With hours to go until the Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 draws on Wednesday, 24 May, Mzansi could be welcoming its newest millionaire. FOR THE LATEST LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS RESULTS CLICK HERE There’s never a bad time to become super rich overnight! ALSO READ | SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY: TOP 10 PAYOUTS IN HISTORY But to win, […]

SAPeople was invited to the SA High Commission in London to witness the official handover of the Netball World Cup trophy to the SA organisational team on Tuesday, 23 May. MUST READ | Proteas name squad for Netball World Cup For the first time ever, South Africa will be hosting the Netball World Cup with the tournament to be held from Friday, 28 […]

Starting from the reception, which is named the “cages”, it is where your time starts in prison, which prisoners call a world of its own. So, in the reception, you come in handcuffed and placed in a cage with a board sign that states where you come from. It is also a place where you […]

If you’re baking fish, roasting vegetables or preparing a piece of meat for dinner tonight, chances are that you’ll wrap your food in aluminium foil. What you may not realise is that some of the foil will leach into your meal – and this could be bad for your health. Research that I conducted with […]

Sign language is on its way to becoming the 12th official language in South Africa after parliament recently agreed to amend the constitution to this end. The move will bring to fruition three decades of a struggle to empower the country’s deaf community. An official language has legal status in a state and serves as […]

In Parliament on Tuesday, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) blamed poor literacy rates and the failure of its National Reading Plan (implemented in 2019) on the Covid pandemic. Briefing Parliament on Tuesday, the Department of Basic Education blamed poor literacy rates on the Covid pandemic. Last week the Progress on International Reading Literacy Study […]

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has concluded a signing agreement to make Cape Town and Nairobi sister cities, with a shared mission to be the ‘undisputed economic hubs’ of their respective regions on Tuesday. The ceremony took place in Nairobi with the Governor of Nairobi City County Johnson Sakaja in attendance. Mayor Hill-Lewis was adamant […]

Experts are advising healthcare workers to treat all diarrhoea cases as suspected cholera until proven otherwise. This is while government is working tirelessly to contain the spread of the disease that has already claimed 15 lives in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. Head of the Centre for Enteric Diseases at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases […]

Antonio Banderas played a role of Alejandro Murrieta, aka Zorro in 1998’s “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Legend of Zorro” in 2005. Academy Award nominee Antonio Banderas says he’s open to reprise the Zorro role should a reboot be made. Banderas played a role of Alejandro Murrieta, aka Zorro in 1998’s “The Mask of […]

‘Add a filter maybe it will be better,’ one person advised the man who took to Twitter to share how KFC ‘did him a dirty’ with their kota. A young TikToker has left South Africans in stitches after heading online to share his hilarious “What I ordered vs What I got” experience. The man is […]

Social media in the West African state of Guinea on Tuesday 23rd May, 2023 launched a one-day boycott of news. Social media in the West African state of Guinea on Tuesday 23rd May, 2023 launched a one-day boycott of news in protest at press and internet restrictions by the junta. Espace TV and Kalac TV […]

The JMPD officer warmed the hearts of many after buying a brand new pair of shoes for a school girl with torn shoes. A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Officer (JMPD) officer has won the hearts of many Joburgers following his act of kindness which saw a little school girl now able to smile and walk to school […]

An overseas-based South African coach scooped a massive prize at the annual URC awards. The Glasgow Warrior’s South African boss Franco Smith has been named the Vodacom URC Coach of the Season for 2022/23. ALSO READ: Over 1.6m fans help to smash overall attendance record for URC The 50-year-old has had a stunning debut campaign in […]

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Wednesday, 24 May 2023. Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Wednesday, 24 May 2023. SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS: NIL FIRE DANGER WARNINGS: Extremely high fire […]

Graduate, Criminal, Prisoner, sushi-eater on girls, Recording Artist, Actor, Acting Mayor – come to think of it Kenny Kunene has DONE IT ALL! Kenny Kunene (52), the current MMC for Transport in the City of Johannesburg, is no doubt a jack of all trades in light of his achievements over the years. READ MORE: Acting Mayor […]

Hugo Broos has announced his preliminary Bafana Bafana squad to take on Morocco. There are one or two shock exclusions. Hugo Broos has announced his preliminary Bafana Bafana squad to face Morocco in South Africa’s final 2023 AFCON qualifier. ICYMI: Hellmann’s is expensive but how much will Khanyisa Mayo cost Kaizer Chiefs? BAFANA BAFANA AFCON QUALIFIER […]

SA’s largest poultry producer warned the government to pull up its socks as the country is facing increased threats to its food security. South Africa’s biggest poultry producer, Astral Foods said the country is facing increased threats to its food security and intensifying poverty. The producer announced a crash in its half-year to end March on […]

A recent study has shed light on the alarming prevalence of mental health concerns among children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), affect one in ten people. While the primary focus is often on these diagnoses, worrying research shows people with neurodevelopmental conditions are at a much higher […]

Hugo Broos has announced his preliminary Bafana Bafana squad to face Morocco in South Africa’s final 2023 AFCON qualifier. ICYMI: Hellmann’s is expensive but how much will Khanyisa Mayo cost Kaizer Chiefs? BAFANA BAFANA AFCON QUALIFIER SQUAD ANNOUNCED Bafana will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco at FNB Stadium. South Africa and Morocco have […]

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula may have told the BBC today that South Africa could become a failed state, as per the BBC’s headline (“South Africa could become failed state, says ANC’s Fikile Mbalula”), but he was quite clear that SA is neither in that category nor heading that way. Watch the full interview below. […]

UDM sets deadline for NPA to charge Ramaphosa following his decision to drop the challenge against the Phala Phala report. On Monday, 22 May, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced he would no longer be challenging the Section 89 Phala Phala report in court. In the wake of the announcement, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) called on […]

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will appeal a court order to exempt schools from load shedding. SAFTU is against this. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a picket outside the Department of Public Enterprises offices to challenge Pravin Gordhan’s appeal of a ruling regarding exempting government institutions from load shedding. In a […]

Westlife have extended their The Wild Dreams Tour and will be performing for a third night at SunBet Arena, Time Square in Pretoria. Westlife, one of pop music’s most influential boybands, has extended its The Wild Dreams Tour and will be performing for a third night at SunBet Arena, Time Square in Pretoria. ALSO READ | Kim Kardashian reveals […]

Japanese brand Cellato has created the world’s most expensive ice cream, priced at a staggering R122k per serving. The world’s most expensive ice cream costs an eyewatering $6380 (R122k) per serving. It was reportedly created by a Japanese brand, Cellato, intending to snag the Guinness World Record. READ: Weather: High waves and wind gusting up to 80km/h […]

Premature twin babies mutilated after their death by nurses in Tanzania, leaving their mother in shock. Four nurses in the western region of Tanzania’s Tabora are to be charged in court with harvesting organs from twin babies. The mother of the babies found her babies’ eyes gouged out and parts of their skin peeled off from […]