diff --git a/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/organisation_people.html b/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/organisation_people.html
index 15b773e2a..3d70bba0a 100644
--- a/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/organisation_people.html
+++ b/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/organisation_people.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ <h2>People at {{ object.name }}</h2>
   <form action="{% url "core_search" %}">
       <div class="inline-search-box people-list-inline-search">
           <label for="id_q" class="inline-search-box__label">Find a person by name</label>
-          <input id="id_q" name="q" class="search-autocomplete-name" type="text" value="{{ query }}" placeholder="e.g. Thandi Modise" data-source="/search/autocomplete/?model=person">
+          <input id="id_q" name="q" class="search-autocomplete-name" type="text" value="{{ query }}" placeholder="Search" data-source="/search/autocomplete/?model=person">
           <input type="hidden" name="section" value="persons">
           <input type="submit" value="Search" class="button">
       </div>
diff --git a/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/position_detail.html b/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/position_detail.html
index fdadc9c5f..f2ccc970f 100644
--- a/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/position_detail.html
+++ b/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/position_detail.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <h1 class="page-title">{{ page_title }}</h1>
     <form action="{% url "core_search" %}">
         <div class="inline-search-box people-list-inline-search">
             <label for="id_q" class="inline-search-box__label">Find a person by name</label>
-            <input id="id_q" name="q" class="search-autocomplete-name" type="text" value="{{ query }}" placeholder="e.g. Thandi Modise" data-source="/search/autocomplete/?model=person">
+            <input id="id_q" name="q" class="search-autocomplete-name" type="text" value="{{ query }}" placeholder="Search" data-source="/search/autocomplete/?model=person">
             <input type="hidden" name="section" value="persons">
             <input type="submit" value="Search" class="button">
         </div>
diff --git a/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/mp_profiles.html b/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/mp_profiles.html
index 94c8ae9e7..43c525b26 100644
--- a/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/mp_profiles.html
+++ b/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/mp_profiles.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h1 class="page-title">Members of Parliament</h1>
     <form action="{% url "core_search" %}">
         <div class="inline-search-box people-list-inline-search">
             <label for="id_q" class="inline-search-box__label">Find a person by name</label>
-            <input id="id_q" name="q" class="js-mp-profiles-live-filter" type="text" value="{{ query }}" placeholder="e.g. Thandi Modise">
+            <input id="id_q" name="q" class="js-mp-profiles-live-filter" type="text" value="{{ query }}" placeholder="Search">
             <input type="hidden" name="section" value="persons">
             <input type="submit" value="Search" class="button">
         </div>
diff --git a/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/organisation_house.html b/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/organisation_house.html
index 346a5c489..1d44a660d 100644
--- a/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/organisation_house.html
+++ b/pombola/south_africa/templates/south_africa/organisation_house.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ <h2>People</h2>
 
   <form action="{% url "core_search" %}" class="inline-search-box people-list-inline-search" style="margin-top: 0">
     <label for="core_search">Find a person by name</label>
-    <input class="search-autocomplete-name" id="core_search" data-source="/search/autocomplete/?model=person" type="text" name="q" value="" placeholder="e.g. Thandi Modise">
+    <input class="search-autocomplete-name" id="core_search" data-source="/search/autocomplete/?model=person" type="text" name="q" value="" placeholder="Search">
     <input type="hidden" name="section" value="persons">
     <input type="submit" value="Search" class="button">
     <a href="{% url 'organisation_people' slug=object.slug %}">Or browse an A-Z list of all members</a>