With only hours to go until the Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 draws on Saturday, 11 February, Mzansi could be welcoming its newest multi-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 […]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in KwaZulu-Natal are investigating the double murder of two men – aged 34 and 35 – who were shot and killed in Florida Road, Morningside in Durban on Friday. READ: ‘Goodbye Supa Mega’: Tributes pour in following AKA’s murder AKA SHOT AND KILLED Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the incident took place […]

AKA’s parents have thanked his legion of fans for their love and support after the iconic South African musician was gunned down outside a venue in Florida Road, Durban, last night (Friday 10 Feb). His parents said in a statement: It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our beloved son, and […]

South African musician AKA has sadly been gunned down at a venue in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. According to reports and videos on social media, he was fatally wounded at a night spot in Florida Road. Aka, whose real name was Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, had been posting clips throughout the day, and had posted […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Friday, 10 February 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Friday, 10 […]

It’s nearly time for Friday, 10 February 2023’s PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws. Here are the numbers – and hopefully they mean one thing: You are South Africa’s latest multi-millionaire. POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS JACKPOTS ESTIMATED AT: R17 million (PowerBall) R3 million (PowerBall Plus) If you really want your share of the jackpot, you have […]

The UK’s favourite vet, The Supervet – Professor Noel Fitzpatrick – visited South Africa for his latest TV show to perform procedures rarely undertaken on wild animals, including building a prosthetic foot for one of SA’s beloved rhino orphans, Kolisi. It is believed to be the world’s first prosthetic foot for a rhino. Kolisi was […]

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has wished the Proteas Women’s side good luck and urged South Africans to throw their support behind the team during the Women’s T20 World Cup. The Women’s T20 World Cup will kick off on Friday, 10 February at 19:00 when hosts South Africa play their opening Group A match against Sri Lanka at Newlands in […]

A Johannesburg businessman became the latest PowerBall Plus multi-millionaire after winning R60 630 173.30 in the draw on Tuesday, 7 February 2023. ALSO READ | SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY: TOP 10 PAYOUTS IN HISTORY The lucky player hit the jackpot by correctly matching the five PowerBall Plus numbers plus the PowerBall drawn. They were (in numerical order): 11, […]

Alleged murderer, Jan de Klerk van Wyk, is back behind bars after seven years of what AfriForum describe as “inaction by the authorities”. Van Wyk had been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of the premeditated murder of Izak van Zweel on 29 September 2016. However, Van Wyk successfully appealed on a technicality – […]

A teacher in France has reached out to SAPeople readers to ask for help in teaching his primary school class about South Africa. If you have any postcards, pictures of the Springboks or Nelson Mandela, tourist memorabilia, please send it Olivier Levasseur at the address below. Olivier said: “?? Hello, I am a teacher in […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 12 February in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 14 February if you’re abroad. Loving with Convict(ion) A series of telephone encounters with a kind stranger leads a woman to love. […]

This year marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa, through “the first experimental broadcast at the Railway Headquarters in Johannesburg” on 18 December 1923. A century on, up to 94% of South Africans over the age of 15 confirmed in a recent survey that they owned a radio set in one form […]

With only hours to go until the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws on Friday, 10 February, Mzansi could well be welcoming its newest multi-millionaires of 2023. 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, […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working on mechanisms to improve protection for those who blow the whistle on corruption. “We are working to capacitate the Witness Protection Unit and will introduce amendments to the Protected Disclosures Act and Witness Protection Act to strengthen protection for whistleblowers,” he said on Thursday. Delivering the State of […]

A British passenger collapsed and tragically died at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Thursday. Michael Joseph Morris collapsed in the international arrival bathrooms after arriving on British Airways flight BA 57 from London, Heathrow. He was travelling with his wife. Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) CEO Mpumi Mpofu extended her heartfelt condolences to […]

Reports of radio presenter Mark Pilgrim’s ‘death’ spread like wildfire late on Thursday evening, but have subsequently been confirmed as fake news. ALSO READ | MARK PILGRIM: 5 FACTS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA’S MUCH-LOVED DJ As extensively reported by The South African website, Pilgrim has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, which he revealed in June 2022 had spread to […]

There was one winner of Thursday, 9 February’s Daily Lotto jackpot, with the lucky player banking over R460 000. FOR THE LATEST DAILY LOTTO RESULTS CLICK HERE Be sure to check your tickets! The player correctly predicted all five numbers drawn – and walked away exactly R461 828.30 richer. The five Daily Lotto numbers drawn were (in numerical order): 10, 18, 23, […]

Laughter is the best medicine, and South Africans in Mzansi and abroad could certainly do with a dose of the giggles these days! “Once, my father came home and found me in front of a roaring fire. That made my father very mad, as we didn’t have a fireplace.” THIS WEEK’S JOKES: Monday, 6 February […]

South Africa’s popular radio presenter Mark Pilgrim has not passed away. In a case of mistaken identity, false reports were spread on social media on Thursday night, following the sad death of a man in America who was also named Mark Pilgrim. Tributes to SA’s Mark Pilgrim, who has been fighting a brave and public […]

The DA has already briefed its lawyers to challenge in court tonight’s announcement of a National State of Disaster in South Africa. DA leader John Steenhuisen said in a statement on Thursday night: “In the absence of any real solutions to the permanent loadshedding crisis created by the ANC, President Cyril Ramaphosa during his SONA […]

In typical South African style, many locals have taken to social media this evening to make fun of the news that South Africa is to get a Minister of Electricity, a new role which sounds like it belongs in comedian John Cleese’s Ministry of Silly Walks. After announcing that loadshedding has been declared a national […]

Load shedding has been declared a National State of Disaster in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening (although many South Africans were unable to watch the address… because they were suffering Stage 4 load-shedding or planned power cuts). Ramaphosa said:the national state […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Thursday, 9 February 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Thursday, 9 […]

South Africa’s most popular car brand is Volkswagen while the country’s most popular model is the Toyota Hilux. That’s according to the 2022 AutoTrader Car Industry Report, which has just been published. ALSO READ: The EV ownership experience was seriously lacklustre in 2022 The report contains many other interesting findings too – such as the fact that […]