Wally Hayward

Living on in the Comrades spirit

By SAPeople Contributor 06-01-21 23:49

Veteran runner and South African Olympian Wally Hayward was one of the great characters of the sport.   Although he never won an Olympic medal, his name became synonymous with endurance running over the course of his 60-year career. Hayward is forever linked with the gruelling Comrades Marathon, one of the world’s toughest long-distance races at […]

South African actress Vanessa Zachos cast in Ron Howard's Rush

South African actress Vanessa Zachos cast in Ron Howard’s Rush

By SAPeople Contributor 27-02-15 21:22

Up and coming South African actress Vanessa Zachos has joined acclaimed Hollywood director Ron Howard’s new movie Rush, acting opposite ‘Thor’ and ‘Avengers’ star Chris Hemsworth. Appearing in three or four scenes as a love interest of James Hunt (played by Hemsworth), this is another triumph for South African actors who are breaking into the […]

Charlize Theron with baby Jackson

First pics of Charlize Theron and Baby Jackson

By SAPeople 08-09-15 14:59

Charlize Theron has finally let the world catch a glimpse of her beautiful baby boy Jackson, as she stepped out to catch a flight in Los Angeles, California yesterday. The 36-year-old actress, who is single at the moment after breaking up with long-time boyfriend Stuart Townsend two years ago, recently adopted Jackson, joining the ranks […]

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert in Portugal

Princess Charlene laughs off Rumours she’s Depressed

By SAPeople 04-07-18 12:19

As malicious rumours swirled around Princess Charlene concerning the state of her marriage to Prince Albert II, the royal couple of Monaco put on a brilliant display of togetherness in Portugal.   Princess Charlene positively radiated happiness as she and the Prince flew in to Porto, in Portugal, on Friday to be inducted into the […]

Soweto Equestrian Centre

Sharing his love of horses

By SAPeople Contributor 02-05-12 17:13

“I have a dream that one day a student from the Soweto Equestrian Centre will compete for South Africa in the Olympic Games.” This quote stands out on the homepage of the website for the centre, run by former show jumper, Olympian and horse groomer Enos Mafokate. Mafokate (66) is a man in love with […]

Caster Semenya

Mutola’s girl Caster off to London

By SAPeople 27-05-15 18:54

When Caster Semenya said to a journalist recently she was more worried about football team Kaizer Chiefs taking the Premier Soccer League title than about her own qualifying session, she wasn’t joking. A lot has happened since: Chiefs has shattered the dreams of its supporters by falling to a less-than-prestigious sixth spot on the log and […]

South Africa’s Ashwin Willemse

Willemse named IRB U21 ambassador

By SAPeople Contributor 21-11-20 17:26

South Africa’s Ashwin Willemse has been selected by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to be the ambassador for its upcoming IRB Under-21 World Championship. In this capacity he’ll help to promote the event around South Africa, and build national excitement and support. The event takes place at Cape Town’s brand new UCT Stadium and Stellenbosch’s Danie Craven Stadium, […]

Amina Cachalia

“The excitement never left us”

By SAPeople Contributor 25-04-12 11:52

Ahead of Freedom Day on 27 April, which this year marks the 18th anniversary of South Africa’s first post-apartheid election, political activist and women’s rights campaigner Amina Cachalia shares her memories of Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as the country’s first democratically elected president. Memories of a special day Cachalia has vivid memories of that day, 10 […]

Democratic S.A.

Born free to dream

By SAPeople Contributor 25-04-12 11:47

The “born frees” turn 18 this year, coming of age at the same time as a democratic South Africa. While they acknowledge the struggle, for them the future is more important than looking back to a past that happened before they were born. It was on a tour of some popular heritage sites in Soweto, in […]

Kuphumla Zenze with the Model for 201

SA Kirstenbosch Chelsea Flower Show Exhibit

By SAPeople Contributor 23-04-12 17:37

Exhibit takes us on a Journey through our diverse botanical heritage   Gateways – a botanical journey is the theme for the 2012 South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI) Kirstenbosch – South Africa exhibit to the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show taking place in London from 22 to 26 May. This will […]

Olympic Team South Africa

How’s your Friday looking?

