National Treasury halts emergency procurement of PPE

National Treasury Halts Emergency Procurement of PPE

By SAPeople Contributor 06-08-20 12:23

National Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane says an instruction will be issued to government departments across all spheres to halt the emergency procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) as the State tightens the lid against corruption. At a joint virtual meeting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces Finance Committees on Wednesday, Mogajane said […]

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SA Records 414 New COVID-19 Deaths

By SAPeople Contributor 06-08-20 12:22

The number of new COVID-19 cases identified on Wednesday is 8 686, bringing the number of infections since the outbreak to 529 877. With 414 new fatalities reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll now stands at 9 298. Of the additional deaths, 135 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 122 from Free State, 62 from […]

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South African Tobacco Farmers Represented in Court to Overturn Smoking Ban

By SAPeople 05-08-20 15:18

The rights of tobacco farmers were today represented in court by Saai (Southern African Agri Initiative) in the matter of British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) and nine others against the Minister of COGTA, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and two others in the Western Cape High Court. Saai explained in a statement that the ban […]

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School Buys All Street Vendor’s Vetkoek and Hands Them Out

By SAPeople 05-08-20 13:51

Nobody loves their vetkoek more than a South African… and last week, many South Africans on their way to work in Olifantsfontein in Gauteng, were pleasantly surprised when they were gifted free vetkoek by Curro Academy Clayville school. But the kindness demonstrated by the independent mainstream school went even further than that. They had bought […]

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WATCH Drakensberg Boys Choir Joins #LightSAred Campaign

By SAPeople 05-08-20 15:26

South Africa’s world famous Drakensberg Boys Choir has joined the #LightSAred campaign which is taking place tonight, Wednesday 5 August… when all those involved from the events industry will simultaneously light buildings and structures across the country. The aim of the #LightSAred campaign is to draw attention to the current crisis in the event industry […]

WATCH Frantic Search for Survivors After Beirut Blast

By SAPeople 05-08-20 11:41

Rescue workers in Beirut, Lebanon, are frantically searching for at least 100 people who are still missing following a huge explosion which ripped through the port area of the capital city on Tuesday. The intensity of the blast was so massive that it was heard in Jordan and Cyprus. According to the Red Cross, at […]

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1 Suspect Killed and 2 Arrested After Violent Farm Attack in Limpopo, South Africa

By SAPeople 05-08-20 11:21

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has been commended for its swift reaction in apprehending three armed suspects following a brutal farm attack last night outside Mogwadi (formerly Dendron). The suspects were found in Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg) early Wednesday morning during an altercation in which two were arrested and one was fatally shot. Jacques Smalle […]

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Google Maps View of Nkandla Homestead Has Twitter in Hysterics

By SAPeople 05-08-20 17:25

The latest Google Maps view of former President Jacob Zuma’s luxury Nkandla Homestead in Ntembeni, KwaZulu-Natal, has South Africans on social media in hysterics. Tech journalist Duncan McLeod was one of the first to notice the current information pins – which include a baseball field, planetarium, ice rink and “Showerhead STD & STI Vaccination Centre” […]

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7 Suspects, Including 2 Women Posing as Nurses, Arrested for Farm Attack

By SAPeople 05-08-20 00:05

KWAZULU-NATAL – Seven suspects, including two women who dressed as nurses, have been arrested following a farm attack in Kingsley, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The suspects apparently pretended to be from the Department of Health in order to gain access to the property. The incident took place yesterday, Monday 3 August. Swift reaction by police officers […]

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SA Police Searching for 2 Women Who Kidnapped Baby Girl in Magaliesberg

By SAPeople 04-08-20 10:05

GAUTENG – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a massive search for two female suspects who disappeared after snatching an 8-month-old baby girl from her mother at Magaliesburg CBD yesterday, Monday, 03 August 2020. The two women – who “might” be in their mid-twenties speaking Setswana – were wearing blue jeans, black sleeper […]

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South African Petrol Price Set to Rise at Midnight

By SAPeople 23-01-21 00:46

Cash-strapped consumers in South Africa will have to dig deeper into their pockets as the price of petrol is set to go up by 5 cents a litre at midnight. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced a 5 cent increase from the current petrol price in both grades of 93 (ULP […]

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260 Land Invasions, Western Cape Govt Calls for Police Action

By SAPeople Staff Writer 03-08-20 22:40

The city of Cape Town’s law enforcement unit had to respond to 260 incidents of illegal land invasions between April and July, according to the Western Cape government, which has said the SA Police Service and all relevant law enforcement agencies should immediately arrest those leading the land grabs. “It has become clear that those […]

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Over 30 Rural Farmers Allegedly Killed in KZN Midlands Village

By SAPeople Contributor 14-08-20 09:34

It has been reported that “more than 35 rural black farmers” have so far been killed in eMangweni village in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, in violence linked to stock theft. The area has been beset with stock theft incidents fuelled by family rivalry and political in-fighting for decades. However a more sinister force could be involved […]

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