South Africans know how to grow old fabulously! In March a local great-grandmother made world headlines when she celebrated her 100th birthday by skydiving near Cape Town. And now a 90-year-old Capetonian has successfully ridden his Harley Davidson motorbike from Cape Town to Knysna, a distance of over 480 km. “Hey all, meet Henry Friebus – 90-years-old […]

Back in the day when I lived a relatively normal life, I ended up sat in one of those stiff, four-walled office interviews where the interviewer asked me — quite originally — where I saw myself in five years’ time. Bored by the question, I sat there rather straight-faced, stared out of the window and […]

It was May, 1976…and as a lowly young reporter for the Pretoria News, I discovered that Siberia comes in many forms. Because I had disgraced myself and gotten a TV review horribly wrong, I was assigned a new position in life: Magistrates Court reporter. The position was seen as the grubby, greasy little bottom rung in the […]

Sometimes things come about because you’re tired of the fast pace of life, the continual “mission mission mission, get there quickly,” rush around…and then you come back from a holiday feeling like you need one. And dragging two fractious Pixies around while you do it is no fun. The Pixies are my daughters. Twins. So […]

Power King has been officially declared the winner of the Durban July 2015, South Africa’s – and possibly Africa’s – greatest premier horse racing events. Although Power King was the first horse to cross the line, there was a review from Punta Arenas. Minutes ago Power King’s win was confirmed. Punta Arenas came second, and […]

For all those thinking of moving back to South Africa, a local estate agency has compiled three stunning videos to take some of the hard slog out of it for you. The videos of Durban Central, Cape Town Southern Suburbs and Sandton (in Gauteng) showcase the areas, the lifestyle, the schools, the community, and the […]

The small but strong community of Prince Albert in the Karoo are running this morning in support of Caleb Swanepoel, the 20-year-old Prince Albert resident who lost his right leg in a shark attack last weekend. Caleb was body surfing last Saturday, whilst enjoying a two-week family holiday at Buffel’s Bay (between Knysna and Sedgefield), […]

We are without a doubt commencing tennis’ finest hour. I am filled with excitement and anticipation of the weeks to come at the Wimbledon Championships located in SW19. For most tennis players, the ultimate dream is to lift the trophy with a golden hue at the ‘home’ of tennis, where the history and prestige of […]

Devon Wayne Saunders, a Capetonian who likes to find the fun in everyday life, stopped pedestrians along Long Street to ask them 10 questions for a prize. Devon told SAPeople “Recently, I went out into the streets of Cape Town and asked random people easy general knowledge questions about South Africa. Have a look at […]

Here it is! The full interview between American comedic star Jerry Seinfeld and South African comedian Trevor Noah. With Seinfeld at the wheel of a white Ferrari, the two discuss everything from apartheid to China, heckling to safaris, on Seinfeld’s online show ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ which was aired last night. Trevor summed up the […]

Starfish Greathearts Foundation, a charity working with children in South Africa orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, are holding an inspirational evening of jazz and classical music alongside traditional songs from South Africa this evening. The event – ‘Hope and Harmony’ – promises a wonderful line up of musicians, including: Queen of Afro-Jazz Pinise […]

The brightest stars – well, planets – in the sky over the past month have been Jupiter and Venus as they’ve danced closer together. Last night – 30 June 2015 – they were at their closest, separated by just a fraction of a degree…as can be seen in the picture below, taken at Blouberg Beachfront in the […]

Here’s the lowdown on what the 28 squad members have done since winning the World Cup 25 years ago. This article was first republished five years ago (for the 20th anniversary) with kind permission from SA Rugby magazine. As Breyton Paulse tweeted this morning: “Exactly 25 years ago today, what a moment, what a team, […]

A short South African film about a young street child who finds freedom through dance has made it into the finals of an international competition, My Rode Reel. The 3-minute film – ‘Gift’, directed by Dan Mace – stars Lwando Qhanga as a child from the township who dances to the sounds of his fears in […]

Following an intense three-week search through the mountains and valleys of the Great Karoo, the 3-year-old male lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West has been successfully recaptured. The young lion – nicknamed Sylvester by locals – is suspected to have made his original Great Escape, on Friday 5 June, through a gap in the fence […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah will appear in the next episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s online Emmy®-nominated series ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’. The American comedian posted the trailer on his Facebook page today with a message saying “Jerry and Trevor Noah! He’s half Black and half Swiss. You asked for half Swiss, we gave it to […]

Perfect surf. Great swells. Stunning sunrises and sunsets. And the only locals that drop in on your wave are dolphins… Check out the photos on this page, captured by South African surf and lifestyle photographer TYERELL JORDAAN, of “epic days of surfing” around Jeffrey’s Bay and the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape. “The South African coastline is defined by […]

Groot Marico, 1979 – It’s a lovely Saturday out here in the Bushveld…I’m sitting under a fever tree on a farm in the Western Transvaal (now Northwest Province) talking to a Marico family and drinking their mampoer very slowly and, if I may say so, quite thoughtfully. It’s all so very Herman Charles. [The late […]

Four South African adverts scooped prizes in the Film category of the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in the South of France. The awards ceremony was held in the south of France last night. South Africa won in the Silver and Bronze categories while the top Grand Prix prize went to the Leica Gallery ad from […]

It’s load-shedding time again in South Africa, this time because of strikes. This compilation of loadshedding jokes was first published on a Saturday night in June 2015)… and here we are three years later! It was updated on Monday 18 June 2018. For more of December 2018’s loadshedding jokes, view here: Top 10 South African Loadshedding […]

An advert featuring Julia Anastasopoulos – better known as her beloved DIY character Suzelle – is one of the finalists in the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in the South of France. The advert – which features the artist and actress as an overwhelmed and busy South African mom – was aired in South Africa in January 2015. […]

Along with about 500 global words like photobomb, twerk and crowdfund, several South Africanisms have made it into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest quarterly update. According to Katherine Connor Martin, Head of US Dictionaries, although the OED normally doesn’t add words that haven’t already been around for some time to establish themselves, times have changed […]

Congratulations to South African entrepreneurs Jeff Paterson and Oliver Du Toit who won a major business competition in the UK today, and are now poised to revolutionise the way the world exchanges foreign currency! And thanks to all those South Africans who voted to ensure they secured a spot in the top three and were able to pitch […]

Thanks to South Africans abroad, there are a lot of Greeks, Aussies and various other nationalities who know what a ‘braai‘ is and can say “gaan kak in die mielies” (ja, that’s the most popular Afrikaans phrase we teach our foreign friends!)…but when they visit our shores they don’t know the more important words…like babelaas, bakkie […]

Some of it is obvious, like the view from Table Mountain, and some of it is not, like street vendors and school uniforms. I grew up in Germany and now live in the USA. Here are the 30 things I remember most fondly from our expat life in South Africa: [vc_button title=”1″ color=”default”] Hadedas Hadedas […]