SIU uncovers "inappropriate" NSFAS funding worth R5bn

Pros and Cons of the Education System in South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 11-11-22 13:29

If you want to study anywhere other than Europe or North America, South Africa could be an option. South Africa is situated at the tip of Africa and is home to nearly 60 million people. The population is diverse, the nature is incredible, and there are a number of world-class universities that offer excellent education. […]

South Africa to Welcome Kenyans with 90-Day Visa Free Entry from 2023

South Africa to Welcome Kenyans with 90-Day Visa Free Entry from 2023

By SAPeople 10-11-22 23:02

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that Kenyans will now be able to enter South Africa visa free for a period of 90 days, following an agreement that was reaching on the ‘thorny issue’ during his official state visit to the African country. During the visit several Memoranda of Understanding and agreements were signed between the […]

Following heavy rains in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday night, dredging equipment was washed down the Msundusi River and blocked the Commercial Road Weir, this has forced organisers of the 2022 Clanfin Umpetha Challenge scheduled for this weekend to be postponed to 3 December. Supplied / Gameplan Media

Umpetha Challenge Postponed to December After Heavy Rains

By SAPeople 10-11-22 22:28

PIETERMARITZBURG – Following heavy rains in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday evening which caused the dredging equipment at Camps Drift to wash down river, the Clanfin Umpetha Challenge scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until early December. Organisers of the event are unsure as to the time it will take to remove the machinery from the […]

SA Expat: How to Survive a Decade in South Korea

SA Expat: How to Survive a Decade in South Korea

By Guest Contributor 10-11-22 22:50

For almost all South African expats, there are days when you’re in love with your new country and grateful for the opportunities, and then there are days when the different set of life rules can wear you down. Former Capetonian Flower La Elizabeth Warner has the following advice on living in South Korea: How to […]

Kruger National Park Boosts Security for the Festive Season

Kruger National Park Boosts Security for the Festive Season

By SAPeople 10-11-22 10:25

South African National Parks (SANParks) is increasing surveillance at Kruger National Park (KNP) entry gates as part of the festive season anti-crime prevention. SANParks said in a statement on Thursday that these measures are called for because bofy the recent spike in poaching, especially snaring and poisoning which is indiscriminate and kills any animal that […]

Best South African Hits to Stream This November Even If You Live Abroad

Best South African Hits to Stream This November Even If You Live Abroad

By SAPeople 09-11-22 23:29

Showmax is launching Season 3 of its biggest show ever – The Wife – this Thursday, Season 3 of SA’s award-winning Best Comedy – Tali’s Joburg Diary – next Friday, and the streaming service’s best crime series yet – Donkerbos – nearer the end of the month. All are available for South Africans abroad (in […]

Springbok Kitshoff to Ulster

Springbok Prop Steven Kitshoff Will Join Ulster Rugby After World Cup

By SAPeople 09-11-22 22:23

Ulster Rugby announced today that South Africa’s loosehead prop, Steven Kitshoff, will be joining the Irish club. The club said that after much speculation, the 30-year-old prop “who stormed to success in the 2019 Rugby World Cup as part of the infamous ‘Bomb Squad’, is to officially become one of the Ulster men on a […]

France and Germany Grant SA €600-Million Concessional Financing

France and Germany Grant SA €600-Million Concessional Financing

By SAPeople 09-11-22 14:32

South Africa, France and Germany have signed loan agreements for the two European nations to each extend €300 million in concessional financing to South Africa to support the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on coal through a just transition to cleaner energy sources. In a statement on Wednesday, SA’s National Treasury said the French […]

UK Steps Up Climate Adaptation Finance Support for Africa

UK Steps Up Climate Adaptation Finance Support for Africa

By SAPeople 09-11-22 12:49

The United Kingdom has announced a significant increase in its financial support to the poorest African countries that bear the brunt of climate change. Speaking alongside African leaders at COP27 in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly confirmed the UK will provide £200 million to the African Development Bank […]

