VBS Accused Truter to Cooperate with NPA, Gets Reduced Sentence

By SAPeople Staff Writer 07-10-20 18:11

Anyone who benefitted off of the VBS bank heist will sleep less peacefully from tonight, because its former chief financial officer agreed to a deal to cooperate with the National Prosecuting Authority. For his cooperation, Phillip Truter will have three years suspended on his 10-year sentence. Truter will cooperate with the NPA in its investigations […]

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“You Looted R5-Billion and Told Us to Dance to Jerusalema” Say Striking Workers in South Africa

By Guest Contributor 07-10-20 16:28

Thousands of workers and union supporters downed tools in support of a nationwide strike on Wednesday. In Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth memorandums were handed over to government representatives (protests reportedly took place in other cities, but these were the ones our reporters witnessed). The largest union federations participated in the strike, including […]

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Birthday Wishes Pour In For Archbishop Desmond Tutu As He Turns 89

By SAPeople 24-08-21 22:39

Birthday wishes have poured in for South Africa’s living legend Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who celebrates his 89th birthday today. The SA Government News site said “Happy Birthday Arch!” with a special message from President Cyril Ramaphosa, extending his warmest congratulations. “I wish Archbishop Tutu a very happy birthday in the company of Mama Leah, […]

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Reports of Warrant Issued for Ace Magashule’s Arrest Unfounded Says Author

By SAPeople 07-10-20 00:46

Reports on Tuesday 6 October of a warrant issued for the arrest of former Free State Premier and current ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule are unfounded says Pieter-Louis Myburgh, author of 2019’s ‘Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s web of capture‘. The investigative journalist tweeted at around 23h30 on Tuesday evening: “Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi has […]

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Table Mountain Goes GOLD for Noble Cause

By Jenni Baxter 07-10-20 01:12

South Africa’s famous Table Mountain went GOLD tonight in support of Childhood Cancer. The light display was in place for one hour, allowing Cape Town’s iconic mountain to emanate a golden hue between 20h00 and 21h00. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde explained that Table Mountain was going gold “for the fighters and survivors of #ChildhoodCancer”, […]

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SA’s Quietly Famous Innovation and Research Hub CSIR Turns 75

By Ted Botha 06-10-20 19:41

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, created in 1945 through an act of parliament, turned 75 yesterday – its diamond jubilee. Working quietly in the background all the years, its scientists have developed numerous innovations that have helped move not only Africa but the world ahead. The CSIR has become well known well known […]

Central Cape Town Well Placed for Recovery, Says New Report

By SAPeople Staff Writer 07-10-20 16:18

Property investment of almost R14 billion underpins the Cape Town CBD’s resilience in the face of the devastating health and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The State of Cape Town Central City Report 2019 – A Year in Review (SCCR), the eighth and the biggest so far, was published today […]

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Noordhoek Wetland Road Gets Green Light

By SAPeople 29-04-21 18:06

Appeals against the first phase of a controversial new road link through part of the extensive Noordhoek wetland system in the southern Cape Peninsula have been dismissed by Western Cape environment MEC Anton Bredell. Appeals against a 1.2km road extension impacting the Noordhoek wetland have been dismissed by the Western Cape government. MEC Anton Bredell said […]

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Funny Placards Inspire Good Samaritan to Buy Jobless Dad a House

By SAPeople 29-04-21 18:07

Like thousands of South Africans, warehouse packer and father of three, Lusindiso Malgas (27) – originally from Sterkstroom in the Eastern Cape – lost his job due to the covid19 pandemic. Without an education and with a lack of resources, Lusindiso found a way to spread joy, as well as support his family, by drawing […]

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South Africa’s COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 17,000 Mark

By SAPeople 06-10-20 10:21

South Africa has recorded over 17 000 COVID-19 deaths after 40 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Monday. Of the latest fatalities, 14 are from the Free State, 12 from the Eastern Cape, five each from Gauteng and Mpumalanga, and four from the Western Cape – bringing the toll to 17 016. Meanwhile, […]

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Visa-Free Status Reinstated for Some Countries as South Africa’s Home Affairs Clears Up Some Confusion for International Travel

By SAPeople 31-12-20 14:16

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says he has convened an inclusive meeting involving senior immigration officials and ports of entry managers to address challenges and confusion arising from the implementation of regulations pertaining to travel into South Africa. Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane was also consulted and fully endorses its outcome. Visa free status The visa […]

Shannon Smuts Brauer is a semi-finalist in Jack Ma's Africa Business Heroes competition

South African Entrepreneur Shannon Smuts Brauer in Top 20 of Jack Ma’s $1.5-Million Africa Business Heroes Competition. Finalists Announced This Week

By Jenni Baxter 06-10-20 08:07

Cape Town entrepreneur, Shannon Smuts Brauer, will find out this week – on Thursday – if she has been shortlisted to the Top 10 in Chinese business mogul Jack Ma’s 2020 Africa Business Heroes Competition. Brauer – a former MasterChef SA Season 2 contestant – is the only South African who made it into the […]

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South African Judge Elected President of UN Tribunal for Sea Law

By SAPeople Staff Writer 05-10-20 19:43

The South African Judge Albert Hoffmann has been elected president of the 168-member International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the next three years. The ITLOS was established by the United Nations in 1982, with an international framework for law over “all ocean space, its uses and resources.” Based in Hamburg, Germany, there […]

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