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Ramaphosa Jets to Japan, Urges South Africans to Hoot at 1pm!

By Jenni Baxter 02-11-19 01:00

As promised to Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, President Cyril Ramaphosa is winging his way to Japan right now to watch South Africa take on England in the Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday (11am SA time, don’t miss it!). Ahead of the Semi-Final against Wales, Ramaphosa placed a special video call to Kolisi in which […]

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WATCH SA School Videos Will Make Your Heart Turn Green for the Springboks

By Jenni Baxter 31-10-19 20:19

Everyone in South Africa – and South Africans abroad – are getting behind the Springboks, swept up in the spirit of hope and unity as Saturday’s Rugby World Cup Final approaches. Here are two of the latest moving videos from schools in South Africa. Laerskool Helderkruin – #KRUINERSBACKDIEBOKKE As SAPeople follower Karen Hanekom says: “Have […]

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South African Rand Plummets on Bleak Budget Projections

By Reuters 30-10-19 19:40

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand suffered its steepest fall in more than a year on Wednesday after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni forecast wider budget deficits and a sharp increase in debt during his medium-term budget policy statement. The rand was down more than 2.4% at 14.9810 against the U.S. dollar by 1533 GMT, partially recovering […]

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WATCH Dogs Attack Suspected Burglar in South Africa

By SAPeople 30-10-19 16:44

A suspected burglar in Gansbaai, South Africa made the wrong choice when he tried to flee from a Neighbourhood Watch member by jumping into a back garden where two loyal guard dogs were on duty. The brave Neighbourhood Watch member was hot on the heels of the man who had fled across the rooftops after […]

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Over 3,800 Deaths in Gauteng Hospitals Due to Medical Negligence

By SAPeople 30-10-19 11:58

Over 3,800 patients in South Africa died last year in Gauteng public hospitals as a result of over 10,000 Serious Adverse Events, which largely arise from avoidable medical negligence. According to a statement by Jack Bloom – DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC – 3832 patients died last year in these hospitals as a result of 10 […]

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Powerful Boks Entirely New Challenge for England, says Former Rugby World Cup Winner

By Reuters 27-11-20 20:15

TOKYO – England’s scintillating performance in blowing apart the seemingly invincible All Blacks last weekend has installed them, in many people’s minds, as firm favourites for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against South Africa. BUT… England were sublime in their 19-7 crushing of New Zealand, but the title showdown will be an entirely different affair, […]

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Rugby World Cup Sevens Coming to Cape Town in 2022

By SAPeople 29-10-19 23:39

Cape Town, South Africa, has been named by World Rugby as host venue for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The announcement was made in Tokyo on Tuesday after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting. In September 2022 the eighth edition of […]

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Springbok and Rugby World Cup 2019 Jokes and Memes

By SAPeople 05-11-19 00:49

As the much anticipated Rugby World Cup 2019 final approaches, here are some of the rugby jokes and memes are being shared on social media… UPDATE: Springbok and England Jokes after Rugby World Cup Final! (SA won 32-12!!) LAST WEEK’S RWC JOKES: South Africa beat Wales in the semi-final to make it through to the […]

South Africa Aims to Complete Eskom Split Around 2022

By Reuters 29-10-19 17:08

South Africa aims to complete the legal separation of loss-making state power utility Eskom into three units – generation, transmission and distribution – by around 2022, a government plan showed on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a state of the nation address in February that the government planned to split up Eskom, but there has been little […]

Legendary Lions Butchered by Poachers in South Africa for Body Parts

By SAPeople 29-10-19 15:23

A PRIDE of lions who ruled one of the world’s largest urban game reserves have been butchered by poachers in South Africa for their body parts to make into ‘muti’ potions for witchdoctors. The two magnificent male lions and two lionesses died in agony from poisoned meat and then had their jaws and paws hacked […]

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Cheslin Kolbe Back in Contention for Rugby World Cup Final, Says Erasmus

By Reuters 29-10-19 10:01

TOKYO – Winger Cheslin Kolbe is likely to be back in the South Africa matchday squad for the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup final against England in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday. Kolbe, an important attacking weapon for the Springboks, missed their pool match against Canada with an ankle problem and […]

Humankind's ancestral 'homeland' pinpointed in Botswana

Humankind’s Ancestral ‘Homeland’ Pinpointed in Botswana

By Reuters 29-10-19 00:49

A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana – once teeming with life but now dominated by desert and salt flats – may represent the ancestral homeland of all of the 7.7 billion people on Earth today, researchers said on Monday. Their study, guided by maternal DNA data from more than 1,200 people indigenous to […]

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Thousands Told to Evacuate as Los Angeles Wildfire Spreads to More than 500 Acres

By Reuters 28-10-19 23:41

LOS ANGELES – Wind-whipped flames chased thousands of residents from some of Los Angeles’ wealthiest neighborhoods and threatened the famed Getty Center museum on Monday, the latest outbreak in a wildfire season that has triggered mass evacuations and power outages across California. The fire erupted in the vicinity of the Getty Center at around 1:30 […]

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