SA Olympic team announced


SA Olympic Team

The first group of athletes who will be representing South Africa at the London Olympics next month was announced by South Africa’s Olympic governing body, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), on Wednesday 6 June in Johannesburg. A total of 112 sportsmen and women made it into the initial list, with the [...]

Princess Charlene opens Turtle Island


Princess Charlene opens Turtle Island

Inaugurated by H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco, surrounded by a group of children of the Principality (Recreation Centre Prince Albert II), «The Turtle Island» is opening to the public, wednesday April 25th and it will enhance the visit to the Museum in a fun manner while raising the visitors’ awareness to the cause of tortoises [...]

Music fest in SA’s Darling


Music Festival

The West Coast village of Darling is hosting its annual classical festival in February 2012, but don’t expect a highbrow affair. The Darling Music Experience is shifting perceptions of classical music, giving it a contemporary feel and making the music genre more accessible to a wider audience. South Africa’s Darling The village of Darling, a quirky little [...]

WACHA LIFE Invitation. We want to make the change


MKA Wacha Banner

To whom it may concern RE: INVITATION TO WACHA LIFE (www.wachalife.com) WACHA LIFE would like to extend an invitation to you to join and support our “One on Ten Challenge” and the” Wacha Womens March” 2012. For just over a year and a half, WACHA – World Association for Child Humanitarian Activists – (WACHA LIFE) [...]

Precision Flying World Champs in SA


Team South Africa at the launch of the  2011 Precision Flying World  Championships.

The 20th Precision Flying World Championships, sponsored by Brand South Africa and currently under way in North West province, will see 14 teams from around the world covering miles of unforgiving terrain to prove their unaided aviation prowess. The international teams, mainly from Europe, arrived in the country on 17 October 2011 for practice and orientation, as [...]

Pumping up Bok support for World Cup


The CEO of the IMC, Miller Matola  (top right) and other industry leaders  took part in the Lead SA Bok Friday  initiative.

South Africans have been mobilised to stand behind their beloved Springboks, the national rugby team, as they prepare to do battle in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The tournament kicks off on 9 September – 23 October 2011. The International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC) showed its support by endorsing the Lead SA Bok Friday initiative [...]

Your 67 Minutes on Mandela Day


Handing out sandwiches

Thousands of South Africans around the world took up the challenge yesterday to dedicate 67 minutes to doing some good in their communities – on Nelson Mandela International Day. Let us know if you took part – write to admin@sa-people.com (and please attach a photo if possible). My daughter and I registered with Cheese Kids [...]

PTPI Promoting Peace and Diversity in Durban


PTPI in Durban

Hillcrest, Durban, has been proud host to the People to People International (PTPI) fourth annual Africa/Middle East Regional Conference over the past few days, spreading the message of Diversity and showcasing South Africa to visitors from various countries, including the PTPI’s President and CEO Mary Jean Eisenhower. Eisenhower is the granddaughter of former American President [...]

Kylie and her South African Fans are having a jol!


Kylie Minogue Twitter page

Kylie Minogue has been thrilling South African fans and having a blast herself during her first ever tour of South Africa. Even though Kylie dated South African model Zane (O’Donnell) back in the ’90s, she spent most of her visits lying on the beach at Camps Bay and never actually took to the South African stage. [...]

The South African Gospel Singers in London


The South African Gospel Singers

The South African Gospel Singers will be performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on Monday 18th July…making it the perfect evening out to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday (if you happen to be in the UK). The choir, directed by Pinise Saul, is one of the greatest gospel choirs in the world. It [...]

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