Blood Lions, the explosive documentary that’s attracting a lot of attention since it premiered at the Durban International Film Festival in July, has announced further screenings around the country and in Australia. (See dates below.) Kevin Richardson (aka The Lion Whisperer) urged people to go see the film for themselves. Blood Lions exposes the breeding of […]

The ANC, DA and EFF have reacted with outrage at the alleged “institutionalised racism, discrimination and harassment” at Stellenbosch University (SU) exposed in the video ‘Luister’. The ANC Chief Whip described SU as a place where Black students “struggle against being forced lectures in Afrikaans that they don’t understand” and where such students are “regularly made […]

South African professional footballer Siphiwe Tshabalala has done it again…scoring a goal that may go down as the greatest football goal of the year in the world! Watch the video below (or large version above). It’s already attracted almost a quarter of a million views on YouTube since SuperSport uploaded it on Monday. And it was […]

A grandfather who was raised in South Africa was awarded France’s highest honour yesterday, 24 August, when French President Francois Hollande presented him and three other men with the Legion d’Honneur in recognition of their bravery on Friday evening when they overcame a heavily armed man on a train between Amsterdam and Paris. Sixty-two year […]

Self-taught photographer Brendon Wainwright has created another exquisite video of Cape Town…a timelapse consisting of over 6,000 images (!) showing the Mother City off from every possible angle and breathtaking viewpoint. One YouTube user described the three-and-a-half minute video, which was uploaded on Sunday,, as a “superbly crafted piece of work”. It’s set to music by Stefan […]

Gauteng is famous for its electric storms and Cape Town for its Mountain, but this weekend Cape Town outdid itself with both a rare and spectacular storm with Table Mountain lit up fantastically. A photo posted by Heinrich Searson (@justaguy_za) on Aug 23, 2015 at 2:34pm PDT Self-taught photographer Brendon Wainwright captured the following footage and […]

South African firefighting crews have been warmly welcomed back home after receiving high praise for their excellent work ethic and high-spirited ‘song and dance’ in Canada. The Working on Fire (WoF) heroes were in Alberta and British Columbia in Canada for the last month – where they helped fight multiple fires this season – as part of a […]

Every November in South Luangwa, Zambia, a family of elephants regularly wander right through the lobby of luxury Mfuwe Lodge in order to indulge in the ripe and tasty mangoes that have fallen from the large Wild Mango (Cordyla africana) tree in the grounds. The family’s matriarch (who is known to the award-winning safari Lodge staff as Wonky […]

A tracker sitting on a chair at the front of a safari vehicle did the right thing to remain calm while an elephant truly sniffed him out! A video, shared by Anton van Niekerk, was uploaded by Lowvelder Laevelder today showing the tracker’s up close and personal experience with the elephant. According to the Lowvelder caption […]

Comedy Central has today released its first video teaser introducing The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. The video shows a very cool and suited-up Trevor Noah strutting in to the ‘The Daily Show’ studio…and readying his seat for the take-over on 28 September 2015. As the video says, it’s the same seat his predecessor Jon […]

Trevor Noah was trending on Twitter in South Africa this weekend in the Top 3, and nobody really knew why. But it could be that South Africa’s adjusting to Trevor leaving our shores for the bright lights and big city of New York and the world. In between tweets asking why Trevor was trending, were tweets about […]

A video of a baby elephant playing with low-flying swallows in South Africa’s Kruger National Park (which SAPeople shared earlier this month) has become a huge hit on YouTube. Uploaded in late July, it has received over 7 million views to date and has been popular across the world. The ad revenue is also being put […]

This may be the “freakiest” thing you’ve seen all day – Die Antwoord’s “I Fink You Freeky” performed by beloved British children’s TV characters, the Teletubbies! We think it’s freaky. And we like it a lot. As one viewer said, it’s kind of compelling… The official version of the song by the def-rap South African […]

Check out Suzelle in her latest DIY video…with tips on how to make a braaied brandy banana split (or is that braaied banana brandy split?). Suzelle, who understandably smaaks herself as quite the braai “mistress” (since her “How to make a Braai Pie” video launched her to local fame) is joined by Ultimate Braai Master host Justin Bonello […]

In response to popular demand to see footage from “Stroop – Die Film”, here is the chance to have a “first glance” at some of the heartbreaking scenes from the documentary about rhino poaching in South Africa. SAPeople members helped in Stroop’s fund-raising efforts to have this important film made. Now the filmmakers,  would love your feedback […]

The new movie When Giants Fall is coming soon and it looks like it’s going to be what we’ve been waiting for. It tells the story of the ivory crisis and of the people who fight for the survival of the elephant against increasingly hostile poaching networks. By now we all know that the African […]

This weekend Oppikoppi celebrated 21 years of bringing South Africans together with good music and great memories, while creating a unique template for diversity, acceptance and artistic collaboration. Considering the Oppikoppi music festival’s roots – a makeshift barroom stage atop a hill on a farm deep in the North West province – it has come a […]

The Springboks may have broken a few fans’ hearts this afternoon, but South Africa’s swim sensation Chad le Clos brought it home for SA in Russia. Chad won gold in the 100 metre butterfly final at the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Championships in Kazan. The popular South African swimmer went hell for leather and not only won the […]

Kruger Sightings recently added this gorgeous video of a tiny new-born elephant to their YouTube page. The elephant calf can be seen trying to chase away swallows that are flying low around him. The video was taken by a tourist called Susan on the H3 near Berg en Dal in the Kruger National Park, in […]

A proud South African – and proud fiance – Bruce Fensham has uploaded a video which he claims is the “most romantic engagement video ever made”. And it is romantic (although a little spoilt by one of those viral push messages on YouTube saying: “You wont believe how this guy proposed to his sweetheart in #WildAfrica. What she […]

South Africa’s much loved DIY Goddess Suzelle is back with a brilliant video to help you declutter your life. And this time Marianne IS in the video…because this is a job that requires a helping hand. Suzelle advises that the questions you should ask when deciding whether to keep something or not, are: 1. Is this […]

The mine dump at Krugersdorp in Gauteng is apparently the biggest man-made mine dump in the world. Certainly one of the biggest. And that means it’s perfect for…sandboarding! Check out the video footage below – from young kids (with sandy running noses) to adults racing, performing acrobatics on their boards…and getting ‘dumped’ in the dump. Richard […]

She didn’t mean to…but she did. South African Oscar-award winning actress Charlize Theron invited President Obama to a strip club. To be fair she was trying to fill an awkward pause in the conversation. And she just blurted out the invitation when he mentioned that appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show helped him reach a […]

South Africa’s favourite DIY goddess, Suzelle, is very proudly featured in the latest Checkers TV commercial. “I finally made it!” says YouTube star Suzelle. “I am in the new Checkers TV ad with my new best friend Nataniël! I am so excited x” Afrikaans celebrity Nataniël (le Roux) is a singer, songwriter and entertainer who released his […]

A fab picture of American rocker Steven Tyler during his trip to South Africa in December 2014 has been posted by the V&A Waterfront today. Some lucky fans (or children of fans!) posed for a photo with him at the Louis Vuitton store at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. The Aerosmith frontman – with […]