Seventy-two people have as of Tuesday evening died in the ongoing destruction and looting of businesses and violent protests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. The number of those arrested in the unrest has risen to 1 234. Tuesday saw more boots on the ground with the deployment of members the South African National Defence Force and […]

South Africans spent most of mid-July glued to their news outlets, from established media outlets to TikTok, from streaming news to old-fashioned printed words, to see just one thing: would Jacob Zuma blink? Would the country finally get some taste of revenge for the state capture, looting, destruction of institutions and threats to the country’s […]

Over 5,000 people have already signed a petition set up by a South African expat to help her countrymen back home in SA. A resident in Durban has asked SAPeople readers to please sign and share the petition. KZN resident Nikki Ross wrote after midnight, saying: “I’m in Durban, trying to fall asleep with gunshots […]

SAAI has called for farmers to be ready and “extra vigilant” in the midst of the extensive looting in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and elsewhere in South Africa. “They must remain in constant contact with each other and their organised agricultural structures, report incidents and keep their farms, families and workers safe,” SAAI said in a statement. […]

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry says as organised businesses they “urgently call upon President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a State of Emergency in the province of KwaZulu Natal, as this disorderly behaviour continues to spiral out of control”. Violent protests have rocked the province since the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma late […]

Former President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane Zuma, has spoken out against the violent protests in South Africa – which were sparked by his father’s imprisonment – and called on ALL South Africans to unite and work together for a lasting solution. Duduzane does not have a social media account, but in a video uploaded by […]

The DA plans to lay criminal charges against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, Edward Zuma, Duduzane Zuma and EFF leader Julius Malema for alleged incitement of violence, it announced in a press statement on Tuesday. Over the past week, following the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma, his daughter Duduzile has posted a number of tweets, including videos […]

Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa will remain on an adjusted LEVEL 4 lockdown for at least the next two weeks, Comair has announced it will extend the suspension of scheduled kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) flights until 31 August 2021. Comair initially temporarily suspended its flights from 5 July 2021 due to […]

South Africa detected 11 182 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while 220 more people succumbed to the illness. The country now has 2 206 781 laboratory-confirmed infections and 64 509 deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said. Of the latest cases, 50% of were recorded in Gauteng (5 614), 11% in the Western Cape (1 225), 9% […]

Looting and protests from the weekend continued in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on Monday. Reports initially linked the protests to calls for the release from prison of former President Jacob Zuma. Spaza shop owner Sayabo Wodimu lost all his stock and some of his equipment. “I don’t know what I did to deserve this. My shop is the […]

As violent protests, arson and looting tear across parts of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng provinces of South Africa, the Western Cape has begun to prepare itself in case the riots spread further west. The riots, which began in KZN after former President Jacob Zuma was imprisoned for contempt of court, have already claimed 26 […]

A rare blue diamond from South Africa, which was recovered at the Cullinan diamond mine in April, has been sold for a whopping $40,180,180 (over R580-million). At just under 40 carats, this equates to over $1-million per carat. Petra Diamonds said in a statement that it was “pleased” to announce that the 39.34 carat exceptional […]

I am completely lost for words, I have been a photographer for 16 years and covered many protests around the country but this is just on a whole new level… writes Durban photographer Kierran Allen, after filming at Watercrest Mall in Waterfall, KZN, South Africa. I don’t want to get into the details of what […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa tonight addressed the nation in connection with the violent protests that have torn through parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng. In reference to the hashtags #ShutDownKZN, #ShutdownGauteng and #ShutDownSA, the President said “we are building up, not shutting down”. The protests were sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, who […]

A band in Durban, South Africa, has taken to lifting local residents’ spirits by rehearsing in their drive-way so that members of the public, sitting in the park across the road, can enjoy the music for free. Local resident Beverley Cooke-Tonnesen first saw the band, Laminated Rotis, rehearsing last weekend. She told SAPeople: “They are […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation later today, Monday, 12 July 2021, on the SA government’s response to persistent and escalating public violence in parts of the country, the Presidency has announced. The exact time of the President’s address will be announced shortly. The address will follow the announcement by the South African National […]

An intense cold front has hit South Africa today, bringing with it gale force winds, flooding and some snow. As predicted by the SA Weather Service (SAWS), the cold front has made landfall in the Southern Cape and is expected to cross the country overnight and cause temperatures to plummet in Gauteng tomorrow. ‘Serious Flooding’ […]

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been deployed to Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provinces in South Africa, as protests – purportedly for Jacob Zuma’s release from prison – become increasingly violent. The SANDF said in a statement that it has begun “pre-deployment processes and procedures”. Video footage has shown soldiers in Pietermaritzburg (where […]

Shocking video footage from Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has been shared over the past 24 hours showing the chaos, destruction and looting by protestors in South Africa, claiming to want to see former President Jacob Zuma freed from jail. (UPDATE Mon afternoon: SANDF deployed!) On Monday morning, roads leading in and out of Durban’s CBD are […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa tonight – Sunday 11 July 2021 – announced that Adjusted Level 4 will be extended for two weeks. Here is the South African President’s full statement: Two weeks ago I announced a set of additional measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. In deciding to introduce these additional measures, Cabinet followed […]

The Euro 2020 Final is taking place this evening, Sunday 11 July. Here’s everything you need to know: Kick-off is at 20h00 local time at Wembley Stadium (which means 21h00 – or 9pm – in South Africa), Sunday 11 July 2021 England and Italy will face off in the finals. Italy secured its spot by […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has tweeted a special message to South Africa’s wheelchair tennis star, KG (Kgothatso Montjane), who has made it through to the Final today at the world’s most famous tennis championship – Wimbledon, in London. “You’ve already made us proud” – President Ramaphosa President Ramaphosa said: “Kgothatso Montjane plays her first grand slam […]

At least 62 people have been arrested as protests, to demand the release of former President Jacob Zuma from prison, have spread from his home province of KwaZulu-Natal to South Africa’s economic centre, Gauteng. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has today issued alerts about violent protests in and around the Joburg CBD, as hundreds of […]

Princess Charlene of Monaco has shared photos of her face-timing her children from South Africa, where she is still recovering from ‘painful’ surgery she had to undergo after complications arose from a previous procedure for a serious ENT (ear, nose and throat) infection she contracted whilst in SA. Referring to six-year-old Prince Jacques and Princess […]

Jamie George, Tadhg Beirne and Anthony Watson scored two tries each as the British & Irish Lions kept their unbeaten streak on the Castle Lager Lions Series alive with a 71-31 win over the Sharks in Pretoria, with a red card to the Durbanites’ scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse costing his team dearly. When Hendrikse was given […]