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Fire Extinguished in Alberton After Gas Explosion

By SAPeople 31-12-19 17:00

The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed in the past hour that the Ekurhuleni Disaster Management Services team has managed to extinguish the pipeline fire that caused havoc today in Alberton, South Africa. Residents in about 40 homes, living near the pipeline had to be evacuated as a precautionary measure. Ekurhuleni said it was “glad that […]

WATCH Barrydale Parade Highlights Climate Change

By SAPeople Contributor 18-12-19 22:48

The joyous occasion in the beautiful Western Cape town in South Africa was marked by a serious and frightening theme. Barrydale held its annual giant puppet parade and performance on Sunday. Music, dance, dress-up and puppets brought the town to life as it celebrated the tenth year of this event. Titled “The Final Spring”, the […]

South Africa’s Karoo Drills and Prays as Taps Run Dry

By Reuters 30-11-19 02:09

South Africa’s Karoo region has always been parched – it means land of thirst in the language of its earliest inhabitants, the Khoisan hunter gatherers. Yet nothing prepared residents of its oldest town, Graaff-Reinet, for their worst drought in more than a century. As the dry spell entered its fourth year, tap water turned brown […]

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Morocco and South Africa Cosy Up After 15 Years of Iciness

By Ted Botha 17-10-19 18:30

Two of Africa’s largest economies and its two biggest tourist destinations, South Africa and Morocco, put the official stamp on the re-establishment of diplomatic relations this week, when ambassador Youssef Amrani presented his credentials to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Amrani called it a “watershed.” Morocco’s last ambassador left 15 years ago, and relations have been icy, […]

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20 Friends Run Cape Town Marathon with Saplings Strapped to Their Backs

By Reuters 15-09-19 14:30

As if marathons weren’t hard enough already, today in South Africa, an accountant, an entrepreneur and a boxing executive were among 20 friends running the Cape Town Marathon – with saplings strapped to their backs. The group are promoting the planting of native trees amid a nationwide push to replace invasive species with indigenous one […]

Cradock Community Cleans Up, Making Town A Better Place For Everyone

By Jenni Baxter 10-09-19 17:47

With several violent and tragic incidents occurring around South Africa recently, it’s a welcome relief to see there’s one corner of the country where the people are uniting to make things better… voluntarily. Where the locals are creating more than just a better, prettier town. They’re building pride and hope. Karoospace.co.za writer and local Karoo […]

Rising Sea Levels Already Causing Problems For Cape Town

By SAPeople Contributor 30-08-19 11:34

Sea level rise caused by global warming is already causing damage to public and private coastal property in Cape Town. In some areas retreat to higher ground may be necessary. The coast at Milnerton particularly is being affected by erosion, with the public beach under City of Cape Town jurisdiction already having been washed away […]

Stolen Lion Cub from Northern South Africa Rescued from Home in Cape Town

By Ted Botha 22-08-19 13:39

Three people were arrested after a lion cub was found in their possession in a home in Athlone, Cape Town, the South African Police Services said in a statement today. Detectives from the Organised Crime Investigations unit followed up on information about a cub that was being transported from Thabazimbi, in Limpopo, to the Western […]

All-Women Anti-Poaching Team near South Africa’s Kruger Park Notch up More Awards

By Ted Botha 25-07-19 19:37

The crack all-women anti-poaching team the Black Mambas, who have helped reduce poaching in their territory near Kruger National Park by 75 percent, and their founder have won two of four prestigious awards at a world tourism conference in Johannesburg, once again highlighting their environmental successes. At the African Resilience Summit, which was held yesterday […]

Kruger Park Visitor’s Message for Good Samaritans Goes Viral

By Jenni Baxter 06-06-19 21:49

A message of gratitude from a visitor to the Kruger National Park for a couple, who quite literally may have saved her and her partner’s life, has gone viral on social media in South Africa and abroad. It was only Mbali Zitha’s second visit to the Kruger when the unthinkable happened – a flat tyre. […]

More Than 50 Dead After Heavy Rains in South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 24-04-19 14:22

More than 50 people were killed in southern and eastern parts of South Africa after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides, authorities said on Wednesday. Rescue workers were digging through collapsed homes and other buildings in coastal areas of KwaZulu-Natal province, where the death toll stood at 51, local officials said. There are also over […]

Cyclone Idai’s Death Toll Rises to 843. Hunger Stalks Mozambique.

By Reuters 12-10-19 00:15

BEIRA, Mozambique – Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. And, as of today (Tues), at least 843 people had been reported killed by the storm, the flooding it caused and heavy rains before it hit. View the factbox at the […]

Why Kenya Must Take Control of Sand Harvesting Off Its Coast

By SAPeople Contributor 27-03-19 01:17

Kenyans have taken to social media to protest against what they claim is illegal sand harvesting off Diani beach, one of the country’s most popular coastal areas. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner spoke to David Obura about why this is an issue. Is sand harvesting a problem on the Kenyan coast? The harvesting of sand […]

PHOTOS Magical Mushrooms in Barberton’s World Heritage Makhonjwa Mountains, South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 11-03-19 18:30

Once upon a time… in a beautiful forest on the magical Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains… writes Sheryn Nader who took these beautiful photographs of nature’s delight in South Africa’s newest world heritage site. Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains in Mpumalanga was officially declared a World Heritage Site in July 2018, becoming South Africa’s 10th World Heritage site, and the […]

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