Public Figure

Penny Sparrow was a white South African female who worked as a real-estate agent in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal. Before her death, She became infamous in the country after she referred to black South African beach-goers as monkeys on a Facebook post on New Year's day, 2016. Penny Sparrow's Racist Comment Penny Sparrow took to Facebook to share her frustration on the state of the beach in Durban after the...

Rolene Strauss is a South African beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2014 in London. After winning Miss South Africa 2014 earlier that year (March 2014), Rolene Strauss became the second South African woman to bag the prestigious Miss World pageant. Rolene Strauss bagged the Miss World 2014 crown on Dec 14, 2014, a competition that had over 122 very pretty girls from various countries of the world. The ceremony...

South Africa is one of the most versatile and colourful countries in the world, it is a hub that carries everyone along in its web of growing technology and evolution. The country has also produced lots of influential and notable individuals both in the country and in the diaspora. Here we bring to you a list of Top 500+ Famous South Africans that ever lived. Some of them fought...

Liesl Laurie is a South African model and ex-beauty pageant titleholder famed for winning the 2015 Miss South Africa beauty pageant. Following her remarkable victory, Laurie, whose beauty was deemed unequalled among her peers, was propelled into the limelight. She has continued to create laudable and significant impressions in South Africa and across the world, earning an overwhelming admiration from her country and beyond. We all are well aware that being a...

Mogoeng Mogoeng is a South African lawyer, judge, prosecutor, academic, as well as an ordained pastor. He became popular following his role as the Chief Justice of South Africa; a position he assumed since September 8, 2011. He was appointed by the then-president of South Africa Jacob Zuma and he took over the position from Sandile Ngcobo. His career in the justice system of South Africa has spanned several decades....

South Africa is known to be Africa’s leading economy. However, there are many factors that have contributed in helping this country gain massive recognition in just a few short years. This country is home to some of the international celebrities and television personalities. Some of the celebrities were born and brought up in major South African cities. The TV personalities are famous both internationally for working with big media...

Today, there are many South African celebrities who have reality television shows. However, long before it became fashionable to document supposedly unscripted real-life situations, radio personality Dineo Ranaka was doing so to the delight of the viewing public. She is the star of one of the longest-running and highly successful SA reality TV shows, Dineo's Diary, which premiered in 2012. She has since gone on to produce and feature...

South Africa has been known to harbour famous heroes. Most of these heroes have always been celebrated and taken to be the most adorable icons in the country as well as the world. Among these heroes is Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He is a person who is recognized even by little children school children. So, who is this just icon and what in history can one learn of him? This article...

Once the norm, the absence of color in photographs in the past few decades is now deliberate rather than a technological limitation. And this trend continues to grow as modern photographers or photography professionals opt for white and black whilst forgoing subtle customized tones and vivid Lomo hues synonymous with an advanced SLR. Who then are these big shots that do not seem to care for color and for whom...

South Africa is one of the most economically stable countries in Africa and its education sector has contributed a lot towards the growth. South Africa has produced a lot of writers who have gained prominence and recognition worldwide and it is also home to one of the most renowned authors in the world and two Nobel laureates for literature. However, out of the many talented writers, some have distinguished...

So yes, the world took a long pause and then suddenly went buzzing following reports that Bill Gates was taken off and Amazon chief, Jeff Bezos ranked atop the list of World’s richest persons. With 17% shares in Amazon which he also doubles as the founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos has been a billionaire for a long time, even though this was his first taste as the biggest man. Apart from...

One of the saddest moments in the lives of people is when death strikes as they lose a loved one and since one doesn’t know when it will strike, it makes it more painful as most people never get to say goodbye or prepare themselves. Such was the case for Reeva Steenkamp who was a South-African model and TV personality. She died tragically after being shot on February 14,...

Lord Joel Joffe, the iconic lawyer who defended former President Nelson Mandela at the infamous 1963-1964 Rivonia Trial has died. Tributes from across the globe have continued to pour in for the heroic human right lawyer. On Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma said he was saddened to learn of the passing of one of South Africa's most respected legal minds. The Presidency, in a statement, said: "We have learned with sadness the passing...