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Cape Town Doctors Use Snorkels For Masks Against COVID

By SAPeople Staff Writer 25-08-20 17:47

Doctors at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town have started using modified snorkel masks to protect themselves when dealing with patients who have tested positive for  COVID-19. “They have been modified with the addition of a breathing filter where the snorkel would usually be,” the hospital said. “Using these full-face modified snorkel masks, the doctors are […]

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Ramaphosa Should Fire Patricia de Lille After Treasury Findings, Says DA

By SAPeople 25-08-20 15:35

South Africa’s National Treasury and the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) today presented “damning findings” before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure which, according to the Democratic Alliance (DA), suggests that Minister Patricia De Lille was much more involved in the procurement of the Beitbridge “Washing Line” than she has previously admitted. These findings […]

Vergelegen Estate Welcomes Newborn Namesake Nguni

By SAPeople Contributor 25-08-20 14:18

Smooth-drinking wine and hardy indigenous Nguni cattle might seem an unlikely pairing – yet 320-year old Vergelegen Estate in Somerset West is home to one of South Africa’s largest Nguni collections, numbering over 400 prime cattle. The good news is that this renowned estate has welcomed 132 Nguni newborns over the past few weeks – […]

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Two Police Officers and Civilian Arrested for Alleged UIF Fraud in Durban

By SAPeople 25-08-20 12:19

Three suspects, among them two police officers, are today expected to appear before the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for allegedly defrauding and laundering proceeds from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) COVID-19 relief funds. This comes after the trio, aged between 25 and 39, were arrested in Durban on Monday afternoon by the Germiston Serious […]

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WHO Urges Countries to Sign COVID-19 Vaccine Pact

By SAPeople 02-01-21 15:59

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to desist from the nationalisation of COVID-19 vaccines and has requested that they join a vaccine pact. The call from WHO comes as countries across the world race to find a vaccine for COVID-19. Following a letter to all member states requesting them to join the vaccine […]

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Plants Are Being Given Zulu Names. Here’s Why it’s Important

By Guest Contributor 25-08-20 08:45

When conservationist Menzi Nxumalo spoke to people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, he struggled to communicate with them, even though they were speaking the same language. “We’d go to communities and try to communicate to them about the impact of invasive species, but we failed to deliver the message because of the communication failure,” he explains. Government […]

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ANC ‘Shocked and Saddened’ by Adv Hishaam Mohamed’s Sudden Death

By SAPeople 24-08-20 21:57

The ANC Parliamentary Caucus says it has learnt with “great shock and sadness” of the sudden passing of ANC MP Comrade Hishaam Mohamed due to a heart attack early Monday evening. Mohamed joined the National Assembly in the 6th Parliament, serving as a member in the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services and Whip […]

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Cape Town Dams Benefit from Rain and Reduced Consumption

By SAPeople Staff Writer 24-08-20 17:28

Cape Town dams are standing at 88 percent of capacity, up four percent from last week and up from 81.7 percent this time last year, because of recent rains and a sustained reduction in water consumption, the city has said. Theewaterskloof is 85 percent full, Wemmersheok 84 percent and Berg River Dam 100 percent. Consumption […]

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More Than 10 Entities Have Expressed Interest in SAA

By SAPeople Staff Writer 24-08-20 17:04

The South African government said over 10 private sector funders, private equity investors and partners – which still remain unidentified – have expressed interest in South African Airways and its subsidiaries, as time runs out for the ailing airline to be saved. As at the beginning of August, the Department of Public Enterprises had received […]

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President’s Vow to Fight Against Corruption Met with Skepticism

By SAPeople 24-08-20 13:44

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s seven-page letter to his ‘comrades’ in the ANC yesterday has been met with much skepticism around the country. The letter, which holds hope and promise, begins with a bold heading in capitals – “Let this be a turning point in our fight against corruption”. The letter details the public’s “sense of anger […]

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At the Edge of Democracy: What Tanzania’s Upcoming General Election Holds in Store

By Guest Contributor 23-08-20 22:54

Before the heroic return of opposition figure, Tundu Lissu, in late July 2020, Tanzania’s political landscape lacked the exuberance and ebullience that comes with an election season. Lissu’s return reignited the hopes of a despondent opposition that had been subdued by the oppressive and restrictive political environment during President John Magufuli’s five-year term. Lissu has […]

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WATCH The Kiffness Sings ‘Mevrou’ and His Teacher Contacts Him!

By SAPeople 23-08-20 18:06

South African musician David Scott – aka The Kiffness – has released his latest music video, a “sokkie treffer” called ‘Mevrou’ (watch below)… and his Afrikaans teacher from High School (Mevrou du Toit) has contacted him nogal! (See her message at the bottom of the page.) Dave said that following the success of The Kiffness’ […]

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South Africa’s Oldest Man, Oom Fredie Blom, Dies at 116

By Jenni Baxter 22-08-20 17:21

South Africa’s oldest man – Fredie Blom – has passed away at the ripe old age of 116. The news was announced on Twitter by local TV personality Doreen Morris who spent time in Delft, Cape Town, with Fredie and his wife, since profiling him for a show two years ago. He died of natural […]

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Police Seek Public’s Help to Find Missing Teenager

By SAPeople 22-08-20 16:25

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Lebowakgomo outside Polokwane are appealing to members of the community to assist with information that can assist in locating missing teenager, 15-year-old Motlatso Rachel Maditsi from Lebowakgomo Zone A. The teenager is a learner at Derek Kobe Secondary school in Zone B and she was reportedly last seen […]

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DA Welcomes Life Sentences for Murderers of Councillor Baatjies and Friend

By SAPeople 22-08-20 12:47

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape says it welcomes the life sentences handed down to four of the five accused, and eighteen years for the fifth accused, in the murder trial of DA councillor, Johannes Baatjies, and his business partner Jeffrey Shuping Nouse who were shot dead in 2016, just hours before Baatjies […]

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SANParks to Lay Charges After “Racist, Incorrect, Defamatory Postings” about Kruger National Park

By Jenni Baxter 22-08-20 13:56

SANParks has announced that it will be laying charges against individuals who posted allegedly racist and defamatory remarks about the Kruger National Park’s accommodation. South African National Parks (SANParks) tweeted this morning that in “light of the racist, factually incorrect and defamatory postings” made by some social media users, regarding the Kruger’s accommodation, “SANParks has […]

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