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Petition Launched Against Eskom’s Request for 20.5% Electricity Hike

By SAPeople 20-01-22 14:41

A petition has been launched calling on all South Africans to oppose Eskom’s application to hike the price of electricity by 20,5% for the 2022/2023 financial year. The petition has been created by the DA, who assert that Eskom’s proposal is “completely out of touch with the lived reality of many South Africans”. DA Leader […]

John Martin and Shiloh Felix go out together to collect rubbish in their street in Gqeberha. Photo: Joseph Chirume

Disabled Man Cleans Gqeberha Streets From His Wheelchair

By SAPeople 20-01-22 13:11

Gqeberha 65-year-old hopes to inspire others to keep the streets clean… By Joseph Chirume. John Martin is a familiar sight in the streets of Kostern, Gqeberha, moving along in his wheelchair, collecting the rubbish left by others. Martin, 65, lives at his cousin’s house with the son of a friend, Shiloh Felix, 13. The two […]

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First Look at Pictures from Bridgerton Season 2

By SAPeople Contributor 20-01-22 11:52

Yesterday, Netflix and Shondaland dropped the first look at eight new Bridgerton photos teasing what many different characters in the popular show will be up to this season. Bridgerton returns for a second season on March 25, 2022. In keeping with the tradition of the novels, season two tells the romance story of Lord Anthony […]

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Oops! Durban Woman Drives New Car Through Shop Window

By SAPeople 19-01-22 20:52

Paramedics were today called to a Volkswagen dealership in Durban’s city centre, where a female customer had apparently driven a brand new car right. through the store’s front window! Fortunately the woman, who is believed to be in her ’30s, didn’t suffer any injuries, although her ego may be a little bruised! Emer-G-Med said that […]

Clover workers, who have been on strike for nearly nine weeks, marched through Johannesburg city centre on Tuesday, calling for a boycott of the company’s products. Photo: Masego Mafata

Striking Workers Remove Clover Products from Grocery Shop Shelves in Johannesburg

By SAPeople 18-01-22 19:14

The workers have been on strike since November last year… By Masego Mafata. Striking Clover workers marched through Johannesburg city centre on Tuesday stripping the company’s products from shop shelves and leaving them in shopping trolleys. They are calling for a boycott of Clover products to protest against restructuring and loss of jobs. Clover management […]

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Lindiwe Sisulu: Trading on a Famous South African Surname Has its Limits

By SAPeople 18-01-22 18:10

The world, for the most part, is organised on dynastic principles. Part of the rationale of capitalism is that wealth, and all that comes with it, cascades down the generations. Our laws sweep aside impediments to that succession. If your parents are rich, you’re highly unlikely to end up poor… by Gavin Evans, Birkbeck, University […]

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Two Vaal Dam Sluice Gates Opened

By SAPeople Contributor 18-01-22 15:08

The Department of Water and Sanitation opened two sluice gates at the Vaal Dam on Monday, due to continued rain in the catchments feeding the Vaal-Orange River System and the Integrated Vaal River System, resulting in increased inflows. The department said three gates from the five that had been opened previously had been closed. One […]

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SA Expat Dr Soon-Shiong Opens Vaccine Production Campus in South Africa this Week

By SAPeople Contributor 18-01-22 12:09

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to join Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of the multinational conglomerate NantWorks, LLC, in launching the NantSA vaccine manufacturing campus in Brackenfell, Cape Town, on Wednesday. The President and Dr Soon-Shiong will also launch the Coalition to Accelerate Africa’s Access to Advanced Healthcare (The AAAH Coalition). This follows last September’s announcement […]

South African Court Rules Matric Results May Be Published

South African Court Rules Matric Results May Be Published

By SAPeople 18-01-22 10:39

South Africa’s Basic Education department has been ordered by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to publish the matric results on all public platforms, following the request for an urgent review of the decision by AfriForum. AfriForum says it welcomes the court ruling by Judge Anthony Millar today that granted the organisation’s order unchanged. […]

Heroes Emerge as Floods Lead to Rescues and Evacuations in Ladysmith

Heroes Emerge as Floods Lead to Rescues and Evacuations in Ladysmith

By SAPeople 17-01-22 22:22

At least 35 people have had to be rescued during floods which have caused extensive damage in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. During the stressful rescue missions, there was a moment of lightness however, when a police hero passed an eight-month old baby to his colleague in a rubber boat… and the baby began to cry. “Jy maak […]

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Joburg Parents Queue to Place Their Children in Schools

By SAPeople Contributor 17-01-22 16:35

Parents and guardians of unplaced learners stood in a snaking queue outside the Gauteng Department of Education’s office in Marshalltown, Johannesburg on Wednesday. They are hoping to find space in schools for their children. State schools in inland provinces reopened on Wednesday. Inland schools opened on Wednesday but in Johannesburg about 700 students remain unplaced […]

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South Africa Reports 2 597 New COVID-19 Cases

By SAPeople Contributor 17-01-22 13:06

South Africa recorded 2 597 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections to 3 559 230 since the outbreak. The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape after 721 people tested positive, followed by 602 in Gauteng, 547 in KwaZulu-Natal, 167 in the Eastern Cape, 129 in the […]

Western Cape study shows why Omicron wave caused less death

Western Cape Study Shows Why Omicron Wave Caused Less Death

By SAPeople Contributor 17-01-22 12:57

A new study has shown that the Omicron wave in the Western Cape was much less deadly than previous waves, owing to vaccination, high rates of past infection in the community, and reduced risk of severe disease and death owing to the variant itself. Over 5,000 adult Covid patients were surveyed during one month of the fourth […]

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Novak Djokovic Deported from Australia After Losing Visa Battle in Court

By SAPeople 16-01-22 21:04

Australia, Reuters – Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew out of Australia on Sunday (January 16) after a court upheld the government’s decision to cancel his visa, capping days of drama over the country’s COVID-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge Federal Court bench dealt a final blow to Djokovic’s […]

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Carte Blanche Investigates a Namaqualand Genetic Mystery

By SAPeople Contributor 16-01-22 00:33

You can watch Carte Blanche on Sunday 16 January in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 18 January if you’re abroad. Here’s what’s coming up this week on Carte Blanche: MEDICAL A Genetic Mystery   When a geneticist from Cape Town headed to Namaqualand to figure out why so many people were […]

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