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NASA Names Ridge on Mars After Japie Van Zyl

By SAPeople 20-04-21 17:43

A piece of real estate on planet Mars has been named after a Namibian man, Jakob (Japie) van Zyl, who studied at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, obtaining an honours degree in electronic engineering in 1979. Van Zyl was the leader of the team that created Ingenuity Mars Helicopter which yesterday made history – becoming  […]

Amazon Chooses Cape Town for South African Headquarters

Amazon Chooses Cape Town for South African Headquarters

By SAPeople 20-04-21 14:39

Amazon has announced that it will establish its South African headquarters in the City of Cape Town. The news has naturally been welcomed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) which governs the Western Cape. The Amazon project has the potential to create up to 19,000 jobs. The DA estimates that during the construction phase alone, there […]

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Choppers Dispatched as Cape Town Fire Spreads Towards Cableway

By SAPeople 20-04-21 08:58

Fire continued to burn through the night at SANParks Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town. After a night of “crazy” winds, the weather conditions are finally favourable today for aerial support. Working on Fire (WOF) has dispatched a spotter plane and three helicopters to the De Waal Drive where the fire, which began on […]

Hillbrow residents move nearly 500 tons of trash from their derelict building

Hillbrow Residents Move 500 TONS of Trash from their Derelict Building

By SAPeople 19-04-21 16:39

Massive clean-up at Florence House… By Julia Evans. Residents of the derelict Florence House in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, have come together to remove nearly 500 tons of rubbish, accumulated over years, from their courtyard and are cleaning up the building with the help of civic organisations. Florence House in Hillbrow has no working toilets or drainage […]

The University of Cape Town’s Jagger Library, which housed thousands of theses, artworks, and precious documents, has been gutted. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

PHOTOS and VIDEO: Grim Aftermath of Cape Town’s Fire

By Guest Contributor 19-04-21 16:30

Flames destroy buildings, monuments and precious archives… By Ashraf Hendricks, James Stent and Nathan Geffen The burning of the University of Cape Town’s J.W. Jagger Library on 18 April could be one of South Africa’s greatest losses of memory. Many of the most precious records housed at the building may have been protected at lower […]

Wounded Wildlife Animals Need Your Help after Cape Town Fire. Photos from SPCA and Helderberg Wildlife Rescue

Wounded Wildlife Animals Need Help after Cape Town Fire

By SAPeople 19-04-21 15:45

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA urgently needs all our help for the wildlife that has been injured by an out-of-control fire which began raging on the Table Mountain slopes on Sunday morning. The SPCA emergency response efforts have been underway since yesterday. Inspectors were dispatched to the Rhodes Memorial site on Sunday to look […]

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Firefighters Still Battling Cape Town Blaze, Evacuations in Vredehoek

By SAPeople Contributor 19-04-21 12:30

The Table Mountain runaway fire continues to spread as firefighters worked tirelessly yesterday and overnight to tackle the blaze, which has also destroyed a library at the University of Cape Town. According to the City of Cape Town, precautionary evacuations have gotten underway on Peppertree Road, Vredehoek, after the fire spread towards the area overnight. […]

Note Left by Firefighters on Car Seen in Cape Town Fire Video

Amazing Note Left by Firefighters on Car Seen in Cape Town Fire Video

By SAPeople 18-04-21 23:56

Thousands of people watched a video of the Cape Town fire on Sunday that showed a white car parked in Table Mountain National Park, precariously close to rising flames. Many wondered what happened to that car… Madness #capetownfire pic.twitter.com/wOVWDYUfGj — Robyn Silverstone (@RobsSilverstone) April 18, 2021 Well, late on Sunday night on Twitter, a user […]

Gift of the Givers Feeds 4,000 UCT Students

Gift of the Givers Feeds 4,000 UCT Students “With Love”

By SAPeople 18-04-21 23:15

Gift of the Givers has swept in to feed thousands of students who had to evacuate the University of Cape Town after fire raged across the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday,  destroying UCT’s library and other buildings, and leaving two firefighters injured and in hospital. The legendary disaster response NGO (the largest in Africa) […]

