Springboks Take On Ireland Today with #LoveRugby Emblazoned on Jerseys

By SAPeople 11-06-16 14:53

The hashtag #LoveRugby will appear emblazoned on the back of the Springbok jersey in the first Test against Ireland in Cape Town, South Africa, today as SA Rugby (SARU) reclaims the “good story” they have to tell but which is not always heard. The Springboks kick off at 17h00 against Ireland at DHL Newlands in […]

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Cullinan Ancestor at US Auction Where SA Diamond Sets Record Price

By SAPeople Staff Writer 11-06-16 10:11

A diamond found in South African in 2014, the Cullinan Dream, has become the most expensive Fancy Intense blue diamond sold at auction, according to Christie’s. The diamond sold in New York this week for $25,365,000. In the audience was Mark Cullinan, an international jewelry dealer and the great-grandson of Sir Thomas Cullinan, who discovered the Cullinan […]

WATCH As Refentse Does His Version of Laurika Rauch

By SAPeople Staff Writer 10-06-16 13:28

Refentse Morake, a Vereeniging youngster, didn’t find success overnight, but pretty close. Just over a year ago the high-school student was overheard singing by someone who recorded him on her cellphone, the clip quickly spread, and now, just over a year later, Refentse has a CD out and several professional tracks on YouTube. His latest video is a […]

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Remembering Muhammad Ali in Africa – Pics & Videos

By SAPeople Contributor 10-06-16 10:48

Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Muhammad Ali’s hometown Louisville, Kentucky, for his memorial today as a procession takes his body past sites that were significant in his life. Outside of America, there was perhaps no other continent as significant in his life as Africa. The American boxing legend had a deep connection with […]

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Think You Know Joburg? The 60-Second Quiz

By SAPeople Staff Writer 09-06-16 23:31

As Johannesburg celebrates one of its big birthdays (that’s one of the questions), the city is showing off its stuff more and more. It was recently called one of the “coolest” cities in the world (that’s another question, by whom?) and travellers are spending more than just one night there. In honour of all that – and […]

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Beyond the Unthinkable? City Dwellings Without Security Walls

By SAPeople 09-06-16 16:55

It started – as so much of my research has – with a hunch. For many years I have been completely overwhelmed by the high walls that South African suburbanites have created around their dwellings. They have always struck me as confronting, offensive and aesthetically unappealing. But, more than this, I couldn’t shake the feeling […]

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Who Said Wild Animals Don’t Roam Our Roads?

By SAPeople 09-06-16 01:11

We laugh at foreigners who think wild animals roam our South African roads… but lately the evidence has suggested they may be right! For at least the second time in ten days, elephant have wandered down the main road between Mica and Hoedspruit. The first time – 30 May – it was one rogue elephant. And […]

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ANC Youth League Cancels Plans to Disrupt Springbok Matches

By SAPeople 08-06-16 19:37

In a joint statement Wednesday from SA Rugby and the ANC Youth League it was confirmed that plans to disrupt Springbok Test matches have been cancelled, as a result of “positive engagements between the two bodies”. ANC Youth League Secretary General Njabulo Nzuza said that although rugby still had much work to do, his organisation had […]

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Stunning Sculptures ‘Assemble’ on the Cliffs of Hermanus

By SAPeople 25-11-19 23:16

Sculpture on the Cliffs is one of the highlights of the Fynarts Festival in Hermanus, South Africa, which looks set to be another fabulous year with the new art works being installed this week. According to Tanya Tiefenthaler, founder of ILoveHermanus facebook page and community, “each year artists are commissioned to produce works that remain on […]

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Rabada Stars as Proteas Crush Australia

By SAPeople Contributor 08-06-16 14:50

KAGISO RABADA led a strong performance with the ball for the Standard Bank Proteas as they opened their Tri-Nation One-Day International (ODI) series account with an emphatic 47-run bonus-point win over Australia at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence on Tuesday. The right-arm paceman bowled with swing and precision to pick up an outstanding 3/13 […]

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SA’s Latest Cheetah is the Fastest Computer in Africa

By SAPeople Staff Writer 08-06-16 21:05

South Africa’s CSIR has unveiled the fastest computer in Africa, which has been named Lengau, the Setswana for cheetah, it was announced on Tuesday. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Centre for High Performance Computing showed off the petaflops (PFLOPs) machine in Cape Town. “This is a supercomputer with processing speed capable of a thousand-trillion […]

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At Least 12 Joburg Coffee Shops that Out-Brew Starbucks

By SAPeople Staff Writer 09-10-16 22:52

On a recent trip to Johannesburg, curiosity took me to the new Starbucks outlet in Rosebank, South Africa’s first. I know Starbucks from the United States, and even though I’m not a big fan of their brewed coffee – it’s not as bad as people say it is, but just not for me – I do like their beans. What […]

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Evita on Doeke, Hlaudi and Monkeys

By SAPeople Contributor 08-06-16 13:06

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 news, with the accent on Free Speech. Watch Video: Evita on doeke, hlaudi and monkeys…

WATCH Animals Monkeying Around

By SAPeople 07-06-16 18:43

It’s not just human kids that love to play. As can be seen in this video, uploaded to YouTube yesterday, when the humans are away… the monkeys will play. Stefan de Villiers captured these monkeys have a ball on the jungle gym in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Watch Video: Monkeys have a ball on slides […]

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Views, Views and, Oh Yes, More Views from Clifton Pad

By SAPeople Staff Writer 07-06-16 12:51

One of the most recent house designs put together by the innovative team at SAOTA is a spectacular property – in the sought-after Cape Town suburb of Clifton but also above it. Way above it! The site of the family home is on the ridge below Lion’s Head with 270-degree views of the Atlantic Ocean, Camps Bay and the […]

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Mini-Series on Mandela Starts Shooting in South Africa

By SAPeople Staff Writer 07-06-16 12:28

A new six-part mini-series based on the life of Nelson Mandela and starring an international and South African cast has started shooting in Johannesburg. The cast for the BET series “Madiba”, which includes American Laurence Fishburne (the “Matrix” series, “Contagion”, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”) as Mandela and Orlando Jones as Oliver Tambo, will also showcase […]

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