FUKUROI CITY, Japan – Coach Rassie Erasmus said South Africa were not clinical enough in their seven-try mauling of Italy on Friday but praised the physicality of their play in a 49-3 rout that took them a step closer to a Rugby World Cup quarter-final berth. The Springboks ran in seven tries at the Shizuoka […]

Any memories of that dreadful tour in which the Springboks were beaten by Italy, were smashed off the field today as the Boks beat Italy 49-3 to move to the top of Pool B on Friday. The Springboks successfully lifted their challenge for the Webb Ellis Cup up a notch in Shizuoka with Cheslin Kolbe […]

Reuphus Molulu Leso says that never in his wildest dreams did he think he would meet a “walking angel”… but he did, and her name is Andrea Ben. (Andrea’s already well known to many SAPeople followers as one of SAPeople’s regular contributors, kindly sharing photos of her beloved country – particularly Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal – […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s struggling state-owned defence company, which had to be bailed out by the government last August, suffered an operating loss of R1.9 billion rand ($125 million) for the year to March 31, it said on Friday. Denel, which makes military kit for the South African armed forces and clients in Africa, the […]

Queenstown in the Eastern Cape might be out of water, if rain does not fall and the Xonxa water project is not finished very soon. According to Chris Hani District Municipality spokesperson Thobeka Mqamelo, Waterdown dam, the only one supplying this town and Whittlesea, was 28,6% full in the week of 23 September. This time […]

With the pending tax changes in South Africa, due to be enforced from 1st March 2020, the EU Second Passport scheme is proving to be an attractive and enticing proposal for South Africans. The uncertain future of South Africa is driving record numbers of South Africans in applying for Second EU Passports. The enticement of […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s mines and energy minister on Thursday said he was in talks with coal firms that supply struggling state-owned power utility Eskom to reduce coal prices in a bid to lower energy costs and boost the mining sector. Once the largest contributor to South Africa’s gross domestic product, mining has shrunk steadily […]

TOKYO – While South African expats will be passionately supporting the Springboks and watching their Rugby World Cup match against Italy tomorrow from countries all over the world, there’s an Italian fan who’ll be cheering on his team from space! Friday’s Pool B match is a pivotal Rugby World Cup clash in Tokyo tomorrow, and […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa and Nigeria signed 30 trade and cooperation agreements on Thursday, weeks after a wave of xenophobic violence against Nigerian nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria had strained relations between Africa’s top two economies. (The violent attacks also affected those from other African countries, including Zimbabwe.) In September, mobs armed with makeshift weapons […]

GAUTENG – A 34-year-old man was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport, after being found in possession of 12 boxes of lion bones. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime unit, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) SWAT unit and Crime Intelligence intercepted a suspicious consignment on Tuesday. […]

The prime minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, paid more than $16 million to a South African swimwear model, Carien van der Merwe, after they had “a romantic relationship” in the Seychelles several years ago, according to a report in an American newspaper. In a New York Times story published three days ago, with the headline […]

Before leaving South Africa after their 10-day visit, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife at Mahlamba Ndlopfu in Tshwane and exchanged gifts, several of them centered around the famed Ankole cattle that Ramaphosa breeds. The duchess first gave the first lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, a copy of her […]

HONG KONG – Two flight attendants from South African Airways have been arrested and have appeared in court in Hong Kong, reportedly for smuggling cocaine worth more than $23 million into the territory, in the biggest drug-trafficking case of its kind there in the last decade. South African Airways spokesman Tlali Tlali confirmed on SABC […]

Springboks rugby player Eben Etzebeth could face legal action over an alleged assault after the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Wednesday it would ask the country’s Equality Court to institute proceedings against him. It follows an incident in the coastal town of Langebaan on Aug. 25, during which a man was allegedly racially and […]

Nadav Ossendryver, the young YouTuber from Glenhazel, who has taken wildlife spotting to a whole new level with his channel Latest Sightings – Kruger, has just become the first South African to receive over one BILLION views on his YouTube channel. Without much fuss or fanfare, his Facebook Page yesterday posted a message saying: “So […]

A total of 375 people lost their lives on South Africa’s rail network in the year up to March 2019, according to government information released this week. Addressing the media on Tuesday at a railway safety conference in Stellenbosch, Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula made public figures contained in the latest State of Safety Report, […]

Around 900 people were tragically left homeless when a fire destroyed nearly 200 shacks in the Pomona informal settlement in Kempton Park, north east of Johannesburg CBD, on Monday night. Watch footage below. Gift of the Givers responded at 2am in the early hours of Tuesday morning, to a call from the local disaster management […]

JOHANNESBURG – Britain’s Prince Harry paid an emotional tribute on Wednesday to Africa and its people on the last day of his 10-day tour, calling the continent his “second home” and pledging to do all he could to help Africans improve their lot. In a speech to young entrepreneurs in Johannesburg, his wife Meghan by […]

The head of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, has turned down an invite from former Democratic Alliance leader and Western Cape premier Helen Zille to chat with her on a new podcast, “Tea with Helen,” saying that the retired politician should rather go look for the Sassa offices. On Tuesday, Zille tweeted her invitation […]

LONDON – Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry who is currently in South Africa, has started legal proceedings against the Mail on Sunday newspaper over the publication of a private letter that her lawyers said was “unlawful”. In a lengthy, emotional statement, Prince Harry said on Tuesday that the couple had taken legal […]

One person was stabbed and another hit over the head with a brick on Cape Town’s beautiful Camps Bay beach on Monday evening, a spot that is very popular with tourists from South Africa and around the world. This comes just days after a University of Cape Town (UCT) student was fatally stabbed on Clifton’s […]

South Africa have made three changes to their first-choice pack as they brace for a muscular forward challenge from Italy in the crunch Rugby World Cup Pool B clash at the Shizuoka Stadium on Friday. Two of the switches are in the front row as hooker Bongi Mbonambi and experienced prop Tendai Mtawarira come in for Malcolm […]

Britain’s Prince Harry will on Tuesday visit a health centre in Malawi before leaving later in the day to join his family in Johannesburg, South Africa. Harry, his wife, Meghan, and their four-month-old son, Archie, have been in the region on their first official overseas tour, which has seen the Duke of Sussex visit four countries. Malawi […]

Barely a month after widespread xenophobic attacks in South Africa, many of them reportedly aimed at Nigerians and Zimbabweans, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will visit the country for talks this week. In a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office today, no mention was made of the timing of the state visit, but played up the […]

There is no doubt that young people in South Africa face a myriad of problems: high unemployment, poor educational outcomes, various forms of poverty, and less than ideal mental and physical health, including high rates of HIV. Young people are also often characterised as being politically apathetic, lazy, and engaged in general unrest. Young South […]