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Congregants Urged To Stay At Home

By Cassie Jo 28-04-20 00:17

Police Minister Bheki Cele has urged religious leaders and congregants to stay at home as the country continues to observe the COVID-19 lockdown. The Minister’s comments follow a video clip that surfaced on Twitter depicting the arrest of 17 congregants, who had allegedly gathered for prayer in Pretoria West on Friday. The Ministry in a […]

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Ramaphosa Spreads Hope for Africa as the Continent Marks Ramadan

By SAPeople 25-04-20 17:50

South Africans have welcomed the latest speech by their president and African Union chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has encouraged the millions of Africans who are commemorating Ramadan, to take courage and strength from the message of Ramadan, as the continent deals with COVID-19. Watch the video below. To date, over 27,000 cases of COVID-19 […]

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Ramaphosa’s Speech: Saluting Our President

By SAPeople Contributor 25-04-20 12:54

Many are hailing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech on Thursday night as one of the best in South African history. None captured the spirit as well as writer and animal rights activist, Herman H Le Roux, whose words written straight after Ramaphosa’s address to the nation have gone viral on social media, sometimes without his credit, […]

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PHOTOS Kalahari Dunes Covered with Ice!

By SAPeople Contributor 25-04-20 12:17

An intense hail storm on farms in the vicinity of Uhlenhorst in the Kalahari Desert last week, to the south-east of Rehoboth, covered a large swathe of land with a thick layer of ice and turned the countryside into an instant winter wonderland… writes Niël Terblanché from Informanté. The huge amount of falling ice flayed […]

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Zimbabwean Nationals Ask to be Repatriated

By SAPeople Contributor 25-04-20 08:44

“The last decent meal I had was a month ago … I don’t know how I will pay my [R250] rent this month,” says Munyaradzi, who asked for his surname to be withheld. Munyaradzi is one of a group of Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa who want to be repatriated. They say making ends […]

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Carte Blanche: Is South Africa Facing an Education Crisis?

By Guest Contributor 26-04-20 15:55

As schools enter a second month of lockdown in South Africa, parents and teachers are stretched to the limit to keep up with schooling at home. But while some learners can continue online, many have to cope with the challenge of sporadic communication with their teachers and a lack of connectivity and resources. Can learners […]

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Thrilling GuptaLeaks Film Shows How Rotten the Zuma Years Were

By Ted Botha 25-04-20 06:17

There could be no better time than right now, in the midst of the Cornavirus pandemic, to watch the thrilling yet sickening new film “How to Steal a Country.” The main thought that goes through your head – watching how the Gutpas systematically took down the government with the cooperation of Jacob Zuma – is […]

WATCH Hospital Staff Sing South Africa’s Anthem on Fridays in Joburg

By Jenni Baxter 24-04-20 22:04

Keeping spirits high in Johannesburg during the Covid-19 outbreak – the healthcare workers at Netcare Linksfield Hospital in Orange Grove gathered together (but keeping social distance!) this morning – Friday 24 April 2020 – to sing South Africa’s National Anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. The footage was filmed by Dr Gabriel Doucas in what has become […]

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Covid-19: Violent Protest Action At KZN Hospital A Direct Result Of A Lack Of Proper Information From Health Department

By SAPeople 28-04-20 00:25

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is extremely concerned by ongoing violent community protests outside the Ntunjambili Hospital in Kranskop, allegedly as a result of residents not wanting Covid-19 patients to be isolated when treated at the facility. While the protest action was eventually broken up by the South African Police Service (SAPS) through the […]

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Covid-19 Update: South Africa Records 318 New Coronavirus Cases

By SAPeople 23-04-20 23:25

South Africa has recorded 318 new COVID-19 cases, with the total number of confirmed cases at 3 953 as of Thursday. The country has also reported 10 new deaths – with the Western Cape recording six deaths, KwaZulu-Natal two deaths and Gauteng and the Eastern Cape have each recorded one death. This brings the number […]

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South Africa to Move from Level 5 Lockdown to Level 4 on 1 May

By SAPeople 23-04-20 23:19

Life in South Africa will gradually begin to return to normal from next month, with government steadily easing the COVID-19 lockdown regulations, albeit under stringent stipulations. From 1 May, government will implement a risk-adjusted strategy aimed at easing the current lockdown restrictions. The decision was taken during a National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meeting on […]

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Trump Pledges US Support to South Africa in Call with President Ramaphosa

By Jenni Baxter 23-04-20 18:55

President Donald Trump has pledged US support for South Africa in a call with SA President Cyril Ramaphosa. The South African president tweeted on Thursday early evening: “I had a very productive call with His Excellency President @realDonaldTrump of the United States of America. “We discussed the impact of #COVID19 on our two countries.” According […]

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More Praise from WHO for South Africa’s Covid-19 Strategy

By SAPeople 23-04-20 15:30

The Executive Director of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) Health Emergencies Programme, Michael Ryan, has again praised South Africa for its strategy in handling the coronavirus pandemic. The Irishman said there has been a “tremendous amount of innovation going on in Africa in general” and specifically honed in on South Africa. Ryan said: “Again it […]

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Further Tax Measures to Provide Support to South Africans

By SAPeople Contributor 23-04-20 12:42

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has provided more details on the second set of measures that are aimed at assisting individuals and businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. “There is a critical need for government interventions to assist with job retention and support businesses that may be experiencing significant distress,” the National Treasury said in a statement […]

5 Suspects Arrested After School Burglary in Free State

By SAPeople 23-04-20 11:27

Five suspects aged between 23 and 26 will appear in Sasolburg Magistrate court on Friday, 24 April 2020, on a charge of business burglary. The incident happened at Katleho Mpumelelo Senior Secondary School, one of many South African schools that have been broken into during Lock-down. The value of stolen items from the Katleho school […]

WATCH Heartbreaking Message from South Africans Stuck in Thailand

By SAPeople 23-04-20 10:35

South Africans who have found themselves stranded in Thailand have compiled a video begging for help to get home. From battling cancer to depression, these are fellow South Africans in urgent need of assistance… Their messages are heartbreaking. WATCH VIDEO: South Africans stuck in Thailand during lockdown Yesterday, South Africans stranded in Indonesia also compiled […]

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Crime in South Africa Decreases Almost 70% During Lockdown

By SAPeople 23-04-20 09:42

The COVID-19 lockdown has seen crime decrease significantly since the introduction of the National State of Disaster regulations, says Police Minister Bheki Cele. Speaking in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, the Minister expressed satisfaction at inroads made by law enforcement agencies across SA since the regulations were gazetted last month. The regulations were introduced in an effort […]

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Deployment of Extra 73,180 Defence Force Members Receives Support

By SAPeople 23-04-20 01:27

The Joint Standing Committee on Defence has unanimously supported the employment of an additional 73,180 members of the South African National Defence Force to assist the SA government’s intervention in the fight against #COVID19. Committee chairperson Cyril Xaba said the committee is satisfied by the reasons given by President Cyril Ramaphosa and the necessity to […]

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South Africa Records 3,635 COVID-19 Cases with 65 Deaths

By SAPeople 23-04-20 00:59

South Africa has 3 635 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, announced on Wednesday. This is an increase of 170 cases from the previous night. In a statement, Mkhize confirmed that seven more COVID-19 related deaths had been recorded, bringing the total number to 65. Five of the deaths occurred in […]

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