Choose from 20 Epic Sports Movies to Stream Tonight

By SAPeople Contributor 24-12-20 13:03

Whether you’re looking for triumph over adversity, and underdog classic or silly antics on or off the field, SuperSport is serving the best sports movies of all time every evening from 8.30 pm. Subscribers, livestream them on DStv Now at now.dstv.com or pick your choice of football, motorsport, golf, boxing or even surfing movies on […]

First SA Public Advocate for Children Named in Western Cape

By SAPeople Staff Writer 18-05-20 18:29

The country’s first public advocate for children and guardian of their rights will take up her post from 1 June, Western Cape Premer Alan Winde announced today. The Children’s Commissioner is Christina Nomdo. Winde said this was an incredibly important role, as the person was tasked with monitoring, researching, investigating, lobbying and reporting on children and […]

Citizens Can Legally Challenge Lockdown, Says Ramaphosa

By SAPeople Staff Writer 18-05-20 13:39

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the government recognises that there have been criticisms of the way it has handled the lockdown and every South African has a right to to take this matter to the courts. “There has been, and will continue to be, robust and strident critique of a number of aspects of […]

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Small Businesses Warned of Fraudsters Seeking COVID Relief Fees

By SAPeople Staff Writer 18-05-20 17:05

Small, medium and macro enterprises in South Africa should watch out for fraudulent agencies purporting to be entities of the Department of Small Business Development and trying to extract fees out of them. “It has come to the attention of the department that an unknown company is requesting food producers and agro-processors to send through […]

No ATM Fraud or Theft in Cape Town Centre During Lockdown

By SAPeople Staff Writer 18-05-20 13:02

Crime in the Cape Town city centre during lockdown has dropped by 73 percent compared with last year, according to statistics released by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District. Only 94 crime incidents were reported from 26 March 2020 to 15 May 2020, compared with 340 during the same period last year, said CCID […]

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Over 15,000 Farmers Approved for COVID-19 Fund in South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 18-05-20 12:03

More than 15,000 small-scale farmers in South Africa have been approved for the COVID-19 Agricultural Disaster Fund, says Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza. Didiza said that 55,155 applications were received from smallholder and communal farmers, with the highest number of applications received from the Eastern Cape Province, followed by the Northern […]

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Alarm Over Proposed Changes to Meat Safety Act in South Africa

By Guest Contributor 17-05-20 23:01

While there is general scientific consensus that the novel coronavirus is of zoonotic origin and various groupings are advising that wildlife markets must be closed, the South African government has been putting forward legislation that could massively expand the wildlife industry to become mass meat suppliers to the world. Last year, the Department of Agriculture, […]

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WATCH Zol Tops Music Charts and Becomes a Friends’ Meme and BBC Story

By SAPeople 17-05-20 22:02

South Africa’s ‘Zol’ song – making fun of Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s explanation about the smoking ban in SA – has not only gone viral, it’s also topped the Apple Music Charts in South Africa, made international news and become a Friends video meme. The BBC said – in a story titled “South African minister embraces […]

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WATCH The Funniest Way to Spend Quarantine When You’re All Alone

By SAPeople 17-05-20 12:00

As many people around the world have discovered, quarantine can be an interesting time… especially if you find yourself totally alone, as happened recently to Mark Fay, an Australian tour guide who’s used to having people around him all the time… and never staying still in one place! His mom’s advice to him was to […]

Auditor-General Should Oversee Billions in Covid-19 Solidarity Fund

By Guest Contributor 17-05-20 10:26

The Covid-19 global pandemic has unprecedented health and socio-economic consequences for millions of people across the world. Each country affected has introduced numerous measures, including public health interventions, restrictions on movement, as well as state and other relief and stimulus packages to reduce its impact. South Africa has a history of grand corruption and low […]

Archaeology Shows How Ancient African Societies Managed Pandemics

By Guest Contributor 16-05-20 15:31

Every so often, a pandemic emerges that dramatically alters human society. The Black Death (1347 – 1351) was one; the Spanish flu of 1918 was another. Now there’s COVID-19. Archaeologists have long studied diseases in past populations. To do so, they consider a wide array of evidence: settlement layout, burials, funerary remains, and human skeletons. […]

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Talks on “Most of South Africa” Going to Level 3

By SAPeople Staff Writer 23-12-20 23:34

President Cyril Ramaphosa is today meeting with the President’s Coordinating Council to deliberate preparations for moving most of the country to COVID-19 alert Level 3, the presidency said. Alert Level 3 will entail more extensive reopening of the economy and the lifting of restrictions on the movement of people and goods, according to the statement. […]

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Nguni Bull Draws Record Price in Online Auction

By SAPeople Staff Writer 15-05-20 18:36

An Nguni bull has been sold for a record price of R310,000, far above the last record set in 2005, during an auction that was held on WhatsApp. The news was reported last week on the NetAuctions Facebook page. It said the record price was paid for an Nguni bull bred by the Nandi Nguni […]

WATCH Surfers Break Lockdown Regulations in Kommetjie, South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 15-05-20 16:06

Some surfers in Kommetjie near Cape Town, South Africa, broke the nation’s lockdown regulations to have a morning surf… while others respectfully remained out of the ocean. Local residents’ opinions were split – some pointing out that by flagrantly disregarding the regulations it could result in them becoming more stringent or lasting longer; whilst others […]

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