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Eskom Announces Stage 2 and Stage 3 Loadshedding for Week Ahead

By SAPeople 15-05-22 10:59

Due to a continued loss of generating capacity, Stage 2 and Stage 3 loadshedding are to be implemented from Sunday evening across South Africa, Eskom announced in a statement on Sunday morning. Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 17:00 – 22:00 tonight (Sunday 15 May), and Stage 3 will be implemented on Monday and Tuesday […]

Elon Musk Puts $44-Billion Twitter Deal on Hold Over Fake Account Data

Elon Musk Suspends $44-Billion Twitter Deal Over Fake Account Data

By SAPeople 14-05-22 00:49

(Reuters) – Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that his $44-billion cash deal for Twitter Inc was “temporarily on hold” while he waits for the social media company to provide data on the proportion of its fake accounts. By Greg Roumeliotis and Sheila Dang. Since 2013, Twitter has downplayed the spread of fake accounts on its […]

Protest against the killing of Al-Jazeera Journalist Abu Akleh in Gaza, Palestine - 11 May 2022

DIRCO Condemns Killing of Al Jazeera Journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh

By SAPeople 12-05-22 13:39

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh (51), allegedly by the Israeli Defence Force on Wednesday. The Palestinian-American correspondent was shot in the head while on assignment in Jenin, covering Israeli raids on Jenin in the occupied […]

Lansdowne station is on the only train route from the Cape Flats to Cape Town city centre.

Lansdowne Train Station is Full of Excrement, Garbage… and Rats

By SAPeople 12-05-22 12:20

Subway is too filthy to use, so commuters cross over the railway lines. By Tariro Washinyira. Lansdowne train station in Cape Town serves the busy Cape Flats line. But the station is filthy with garbage and rats . One subway has been used as as toilet and commuters cross the line rather than use it. […]

Cricket SA Withdraws All Charges Against Mark Boucher

Cricket SA Withdraws All Charges Against Mark Boucher

By SAPeople 10-05-22 12:04

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has formally and unreservedly withdrawn all charges against Proteas coach Mark Boucher, after concluding that there is no basis to sustain any of the disciplinary charges, including charges of racism. Pholetsi Moseki, the CEO of CSA says: “CSA appreciates that it has been very difficult for Mark to deal with […]

Highbury Boy Changing the World One Jar at a Time

Highbury Boy Changing the World One Jar of Hope at a Time

By SAPeople 10-05-22 10:04

Following the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a young learner at Highbury Preparatory School in Hillcrest, is helping make the world a better place for some of the other children in his province who were affected by the disaster. In the words of Project Hope (a KZN-based NPO that helps vulnerable children and their […]

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Ukraine’s Little Mine-Sniffing Dog Patron Awarded Medal by President Zelenskiy

By SAPeople 09-05-22 16:45

KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented Ukraine’s famous mine sniffing dog Patron, and his owner, with a medal on Sunday to recognise their dedicated service since Russia’s invasion. The pint-size Jack Russell terrier has been credited with detecting more than 200 explosives and preventing their detonation since the start of the war on Feb. […]

Khayelitsha

Organised Crime Detectives Launch Probe After 6 Killed in Khayelitsha Last Night

By SAPeople 11-05-22 09:26

WESTERN CAPE – Organised crime detectives have opened murder dockets for investigation following an incident where five yet-to-be identified men were shot and killed and a sixth person died at a medical facility in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats on Sunday evening. WC South Africa Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said: “Reports from […]

From left: Sophie Sauir, Leoni Pasja and Iris Telmaggiers, harvesting green peppers from Sauir’s garden. Photo: Siphokazi Mnyobe

Vegetable Garden Project Brings Hope to Knysna Community

By SAPeople 09-05-22 10:29

“Children and gardens both need love to flourish”. By Siphokazi Mnyobe. After the death of her lastborn son Granville, says Iris Telmaggiers, the vegetable gardening project in her street in Hornlee, Knysna, was the only thing that could ease her pain. Telmaggiers lost her son in November 2021, and had been struggling to get out of […]

Kruger Park Tourist Facilities to Receive a R370-Million Upgrade

Kruger Park Tourist Facilities to Receive a R370-Million Upgrade

By SAPeople 09-05-22 10:02

Visitors to South Africa’s legendary Kruger National Park will be pleased to hear that SA National Parks (SANParks) has announced the start of a R370 million upgrading and refurbishment infrastructure programme in the Kruger over the next three years. Several Kruger tourists, particularly locals who are regular visitors, have complained on Kruger forums about the […]

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