South Africa’s beauty queen, and the planet’s current Miss World, Rolene Strauss, has announced her engagement to D’Niel Strauss, founder of Orientis Venture Capital. The couple – who already share the same surname – has been together for a few years. (Watch video below of them dancing the night away, back in 2012.) Yesterday Rolene subtly […]

South African DIY Goddess Suzelle DIY has some fantastic tips for how to make a loadshedding survival kit. You’ll find the tips both romantic…and ingenious. And of course, many of the products required to make this essential kit can be found at Checkers. (Suzelle recently starred in Checker’s latest TV commercial along with Nataniël.) Watch Video: […]

The mine dump at Krugersdorp in Gauteng is apparently the biggest man-made mine dump in the world. Certainly one of the biggest. And that means it’s perfect for…sandboarding! Check out the video footage below – from young kids (with sandy running noses) to adults racing, performing acrobatics on their boards…and getting ‘dumped’ in the dump. Richard […]

David Kibuuka, Late Night News (LNN) “reporter” and stand-up comedian, joins Trevor Noah at The Daily Show in the United States, as a writer, bringing some edgy Mzansi-style satire to the Comedy Central show’s next evolution. David Kibuuka is already a household name to most African comedy fans, having plied his particularly nuanced style of […]

South African photographer Arno Pietersen has captured an awesome sequence of photographs of a kudu jumping across the road in Kwaggaspan, in the Kruger National Park. Arno, who was working as Field Guide/Ranger for Place of Rock safari company, at the time of the sighting – on Monday, uploaded the three photos to Facebook yesterday […]

South Africa’s favourite DIY goddess, Suzelle, is very proudly featured in the latest Checkers TV commercial. “I finally made it!” says YouTube star Suzelle. “I am in the new Checkers TV ad with my new best friend Nataniël! I am so excited x” Afrikaans celebrity Nataniël (le Roux) is a singer, songwriter and entertainer who released his […]

J.M. Coetzee will receive an Honorary Doctorate from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London for his achievements at the 2015 Graduation Ceremonies in London this week. The South African author is one of the world’s leading novelists and critics. Coetzee was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice – for […]

67 ordinary residents of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) – who do extraordinary things within their communities – were honoured by East Coast Radio over the weekend for living Madiba’s values every day. The 67 people, from across KZN, were nominated by radio listeners for the way in which they work tirelessly in the service of others, influences lives in […]

A fab picture of American rocker Steven Tyler during his trip to South Africa in December 2014 has been posted by the V&A Waterfront today. Some lucky fans (or children of fans!) posed for a photo with him at the Louis Vuitton store at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. The Aerosmith frontman – with […]

Australian surfer Mick Fanning’s VERY close encounter with a shark during the J-Bay Open Finals at Jeffrey’s Bay yesterday thankfully ended happily – with both Mick and the shark escaping the incident safely (apart from that punch Mick threw!). It’s naturally spawned a bunch of jokes and memes (see below)…as well as compliments to Mick for his quick-thinking, […]

Trevor Noah, who has officially moved to New York in preparation for his new role as host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’, has revealed that his incredible international career is largely thanks to a couple of drunk friends. Speaking on the ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ in the USA on Friday night, Trevor said that becoming […]

It was an emotional win this afternoon for South Africa in the 14th stage of the prestigious Tour de France. MTN-Quebeka cyclist Steve Cummings (34) broke down in tears after winning the stage for the South African team today…Nelson Mandela Day. The former Team Sky rider told reporters afterwards that during the last few years he […]

Check out Super Sport’s new advert – “Our Hearts Are In It” – above or below. The message is clear – all South Africans around the world are united for the Rugby World Cup in the UK later this year. SuperSport will be broadcasting the event from  18 September to 31 October 2015. The video features ordinary South Africans, as […]

Mandela Day is an opportunity to reflect on how we help each other to get on in life. Educational institutions play an important role in this regard. As Madiba said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” As far as universities are concerned, this mainly occurs through the […]

Everybody’s heard of Africa’s “Big Five”…but not everybody identifies the animals that belong in that Big 5 group correctly. Ask around in your office. Most foreigners – even South Africans sometimes – will confidently trot out “rhino, elephant, lion…” and then they get stuck. Animals like hippo, cheetah, wildebeest, hyena and even giraffe and gorilla […]

On Tuesday morning I had a beautiful experience, an extended interaction with four otters on Scarborough beach! Elusive, in 15 years living in Scarborough I have only twice caught brief glimpses of single otters. This was a complete treat, a full romp of them in a mood to engage. They were extremely confident and inquisitive…it felt like they were […]

To celebrate Mandela Day tomorrow (18 July), the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Computing Science department has created an awesome video which highlights world events that occurred during the former South African President’s 27 years in prison (see below). Head of Department Professor Jean Greyling told SAPeople that “in celebration of Mandela Day, NMMU Computing Sciences put together […]

For a bunch of South Africans abroad, they’ve found a fantastic way to earn money, see the world…and have some fun. It’s like a fantasy. The Disney Fantasy. Sonnike Smit from Witbank, along with over 50 other South Africans, is working aboard the fourth ship in Disney’s Cruise Line fleet, the Disney Fantasy. “We travel […]

The news that Starbucks will open its first store in South Africa in 2016 has been met with mixed reactions. The well-known coffee shop chain is being brought to South Africa by Taste Holdings, which already has brands like Scooters Pizza and St Elmo’s, and recently introduced the American Dominos Pizza to South Africa, according […]

Watch the video above (or below) for a view into the spectacular and often unseen side of Cape Town. If anything is going to lure you into wanting to take on the 100 km Ultra-Trail Cape Town race – it’s this video which reveals the stunning landscape and seascape as runners take on the mountain […]

Back in 1994, when the New South Africa was but a pup, photographer Greg Marinovich and I popped in to the lunchtime strip sessions at The Summit – just for a bit of social research. It was seconds to showtime, and the place was heaving with yuppies, students, large fellows with ponytails and slinky topless waitresses […]

When South Africans get together it’s always a jol. And they always braai! Check out this fun-loving video, filmed recently at a bazaar in Seoul. “If there is one thing any true Saffa loves it’s Braai, and boy do we take it seriously!” says blogger and vlogger Heshina Pillay who uploaded the video to YouTube. […]

Social worker, writer and film-maker John Clarke has created a light-hearted video to send a serious message about saving the Pondoland Wild Coast of South Africa from Australian mining entrepreneur Mark Victor Caruso. The Australian executive chairman of MRC Ltd has been embroiled in the Xolobeni mining conflict on the Wild Coast, which is home to titanium […]

Yes, we have Table Mountain, the Big Five, pristine beaches, the alluring winelands and world-class airports…but South Africa also has food experiences as diverse as our Rainbow Nation. You can expect everything from fine dining to Cape Malay cuisine and that old South African favourite, the braai (barbecue). Here are some food experiences to try if you […]

I’ll be the first to admit I know nothing about standup comedy. I’ve probably seen a couple of comedians live, and several dozen on YouTube. I can’t figure out Sarah Silverman (but she seems nice enough) and I adore Amy Schumer (that face, that unexpected whammy in the stomach, that brilliant Roast of Charlie Sheen!). […]