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Flight Centre Stops Selling South African Airways Tickets

By Reuters 29-11-19 10:49

JOHANNESBURG – International travel agency Flight Centre Travel Group has stopped selling tickets on South African Airways (SAA) flights after a travel insurance firm said it would no longer cover SAA tickets against insolvency. State-owned SAA failed to pay staff full salaries this month and has said it has almost no cash left after a […]

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WATCH Police Shootout with Armed Gang after Westville Robbery, South Africa

By SAPeople 29-11-19 02:35

The South African Police Service (SAPS) have been commended for squaring up against a heavily armed gang in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal following a robbery on Thursday morning. One suspect was fatally shot in the shootout. Videos of the incident went viral in SA, with one incredibly brave policeman seen firing shots which are clearly audible in […]

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Gary Rhodes Died Because of Head Injury, Says Family

By SAPeople 29-11-19 00:29

World famous British chef Gary Rhodes died from a head injury, his family confirmed in a statement today. In their message yesterday, following the unexpected death of the Michelin-star chef at the age of 59, the family had not revealed the cause of death… which led to widespread speculation. Today the London Evening Standard published […]

Paarl Teacher Killed by Brick Thrown Through Car Window, South Africa

By SAPeople 28-11-19 19:21

A Paarl woman was tragically and violently killed in the early hours of this morning when a brick was thrown through her car window, hitting her in the face. Michele Pietersen (58), who was a popular high school science teacher at New Orleans Secondary School in Paarl in the Western Cape, is reported to have […]

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Championship Golfers Tee Off in Shorts for First Time in Sunny South Africa

By Reuters 28-11-19 21:00

Golfers at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa will be able to throw off their traditional trousers, and dress for comfort instead in shorts, in a first for the European Tour. South Africa’s Ernie Els welcomed what he said is a “game-changer” decision. The governing body said it will let players wear shorts at the Nov. […]

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100 Rhino Horns Seized and Arrests Made on Hartbeesfontein Farm

By SAPeople 18-01-21 00:22

POTCHEFSTROOM – South African police on a mission to turn the tide against illicit mining… have actually uncovered more than they bargained for. An intelligence driven operation on Tuesday – by Organised Crime and the Illicit Mining Team – led to the arrest of three suspects (for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition)… AND led […]

South Africa’s Vodacom CFO to Step Down

By Reuters 28-11-19 10:49

South African mobile operator Vodacom Group said on Thursday its Chief Financial Officer Till Streichert will leave the company in June 2020 to pursue an external opportunity. The news came in just two days after the company said its Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Andries Delport will leave Vodacom in May 2020 to pursue external interests, […]

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Lewis, the Koala Rescued During Australian Bushfires, Has Passed Away

By SAPeople 28-11-19 00:14

Lewis, the little Koala who captured the hearts of people around the world when a Port Macquarie grandmother risked her own life to save him, after he had become badly burnt and disoriented in the terrible bushfires that swept across Australia recently, has sadly passed away. The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, where he was reunited […]

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WATCH Worker Almost Blown Off Bakkie on South African Motorway

By SAPeople 28-11-19 02:08

A video going viral on Twitter has captured on film the incredible moment when a worker hanging onto corrugated sheets on the back of a bakkie becomes totally AIRBORNE on the busy N2 motorway in Duban, South Africa! It could have ended in tragedy with the sheets of aluminium appearing to have not been tied […]

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South African Driver’s Gear Stick Makes World News

By SAPeople 27-11-19 19:44

Armed police searching for weapons at a roadblock in South Africa got a shock when they found this illegal pistol being brazenly used by a driver – as his GEAR STICK! A photo of the gear stick has made news around the world. The Colt 45 which was being used to select gears on the […]

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South Africa’s Business Confidence Improves for First Time in Two Years

By Reuters 27-11-19 18:00

South Africa’s business confidence improved for the first time in two years, a survey showed on Wednesday, owing to a recovery in residential activity and on expectation of a good shopping season for retailers. The Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) business confidence index (BCI), compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, was at 26 points for […]

Popular British chef Gary Rhodes has passed away in Dubai.

British Chef Gary Rhodes Passes Away at 59

By SAPeople 29-11-19 00:32

Well known TV chef Gary Rhodes has passed away suddenly at the age of 59, in the United Aram Emirates. Rhodes was best known for featuring on shows like MasterChef in the UK, MasterChef USA and the UK version of Hell’s Kitchen. The Michelin star chef was well known to South African expats living in […]

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President Ramahosa Directs SAPS to Find Precious Ramabulana’s Killer

By SAPeople 27-11-19 13:07

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to intensify the manhunt for the person responsible for the killing of 21-year-old Limpopo student, Precious Ramabulana. Ramabulana was found dead on Sunday in her student accommodation in Mokomene, Limpopo, after being attacked by an assailant in the early hours of the morning. […]

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Tough Decisions Required to Make SAA Viable

By SAPeople 27-11-19 12:53

Tough decisions will need to be made as soon as possible to turn South African Airways into a viable airline, Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Phumulo Masualle said in the National Assembly on Tuesday whilst participating in a debate on the recent strike at the national carrier. The debate took place a few days after the […]

South Africa Blocks Arms Slaes to Saudi and UAE in Inspection Row

South Africa Blocks Arms Sales to Saudi and UAE in Inspection Row

By Reuters 26-11-19 22:45

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is blocking arms sales to countries including Saudi Arabia and the UAE in an inspections dispute, endangering billions of dollars of business and thousands of jobs in its struggling defence sector, according to industry officials. The dispute centres on a clause in export documents that requires foreign customers to pledge not […]

Gerrie Nel Prosecutes Tom Moyane for Assault

By SAPeople Contributor 26-11-19 18:54

Tom Moyane, former commissioner of South African Revenue Service (SARS), appeared for the first time in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court today in the private prosecution case against him. Advocate Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, is prosecuting Moyane in this case. The date for Moyane’s first appearance has been set for 11 December […]

Eskom Will Continue to be Owned by Government

By SAPeople Contributor 26-11-19 18:51

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that the South African government’s attempts to reconfigure and split Eskom into three divisions is not aimed at privatising the embattled power utility. These measures, he said, are rather aimed at stabilising the utility and getting it back on its feet. “We are not going to privatise Eskom,” he said, […]

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WATCH Armed Robber Getting Robbed by Customer

By SAPeople Contributor 26-11-19 17:34

This incredible CCTV footage from South Africa shows an armed robber being robbed himself by a customer he held, up after the customer did a cheeky SAS style crawl to hoover up stolen loot the original robber had dropped in the raid. The brazen robber had pulled out a gun and ordered a shop owner […]

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