SANParks together with Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) officials say they made every effort yesterday and overnight to lure and catch the four lions that were first sighted wandering near the N4 / Crocodile River gorge area which is managed by MTPA. “Since the first light all efforts are and will continue to be […]

The horrific incident in which a South African visual artist and writer – Sibahle Steve Nkumbi – was allegedly pushed down the stairs in Amsterdam, by an Airbnb owner, has made headlines around the world – from Washington and London to Amsterdam and Sydney. The Dutchman, who was apparently annoyed by the South African group’s late check-out, was arrested […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) has received information that four male lions, believed to have escaped from the Kruger National Park (KNP) last night, 9 July 2017, were spotted at Matsulu, a village outside the Park. SANParks has urged the residents to exercise extra caution. “KNP Rangers and their counterparts at the Mpumalanga Tourism and […]

PRETORIA – Government is putting in place several measures to combat the rampant crime in the country’s biggest and busiest port of entry – OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA). The revised strategies will see the people working at the airport vetted and rotated to curb corruption, tactical response which will be intensified, increased police and security […]

Thousands of South Africans on Facebook got caught on Monday by a hoax message warning of an imminent hacking attack by a person called Jayden K. Smith, and urging users to send the message to all their contacts. The message read: Please tell all the contacts in your messenger list not to accept Jayden K. […]

Tesla boss Elon Musk has tweeted photos of the new Model 3 Tesla, the company’s first electric car for the mass market with a price tag of $35,000 (almost half a million rand – R467,000). The South African expat tweeted “production unit 1 of Model 3 is now built and going through final checkout” before posting […]

The Bulls, Lions, Stormers and Sharks have been confirmed as South Africa’s four Super Rugby competitors from 2018, SA Rugby announced on Friday. The Cheetahs and Kings have earlier informed SA Rugby of their intention to explore alternative playing opportunities in other international competitions.The announcement was made following a Special General Meeting of SA Rugby […]

Olympic champion and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk fired a crackerjack shot across the bows of any pretenders to his World Championship 400-metres crown in Switzerland on Thursday night, breaking Michael Johnson’s 21-year record in the 400m. Lining up for his first international one-lap event of the year, Van Niekerk cruised to a meeting […]

Elon Musk’s Tesla will be installing the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage project in South Australia, it was announced Friday. The exciting contract comes after the former Pretoria Boys’ High student – and mega-entrepreneur (PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX etc!) – made headlines in March when he promised South Australia that his company could complete the project […]

After Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, was criticised by some for wearing gloves to hand out food to children, at a soup drive this week in Soweto, Twitter went crazy with a #MissSAChallenge making fun of her… but nobody has posted a better video than Demi-Leigh herself! Watch below… Demi-Leigh, like all volunteers at the […]

One month after the Knysna Day of Fire, today we had Berg wind conditions again and the wind has fanned the flames since last night… writes local Knysna resident and SAPeople contributor, ESTER BEUKES. “The smoke was all over the Eden District. A helicopter water bombing again and the firefighting teams busy. “Just before sunrise […]

Joe Root celebrated his debut performance as England’s Test match captain with his 12th career century on the opening day of the first Test match against the Proteas at Lord’s in London on Thursday. It was also his second century against South Africa and the higher of his two, beating the 110 he made at […]

The British PR agency – and ‘international reputation management’ company – that recently dropped the Gupta Family’s Oakbay Capital as a client, have sort of come clean with a statement today, admitting their horror at discovering some of the accusations levelled at them by angry South Africans (never mess with a South African!) are in […]

Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, posted a video late Wednesday evening explaining why she was wearing gloves to hand out food to young children, and apologising to those who were offended. Demi-Leigh took part in a charity soup drive in Soweto yesterday as a volunteer… but was ridiculed, criticised and chastised for wearing gloves. The […]

The DA-led City of Tshwane has announced plans to sell the mayoral mansion it inherited from the previous ANC administration. It says the sale is “in order to prioritise bringing better services to Tshwane residents, particularly those living in informal settlements”. I am happy to announce that the City will officially be selling the Mayoral […]

There have been shocking reports on social media of over 20 rhino, possibly even 31, being brutally killed this past weekend in South Africa. All for their horns. To feed an insane belief amongst some in the Asian market (mainly China and Vietnam) that the horn has miraculous curing properties and is considered a status […]

The South African Police Services’ special investigative unit, the Hawks, was broken into in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Several computers have reportedly been stolen from the Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain departments at the Hawks’ Head Office in Pretoria, South Africa. This is unprecedented in the history of the Hawks, an independent crime-fighting […]

At least seven people have tragically died after a fire swept through a building in central Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday morning. One person died when they desperately tried to jump to safety to escape the fire. The other six perished in the flames. The cause of the fire at the Cape York building, on […]

Two South African schoolgirls have become an overnight sensation, thanks to American rap star Nicki Minaj who posted a video of them on her Instagram account this week. Nicki asked her followers: “What country are these girls from? This rlly inspired me. Music transcends all borders.” After being informed, Nicki updated with “#SouthAfrica represent!!!!” South […]

Americans gathered around the country to celebrate Independence Day on this 4th of July, with crowds heading to the beach in scenes we’re usually more used to seeing in Durban, Rio de Janeiro, Bondi and Brighton… rather than New York! Parades were held around the country, including in Washington DC where there was also a […]

As NSRI Hermanus confirmed to SAPeople today that the search operation is still ongoing for the missing 7-year-old Claremont girl, who was swept off rocks by waves at Betty’s Bay on Friday, they have thanked the community for their incredible support. Despite an extensive sea and shoreline search, little Louise Fowler has not been found… […]

South African granny Deirdre Larkin – who happens to be 85 – is making headlines around the world with her running achievements. In the last 24 hours she’s been featured in media from France to India. The inspiring granny – who’s become a bit of a legend in Johannesburg – holds the over-80 World Half […]

People from Imizamo Yethu – who are in temporary shelters – say the City must make good on its promises Residents protest the lack of progress reblocking Imizamo Yethu. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Protests in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay continued for the third day yesterday (Monday 3 July). Residents displaced by the devastating fire earlier this year […]

The City of Cape Town has called on all water users to reduce their consumption immediately in line with the new Level 4b water restrictions that have been implemented. The call comes as the latest water usage figures show unacceptably high consumption at 634 million litres of collective water use per day. “Dam levels remain […]

Proteas Test captain, Faf du Plessis, will miss the first Test match against England starting at Lord’s on Thursday due to family reasons, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced. Du Plessis returned home to South Africa for the birth of his first child, but will be unable to return in time for the opening match […]