“We decided to help the people of Lusikisiki and ourselves,” says Siphiwe Mlonji (right). He and Lindani Mbotyeni (left) fix potholes on the R61 to Flagstaff. Photo: Sibahle Siqathule

Unemployed Young Guys Fix Roads the Municipality Cannot Manage

By Guest Contributor 19-08-20 15:54

Taxi drivers, truck drivers and motorists complain that the R61 connecting Flagstaff and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape of South Africa is potholed and getting worse. With potholes on both lanes, motorists say it is like manoeuvring through a minefield Two unemployed young men saw an opportunity in this. They started filling the potholes and […]

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Virgin Active Gyms in South Africa Opening on Monday

By SAPeople Staff Writer 19-08-20 14:57

Virgin Active announced today that it would open at 5 a.m. on Monday, 24 August. However, this still depends on the government releasing gym protocols before then. Virgin said that although other gyms had opened already, it was waiting for the protocols from government. The opening of gyms was announced as part of moving to […]

Grade 11 learner Zwelakhe Mnomiya walks approximately 11 kilometres to his high school in rural Kranskop because the KwaZulu-Natal education department says there’s not enough money to provide him and a dozen other learners from his village with transport. Photo: Supplied

This Grade 11 Learner Walks 20 km to and from School Daily

By Guest Contributor 01-01-21 13:21

Every day, Zwelakhe Mnomiya from Gqamu in KwaZulu-Natal walks about 20km to and from school. The grade 11 learner is among dozens of children who make the journey on foot to Gcotoi High School in rural Kranskop. According to Gcotoi High, more than 100 learners walk between 11 and 20 km to and from school […]

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PHOTOS Massive Waves Pound Harbour House Restaurant in Kalk Bay

By Jenni Baxter 18-08-20 21:53

Western Cape photographer Nigel Riley captured these amazing photos of huge waves hitting Harbour House restaurant in Kalk Bay, South Africa, today. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) had predicted that the Cold Front, which arrived in the region yesterday, would bring strong winds and big waves of up to 6 metres today… but nobody […]

WATCH SA and Global Documentary Film Festival Will be Online and Free

By Ted Botha 18-08-20 21:00

The exciting annual Encounters South African International Documentary Festival is happening again this year, but for the first time you can watch it from the comfort of home, and all the 50 films are free (with the option of a donation). It runs 20-30 August. Many incredible award-winning docs from around the world will be […]

How Well Has South Africa Done at Reducing COVID Deaths?

By Guest Contributor 18-08-20 19:22

Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, how well has South Africa done at limiting infections, and how big a deal is the pandemic anyway? To answer that, we need to think about how the data actually works and doesn’t work. We are not 5th worst Dashboards like Bing and Worldometer report that South Africa has the fifth-highest number […]

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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 […]

Thandeka Ngobeni sits next to what remains of her shack near the Heidelberg highway in Tsakane. It was demolished for a third time by metro police on Monday morning. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro

“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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