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South Africa Crowned 2019 Africa Netball Cup Champions

By Jenni Baxter 23-10-19 12:45

CAPE TOWN – South Africa has been crowned the 2019 Africa Netball Cup Champions in a clean sweep in a tournament in which South Africa remained unbeaten throughout! It’s the first time SA has secured the award in a decade. The South African national netball team beat Zambia in the final match to win that […]

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South Africa Approves $4 Billion Bailout for Debt-Laden Eskom

By Reuters 23-10-19 10:15

JOHANNESBURG – Crisis-hit South African power company Eskom was handed an additional R59 billion ($4 billion) lifeline by parliament on Tuesday, prompting criticism from opposition parties who described it as a “blank cheque”. The special bill passed by parliament to grant the funding was first proposed by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in July as Eskom […]

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SAA Technical Submits Action Plan

By SAPeople 23-10-19 10:09

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has welcomed the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) submitted by SAA Technical, which aims to address the irregularities that have led to the grounding of a number of aircraft. On Tuesday, South African Airways (SAA) announced it would operate an amended flight schedule following a decision to recall some of its aircraft […]

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NEWS FLASH: Durban’s New 8km Beachfront Promenade Extension Is 100% Complete!

By SAPeople 23-10-19 10:09

EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kuanda has issued an excited ‘news flash’, announcing that the multi-million-Rand Durban Beachfront Promenade Extension is 100 percent completed and will soon be open to the public. On Wednesday, at 07h30, the mayor will do a walkabout to inspect the “breathtaking construction work” that has been carried out on the project. The […]

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Naspers Company Prosus in $6.3 Billion Takeover Bid of UK’s Just Eat

By Ted Botha 22-10-19 16:16

The board of Prosus, the international digital company owned by South Africa’s Naspers group, today announced a cash offer of $6.3 billion to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Just Eat, a British online food order and delivery service. Just Eat has 27 million customers and 107 000 participating […]

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South Africa Signs Deal with Tencent to Boost Chinese Tourists to SA

By Reuters 22-10-19 15:52

CAPE TOWN – South Africa has signed a two-year agreement with Chinese internet firm Tencent, which will use its popular WeChat platform to market tourism to millions in China, the South African tourism minister said on Tuesday. South Africa is targeting key untapped tourist markets such as China and India as it promotes tourism as […]

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Young Chess Champ (11) Invited to Represent South Africa

By SAPeople 22-10-19 15:01

Shortly after receiving her South African colours for chess, Amahle Zenzile (11) from Crossroads, Cape Town has been invited to once again represent South Africa at the African Youth Chess Tournament to be held in Namibia. Two years ago, Amahle – who lives with her grandmother – started playing chess for the Crossroads Chess Club. […]

Over a Thousand Posts Vacant in South African Courts, Minister Admits

By Ted Botha 22-10-19 15:10

More than 1,000 posts are vacant in the lower and higher courts of South Africa – including presiding officers and court officials – some of them for more than a year, the Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola has revealed. Lamola said, in response to a question in Parliament from the  Democratic Alliance, that there were […]

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Security Officer Dies as Armed Robbers Steal 17kg Gold at South African Mine

By Reuters 22-10-19 12:27

JOHANNESBURG – Armed men invaded a metallurgical plant owned by South Africa’s DRDGOLD on Monday night, killing the gold miner’s chief security officer and stealing an estimated 17 kg of gold, the company said. DRDGOLD’s chief security officer Bart Coetzee was fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire during the attack at the Ergo plant […]

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Comair and SAA Flights Disrupted After Inspections

By Ted Botha 22-10-19 15:10

South African Airways and Comair have both had flights disrupted after inspections by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority resulted in some of their planes being taken out of service. Airports Company South Africa said today it was aware of the notification by the SACAA to SAA and Comair, the operator of kulula.com and British […]

WATCH Parent’s Response to ‘Demonic’ Matric Art Featuring God as a Clown

By Jenni Baxter 23-10-19 21:06

A South African father has called for Christians to “stand against the humiliation and mocking of our faith” after discovering artwork at his children’s KwaZulu-Natal school which depicts God as a clown, amongst other things. Watch below. Speaking on his child’s last day of school yesterday at Grantleigh outside Richard’s Bay in KZN, Andrew Anderson […]

WATCH The Afrikaans Version of the Haka

By SAPeople 23-10-19 21:13

With the Rugby World Cup on in Japan, and South Africa making it through to the semi-finals, rugby fever’s in the air and this old video from 2017 is going viral again. It was first uploaded in August 2017 by Jeramy de Wee who said: “All Blacks Beware of these boys doing the haka…” WATCH […]

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South Africa Will Soon Announce Eskom CEO, Says Ramaphosa

By Reuters 21-10-19 17:33

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the government will soon announce a permanent chief executive for state-run Eskom after the struggling power utility reintroduced rolling blackouts – known as load-shedding in South Africa – last week. The crisis-hit utility, which produces more than 90% of South Africa’s electricity, has been hobbled by […]

Japan’s Glorious Dream Ends But Brave Blossoms Depart Unbowed

By Reuters 21-10-19 11:24

Japan were beaten up and bundled out of the World Cup on Sunday but whatever happens over the next two weeks will have to be pretty special for the Brave Blossoms to be displaced as the symbol of the ninth edition of rugby’s showpiece tournament. Their run to the quarter-finals of the first World Cup […]

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Who’s Who in Deon Meyer’s New Series TRACKERS

By SAPeople 18-10-19 15:41

Political thriller Trackers, one of world famous South African author Deon Meyer’s most popular books, has been adapted for the screen. And it’s going to be a wild ride.  Political intrigue, smugglers, assassins, romance – Trackers has it all. Plus, it has a killer cast and the expertise of an international production and distribution team.  […]

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Cape Town Hero Risks Life to Save Rape Victim in South Africa

By SAPeople 17-10-19 16:03

South Africans on social media are applauding an extremely brave Cape Town man who risked his own life to save a woman while she was being raped by two men. The hero – Radius Masukume – was stabbed multiple times during the rescue. According to community organisation Keep The Energy, the incident occurred on 10 […]

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Confusion and Contradiction: SARS Has Expats At A Cross Road

By Tax Consulting SA 17-10-19 13:48

The time for making a decision on how to deal with the fundamental tax change for South Africans earning foreign income abroad is fast running out. The change to section 10(1)(o)(ii) – the foreign income exemption – will become effective in about six months’ time. South African tax residents will then be taxed on all […]

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