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French COVID Donation Arrives In South Africa

By SAPeople Staff Writer 18-08-20 18:13

A COVID donation of medical material and personal protection equipment from the French government arrived in South Africa today. The donation consists of single-channel infusion pumps, material for intensive care units and medical isolation gowns, worth a total of R 1,8 million, according to a post by the French Embassy on Twitter. “France stands with […]

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WATCH Stop Farm Murders Protest in Limpopo, South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 18-08-20 13:30

A protest against farm murders is taking place in Mookgophong, Limpopo today in response to the spike in farm murders in the region and to farm attacks nationwide in South Africa; and coinciding with the appearance in court today of suspects in the murder of ‘Oom’ Alwyn van Zyl (79), who was brutally murdered on […]

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Family Holiday Ends in Tragedy as 9 Die in Kalahari Lodge Fire

By SAPeople 17-08-20 23:40

South Africans are reeling today after the tragic death of  six children and three adults in what was meant to be a happy family get-away near Kgalagadi Trans-Frontier Park. The nine people – including one entire family – perished in a devastating fire at luxurious Blinkwater Lodge in the Northern Cape. All the deceased were […]

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Cape Town Township Residents Empty Toilets on N7 in Protest

By SAPeople Staff Writer 17-08-20 19:49

With bare hands, residents removed septic tanks from communal chemical toilets, loaded them on shopping trolleys and emptied them at the exit of N7 at Dunoon, near Milnerton, CapeTown, on Sunday. The residents from Ekuphumuleni informal settlement have not had their toilets cleaned for three weeks after they stopped a newly appointed contractor, Sanitech, from […]

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WATCH Possible Snow on Table Mountain with South Africans in Shorts

By SAPeople 02-01-21 17:06

It’s been bitterly cold in Cape Town today with howling winds… and perhaps even snow. A video is going viral on WhatsApp showing people on Table Mountain picking up snow from the pathway. Watch below. (Update: watch snow in South Africa and Lesotho today, 18 August 2020.) The guy filming what seems like snow can […]

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“I don’t know what is worse: hunger or not having a place to stay”

By SAPeople 17-08-20 14:33

The sound of Thandeka Ngobeni crying could be heard in the background despite the loud clunking and banging noises as shacks around her were being demolished on Monday morning in Gauteng, South Africa. The attempts by dozens of families to occupy land near the Heidelberg highway in Tsakane’s extension 11 were stopped on Monday. The […]

Cozy Sleeping Beds Found in KZN Cave from 200,000 Years Ago

By SAPeople 16-08-20 10:46

Researchers have found evidence in a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) cave, in South Africa, that back at the dawn of the human species – over 200,000 years ago – people prepared beds for themselves to sleep on, according to a study published in Science magainze. Wits University in Johannesburg says in a news release that the researchers […]

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South Africans Rejoice as Interprovincial Travel, Alcohol and Cigs Allowed

By SAPeople 15-08-20 21:36

Following one of the longest lockdowns in the world, South Africans are rejoicing after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced tonight the country is moving to Lockdown Level 2 on Monday at midnight, removing nearly all restrictions. This means that economic activity can resume. The bans on the sale of tobacco and alcohol are lifted, and liquor […]

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South Africa Gets COVID Handouts from the World

By SAPeople Staff Writer 22-12-20 17:09

An increasing trend recently has been the sight of South Africa receiving aid and services from other countries, most of it free, but at least once paid for. A country that should be delivering help to the rest of the continent and further afield is now the one needing assistance. Germany – Technical experts  On […]

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South Africa’s State of Disaster Extended to 15 September 2020

By Jenni Baxter 15-08-20 17:35

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs – Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma – has today signed an extension to the already extended National State of Disaster (Covid-19). The State of Disaster was due to end today, but has now been extended a further month to 15 September 2020. According to the Government Notice 765 published in […]

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Alan Winde Emerges as True Leader During South Africa’s Pandemic

By Ted Botha 15-08-20 14:50

To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, Charles de Gaulle and Martin Luther King, it takes a crisis to show the mettle of a true leader. And if anyone in South Africa has proved that over and over again during the past five months, it would be Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Inasmuch as Cyril Ramaphosa has […]

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Is #VoetsekANC a Weekly Slinging Match or a Political Movement?

By Ted Botha 14-08-20 18:44

Several weeks ago, the hashtag #ANCFriday started appearing on Twitter, with people being encouraged to post heart signs in green, black and gold in their tweets, the colours of the African National Congress. Within a few hours a backlash was triggered, under the hashtag #VoetsekANC. And each Friday since then, it has trended higher and […]

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Cape Town Mom Asks: How Do I Emigrate and Leave My Daughter Behind?

By SAPeople 14-08-20 16:51

My name is Jayne Fraser*, and I’m reaching out to SAPeople readers as I am facing a crossroads in my life. I live in Cape Town with my husband and younger daughter, Suzi. Suzi graduated last year and is concentrating on her career in the arts. My eldest daughter, Marianne lives in the city where […]

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