On the 17 December 2019, a devastating wildfire destroyed Lismore Winefarm in Greyton, Western Cape  – the home and livelihood of well-known pioneering farmer and winemaker, Samantha O’Keefe (48) and her two children, Quinn (14) and Keenan (16). The fire which started in the nearby nature reserve and initially posed no threat to Lismore is believed to […]

An investigation into a fire at the Majuba power station in South Africa will get going, just as soon as the facility has cooled down, says Eskom. “We will have to wait for the facility to cool down in order to start a forensic investigation to determine the cause of the fire. Once it is […]

Gauteng police uncovered an arms cache of more than 40 high calibre firearms and over 2000 ammunition in a Vanderbijlpark home in South Africa, in the early hours of Thursday morning. The police had been called to the home by a woman, on a domestic violence complaint. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said in […]

Two former Eskom senior managers are among those arrested in South Africa for alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering worth R745 million. Hawks spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said the former managers as well as two other business directors among others, were arrested in the early hours of Thursday in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng provinces by […]

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) awarded the Komape family R1.4 million for emotional shock and grief after the loss of their five year-old son Michael, who drowned in a Limpopo school pit toilet in 2014. The award overturns a decision by the Limpopo High Court in 2018, which denied the family’s claim for damages […]

While Durban celebrates being voted Greenest City in the World (for the green spaces in the coastal holiday town), the city is actually making headlines around the planet for its devastating plastic pollution. The UK’s Daily Mail, one of the most read media outlets in the world, said: “Waves of PLASTIC crash towards litter-strewn South […]

Intercape, a luxury coach transport service in Southern Africa, has confirmed that eight armed robbers held up one of its buses travelling from Johannesburg to Harare (in Zimbabwe) on Saturday 7 December 2019. The incident, in which four of the gang members had apparently boarded the bus previously pretending to be passengers, occurred at around […]

Messages of support and sympathy have poured in for Samantha O’Keefe, winemaker and owner of Lismore Estate Vineyards in the Overberg, near to Greyton, South Africa, where a devastating wildfire – allegedly begun by children – has apparently destroyed both her homestead and cellar. Friends, colleagues and customers have expressed their “heartbreak” and “devastation” for […]

Eish, South Africans may have one of the sexiest accents in the world… but turns out it’s also one of the most difficult to master, even for someone who once played a magician! Watch the ‘Escape from Pretoria’ official trailer below, and you’re likely to wish Harry Potter could wave his magic wand and improve […]

The Botswana Government says that the two hunters involved in the “unfortunate incident” in which a collared research elephant was shot, have voluntarily surrendered their professional hunting licenses to the licensing authority, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. Botwana named the hunters as professional hunter Michael Lee Potter, and Kevin Sharp, a citizen hunting […]

The Springbok Sevens team fell at the final hurdle of the Cape Town Sevens on Sunday when they were beaten 7-5 by New Zealand in a very tense and tough final in front of 55,804 fans at Cape Town Stadium. The Kiwis were ecstatic when the final whistle blew after they lost the final to […]

Drakensberg Boys Choir School Executive Head Greg Brooks is “recovering well”, after being critically injured during an attack at his home on the campus in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, earlier this week. According to the School – which is usually more famous for its award winning Drakensberg Boys Choir, Brooks was due to be transferred out […]

As the generation plant continues to perform at low levels of reliability, Eskom is today implementing Stage 2 rotational load shedding, it said in a statement on Friday. “Load shedding will be required all day to cater for further trips and to create capacity to replenish water reserves for our pumped storage schemes. Eskom will […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is “disgusted” after carefully studying South Africa’s revised ministerial handbook… which in effect has very little change to the 5-star lifestyle afforded Ministers at the South African tax payers’ expense (not to mention retired ministers too!). According to Leon Schreiber, DA Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration, the […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that power utility Eskom will keep the lights on this Christmas, and has revealed that the latest crisis was caused in part by deliberate sabotage. (Watch below.) President Ramaphosa said it has been established that there was an act of sabotage that saw the already constrained system shed […]

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma confirmed on Tuesday that at least two people have died in the Tshwane floods. Speaking during a visit to some of the areas devastated by the persistent rain and floods in Tshwane, the Minister said a mother is also missing. Dlamini Zuma said: “In […]

The South African Government has conveyed its condolences to the family and friends of struggle stalwart, Prof Ben Turok. “Government mourns the passing of this great patriot and great South African whose resilience and courage inspired the fight for freedom across South Africa and Africa,” a statement issued by the Government Communication and Information Systems […]

The board of South Africa’s national airlines recently took a unanimous decision to go into voluntary business rescue. The step removes the threat of the directors being sued by creditors for reckless trading – for now, at least. The airline told its staff two weeks ago that it wouldn’t be able to pay staff salaries. […]

As the torrential downpours continue, the Department of Water and Sanitation has warned Gauteng residents against crossing flooded rivers and bridges in the next two days. “Hennops River in Centurion, south of Pretoria is already flooded and the bridge that links the area with the city is closed for crossing,” the department said on Monday. […]

The unprecedented stage 6 rolling blackouts, announced by Eskom on Monday, have been reduced to Stage 4 (which is still not fun for those experiencing it!). In a statement, the opposition party – the Democratic Alliance (DA) – said this evening’s announcement that for the first time in South Africa’s history, Eskom would implement Stage […]

Incessant rains which hit the country last week are impacting coal handling and operations, could lead to load shedding for the rest of the week, Eskom said on Monday. “We are beginning to experience flooding at some power stations, which is impacting coal handling and operations which could further lead to capacity load losses and […]

A Cape Town woman is searching for a brave kitesurfer who swooped in to save her and another person on Muizenberg Beach in South Africa, on Sunday morning during an attack by a knife-wielding man. UPDATE: Brave kitesurfer from Muizenberg Beach found! Local resident Jendy Stewart said they were taking an early morning walk on […]

The bodies of three female family members who were kidnapped from their Tsomo homestead on Monday have been recovered by police in South Africa, after a shepherd found them “floating” in a river, bound in chains, in the Eastern Cape. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) the three family members – a 71-year-old […]

Justice Project South Africa has announced that it has withdrawn its endorsement of the “Blue Light Protocol” which it developed with the Road Traffic Management Corporation in 2013. This comes in the wake of CCTV footage showing a woman being violently manhandled by Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officers at a petrol station on what […]

We are devastated to report, that after generous SAPeople followers helped Timothy  Meuwsen, from Bergsig Academy, raise enough money to follow his dreams and represent South Africa on an APCAN rugby tour in Argentina… the trip has been cancelled as the tour operator hired by Apcan has closed his shop and potentially misappropriated the funds […]