PRETORIA – South Africa has cancelled plans to add 9,600 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by 2030 and will instead aim to add more capacity in natural gas, wind and other energy sources, the energy minister announced on Monday. Africa’s only nuclear power has an installed capacity of 1,860 MW but plans under the government […]

WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia will hold countrywide land expropriation talks for the first time since independence as the small southern African nation grapples with political and ethnic tensions over the transfer of wealth to its majority black population. President Hage Gottfried Geingob, speaking at a Heroes’ Day commemoration event in Rundu, about 700 kms (440 […]

Here’s a message of caution for anyone planning on visiting the gorgeous fields of wildflowers in the Western and Northern Cape at the moment… check the vicinity carefully before you lie down amongst the petals to pose for a photo! What looks like a beautiful gentle scene could actually have turned into a tragedy. Capetonian […]

As predicted, it has snowed in the Western Cape and other parts of South Africa this weekend. SAPeople contributor Stan Sanetra‎ took these photos on Sunday early afternoon, 26 August 2018. “It’s snowing around the mountains of Worcester,” he told SAPeople. It’s also been snowing in other areas, including Table Mountain – see photos and […]

Twitter has fixed the words in the apology released by Adam Catzavelos following his selfie video in which he boasted about being on a beach that had no black people on it, and shockingly used the k-word. Catzavelos (39) admitted he had caused “unspeakable pain” to everyone in South Africa and apologised unreservedly for the […]

South Africa’s #Rhino 9 team is proving a force to be reckoned with after 28 suspects were arrested in the past few days… along with the remains of endangered species, one vehicle, a firearm, ammunition and other items used for killing animals. This is the latest in the Rhino 9 team’s significant work in reducing […]

South Africans have welcomed a post by a South African farmer highlighting that the neighbours who came to help him put out a fire, were Afrikaners. SA farmer – and former Mogale City (Krugersdorp) Mayor – Advocate Lentswe Mokgatle, posted photos late last night on Facebook of a fire raging across his farm. He said: […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Vodacom launched what it said was Africa’s first commercial 5G internet service in Lesotho on Saturday, but said it would only be able to provide a similar service in its home market once spectrum was made available. Vodacom, South Africa’s biggest mobile operator by market value, said the rollout of the […]

JOHANNESBURG  – Former South African deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas told an inquiry that business friends of ex-president Jacob Zuma threatened to kill him if he spoke about a meeting at which they offered him money and the post of finance minister. The public inquiry, which started on Monday and is being telecast live, is […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has told the U.S. charge d’affaires of its disappointment over Washington’s “failure” to use diplomatic channels after President Donald Trump angered Pretoria with comments on its land policy. Trump said in a late-night tweet two days ago that he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to study South African “land […]

Catch the landmark 90-minute Carte Blanche 30th Birthday Broadcast on Sunday night in South Africa. Carte Blanche says it has given M-Net viewers the “right to see it all”; it has provided a voice to all South Africans; it has been a trustworthy authority on the state of affairs and a clear reflection of the world […]

HONOLULU – Hurricane Lane weakened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday but was already lashing Hawaii with high winds and torrential rains, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm. With the storm still spinning in the Pacific Ocean about 180 miles (290 km) southeast […]

There’s more snow forecast for South Africa this weekend… but it’s not the “disruptive snowfall” that’s got everyone talking as much as the shape of the zone that the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has predicted will receive snow. The comments on Snow Report SA have been priceless, with South African humour at its best. […]

Over half a million SA youth responded to the South African Police Service’s (SAPS’s) recruitment drive for the 2018/2019 Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BLDP) intake, which was launched in May this year. Applications closed on the 15th of June 2018… and by that date, 517 000 applications had been received from the 1 146 police […]

A brave Engen petrol station cashier is South Africa’s latest hero. Lawrence Kananji, who originates from Malawi and now lives in the Western Cape, risked his own life to rescue a woman who had been attacked in Cape Town. Lawrence’s brave actions came to the attention of South Africans when Glenn Trevor Skip Bradfield posted […]

Agri SA announced on Thursday that organised agriculture will soon sign a declaration of intent on land reform in South Africa, which will help government to transform the sector. AgriSA President Dan Kriek said: “We are extending a hand of friendship… here to government, in saying we want to partner with you. We want to […]

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) will today meet with the US Embassy to address the tweet from United States President Donald Trump on land expropriation and crime in South Africa… which the American leader referred to as “farm seizures” and “large scale killing of farmers”. While some people welcomed Trump’s tweet, […]

South African legend and musician Johnny Clegg has always moved us with his music… but this week, he’s touching South Africans with his brave words and honesty, revealing the latest updates – and challenges – in his personal and professional journey. The words have struck a chord with South Africans who have shared their own […]

US President Donald Trump says he has ordered his Secretary of State – Mike Pompeo – to “closely study” the South African government’s land expropriation, as well as the “large scale killing” of farmers. Trump tweeted the news after watching a Fox News report, which was based on the City Press report a few days […]

JOHANNESBURG – Some Nike stores were closed in South Africa on Wednesday after public outcry over a racist comment by a Johannesburg man, Adam Catzavelos, who is reportedly married to a Nike Africa manager. Nike declined to comment on the store closures, and did not respond to media requests sent by SAPeople last night, but […]

A collection of 21 extraordinary, colourful and attention-grabbing rhino sculptures have been installed in London… with the intent of drawing attention to the severe threat of poaching to their survival. Tusk conservation group said yesterday, following the launch, “Watch out London, the rhinos are here!” Ronnie Wood, from the Rolling Stones, is one of the […]

Anti-poaching initiatives remain the top priority at the Kruger, as the national park says it has declared war on the problem that often leads to certain death for both man and animal. Over 360 suspected rhino poachers have, in the past six months, been handed ranging sentences as authorities continue to combat the scourge.   […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s headline consumer inflation rose to its highest in ten months in July as the cost of transport and household goods increased, but some analysts said the central bank was unlikely to raise interest rates. The Reserve Bank held its benchmark rate for a fifth meeting in a row in July, […]

A South African man, who appears to be the husband of a Nike Africa brand manager, has filmed himself boasting about being on a beach in which there is not a black person in sight. To make what was already a shocking statement even worse, he uses the k-word. It didn’t take long for Tweeters […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s state-owned Land Bank said on Monday a plan to allow the state to seize land without compensation could trigger defaults that could cost the government R41-billion ($2.8 billion) if the bank’s rights as a creditor are not protected. Land Bank is a specialist bank providing financial services to the commercial farming […]