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Husband Among 5 Arrested for Murder of 2 Women in Polokwane

By SAPeople Staff Writer 22-10-20 12:10

Five people were arrested early today for the execution-style killing of two women in Polokwane ten days ago, including the husband of one of them, who had apparently tried to commit suicide. Makoena Mabusela-Leshabane, 46, and Tebogo Mphuti, 35, were shot while sitting in a car in Polokwane on 10 October. Reports at the time […]

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Free State Premier Needs to Declare State of Disaster in Fire-Swept Areas

By SAPeople 21-10-20 10:16

The DA in the Free State, South Africa, has requested that the Premier declare the fire-swept areas a State of Disaster, in order to facilitate the allocation of vital resources. The veld fires this week ravaged about 100,000 hectares around and between the towns of Dealesville, Boshoff, Hertzogville, Hoopstad and Bultfontein… destroying livestock, game, grazing, […]

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31 Fort Hare Students Test Positive After Partying at Tavern

By SAPeople 21-10-20 19:00

Thirty-one students from Fort Hare University’s East London campus in South Africa have tested positive for COVID-19, apparently following a night out partying… similar to the recent ‘super-spreader’ incident in Cape Town where 89 tested Covid-19 positive following a gathering, which included several matric students, at the Tin Roof in Claremont. According to a joint […]

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Now SABC Wants TV License Fees if You Watch Netflix on a Laptop

By SAPeople Staff Writer 23-12-20 22:35

The constantly cash-strapped and facing bankruptcy South African Broadcasting Corporation now wants people to pay TV license fees not only if you don’t watch their television programmes but also even if you watch streaming services like Netflix on your laptop. In a presentation to the parliamentary portfolio committee for communications, the deputy minister of communications […]

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Pastor Bushiri and Wife Arrested in R102 Million Fraud in South Africa

By SAPeople 14-11-20 21:35

The Malawian pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary were two of four suspects who have been arrested for their alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth R102 million. It was reported late today that Mary Bushiri was arrested first and then her husband, after trying to evade the Hawks, handed himself in to […]

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The World’s Going Mad for This Fabric Map of Africa

By SAPeople 20-10-20 12:52

Mia Kora has been “honoured and humbled” by the impact of its ‘Fabric Map of Africa’. The company, which usually offers a collection of scarves and shawls centred around the concept of ‘wearable art’ has this time created art centred around a collection of fabrics from each of the continent’s countries – from Egyptian cotton […]

Updated List Countries Banned from Travel to South Africa

Revised Travel Ban Still Includes US, UK, France and Germany: Updated List Countries Banned from Travel to South Africa

By SAPeople Staff Writer 16-11-20 20:45

The government today revised the list of high-risk countries still forbidden from entering South Africa, and even though there are only 22 on the list they include (with the exception of business people and people travelling to South Africa for over three months) the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Netherlands. UPDATE 11 November […]

Opinion: “The Truth About Senekal from the Horse’s Mouth”

By SAPeople 19-10-20 19:11

I am sick and tired of social media and irresponsible, inaccurate journalism so it was to this end that I decided that we would go to Senekal 16 October 2020 to see with our own eyes, and hear with our own ears… says Brad Nathanson Investigations. Amid all of the propaganda on social media spewed […]

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Jobless Capetonian Becomes Awesome Candle Maker

By SAPeople 17-10-20 20:52

When Nelson Mapande’s job prospects dried up during Lockdown in South Africa, he didn’t let it dampen his spirits. Instead he decided to learn a new skill… and now his beautiful creations are earning him a living, and lighting up the homes and hearts of Capetonians. It was less than four months ago when Nelson […]

Law Enforcement Prepares for Senekal, Ministers Call for Calm

Another Suspect Arrested for Last Week’s Senekal Protest

By SAPeople 17-10-20 13:04

Another suspect has been arrested in South Africa in connection with the violent protests which took place at Senekal’s Magistrate’s Court last week when two suspects appeared for the first time in connection with the murder of farm manager Brendin Horner. Protesters stormed the court holding cells, and a police vehicle was overturned and set […]

‘Lockdown’ Declared South Africa’s Word of 2020

By SAPeople Contributor 16-10-20 22:38

‘Lockdown’ is the South African word of the year. It battled alongside fellow pandemic-related word ‘COVID-19’ and one of the few positive words of the year, ‘Jerusalema’ to come out tops. The three words had been officially shortlisted as candidates for SA Word of the Year 2020. Lockdown was ultimately declared the winner on Friday. […]

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Over R900 Million Allocated to Solve Vaal River’s ‘Sewer Spillage’ Pollution

By SAPeople 16-10-20 21:43

South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) announced today that R911-million has been committed for the current 2020/21 financial year to help solve the Vaal River’s ongoing sewer spillage problem. The DWS said in a statement that it “strongly reaffirms its commitment to continue working with stakeholders to speed up the longstanding sewer pollution […]

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