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Exposé on Ivory Trading in China Highlights Demands, New Pressures

By SAPeople Staff Writer 31-12-15 17:30

The US-based Elephant Action League (EAL) on Wednesday published a report on its undercover investigation in mainland China and Hong Kong in an effort to expose the areas – which include using a South African taxidermist – where illegal ivory opportunistically enters the legal ivory market, and where China’s legal trade system and legal businesses are exploited to launder illegal […]

Arms Deal Report Begun in 2011 Handed Over to Zuma

By SAPeople Staff Writer 04-01-16 18:40

DURBAN – President Jacob Zuma has received the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages, also known as the Arms Deal Commission, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The commission, chaired by Judge Willie Seriti, was established in September 2011 to investigate allegations of fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity in the multibillion-rand arms deal. “The […]

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Camera Trap System Could Help Fight Against Rhino Poaching

By SAPeople 30-12-15 15:03

A camera system has been designed to track wildlife and trap poachers in conservation areas and protect some of their most endangered species, according to the Zoological Society London (ZSL) and their co-developers. ZSL and its partners have created Instant Detect, which they say could be a critical tool in the fight against rhino-poaching. The camera […]

King Dalindyebo’s Petition Dismissed

By SAPeople 30-12-15 10:10

PRETORIA – Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha has dismissed a petition submitted by lawyers representing the Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2009 for various crimes, to reopen his case in Mthatha High Court. The Minister on Tuesday said he was unable to find anything contained in the aforesaid […]

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Netflix Streaming Service Could be in South Africa by January

By SAPeople Staff Writer 29-12-15 16:14

There may be a new player on the entertainment block in 2016, with numerous reports saying that the well-known U.S. streaming company Netflix will enter the South African market as early as January. Streaming provider Netflix, which shows movies and TV series, some of them originally made, said in January 2015 that it was planning to enter South […]

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Cape Town Says its Measures to Protect Penguins Are Working

By SAPeople Staff Writer 29-12-15 13:54

CAPE TOWN – Measures introduced earlier this year to protect the endangered penguins in Simonstown after a spate of killings have been effective so far, according to the city of Cape Town. The city said in a statement on Tuesday that at least 40 penguins were killed in 2015 before it introduced measures to protect them, and […]

Home Affairs Denies Claims Visa Rules Have Caused a Decline in Tourism

By SAPeople 28-12-15 12:47

Following recent reports of several families a day being turned away from boarding their South Africa-bound planes from Heathrow Airport, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has issued a press release refuting the claims. The DHA said it “has noted reports about UK-based travelers to South Africa experiencing serious problems as a result of our immigration regulations. We wish […]

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Earthquakes Hit Johannesburg (California, That Is)

By SAPeople Staff Writer 26-12-15 19:24

The tiny town of Johannesburg in California doesn’t often make the news, but it did earlier Saturday when a magnitude 3.7 earthquake hit the area, followed by one of 3.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquakes were fairly minor, and no damage was reported, although they did feature on several U.S. news reports. Johannesburg, an old mining […]

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South Africa’s Cabinet Approves Controversial Nuclear Deal

By SAPeople Staff Writer 24-12-15 20:13

The South African cabinet has agreed to go ahead with a controversial 9,600 MW nuclear procurement programme, according to a Government Gazette notice released by the Department of Energy on 21 December. The Gazette notice released by Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Peterson, in consultation with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, said her department would […]

North Korean Diplomat Kicked Out of SA for Trading Rhino Horn

By SAPeople Staff Writer 24-12-15 11:40

PRETORIA – A North Korean diplomat who used the privileged diplomatic postal bag of his country to illegally smuggle rhino horn out of the country has been expelled from South Africa, according to news reports. The man, Park Chol-jun, apparently left the country on 11 December. According to one report, Park was arrested on 3 May in […]

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SAA’s Myeni Reined in by Finance Minister Gordhan on Airbus Deal

