Lighting of the colours of the SA flag last night on the building of the seat of Parliament at the Cape Town City Hall. Photo: Parliament of RSA

Cape Town City Hall Lights Up as It’s All Systems Go for 2022 SONA

By SAPeople 10-02-22 09:50

Cape Town City Hall was lit up last night with the colours of the SA flag, as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares for an unfamiliar evening tonight, when for the first time in the history of South Africa, the State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be delivered outside of the Parliament precinct. This is because of […]

Amarula elephant passes away

Africa’s Most Famous Elephant Amarula Has Passed Away at 65

By SAPeople 09-02-22 13:18

Amarula, one of the most famous elephants in Africa, has sadly passed away at the age of 65. Amarula was the biggest bull elephant in Pilanesberg National Park, which had become his home in 1998 when he and a few other ellies were moved over from the Kruger National Park. Amarula made international headlines in […]

The Springboks are scheduled to face Wales in three Test matches in the Castle Lager Incoming Series in July, before hosting the All Blacks and Argentina in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in August and September, SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday.

Springboks’ Home Test Schedule For 2022 Confirmed

By SAPeople Contributor 08-02-22 22:51

The away leg of the Rugby Championship will comprise of three Test matches – two against Australia, and one against Argentina in Buenos Aires. Wales are set to return to South Africa for the first time since 2014 as the Boks kick off their 2022 season with three Tests against the Dragons – at Loftus […]

South African Jet Lands in Hollywood Blockbuster Movie

South African Jet Stars in Hollywood Blockbuster Movie

By SAPeople Contributor 08-02-22 18:49

A South African jet that is set to revolutionise business travel globally has landed a major role in a new Hollywood blockbuster movie, The Lost City, which stars Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, Tatum Channing and Daniel Radcliffe! The Pegasus Vertical Business Jet (VBJ) frees travellers up from the burden of the time-consuming trip to the […]

94th OSCARS® Nominations Announced

94th OSCARS® Nominations Announced

By SAPeople 08-02-22 18:41

LOS ANGELES, CA – The 94TH OSCARS® Nominations have been announced, with the Oscars set to air live on 27 March 2022. Actor-comedian Leslie Jordan and actor, CEO and producer Tracee Ellis Ross – as well as special guests – announced the 94th Oscars® nominations in all 23 categories today (February 8), via a global […]

Nkosazana-Dlamini-Zuma

Calls for Government to Abolish Plans for Quarantine Camps

By SAPeople Contributor 08-02-22 12:37

AfriForum has written to the Minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, demanding that the new regulations for isolation be scrapped. Apparently these new regulations, published in the Government Gazette, seek to force people into quarantine camps. According to these new regulations, no person who has tested positive for COVID-19 through a laboratory […]

Shaving hair for children with cancer wigs

Shaving My Head for Children with Cancer Was So Rewarding

By SAPeople 06-02-22 20:34

“Shaving my head was one of the best experiences of my life,” says SAPeople’s Cassie Jo. As the world commemorated World Cancer Day on Friday (4 Feb), SAPeople asked Cassie to share some of her tips for anyone who would like to donate their hair to those who’ve lost theirs. Her first tip is reassurance […]

Zebrafish Research Reveals Green Rooibos Tea’s Anxiety-Busting Properties

By SAPeople 06-02-22 14:01

Rooibos tea is a uniquely South African product. The plant, Aspalathus linearis, grows mainly in the Cederberg area of the country’s Western Cape province. And it’s not just a tasty beverage. It is caffeine-free; research has proved that it has anti-inflammatory properties. It’s also been found to ease pain and reduce allergies. Rooibos is also […]

Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev Claims He Was Manhandled in South African Jail

Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev Claims He Was Manhandled in South African Jail

By SAPeople 11-02-22 10:20

Everyone’s talking about Netflix documentary ‘Tinder Swindler’, the show that exposes an Israeli con-artist from a poor part of town who poses as a wealthy, (private) jet-setting son of a diamond billionaire, on dating site Tinder. Going by the name Simon Leviev, the fraudster (who was born Shimon Hayut before legally changing his name to […]

A screenshot of Justice Raymond Zondo chairing the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture. Archive photo.

Zondo Asserts His Authority, Independence and Impartiality

By SAPeople 05-02-22 12:08

Justice Zondo said he knew he would make enemies when he agreed to chair the commission into state capture. By Tania Broughton Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo told the Judicial Services Commission that he did not think he was entitled to the job of chief justice, just because he has been Deputy Chief Justice and Acting […]

UAE Lifts Travel Ban to South Africa

UAE Lifts Travel Ban to South Africa

By SAPeople 04-02-22 17:17

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will lift a travel ban on its vaccinated citizens to travel to South Africa, the state news agency WAM said on Friday. The ban is also being lifted for 11 other countries in Africa. These include: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, […]

Para Swimmer David Williams Set to Swim Midmar Mile for CHOC. Photo: Givengain / David Williams

Para Swimmer David Williams Set to Swim Midmar Mile for CHOC

By SAPeople 04-02-22 16:29

DURBAN – Gutsy para-swimmer David Williams will don the colours of The Cows as he sets out to swim the aQuellé Midmar Mile on Saturday 12 February to raise funds for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Association of South Africa. By Dave Macleod. Born without legs, the 34-year-old Durban North resident has already done the Mile […]

Firefighters work at the national parliament as the fire flared up again, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Parliament Fire Suspect Zandile Mafe is Denied Bail

By SAPeople 04-02-22 14:22

(Reuters) – A South African court on Friday denied bail to a man charged with crimes including arson over the devastating fire at the national parliament in Cape Town in January, local media reported. Zandile Mafe denied the charges against him. Officials have described the fire, which severely damaged parts of the parliament precinct, as […]

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