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Jenni Baxter

Jenni is the co-founder and ex-chief editor of SAPeople.com, co-author of The Expat Confessions and co-parent of three gorgeous daughters. After graduating, she worked as a TV producer, political researcher and journalist in South Africa, before moving to London to interview movie stars for international magazines and to tackle British teen angst for London Weekend Television. She has also lived in Australia, and currently lives in France. Jenni is happiest paddle boarding on the Med or sipping rooibos in the bush in Africa. Contact jen@sapeople.com

Car Guards Save Woman’s Car From Flooding in Joburg, South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 19-02-19 06:46

Four quick thinking Gauteng car guards saved a Johannesburg woman’s car from getting flooded in the heavy rains on Valentine’s Day; and thanks to photos posted on social media by someone who witnessed the kind act, the car guards are being praised for their selflessness. Lauren Nel-Piggott announced on Facebook that the “most incredible thing […]

SA’s Award-Winning Rhino Doc Soon Available For ALL To Watch

By Jenni Baxter 11-02-19 19:33

We are so excited to announce that ‘STROOP: Journey into the Rhino Horn War’ will have its digital release tomorrow, meaning it will finally be available for South Africans everywhere to watch. (Pre-Order here.) It’s an incredible achievement for first-time film-makers Susan Scott and Bonné de Bod who first approached SAPeople in August 2014 to help […]

WATCH Supermarket Staff Burst Into Song – Durban, South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 18-01-19 15:34

Now this is something you don’t get in a lot of countries! Supermarket staff that burst into song! But it’s been known to happen around South Africa – at supermarkets and petrol stations. And today lucky shoppers in KwaZulu-Natal were delighted when they were graced with a staff performance. Durban artist Sam Cross was doing […]

Two Chalets Burn in Kruger National Park Following Braai

By Jenni Baxter 06-01-19 09:00

Two chalets were burnt last night in Oliphants Camp in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park… caused by a braai which had not been extinguished. There were no injuries, however the two chalets were badly damaged as evidenced by the photos on this page, taken by Theo Thumbran. Theo and his wife are currently on […]

Durban Teen’s Miraculous Recovery from Coma – #KeepHopeAlive

By Jenni Baxter 04-01-19 21:59

On Christmas Eve a 13-year-old aspiring ballerina, Kiara Mun-Gavin, was involved in an awful car crash in Durban, South Africa. She had been on her way to church with her mother when her entire life changed in an instant. Her devastated parents – well known Durban North pastors Jaci and Richard Mun-Gavin – were told […]

PICTURES of ‘The Real South Africa’, On The Beach in Cape Town Today

By Jenni Baxter 30-12-18 10:30

While politicians play with South Africans’ lives, desperate for next year’s vote and jostling for popularity in the coveted Cape Town region; and a few opportunistic racists from white and black camps try to hijack the Clifton Fourth Beach controversy to prove their opposing points… normal South Africans have been, well, getting on with it… […]

WATCH Monkeys Cool Down in Durban Swimming Pool During Heat Wave

By Jenni Baxter 08-03-22 11:48

When it’s so hot, you just have to swim! Thousands of social media users have fallen in love with this video of monkeys ‘monkeying’ around in Durban, South Africa. The video – which has already had over 285,000 views – was shared by regular SAPeople contributor Carol Malley Carol told SAPeople: “We had a cracker […]

Scotland Army Pays Tribute to South African Soldier Who Died

By Jenni Baxter 15-12-18 11:29

The Royal Regiment of Scotland yesterday paid tribute to a South African soldier who passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Fort George barracks at Ardersier, near Inverness in Scotland. He was just 26. The Royal Regiment said: “It is with the greatest sadness that we must inform you of the tragic […]

WATCH South African Strangers Smashing Labels in Castle Experiment

By Jenni Baxter 15-12-18 01:29

Castle Lager has launched its latest #SmashTheLabel video – a special experiment with “real South Africans”. Watch below. “We asked strangers to describe someone based only on a picture,” says Castle. What the strangers didn’t know was that they were then going to meet each other. Castle is asking South Africans “What does reconciliation mean […]

South Africans Searching For Wedding Ring Owner

By Jenni Baxter 28-11-18 21:55

A Good Samaritan in Johannesburg has enlisted the help of social media users to track down the owner of a wedding (or engagement) ring, which she found in Sandton City, South Africa. Cheyenne Grobler (24) posted a message on Friday evening saying: “Found a ring in the bathroom by the food court in sandton city… […]

Finding a Little Bit of South Africa in the Heart of Portugal

By Jenni Baxter 28-11-18 22:38

Whether we live abroad or are just holidaying, there’s nothing that makes a South African’s heart skip a beat more happily than when we spot something that connects us with SA. It could be a bottle of South African wine, a box of Rooibos, an SA flag stuck proudly on the bumper of a passing […]

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