Springboks Change for France Test with Manie Libbok on Bench

Springboks Change for France Test with Manie Libbok on Bench

By SAPeople 08-11-22 23:38

Former SA Under-20 flyhalf Manie Libbok has been included on the Springbok bench for Saturday’s Test against France in Marseille as head coach Jacques Nienaber named a team showing five changes and two positional switches from the side that ran out against Ireland last weekend. The second Test on the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour kicks […]

Lights, Camera, Cape Town! South Africa's World-Class Film Industry

Lights, Camera, Cape Town! South Africa’s World-Class Film Industry

By SAPeople 07-11-22 17:22

At first glance the dystopian tech horror Black Mirror, the 2022 film The Woman King, and the feel-good Netflix teen Rom-Com The Kissing Booth don’t appear to have much in common. They’re so generically distant that one might not guess their commonality at all. Unless viewers recognise the incredible backdrops of cityscapes, rolling hills and […]

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Siya Kolisi: ‘Boks Will Give Everything Against Ireland’

By SAPeople 05-11-22 12:37

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi vowed that his team would give everything when they line up against Ireland, the top-ranked team in the world, at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday and shot down suggestions that it was a revenge match after their heavy defeat in Dublin in 2017. The Boks wrapped up their on-field preparations on […]

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How to Tell A Loan Shark From a Legitimate Lender

By SAPeople Contributor 04-11-22 13:30

Loan sharks can be found in neighbourhoods across South Africa, often targeting areas without easy access to banks or using personal networks to try and convince borrowers to turn to them in times of need. The problem is that these unlawful lenders are not registered, nor do they conform to lending rules, and can be, […]

City of Johannesburg commits to addressing homelessness

City of Johannesburg Commits to Addressing Homelessness

By SAPeople Contributor 04-11-22 11:54

About 200 people met on Thursday at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre for the first day of the National Conversation about Homelessness. There were representatives from the City of Johannesburg, the Gauteng provincial government and non-governmental organisations. There were also homeless people. The event is hosted by the Johannesburg Homelessness Network (JHN) and supported by the […]

Minister Creecy tests out one of the Bat Hawk Light Aircraft

Light Aircrafts Donated to Kruger Park to Help Anti-Poaching and Conservation

By SAPeople 04-11-22 09:12

Anglo American Platinum on Thursday donated four Bat Hawk surveillance aircraft to South African National Parks (SANParks) to aid in their surveillance, conservation and anti-poaching efforts. The sponsorship agreement of the aircraft is valued at over R3.8 million. The Kruger National Park (KNP), which spans over 2 million hectares of land and is divided in […]

South Africa Launches 24-Hour Space Weather Centre

South Africa Launches 24-Hour Space Weather Centre

By SAPeople 03-11-22 15:16

South Africa now has a new 24-hour, state-of-the-art regional space weather centre, which was launched in Hermanus, Western Cape, today. Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, described today’s launch as a historic development and illustration of the country’s excellence in science. “It is yet another demonstration that the DSI, together with its […]

Waves For Change Wins The Laureus Sport For Health Recognition Award

Waves For Change Wins the Laureus Sport for Health Recognition Award

By SAPeople Contributor 02-11-22 21:42

Waves for Change has received the Laureus Sport For Health Recognition Award, a commendation from Laureus South Africa as part of their 20th-year birthday activities. The community-based organisation received the award in recognition of uplifting and investing in children and young people from vulnerable communities to help transform and create a better South Africa. Waves […]

South African Game Reserve Featured on Netflix: Shamwari Untamed

South African Game Reserve Featured on Netflix: Shamwari Untamed

By SAPeople 02-11-22 10:48

Shamwari Untamed, an insider’s perspective about a wildlife team restoring a vanishing way of life, is now playing on Netflix. Unwell leopards, orphaned rhino calves, clever hippos and reluctant giraffes are some of the things the Shamwari conservation team deals with on a daily basis, all of which and lots more can now be seen […]

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