By SAPeople 22-12-15 06:26

PRETORIA – South African Airways has been told to go ahead with the deal that had been backed by former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene before he was sacked by President Jacob Zuma, it was announced on Monday night. The transaction will see SAA swap the purchase of 10 A320 aircraft for a lease of five […]

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Two Major International Papers Strongly Criticise Zuma

By SAPeople Staff Writer 05-04-18 00:08

It isn’t often that major news publications write editorials about a government not their own, or take its leader to task. But in the last few days both The Economist in Britain and The New York Times have written severely critical pieces about President Jacob Zuma. While many local publications have criticised Zuma over the events that unfolded […]

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Obama Introduces Further U.S. Protections for Lions

By SAPeople Staff Writer 21-12-15 13:08

WASHINGTON — Barely six months after the killing of Cecil the Lion with a bow and arrow in Zimbabwe by a U.S. hunter caused international outrage, President Barack Obama will on Monday introduce a law that reclassifies the protection status of lions and clamps down on the importation of certain sport-hunted lions, according to news […]

Trevor Manuel Breaks Silence, Calls Nene Sacking “Breach of Trust”

By SAPeople Staff Writer 21-12-15 09:06

Former finance minister Trevor Manuel has finally broken his silence about the sudden sacking by President Jacob Zuma of finance minister Nhlanhla Nene almost two weeks ago and the subsequent chaos in the markets that analysts have said cost South Africa billions. In an open letter published on Sunday, Manuel spoke about “shock” and “breach of trust”. He said […]

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SA Court Lets Paper Publish Internal SAA Memo About Financial Woes

By SAPeople Staff Writer 05-01-21 22:12

JOHANNESBURG – A document stating that the embattled South African Airways should urgently apply for business rescue or face liquidation – which Business Day tried to publish before SAA filed an interdict – can be published, the High Court in Johannesburg has ruled. Judge Roland Sutherland on Thursday laid aside the 24 November interdict that tried to […]

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Ex-Minister, Now SA Ambassador to Australia, Charged with Corruption

By SAPeople Staff Writer 17-12-15 07:09

DURBAN – Former Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele, now South Africa’s ambassador to Australia, has been charged with corruption for allegedly accepting more than R10 million in kickbacks, according to news reports. Ndebele, who was a minister from 2009 to 2012, appeared in court in Durban on Tuesday and was released on R10,000 bail. The charges, which […]

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Thousands in South Africa Join Protest Against Zuma

By SAPeople Staff Writer 05-04-18 00:07

Thousands of South Africans across the country joined together on Wednesday to get President Jacob Zuma to step down, as they walked through various cities chanting “Zuma Must Fall”. The major protests were in Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg and some went on for several hours, disrupting traffic in parts of the cities on the public holiday, […]

ANC Stands Behind Zuma Despite Causing Market Chaos; Marches Go On

By SAPeople Staff Writer 15-12-15 19:49

The African National Congress said on Tuesday it did not discuss the removal of President Jacob Zuma after he replaced finance minister Nhlanhla Nene with a lowly backbencher, which caused South African markets to go into a tailspin and the rand to spiral down. ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte told a news conference on Tuesday that Zuma […]

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AB InBev Sets “Domestic” Stock Listing in Johannesburg

By SAPeople Staff Writer 14-12-15 16:33

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, said it would list its shares on the Johannesburg stock exchange as a “domestic” stock, removing a potential hurdle in its planned $100 billion-plus takeover of SABMiller. AB InBev said in a statement on Monday it intended to list there in mid-January, with a “domestic” classification, […]

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Zuma Fires New Finance Minister, Appoints Pravin Gordhan

By SAPeople Staff Writer 13-12-15 23:25

Barely days after firing Nhlandhla Nene as finance minister and appointing unknown David van Rooyen in his place – and sending the South African economy into a downward spiral –  President Jacob Zuma has fired Van Rooyen and appointed Pravin Gordhan to fill the post. The presidency issued a statement on Sunday night confirming the […]

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