“Yesterday was the hottest day that I have known since I moved down to Umhlanga two years ago,” says Christo from Christo Smith Photography. Durbanite Louise S agreed, revealing “I have lived in Durban my whole life and have never experienced heat like yesterday ??.” Christo says “the heat was suffocating, with parts of Durban reaching […]

What makes you happy? Maybe it’s getting up early to see the sunrise, hanging out with family and friends on a weekend, or going for a dip in the sea. But what does science say about the things happy people do? We know that happy people tend to have strong relationships, and good physical health […]

Trevor Noah surprised a South African audience in Pretoria by popping up on stage to introduce Kevin Hart during the American comedian’s tour of SA. And everybody – including the newly named ‘Mpho’ Hart – will remember it forever. Kevin (aka Mpho, Lil Swag or Hustle Hart, according to him) tweeted: « Last night’s show […]

In the small community of Kirstenhof, South Africa, a heartwarming story is unfolding. Daryn Sutton, a 56-year-old resident, is taking action to help Kerneelz, his friend’s beloved old frosty-faced dog. Daryn, who is partially deaf-blind says he relates to Kerneelz who is stone deaf and partially-blind… Kerneelz, a Boxer in his 14th year, has recently […]

Every single time someone experiences any form of stress, tension or trauma the Sympathetic nervous system is triggered, releasing Adrenaline and nor-adrenaline into the facia causing a fight, flight, freeze response. Most humans spend 85-95% of their daily routine stuck in this nervous system and experience “danger signals” as normal, says Medic Nix. Every time […]

The Cape Town E-Prix is a culmination of more than five years of work between local Formula E promoters E-Movement, its partners and the City of Cape Town.  Cape Town joins 11 other global cities for Season 9 of the Formula E World Championship, which opened in Mexico City last month.  Formula E cars run […]

‘Mirror Mirror’, a short film by South African filmmaker and graduate of the AFDA Film School in Cape Town, Sandulela Asanda, is having its European premiere at the Berlinale (16-26th of February 2023). This coming-of-age comedy is a nine minute mix of English and Xhosa, showcasing the frustrating sexual self-exploration journey of Luthando, a young teenager, played […]

Big Concerts confirmed today that Backstreet Boys, one of the best-selling bands of all time will be coming to South Africa for the first time.  The DNA World Tour kicks off in Cape Town on 16 May; followed by Pretoria on 19 May (sorry Durban, again). The DNA World Tour will go on sale at […]

As the rainbow nation finds an increasing number of potholes at the end of the rainbow, rather than pots of gold, comedian Themba Robin has produced this hilarious (and sad!) ‘truly South African safari’ video… explaining how an asexual single pothole can multiply into a family of potholes. Narrating in a brilliant David Attenborough accent, […]

On World Pangolin Day, HSI/Africa is celebrating the successful reintroduction of vulnerable pangolins into the wild, with the special addition of a pango-pup! This World Pangolin Day (Saturday 18 February), animal protection organization Humane Society International/Africa celebrates a powerful collaboration with the African Pangolin Working Group and the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital to retrieve, rehabilitate […]

It’s been the second race of the year… and it brings the second victory for Red Bull Hard Enduro Racer, South African Wade Young. Wade has scored two wins at the Extreme Peyratoise in France which took place during the past weekend. He started early in the morning with two laps in icy conditions and […]

The sight of Fish Hoek’s colourful trek fishermen (whose language is sometimes just as colourful!) has become as synonymous as Table Mountain and the Muizenberg Beach Huts as icons of the Western Cape, South Africa. Noula Maclean Photography captured these wonderful photos on Tuesday (14 Feb) of the hard-working fishermen with their Valentine’s Day catch […]

South African actor and producer Stelio Savante stars in the lead ensemble cast of three films slated for world-wide sales at the EFM (European Film Market) at this year’s Berlinale in Germany, which kicked off today. The first film is a noir thriller What Remains, in which Savante stars opposite Anne Heche in what tragically […]

DAM S2 is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes on Thursdays until 23 March 2023. Created by four-time SAFTA winner Alex Yazbek, the first season of twisty and twisted thriller was one of the 10 most-watched titles of 2021 on Showmax and the most nominated drama series at the 2022 SAFTAs, earning rave reviews for […]

South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation (CPI) dropped to 6.9% in January 2023, down from 7.2% in December 2022, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has revealed. This was the third consecutive month in which the CPI recorded a decrease. In a note on the statistical release published on Wednesday, Maluleke said the CPI decreased by 0.1% month-on-month […]

Whilst the origins of Valentine’s Day may be in dispute, it is generally agreed that the Catholic Church recognized at least three Saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of which became martyrs… writes Isabelle Bryan. According to the first legend, having declared that single men made better soldiers, Roman Emperor Claudius II proceeded to make […]

South African comedian and performer Jamie Barthus has posted the most classic South African Valentine’s Day video – a brilliant parody of Miley Cyrus’s phenomenal hit ‘Flowers’ (watch below)… but instead of Flowers it’s Candles… because that’s what a South African needs most right now. The parody makes fun of Eskom and loadshedding, like most […]

The latest Tourism Sentiment Index (TSI) data is in, with five African destinations proving to be crowd favourites. And yes, South Africa IS in the Top 5! However, not for our beach holidays! Those accolades went to the Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius and Zanzibar. BUT South Africa’s Stellenbosch, Cape Town and Hermanus were ranked highly for […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) will be heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal on 23 February to continue – and for many South Africans abroad, hopefully win – its legal battle with Home Affairs concerning thousands of South Africans who have inadvertently lost their SA citizenship. Over the past few years SAPeople has been inundated […]

Ndlovu Youth Choir have done it again! This time they’ve put all their love into Valentine’s Day to make it a fabulous occasion for South Africans everywhere. On Tuesday morning – 14 February – they posted a mesmerising South African version of Elvis Presley’s hit “Can’t help falling in love” (with only the last line […]

CNN presenter Richard Quest has thanked Cape Town and South Africa for a “wonderful assignment”. He was in the country for CNN Business interviews and filming Quest’s World of Wonder for CNN Travel. Taking to Twitter as he left, Quest posted a sunset photo, and said to South Africans: “Whatever the challenges, you are the […]

Brad Binder – SA’s two-time MotoGP race winner and the first South African motorcycle rally racer to ever win in the premier class – sat down to answer some burning questions as he gears up to embark on this year’s MotoGP season. The Red Bull sports star has been rising through the world motorcycle grand […]

Barbados superstar Rihanna put on a powerful performance during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night in the USA… as well as revealing she is pregnant. Rihanna is now trending at number one on Twitter worldwide, including in South Africa. It was officially confirmed after the performance in Glendale, Arizona, that Rihanna is pregnant […]

South Africa has honoured the contribution made by those who have excelled in promoting the interests of the country on an international stage. “DIRCO [Department of International Relations and Cooperation] is honoured to shine a light on South Africans who have distinguished themselves in promoting our national interests, our talents, and values around the world […]

Popular Dutch expat, Yvonne, who lives on a game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal with her soon-to-be husband Leo, and their son Owen (4), has penned a brilliant post on her popular blog – Yvonne in the bush – explaining just how to understand South African time. Here, with her permission, is Yvonne’s explanation… ? This is […]