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Table Mountain Fire Update: 2 Firefighters Injured

By SAPeople 18-04-21 23:59

Two firefighters have been injured in today’s horrific fire that has raged in parts of Table Mountain. The wildfire has also destroyed some of South Africa’s heritage buildings in Cape Town, including several buildings on the University of Cape Town campus. “Unfortunately two firefighters have been injured and taken to hospital,” reports Anton Bredell, the […]

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WATCH UCT Library on Fire Plus How to Help: Cape Town Fire

By SAPeople 18-04-21 20:08

Over a century of history has gone up in smoke as the University of Cape Town’s library is the latest victim of today’s horrific fire on Table Mountain, South Africa. Other buildings as well as several vehicles have also gone up in flames. According to a witness the fire has now spread to the other […]

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ANC Chief Whip ‘Regrets’ Son’s Involvement in PPE Thermometer Deal

By SAPeople 18-04-21 16:40

ANC Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina says she “regrets” the involvement of her son, Mkhonto weSizwe Majodina, in the PPE Caucus procurement deal… which supplied thermometers worth R52 500 to ANC Constituency offices in January 2021, as reported by today’s Sunday Times, 18 April 2021. In a statement issued by the Chief Whip’s office, she said […]

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Elephants Kill Suspected Poacher in the Kruger National Park

By SAPeople 18-04-21 15:18

A suspected poacher in the Kruger National Park was killed yesterday by elephants whilst fleeing from South African National Parks (SANParks) rangers. One of his accomplices was successfully arrested. A third suspect escaped, although injured by the elephants. SANParks said in a statement today that the deceased and his two accomplices were fleeing from rangers […]

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Huge Table Mountain Fire Edging Towards UCT

By SAPeople 18-04-21 16:23

The huge fire on Table Mountain in South Africa, which is believed to have begun at around 09h00 on Sunday morning, appears to be heading towards the University of Cape Town. SANParks earlier called for hikers in the area to evacuate. Update: Videos below show UCT students being evacuated. UCT Sports Centre in flames A […]

SANParks Table Mountain Order Urgent Evacuations Due to Newslands Fire

SANParks Table Mountain Order Urgent Evacuations Due to Newslands Fire

By SAPeople 18-04-21 19:27

SANParks Table Mountain National Park has requested that all hikers within the Newlands and Rhodes Memorial area evacuate with immediate effect. UPDATE: Watch video – UCT students being evacuated as huge Table Mountain fire approaches University of Cape Town campus. Plus WATCH UCT Library in flames The South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a […]

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Veldskoen Shoes Makes the Olympic Team in Amazing Full-Circle Story

By SAPeople Contributor 17-04-21 17:04

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has named VELDSKOEN as the official off-field shoe of South African Olympians, for this year’s games in Tokyo… which is a wonderful full-circle moment for the founders of the company. Veldskoen Shoes was started because of a conversation between Nick Dreyer and Ross Zondagh about the […]

Fire at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital, South Africa

WATCH Fire at Joburg Hospital (Naturally) Raises Concerns

By SAPeople 16-04-21 19:10

A fire broke out at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital in Gauteng, South Africa, on Friday morning at around 11h15, according to the hospital management. Fortunately there were no casualties, but the incident has raised questions about the hospital’s maintenance and safety measures. Firefighters were called and staff were told to remove their cars. Surgery was […]

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Registration for Vaccine Now Open for Those Over 60 in South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 16-04-21 13:48

The South African government has officially launched the COVID-19 vaccine online registration for the public as the Department of Health gears up for phase two of the country’s vaccine rollout. According to Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) is now available to the general public and all citizens aged 60 […]

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Nzimande Saddened by Education Activist Graeme Bloch’s Passing

By SAPeople 15-04-21 22:59

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed sadness at the passing of education activist, Graeme Bloch. Bloch passed away last week Friday at Constantiaberg Hospital in Cape Town. He succumbed to an uncommon brain disorder which affects movement and control of walking – progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Bloch died seven years […]

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