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 […]

Good news for South Africans in SA, as the SABC 2 announced in a “Breaking News!!!” tweet on Monday afternoon that it WILL broadcast the Rugby World Cup Final between England and South Africa. With the current euphoria in the country after the Springboks’ win against Wales in the semi-final, it’s welcome news that all […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has imposed emergency measures, including rationing, to save dwindling water supplies after an abnormally hot, dry summer coupled with below average rainfall and a spike in usage pushing the country towards a crippling shortage. Dam levels across the country have dropped by 10% to 60% compared to 2018, according to a […]

The Springbok fan wearing the fabulous South African flag dress at the Rugby World Cup semi-final between South Africa and Wales has been identified as Kirsten Teasdale. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157145102467025&set=a.10151042715152025&type=3 When asked by many social media followers and reporters on her page to tell a little more about the story behind the dress, Kirsten revealed she made […]

Please find below the latest FAQ from SAPeople followers about SA Expat Tax which is due to be implemented in March 2020. All answers are kindly provided by the expert tax team at Tax Consulting South Africa. (You can submit your questions here) There are two generic items which are critical for good order for […]

Yes, it’s meant to almost be summer, less than two months till Christmas! But, as predicted by Snow Report SA on Friday, a flurry of snow has fallen in parts of South Africa overnight and this morning, 28 Oct 2019… with delighted South Africans sharing their photos and video of this fairly rare occurrence, to […]

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan – who recently visited South Africa – are no longer considering moving to Africa, but are apparently thinking of relocating to the United States and setting up a second home there, according to reports in the UK. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were married in Windsor on […]

The atmosphere in South Africa is electric! The Springboks WON the semi-final against Wales! SA is through to the FINAL of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday. And not since Nelson Mandela died has the country again felt so united in joy and hope. As Madiba once said: “Sport has the power to change the […]

Captain Siya Kolisi thanked South Africa for its support of the Springbok team and reflected on the importance of the nail-biting, 19-16, Rugby World Cup semi-final victory over Wales at the Yokohama International Stadium on Sunday. “When we last won the World Cup, I was watching it in the tavern, because we didn’t have a […]

With the Vaal Dam below 50% full, the Katse Dam down to 13% and Gauteng gripped in a heatwave, the threat of running out of water is real, according to experts who discuss the plight of the province on South Africa’s current affairs show, Carte Blanche, tonight. For those who haven’t sweltered the heatwave in the past week […]

The Harbour Arch development, which will be the largest of its kind in the Cape Town city centre, was approved by the Municipal Planning Tribunal on Thursday. The parcel of Foreshore land, spanning 5.3 hectares, was previously owned by Transnet but has since been bought by Amdec for its R14-billion mixed-use development. (See video below.) […]

YOKOHAMA – Springboks flyhalf Handre Pollard kicked a penalty four minutes from time to send South Africa into their third Rugby World Cup final with a 19-16 victory over Wales in a semi-final dogfight on Sunday. The South Africans will return to Yokohama next weekend to bid for a third World Cup triumph against an […]

John Steenhuisen has been elected as the new parliamentary leader of the Democratic Alliance after Mmusi Maimane quit the party late last week, the DA announced on Sunday. Steenhuisen, who was chief whip under Maimane and well known across the country for his firebrand presentations in Parliament, was the only person nominated. The statement, which […]

The South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was actively tweeting – well, more than usual – about the Springboks the last few days, and is eagerly awaiting the face-off between South Africa and England next weekend. Ramaphosa posted a video of himself wishing well to Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and the team (see video below). After […]

The Springboks are into their third Rugby World Cup final after they beat Wales by 19-16 in a nail-biter quarter-final in Yokohama on Sunday. Damian de Allende scored the Boks’ only try, while Handre Pollard hit all five of his kicks at goal for a personal contribution of 14 points to earn Player of the […]

There was a fantastic turnout today for the Johannesburg Pride Parade and Festival in Sandton, South Africa. SAPeople was there to capture these colourful pictures as Pride weekend celebrates its 30th anniversary… This year – with the support of Sandton City Mall and Sandton Central – Africa’s most famous Pride event was held in Sandton […]

Springboks’ captain Siya Kolisi has been receiving good luck messages from around the world as South Africa advances through the Rugby World Cup. Last week a highlight was a video message from Roger Federer wishing the Springboks good luck, and today Kolisi took a video call from the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. The […]

JAPAN – England beat New Zealand today at the Rugby World Cup to go through to the finals for their first time in 12 years… and it all started with this classic response to the All Black’s famous and particularly intense haka on Saturday. England showed their intent not to buy into the ‘All Black […]

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – England produced one of their greatest-ever performances to end New Zealand’s bid for a third successive World Cup on Saturday, utterly outplaying them during an extraordinary 19-7 semi-final victory and reaching the final for the first time in 12 years. England dominated from first to last, looking sharper, faster, stronger and more […]

By the stroke of a legislative pen, a list of iconic and in some cases endangered wild animals can now be manipulated as farming stock. What happens next is anyone’s guess… writes Don Pinnock. Lions, cheetahs, rhinos and zebras were among 33 wild species which became farm animals as of May this year when the […]

With all the rain in Cape Town yesterday – over 50mm in Kuilsriver according to SAPeople contributor Stan Sanetra – some local residents grabbed their boards and got into a little stand-up paddle (SUP) boarding down the streets of South Africa’s Mother City. Mitch Wagstaff called it “urban supping”. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2432598903733738&id=100009509560372 Kyle Errald Phillips also captured […]

CAPE TOWN – It was an unusual sight. The premiers of the Western and Northern Cape, from the Democratic Alliance and the African National Congress, Alan Winde and Zamani Saul, and health officials from their provinces met on Friday to discuss matters of mutual concern in their provinces. “I am happy when we are able […]

JOHANNESBURG – Hackers have shut down the cyber network of Johannesburg City Council, targeting computers of local government employees in South Africa’s economic hub, city officials said on Friday. The hackers allegedly demanded ransom in the form of bitcoins in exchange for reactivating internet and email links to the city’s billing systems, local media reported. […]

Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape has become the first town in Africa to get an eco-friendly road that uses recycled plastic in its construction that would have otherwise landed up in the ocean or landfill. The Jeffreys Bay road, the first phase of the project, is a 300-metre stretch that contains plastic particles guaranteed […]