By SAPeople Contributor 23-04-12 10:15

While Team South Africa goes for gold at the London Olympics later this year, their supporters will go green and gold every Friday in support of the squad. Team SA Fridays, as the latest national supporters’ campaign is known, will kick off on 20 April, while the official supporters’ T-shirt will available at the beginning […]

Candice Swanepoel is using Instagram

Candice Signs up to Instagram

By SAPeople 27-02-15 21:22

Victoria’s Secret Model Candice Swanepoel has made many a fan happy  by signing up to Instagram, the photo-sharing service that Facebook bought for $1-billion earlier this month. The South African model announced on her Twitter page: “Finally joined intagram! Still figuring it out…. Any tips? My account is angelcandiceS :)” One fan responded: “Have never […]

Curvy Kelly in Cape Town

By SAPeople 08-09-15 14:59

British model, actress, television presenter, Playboy model and swimwear designer Kelly Brook has just celebrated opening her new Tumblr account by posting pics of herself in Cape Town. Well, actually, she posted pics of herself languishing in Mykonos, the Algarve, Malibu, Brazil, Nekker Island… “I travel a lot,” the 32-year-old, who’s famous for her curves, […]

Dizu Plaatjies takes SA Music to Oman

By SAPeople Contributor 12-09-12 15:19

Traditional South African music wows in the Desert Cape Town based African traditional music guru and UCT lecturer, Dizu Plaatjies,  took his African music show entitled, Ibuyambo, to Oman last month. The cast of 30 musicians, singers and dancers were invited by the Omani Sultan’s cultural department to show off South African music in the […]

Princess Charlene, Novak Djokovic and Prince Albert II

The Prince, The Princess and the Tennis Player

By SAPeople 04-07-18 12:24

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco presented Novak Đoković with the Vermillion Medal for Physical Education and Sports in the Mediterranean principality today. They were joined by the Prince’s South African wife, Princess Charlene. The awarding of this medal was established in 1939 to honour those who achieve outstanding performance in a continuous and exemplary […]

Louis Wins at Malaysian Open!

By SAPeople 27-05-15 18:54

Congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen who shot his way to victory today at the Maybank Malaysian Open at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club! The South African golfer has taken us – not to mention himself – on a rollercoaster of emotions in the last seven days. He went down in history for shooting an albatross […]

Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Responds to Fan Support

By SAPeople 27-05-15 18:54

Louis Oosthuizen has responded in typical gentlemanly fashion to the surge of support he’s received after narrowly missing out to Bubba Watson at the Augusta Masters last weekend. The South African golfer has been besieged with messages from his growing legion of fans who were blown away both by his demeanour and his extremely rare Albatross […]

Lana with Barack Obama

Interview with celebrity make-up artist Lana G

By Jenni Baxter 07-09-12 15:34

Johannesburg-born make-up artist Lana G has become one of South Africa’s hottest exports in the make-up field with a list of bumper-to-bumper celebrity clients in the USA. As a child and teenager in Johannesburg, Lana modelled for Killarney Film Studios, until 1971 when she moved, at the age of 19, to New York City to […]

Rhino mascot

Team South Africa gets rhino mascot

By SAPeople Contributor 11-04-12 12:19

Team South Africa’s mascot for the 2012 London Olympic Games is Chukuru, a rhino. The animal was introduced to the nation at a function in Johannesburg, during which Team SA’s official kit was shown off on the catwalk by some of the country’s Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, including swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Natalie du […]

Sibusiso Vilane

Will Vilane make North Pole history?

By SAPeople Contributor 27-02-15 22:34

Mountaineer and motivational speaker Sibusiso Vilane once told the assembly at a briefing in Parliament that when he reached the top of Mount Everest for the first time, he dropped to his knees and “thanked the Lord for taking me to the top of the mountain”. Then he wept, stood up and smiled. “I was grateful […]

Mteta Maphoyi

Young South African Opera Singer Wows New York

By SAPeople 10-11-21 22:27

A young South African opera singer, who has overcome incredible adversity and personal tragedies, shone as one of the stars at the 2012 TEDx Teen conference in SoHo, New York City on March 31st. The TEDx Teen event is styled upon the renowned TED Talks but with the focus on teenagers and their ability to […]

Candice makes it a very Sexy Spring Summery 2012

By SAPeople 03-10-12 11:36

Candice Swanepoel just couldn’t get any hotter. Check out these pics of her promoting Victoria’s Secret’s “Very Sexy Spring Summery 2012”, along with Leonardo di Caprio’s ex, Israeli model Erin Heatherton…plus SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO. And even though she’s clearly one of the world’s most gorgeous-looking humans, she’s still got a decent amount of modesty! […]

Oprah Winfrey surprise visit to support SA students

Oprah Surprises with Student Support

By SAPeople Contributor 04-04-12 11:25

Oprah Winfrey paid a surprise visit to Cornell University, in New York, over the weekend to support two of her South African students who were taking part in a debate. Cornell was hosting the annual Cornell Model United Nations Conference (CMUNC), and Oprah decided at the last minute to turn up and watch her students […]

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II in Lapland

Princess Charlene wrapped up in Lapland

By SAPeople 04-07-18 12:20

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert travelled to Lapland at the end of March…which provided some wonderful photo opportunities, although the main mission was for the Prince’s Foundation to sign an agreement with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry to support young researches from the Arctic regions. The Prince also attended a conference devoted to the […]

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