below… Caroline, founder of the phenomenal Water Shortage South Africa (WSSA) community page on Facebook, says: “South Africa is in the grip on the worst […]

In Evita’s latest episode, she asks “Does every dark Hlaudi have a silver lining?”… referring to the SABC’s COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Leading up to the 2016 South African Municipal Elections and the 20th year celebration of her theatre in Darling, Evita se Perron, Tannie Evita has committed herself to broadcasting a Sunday recap of the week’s […]

For anyone missing the bush, feast on these photos taken in KwaZulu-Natal a few days ago by KEVIN ISWARLALL – “A little bit of Africa for our people abroad.” View more wildlife photos – captured on safari in the Kruger last week:

Prize-winning author Lidudumalingani Mqombothi has revealed he has learnt that listening is important and reading is essential. These are just some of the lessons the South African has gained on his journey as a writer. As reported by SAPeople.com, Mqombothi won the 17th annual Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story Memories We Lost earlier […]

When you move abroad, it can be challenging to make your dreams come true… without your normal network of friends and family, trying to navigate your life through a set of new unfamiliar rules to those we know back home in South Africa. And so congratulations are due to South African expat Anastassia Angel‎ who has persevered […]