A Day in the Life of a Capetonian Drone!

By SAPeople 11-06-15 12:25

Check out this aerial drone video which captures some of the most majestic, scenic drone footage in Cape Town, South Africa, starting inland and moving over Table Mountain, Signal Hill and Rhodes Memorial. Then it pans on to picturesque Long Beach, Cape Town, where the drone hangs out with some cool surfers at the 2014 Billabong Junior Series. Next […]

Vote for South African Entrepreneurs (with Awesome Invention) to Pitch to Richard Branson!

By SAPeople 14-06-15 21:29

A couple of die-hard South Africans overseas, who have risked everything to follow their dream, are on the verge of something “enormous”… and would appreciate our voting help to get a chance to pitch their concept to Richard Branson. UK-based entrepreneurs Jeff Paterson and Oliver Du Toit, both from Johannesburg, have created a machine that millions of travellers will want to […]

Cyclist with large wave at Kalk Bay Harbour

Sunrise Photos Capture a ‘Swell’ Surprise for Cyclist

By SAPeople 09-06-15 20:20

Check out these awesome photos, taken by Gale McAll, at sunrise in Kalk Bay a few days ago when the ocean was wild and massive waves rolled in…sometimes quite unexpectedly. “This young man was walking to the end of the pier when an enormous wave appeared…” says Gale. “He turned around and started running…and so did I […]

Operation Starfish Rescue

Hundreds of Starfish Rescued in South Africa

By SAPeople 09-06-15 08:03

Over 500 starfish were saved yesterday, quite fittingly on World Oceans Day, thanks to the awesome community spirit in Fish Hoek, a community which rallied together in March to fight the Cape Fires. “It is NEVER dull and boring in the Deep South of Cape Town,” says photographer Robyn Gwilt who captured most of the […]

Really? Johannesburg in California? And Durban in France?

By SAPeople Contributor 08-06-15 17:33

There is a name on the American website GhostTowns.com that looks very familiar: Randsburg, California. Not far away is – you guessed it – Johannesburg! There’s also CapeTown…and over the Atlantic, in France, is a town called Durban. Randsburg, California The small town of Randsburg is nearly a ghost town today (although one reference puts the population at […]

The Last Word…South Africa, We Love You

By SAPeople 07-06-15 20:45

In response to all the open letters bashing expats…I’d like to say there are so many sides here. Yes, you get the expat hell bent on taking South Africa down, but to be honest – living as an expat and having family living as expats all over the world – these people are few and far between. […]

South African Expats Respond – “I Am Sorry” and “Why?”

By SAPeople 03-07-18 12:34

Every time I see yet another article from another South African moaning about the negativity of expats, and clearly writing with their rose-tinted glasses on, I get angry. Really angry. Hulk angry. The overwhelming theme of South African bloggers and writers lately seems to be the attack of the expat. How dare we leave South […]

Some of My Best Friends are Expats, But…

By SAPeople 06-06-15 14:41

Some of my best friends are expats. No, really. I’ve been through two waves of people leaving South Africa for various reasons, to the extent that I remember lying awake at night wondering who my future children would have as playmates. (I’m pleased to report that their social life has survived.) So now I have […]

Kalk Bay Harbour

Photos: Massive Waves at Kalk Bay Harbour

By Guest Contributor 05-06-15 18:06

Kalk Bay delivered huge waves and big seas yesterday afternoon, as evidenced by these spectacular photographs taken by Robyn Gwilt. “Yesterday after much promising, there was ‘delivery’!” she says. “A few of us got wet, but hey… what’s a little water in your boots when there are waves and deep swells around? The power of […]

Treurgrond, South African feature film

Controversial New Afrikaans Film ‘Treurgrond’ Available Worldwide

By SAPeople 04-06-15 19:03

For South Africans abroad who have been curious to see the controversial new movie, Treurgrond, starring the equally controversial South African entertainer Steve Hofmeyr, it is available to watch wherever you are in the world. (Watch video below.) Scatzy.com, a provider of South African content worldwide, has once again provided South Africans abroad with a locally-made movie at […]

Bianca Buitendag in Fiji

Bianca Buitendag Surfs her Way into Second Place at Fiji Women’s Pro

By SAPeople 28-07-21 19:40

South African athlete Bianca Buitendag surfed her way into second place at the Fiji Women’s Pro yesterday. She and Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons battled it out for top prize in heavy conditions on the final day. Ultimately it was Fitzgibbons who triumphed, showing sheer determination to win the event (for the second year in a row) by overcoming a […]

Freshlyground’s Passionately South African Video: Don’t Leave Me!

By SAPeople 04-06-15 11:06

Freshlyground’s new music video showcases a kaleidoscope of South African faces and scenes (yes, there’s a braai) that will have you feeling emotional without quite knowing why. As images are flashed on screen, they tug at the heartstrings with faces that show the struggle, the pain, the pride, the play, the passion, the love…the people. […]

The Test Kitchen chocolate mousse

Cape Town Restaurant Named in World’s Top 50 Restaurant List

By SAPeople 02-06-15 08:40

Congratulations to Cape Town’s The Test Kitchen which is the only restaurant in South Africa to be included in the World’s Top 50 Restaurants list, announced yesterday in London. The South African restaurant was also named the Best Restaurant in Africa. In fact it is the only restaurant on the continent to make it into the Top 50. […]

Underwater archaeology researchers explore the site of the São José slave ship wreck near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Susanna Pershern/Courtesy of U.S. National Parks Service

Discovery of Sunken Slave Ship off Cape Town

By SAPeople 01-06-15 16:33

Well over 300 years ago, a slave ship on its way from Mozambique to Brazil crashed on to reefs in stormy seas off of Cape Town. Half of the 400 or more slaves were lost. The ship was the Sao José Paquete Africa. In Cape Town tomorrow (Tuesday 2 June 2015), the Smithsonian’s National Museum of […]

VIDEO: Now It’s a Song – Pay Back the Money!

By SAPeople 01-06-15 11:03

If South African President Jacob Zuma thought that the Police Minister’s Report last week would put an end to demands for him to ‘Pay Back the Money’, he couldn’t have been more mistaken. An avalanche of jokes have hit the print and social media; the Democratic Alliance has vowed to pursue the issue, the Public Protector […]

Durban South Africa

55 Things To Do In Durban For Under R250

By Guest Contributor 01-06-15 10:19

It’s official. The rest of the world has finally woken up to what Durbanites knew all along – Durban is cool. Earlier this year the New York Times featured Durban as 7th on its 52 places to go in 2015 list. A little bit Rio, a little bit Miami, eThekwini in South Africa is in a class of […]

Kaizer Chiefs

Stuart Baxter Reported to be Leaving Kaizer Chiefs

By SAPeople 31-05-15 17:40

It has been reported in South Africa today that Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter has apparently resigned from the Club. Neither Baxter nor Kaizer Chiefs (KC) have confirmed the reports as yet. Official confirmation is expected at a press conference on Tuesday 2 June 2015. Twitter is abuzz with the rumours, with Baxter’s name trending in […]

Comrades Winner 2015

Proud Moment for SA as South Africans Win the Comrades!

By SAPeople 31-05-15 15:53

South Africans are celebrating today as both the male and female winners of the legendary Comrades Marathon are South African. This is the first time since 1992! Gift Kelehe, younger brother of previous winner Andrew Kelehe (who won in 2001), and Caroline Wostman – who won the Two Oceans earlier this year – brought it home for […]

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