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Private Power Generators in South Africa Get the Green Light

By SAPeople Staff Writer 25-09-20 16:30

Independent solar and wind power generators, among others, will in future be allowed to sell electricity to Eskom, which will hopefully break the cycle of loadshedding that has afflicted the country and its potential for progress. Rules were gazetted today allowing the procurement of 11,813 MW of electricity and storage from independent power producers (IPPs). […]

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Carte Blanche: The Truth About 5G

By SAPeople Contributor 25-09-20 15:33

This Sunday Carte Blanche digs into murky waters to find out The Truth About 5G. You can watch the show on Sunday 27 September in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from Tues 29 September if you’re abroad. The Truth About 5G Fifth-generation cellular technology is the next frontier […]

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South African Parliament Not Set to Fully Open, Despite Reports

By SAPeople 25-09-20 10:13

Parliament has dismissed the Citizen newspaper’s claims that it will fully open for physical meetings on 5 October 2020. In a statement on Thursday, Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said the report is replete with blatant falsehoods and fictitious references. “As if these fabrications were not bad enough, the story further claims that the ‘regular Cabinet […]

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Jerusalema Dance Challenge by UCT VC and Foundation Scholars

By SAPeople 04-01-21 17:18

Each year, Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng goes on a hike with the UCT Mastercard Foundation Program Scholars. The initiative, built on the premise that all young people, no matter their starting point in life, should have the opportunity to obtain a quality education and pursue their aspirations, provides full-cost scholarships to young Africans pursuing first-time undergraduate […]

Clinton Osbourn created a life size portrait of activist and sex worker Robyn Montsumi. Montsumi died in police custody at the Mowbray police station. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Artist Hopes Portrait Will Haunt Police

By SAPeople Contributor 24-09-20 22:07

On 9 April, sex worker and activist Robyn Montsumi was arrested on a drug charge and held at the Mowbray police station. A few days later she died in police custody. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is investigating what is allegedly a suicide by hanging. Sex worker advocacy groups are demanding an update on the investigation. […]

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15-Year-Old Embracing South Africa’s Heritage

By SAPeople Contributor 24-09-20 23:30

As we celebrate Heritage Month, South Africa – a melting pot of cultural diversity – continues to embrace its haunted history of racial divisions through a citizenry that displays a will to triumph over adversity… often with humour – like the recent Chicken Licken advert that lightened the gloomy environment, brought smiles to South Africans… […]

South Africa’s President Calls for Women to Get Greater Access to Financial Tools

By SAPeople Contributor 24-09-20 21:59

President Cyril Ramaphosa has thrown his weight behind the empowering of women in Africa by giving them enabling tools to build themselves a financially secure and independent future. President Ramaphosa was speaking during a high-level virtual panel, G7 Partnership for African Women’s Financial Inclusion on Wednesday. The panel also featured philanthropist Melinda Gates, Queen Máxima […]

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The Foschini Group Gets Green Light to Acquire Jet Stores

By SAPeople Staff Writer 24-09-20 19:24

The Competition Tribunal has approved The Foschini Group to acquire Jet stores subject to conditions, while seller Edcon has said that it would maintain its big branch of Edgars in downtown Johannesburg, which has been there for 90 years and is being renovated, a major impetus to the central business district. It was reported earlier […]

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WATCH The Lekker Story of the Original Braai-Guitar Grid

By SAPeople Contributor 24-09-20 14:20

Since the first Blitzkriek Braaikaaster was created a couple of years ago, more than 100 Stainless Steel guitarbraai-grids have been made by Klein Karoo cowboy craftsman Bert Lintvelt and two special people who’ve become like family to him – Werner van Eik (Boetie), a local Ladismith gardener, and his cousin farm girl Lenovia van Eik […]

SANZAAR Announces Rugby Championship Schedule

By SAPeople Contributor 24-09-20 12:15

The Springboks will begin their defence of the Rugby Championship with an away match against Argentina – in Brisbane – before a ‘home’ game against the Wallabies in Sydney, it was announced overnight as SANZAAR unveiled the competition fixtures. South Africa’s participation in the event still has to be confirmed but SANZAAR has revealed the […]

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Unilever to Increase SMME Investment After Clicks Debacle

By SAPeople 01-01-21 20:24

Unilever Southern Africa has agreed to collaborate with the Department of Small Business Development to increase investment in small, micro and medium enterprise (SMME) development. “Unilever [has] already identified input materials which can be manufactured locally and committed to work with the department to build the capability of SMMEs, particularly black, women and youth-owned, and […]

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Ramaphosa Calls on International Community to Back African Stimulus Package

By SAPeople 23-09-20 10:28

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the international community to support the rollout of a comprehensive stimulus package for African countries. Addressing a virtual sitting of the 75th United Nations General Assembly debate on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa, who is also the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), said the stimulus package will enable African countries […]

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WATCH Nightmare Facing South Africans Abroad with Passport Renewals

By SAPeople 31-12-20 21:52

SAPeople editor Jenni Baxter sat down with Adrian Roos MP (DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Home Affairs) and Justin Adams (DA Abroad UK and Europe Chairperson) to discuss the critical situation SA citizens abroad are facing in obtaining their South African passports from Home Affairs and the SA embassies. To assist South Africans abroad the […]

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Mystery Solved of Hundreds of Elephants Dying Suddenly in Botswana

By Jenni Baxter 22-09-20 08:06

The mystery of why hundreds of elephants (over 300) have been suddenly dying in Botswana – some literally dropping dead on their faces – has been solved, according to Botswana authorities. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism said in a live broadcast on Monday that toxins in the water is to blame […]

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Port Elizabeth’s Day Zero: A Result of Poor Planning and Failure to Fix Leaks

By Guest Contributor 21-09-20 07:41

Many Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality residents are already experiencing Day Zero, with tanks delivering water to them daily. The situation is worse in the western areas like St Albans, and in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage. Residents of these neighbourhoods are blaming the municipality for managing the situation poorly. Several neighbourhoods in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality are […]

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WATCH Sea Breaks Through Sand Barriers in St Francis Bay

By SAPeople 21-09-20 09:00

Residents in St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, have expressed concern for homes along the canals as the sea has this weekend broken through the sand barriers, and the mouth of the Kromme River has apparently turned and opened onto the properties on the ‘frontline’ of the canals… as can be seen […]

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