After 24 Years, South African Tourism to Get New Direction

By SAPeople Staff Writer 30-10-20 19:50

A rich cross-section of academics, businesspeople and people connected to the travel industry have been chosen by the minister of tourism to help her draw up a new policy framework to guide the industry into the future. The tourism policy framework for South Africa was last updated in 1996! Some of the better-known names on […]

Another Weekend in Jail for Malawian Pastor and Wife Over R102 Million Fraud

By Ted Botha 17-12-20 01:03

The Malawian pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, who were arrested last week in connection with allegations of fraud totalling R102 million, will spend a second weekend in jail pending a bail hearing next week. The National Prosecuting Authority said this in a short statement today. Also locked up are their co-accused. Earlier this week […]

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DA’s Randall Williams Elected New Mayor of Tshwane

By SAPeople Staff Writer 30-10-20 18:08

After eight months of uncertainty created by the African National Congress’s “unlawful” battle to take control of Tshwane, the city is back under the control of the Democratic Alliance, who today elected as mayor Randall Williams. Three days ago the Supreme Court ruled that the DA could retake control of Tshwane and remove the “unlawful” […]

Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste Fined R161 Million for Insider Trading

By SAPeople Staff Writer 30-10-20 17:46

Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste has been fined R161 million plus interest by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for insider trading in 2017. In a statement issued on Friday, the authority said the breaches were in relation to provisions that prohibit an insider from disclosing inside information and/or encouraging or discouraging another person to deal […]

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Alan Winde: How the Western Cape Responded to the Pandemic

By Guest Contributor 30-10-20 14:09

Over the last year, the Western Cape Government has committed itself to ensuring that all of the citizens of this province, no matter where they live, would have access to appropriate Covid-19 treatment, should they require it. It was important to me, from the outset, that every person has access to life-saving healthcare… writes Western […]

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Body Shamers Shamed for Comments About Former Miss South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 30-10-20 00:46

The author of ‘Brutal School Ties’, a heartbreaking account of sexual assault that occurred at Parktown Boys High School, has stepped up to put a stop to shocking body-shaming comments from social media bullies after the Miss South Africa event on Saturday evening. The poisonous jibes were aimed at former Miss South Africa 2019 Sasha-Lee […]

KZN Duo Will Walk 350 Km to Fundraise for the Hungry

By SAPeople Staff Writer 29-10-20 18:13

Two pharmacy assistants, Yaseen Bux (34) & Zusakhe Nangu (35), will on 2 to 6 November walk 350 kilometres, from Port Edward to Richards Bay, to address food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and to fundraise in an effort to help these people. The Port Shepstone residents are trying to raise R500,000 with a crowdfunding […]

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Vandalism Totals R17 Million of Cape Town Recreational Facilities

By SAPeople Staff Writer 29-10-20 17:17

Vandalism, theft and arson at Cape Town’s parks and recreation facilities over the last year have destroyed R17 million worth of property meant for local communities. The worst was the Desmond Tutu Recreation Centre, whose burning cost R6 million. “It is especially the vulnerable groups in communities, our children and senior citizens, that are affected […]

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Launch of First-of-its Kind NPO Mental Health Support Programme and 24-Hour Toll-Free Helpline

By SAPeople Contributor 29-10-20 16:36

A first-of-its kind NPO Mental Health Support Programme and 24-hour toll-free Helpline to offer mental health care and support to all NPO’s has been launched in South Africa. Called NPOwer, this initiative sees Tshikululu Social Investments partnering with SADAG (South African Depression and Anxiety Group) to provide psychological first aid to NPO leaders, staff and […]

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Assault Trial of EFF’s Julius Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi Begins

By SAPeople 17-12-20 01:22

EFF Leader Juliua Malema and EFF Spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are currently being prosecuted in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court for the alleged assault of a South African Police Service (SAPS) colonel in 2018. It is alleged that Malema and Ndlozi assaulted a policeman – SAPS Colonel Johannes Venter – at the funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. The […]

Mboweni in Hot Water for Calling Tygerberg Hospital Segregated

By SAPeople Staff Writer 28-10-20 20:28

The Democratic Alliance is to lay a charge against Finance Minister Tito Mboweni for “playing politics” during his mini budget speech and saying that Tygerberg Hospital is segregated. Natasha Mazzone, the DA’s chief whip in parliament, said she would be laying a charge against Mboweni to the ethics committee. She said that perhaps “to hide […]

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Nick Bester Thanks Police for Arresting Suspects of Horrific Attack

By SAPeople 28-10-20 16:32

Former Comrades champion and elite athlete Nick Bester has thanked police for their “great work” in arresting the gang suspected of attacking him in late August. Bester was so severely beaten that he ended up in ICU in a Pretoria hospital. He had been training in the Magaliesberg area when at least three men attacked […]

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Leading Scientists Believe South Africa May Have Developed Herd Immunity

By SAPeople 28-10-20 18:34

Leading South African scientists have told Sky News that SA may have inadvertently established herd immunity to Covid-19 during its super strict, but perhaps inadequate, Lockdown Level 5. This, they say, would help explain why South Africa’s high Covid-19 figures in June and July suddenly plummeted. At that point SA’s rate of infection had been […]

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South Africa’s President in Self-Quarantine, Lockdown Rumours Dismissed

By SAPeople 28-10-20 09:45

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine following the positive COVID-19 diagnosis of a guest at a dinner attended by the President on Saturday at a Johannesburg hotel. The President has wished the guest, who is receiving medical attention, a safe and speedy recovery. He also wished other guests good health. […]

Lawyer and 4 Others Arrested for Oil Theft from Transnet Pipes

By SAPeople Staff Writer 27-10-20 19:46

Five suspects, one of them a lawyer, have been arrested for possession of suspected stolen diesel worth R150,000 as well as tampering with and damaging essential Transnet infrastructure in the Free State. The police said in a statement today that on Friday Transnet officials reported a pressure drop on one of its valve in Cornelia […]

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Hero Fought Flames to Try Save Children, Now SA’s Helping Him

By SAPeople 27-10-20 16:13

Tributes and donations have poured in for a humble hero in South Africa – Zikhaya Sithole (38) – who literally went through the flames of hell and suffered third degree burns in August to try rescue two children. South Africans have rushed to call Zikhaya a “hero amongst ordinary men”, “a guardian angel” and a […]

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