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No Data Shows that 800,000 Nigerians Live in South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 24-02-17 09:34

As xenophobic violence rears its head again in South Africa, a widely quoted figure of how many Nigerians live in South Africa is completely unsupported. Researched by Vinayak Bhardwaj Xenophobic unrest has flared up in parts of South Africa once again, with incidents of looting and violence reported in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The Nigerian government is […]

Elephant – in Musth – Charges Car for Miles in Kruger! Plus Rivers Flow & Roads Reopen Post-Dineo

By SAPeople Contributor 21-02-17 17:56

As the Kruger National Park (KNP) announces that its gravel roads have been re-opened today (21 February 2017) for tourists, a video has emerged of a determined elephant chasing a car for miles in South Africa’s famous national park (watch below). The gravel roads had been closed as a precautionary measure due to heavy rain on 16 February 2017, brought […]

Kalahari Miraculously Transforms from Desert to ‘Scottish Highlands’ as it Rains Down in Africa PHOTOS

By SAPeople Contributor 21-02-17 13:31

The Kalahari is experiencing a miracle this year, according to ‎local Pieter Kotzé‎ who has compiled a video of stunning photographs that showcase the unbelievable transition from barren desert landscape to a luscious green paradise. Pieter told SAPeople the desert region has transformed into the “Highlands of Scotland” in less than two months. From this… To this… […]

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South African Animation the Biggest Winner at Kidscreen Awards

By SAPeople Contributor 20-02-17 11:00

‘Stick Man’, South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studios’ collaboration with Magic Light Pictures, won four awards at the Kidscreen Awards last week, making it the most awarded animation on the night.. and bringing its awards total to 11. Stick Man beat Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas and Bruno & Boots: Go Jump In The Pool to […]

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South African ‘Victims of Crime’ Survey Released

By SAPeople Contributor 20-02-17 01:58

Housebreaking and home robbery are the most feared types of crime in South Africa, according to the 2015/16 Victims of Crime Survey. This is despite households experiencing a decline in housebreaking and home robberies from 931 000 incidents in 2010 to 807 000 in 2015/16. The results of the Victims of Crime Survey for 2015/16 were released […]

Introducing South Africa’s Version of Popular Cards Against Humanity

By SAPeople Contributor 16-02-17 12:35

South Africa will soon be introducing its own version of the wickedly popular Cards Against Humanity game that has swept the western world… and all South Africans are invited to take part in creating it! Cards Against Humanity is a party game in which one player reads a ‘fill-in-the-blank’ statement from a black card, and the others complete it by answering […]

First Pictures & Videos of Cylone Dineo as South Africa Braces for Storm with Special Team

By SAPeople Contributor 15-02-17 22:36

A multi-stakeholder team, comprising members of South African Police Services (SAPS), SA National Defence Force(SANDF), traffic officials, SASSA and Ambulance services, has been assembled by the Limpopo Department of Cooperative Governance – following the warning of severe tropical storm “Dineo”… The South African Weather Services (SAWS) issued an alert about Dineo which formed in the […]

South African Tourist Guide Appointed President of World Association

By SAPeople Contributor 15-02-17 17:26

The World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations has appointed South African tourist guide Alushca Ritchie as its new President. Alushca, a registered tourist guide for the Western Cape, was appointed to head the internationally recognised body at the 17th biennial World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations Convention, which took place in Tehran, Iran, recently. Alushca has […]

Teenager Helps Pregnant Stranger on Train

By SAPeople Contributor 14-02-17 14:51

Teenager Max Jewell proved to be a jewel for a pregnant woman in Cape Town, South Africa, last week… when his kind and swift actions helped prevent her from giving birth prematurely. Monique Clapp posted a photo of the 18-year-old to her facebook timeline a week ago, saying: “I would like to thank this guy Max, […]

Trevor Noah: “Any Leader Tweeting Policy is Ridiculous”

By SAPeople Contributor 04-07-18 14:20

Trevor Noah‘s outspoken comments – on Trump, Twitter, similarities between Trump and Hitler’s rhetoric, and his own upbringing in South Africa – during an Al Jazeera interview, have gone viral since airing on Saturday. Noah joined interviewer Dareen Abughaida on Talk To Al Jazeera one day after his autobiography, Born a Crime, won the Debut Author and Outstanding Biography / Autobiography […]

Victim’s Younger Sister Speaks Out on South Africa’s “Silent Deaths” in TV Investigation

By SAPeople Contributor 10-02-17 19:05

Virginia Machpelah suffered from Alzheimer’s. She was fun-loving, a good person, a fellow South African… and tragically she was also one of the 94 victims of the Gauteng Health Department’s #LifeEsidimeni blunder. On Wednesday night her sister Christine Nxumalo said: “She loved kids and was just generally a very good person who didn’t do nothing wrong, really. […]

Crooning in Kroonstad: Joy and #Gratitude as Rains Fall VIDEO

By SAPeople Contributor 07-02-17 16:31

Some rains have been falling down in Free State, South Africa… to the joy of farmers in the area who have been praying for the heavens to open up and irrigate their fields, nourish their starved animals and drench their desperate souls. And finally it happened! Remi Coetzee captured the following footage of Vals River, Kroonstad, over the weekend… […]

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Human Trafficking Suspects to Appear in Court

By SAPeople Contributor 06-02-17 14:21

Five suspects arrested for human trafficking were set to appear before the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court this morning. The five, aged between 18 and 35, were arrested on Friday after the Hawks rescued 72 foreigners, who were allegedly trafficked from Swaziland and Lesotho. The foreign nationals were labour exploited in one of the factories in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. […]

No Trust in South Africa’s Lion Farming and Lion Bone Trade

By SAPeople Contributor 30-01-17 14:30

In September 2016, CITES* met in Johannesburg for CoP17 – a meeting of member states to clarify and review trade in endangered species. One particular talking point was met with shock and condemnation from the conservation world – South Africa would be permitted to legally trade in captive bred lion bones – against the general […]

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