A record 45 million people across southern Africa face severe food shortages in the next six months, with around a quarter of them currently enduring drought-induced “crisis” food insecurity, three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday. The 16-member Southern African Development Community is in the grips of a severe drought, as climate change wreaks havoc […]

Two people – reportedly from the Netherlands – were murdered on Wednesday afternoon, 30 Oct, in their home at Marloth Park, a holiday town near Komatipoort in Mpumalanga, South Africa. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), two suspects approached a family at their home at Marloth Park on Wednesday at around 15h00. The […]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has sent a special message to South Africa’s Springboks who are poised to lift their nation’s hopes and spirits on Saturday when they face England in the Rugby World Cup Final. In a statement issued through the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation – accompanied by a photo of both Desmond (wearing […]

As promised to Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, President Cyril Ramaphosa is winging his way to Japan right now to watch South Africa take on England in the Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday (11am SA time, don’t miss it!). Ahead of the Semi-Final against Wales, Ramaphosa placed a special video call to Kolisi in which […]

Visitors to Cape Point Nature Reserve in South Africa this week have been treated to the spectacular and rare sight of an incredibly regal King Penguin… all the way from Antarctica. For those of us not there, Western Cape photographers Jon Kerrin and Robyn Gwilt were on the scene to capture these beautiful photos. Kerrin, […]

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck at lunchtime today on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The earthquake struck at around 13h19 on Thursday 31 October. The epicenter was just north of Port Shepstone, and the affects were felt all over KZN. SAPeople admin volunteer Carol Malley said: “OMW, my office is Durban is on the 14th floor. […]

CAPE TOWN – On Wednesday 30 Oct, Reuters reports that “South African police used brute force to disperse refugees who were peacefully protesting in a sit-in outside the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)… Videos of children being ripped away from the arms of their parents circulated on social media. Fearing for their safety in […]

A poem written by and shared by passionate Springbok fans in Pretoria, South Africa, is adding to the wonderful gees (spirit) as the Rugby World Cup Final approaches. The poem was written by Jean Ruthven, and shared by his friend Marcel Erasmus. Marcel told SAPeople: “We are the biggest Springbok fans ever and proud to […]

Fit-again wing Cheslin Kolbe returns to the Springbok team in the only change to the match 23 for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against England at Yokohama International Stadium (kick off 11h00 SA time). He regains the right wing berth from stand-in Sbu Nkosi in the only change to the team that eased their way […]

Over 11,000 learners from more than 60 schools in Nelson Mandela Bay have been introduced to coding in an amazing initiative that coincided with the annual Africa Code Week… and which “left the learners’ eyes glowing, minds running, voices echoing with excitement”. The tools that were used by the 27 facilitators are Scratch and locally […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand suffered its steepest fall in more than a year on Wednesday after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni forecast wider budget deficits and a sharp increase in debt during his medium-term budget policy statement. The rand was down more than 2.4% at 14.9810 against the U.S. dollar by 1533 GMT, partially recovering […]

CAPE TOWN – Photos of the rare minister flying economy class in South Africa are about to become the norm, as announced by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni today. The Treasury said South Africa’s budget deficit is going to rise to a nearly two-decade high and its gross debt is set to soar – as a […]

A suspected burglar in Gansbaai, South Africa made the wrong choice when he tried to flee from a Neighbourhood Watch member by jumping into a back garden where two loyal guard dogs were on duty. The brave Neighbourhood Watch member was hot on the heels of the man who had fled across the rooftops after […]

Over 3,800 patients in South Africa died last year in Gauteng public hospitals as a result of over 10,000 Serious Adverse Events, which largely arise from avoidable medical negligence. According to a statement by Jack Bloom – DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC – 3832 patients died last year in these hospitals as a result of 10 […]

TOKYO – England’s scintillating performance in blowing apart the seemingly invincible All Blacks last weekend has installed them, in many people’s minds, as firm favourites for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against South Africa. BUT… England were sublime in their 19-7 crushing of New Zealand, but the title showdown will be an entirely different affair, […]

There are a thousand reasons to feel chills as we count down to the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday. This is one of them. Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s father – Fezakele – is flying to Japan to watch his son play in what must be one of the proudest moments of his life, […]

Cape Town, South Africa, has been named by World Rugby as host venue for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The announcement was made in Tokyo on Tuesday after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting. In September 2022 the eighth edition of […]

Calling all South African expats around the world (and South Africans back home) – here’s your chance to show just how proudly South African we all are. Wear your Springbok jersey, or anything green, on Friday!!!! Let’s do it for the Boks. Let’s do it for SA! The South African Government has called on South […]

South Africa aims to complete the legal separation of loss-making state power utility Eskom into three units – generation, transmission and distribution – by around 2022, a government plan showed on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a state of the nation address in February that the government planned to split up Eskom, but there has been little […]

A PRIDE of lions who ruled one of the world’s largest urban game reserves have been butchered by poachers in South Africa for their body parts to make into ‘muti’ potions for witchdoctors. The two magnificent male lions and two lionesses died in agony from poisoned meat and then had their jaws and paws hacked […]

Following the flurry of snow on Sunday night and Monday in South Africa, local residents in parts of the Western Cape have woken up Tuesday to wonderful sights of snow capped mountain peaks from an overnight snowfall. If you don’t have to go to work today (!), Snow Report SA says: “There’s a good amount […]

TOKYO – Winger Cheslin Kolbe is likely to be back in the South Africa matchday squad for the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup final against England in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday. Kolbe, an important attacking weapon for the Springboks, missed their pool match against Canada with an ankle problem and […]

Visitors to the Skukuza Golf Course in South Africa on Monday morning had some competition on the fifth tee box where eight lions decided it was the perfect place to enjoy the shade on another scorching day in Mpumalanga! Skukuza Golf Club green keeper and club captain Jean Rossouw took the amazing photos yesterday and […]

A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana – once teeming with life but now dominated by desert and salt flats – may represent the ancestral homeland of all of the 7.7 billion people on Earth today, researchers said on Monday. Their study, guided by maternal DNA data from more than 1,200 people indigenous to […]

LOS ANGELES – Wind-whipped flames chased thousands of residents from some of Los Angeles’ wealthiest neighborhoods and threatened the famed Getty Center museum on Monday, the latest outbreak in a wildfire season that has triggered mass evacuations and power outages across California. The fire erupted in the vicinity of the Getty Center at around 1:30 […]