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Study on Wine Farm Vergelegen Tackles Tree-Destroying Beetle

By SAPeople 02-11-20 17:53

Many of South Africa’s most beautiful and ancient trees and forests are in deadly danger of being destroyed by an invasive beetle. The good news, however, is that research at one of the country’s leading wine farms, renowned for its agricultural and horticultural research since 1700, could help defeat this dreaded pest. The polyphagous shot […]

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NPA Drops Complaints Against Ballito Beach Goers

By SAPeople Contributor 02-11-20 16:58

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has officially decided to dismiss the eight complaints against people who were arrested in Ballito during South Africa’s Lockdown Level 5 in May 2020. The arrests made national headlines when video emerged of a four-year-old child being manhandled by two ‘peace’ officers from the KwaDukuza Local Municipality in Ballito. The […]

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Miss South Africa to Fly the Flag in BrandSA Ambassador Role

By SAPeople 02-11-20 16:08

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, and BrandSA leadership today welcomed the newly crowned Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, as BrandSA Ambassador. BrandSA says this role will make her part of a collective of ambassadors, who raise the South African flag as they articulate the country identity to build a positive reputation and global […]

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Speedy Arrests for Murder of Stabbed Durban Businessman

By SAPeople Staff Writer 02-11-20 13:40

Three men have been arrested for the brutal fatal stabbing of a young Durban businessman on Saturday morning, and more than R85,000 was found on one of the suspects. The police said in a statement on Monday that Tongaat officers and a private security company had worked tirelessly to trace the suspects, who at 5.45 […]

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SA Records 1,371 New COVID-19 Cases and 135 Deaths

By SAPeople Contributor 02-11-20 12:25

South Africa now has 726 823 COVID-19 cases after 1 371 patients were confirmed to have contracted the virus on Sunday. Meanwhile, 135 people succumbed to the disease which brings the death toll to 19 411. Of the latest fatalities, 107 are from Gauteng, 22 from the Eastern Cape, four from the Western Cape and two the […]

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SA Consul in Los Angeles Latest Diplomat to Cause Uproar

By Ted Botha and Jenni Baxter 17-12-20 01:41

South African diplomats abroad, though many of them are good at doing their job, are constantly seeing their efforts undermined by colleagues who are alleged criminals and cadres making exorbitant demands who never think about doing the job they were put there to do, as repeated and urgent queries by South Africans in different countries […]

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BREAKING: John Steenhuisen Elected Leader of DA at Federal Congress 2020

By SAPeople 01-11-20 15:48

As predicted John Steenhuisen has been elected new Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the official opposition party in South Africa. The Leadership Elections took place at the DA’s elective Federal Congress 2020 whereby voting for candidates was undertaken using the online OpaVote platform (which, according to the DA, worked extremely well and was compliant […]

WATCH Best of “Slick” and Modern DA Virtual Congress

By SAPeople Staff Writer 17-12-20 01:05

The unprecedented virtual Democratic Alliance congress to plot its path forward and choose its new party and federal leaders began yesterday across South Africa, with more than 2000 delegates participating, and has been commended from various quarters for its professionalism. “A big kudos to the @Our_DA social media, comms, technical & support teams for pulling […]

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Evacuations as Fire Rages on Table Mountain, Cape Town

By SAPeople 01-11-20 00:51

The City of Cape Town says Disaster Management staff and volunteers are assisting residents to evacuate in Bridle, Molteno and Glencoe Roads, Oranjezicht as fire continues to rage in strong winds on Table Mountain, South Africa, tonight. The fire, above Deer Park Drive – #DeerParkFire – was first spotted late on Saturday afternoon, with witnesses […]

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PHOTOS: Rare Blue Moon Lights Up South African Skies on Halloween

By SAPeople 31-10-20 22:36

This year’s full moon shining bright on Halloween really is a once-in-a-blue-moon blue moon! And Western Cape photographer Nigel Riley managed to perfectly time his capture of the rare treat, photographing the moon as it passed the iconic Kalk Bay lighthouse. Tonight’s full moon is called a ‘blue moon’ because it is the second full […]

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WATCH Fire on Table Mountain, Behind Deer Park #DeerParkFire

By Jenni Baxter 31-10-20 23:31

The South African National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that there is currently a fire blazing behind Deer Park on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain in South Africa. SANParks said in a post on Facebook that Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) has responded to the #DeerParkFire. SANParks TMNP said on Saturday evening that “strong winds” caused […]

What to Wear and Watch this Halloween

By SAPeople Contributor 24-11-20 21:26

Looking for something to watch this Halloween? From thrillers to horrors and all genres in between, this horror quiz will help you choose the best scary movies to watch this ShOcktober, available on DStv Catch-Up. Here is a full list of movies you can expect: Haunt (2019) An American slasher film where a group of friends encounter an extreme […]

After 24 Years, South African Tourism to Get New Direction

By SAPeople Staff Writer 30-10-20 19:50

A rich cross-section of academics, businesspeople and people connected to the travel industry have been chosen by the minister of tourism to help her draw up a new policy framework to guide the industry into the future. The tourism policy framework for South Africa was last updated in 1996! Some of the better-known names on […]

Another Weekend in Jail for Malawian Pastor and Wife Over R102 Million Fraud

By Ted Botha 17-12-20 01:03

The Malawian pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, who were arrested last week in connection with allegations of fraud totalling R102 million, will spend a second weekend in jail pending a bail hearing next week. The National Prosecuting Authority said this in a short statement today. Also locked up are their co-accused. Earlier this week […]

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DA’s Randall Williams Elected New Mayor of Tshwane

By SAPeople Staff Writer 30-10-20 18:08

After eight months of uncertainty created by the African National Congress’s “unlawful” battle to take control of Tshwane, the city is back under the control of the Democratic Alliance, who today elected as mayor Randall Williams. Three days ago the Supreme Court ruled that the DA could retake control of Tshwane and remove the “unlawful” […]

Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste Fined R161 Million for Insider Trading

By SAPeople Staff Writer 30-10-20 17:46

Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste has been fined R161 million plus interest by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for insider trading in 2017. In a statement issued on Friday, the authority said the breaches were in relation to provisions that prohibit an insider from disclosing inside information and/or encouraging or discouraging another person to deal […]

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Alan Winde: How the Western Cape Responded to the Pandemic

By Guest Contributor 30-10-20 14:09

Over the last year, the Western Cape Government has committed itself to ensuring that all of the citizens of this province, no matter where they live, would have access to appropriate Covid-19 treatment, should they require it. It was important to me, from the outset, that every person has access to life-saving healthcare… writes Western […]

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Body Shamers Shamed for Comments About Former Miss South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 30-10-20 00:46

The author of ‘Brutal School Ties’, a heartbreaking account of sexual assault that occurred at Parktown Boys High School, has stepped up to put a stop to shocking body-shaming comments from social media bullies after the Miss South Africa event on Saturday evening. The poisonous jibes were aimed at former Miss South Africa 2019 Sasha-Lee […]

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