A devastating drought that has gripped the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has resulted in 45 million people becoming severely food insecure, a United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) report has revealed. The record number, made up mostly of women and children, was also attributed to widespread flooding and economic disarray. In the report, […]

A lovable dog in Bloemfontein has survived a horrific attack, after being held down by three young boys who lit fireworks and exploded them on the dog’s head… blowing off his ear and tearing a hole in his skull. Fortunately there are more kind humans than not, and Brody’s sad story has a happy ending. […]

South African legislation governing expatriate tax exemption is set to change dramatically from 1st March 2020, affecting South Africans worldwide. This includes anyone who has permanently settled in another country. Those who do not comply with the new requirements face stiff penalties and risk up to two years in prison. To help expatriates understand their […]

In what is every parent’s nightmare, the body of missing Parktown High School learner, Enock Mpianza, has sadly been discovered. Mpianza went missing during a school Orientation Camp at a lodge in Brits in the North West province of South Africa. Gauteng Education Minister Panyaza Lesufi, who is at the scene, confirmed the discovery in […]

If you’re in South Africa having problems accessing SAPeople.com or any other international websites, it’s not you or us… it’s the cables! Apparently in a ‘freak’ coincidence two major undersea cables connecting SA with the rest of the world have broken down. According to AfriHost, engineers have established that the SAT3/WASC break is in the […]

Parktown Boys’ High School has asked South Africans to share their post to help find 13-year-old school boy, Enock Mpianzi, who went missing during a school camp at a lodge in Brits in the North West Province. Update: Missing Parktown schoolboy Enock Mpianzi’s body has sadly been found. The teenager, from Yeoville, was part of […]

As from next month South Africans will pay a fee of €80 instead of €60 when applying for a Schengen Visa from South Africa. The increase also affects children, who will now have to pay €40 instead of €35, as it is currently. South Africans will also be subjected to several changes in terms of […]

More than 900 learners at Ibhongo Lethu primary school in Upington started school today with no toilets at all. There are four blocks of about six classrooms for learners from grades 1 to 7 with toilets for each block, in the school, which was built in 2014. But the toilets were vandalised in late 2018, […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO ) of Mogalakwena Municipality, Charles Malema to immediately stop what it calls “the wasteful expenditure” of renting a Mercedes Benz C-Class for Mayor Andrina Matsimela, which the DA claims has already cost taxpayers more than R207 400… despite the municipality being under administration. […]

A 19-year-old teenager was reportedly abducted and raped while her parents were tied up and robbed on their farm in Kranskloof, Glendale in South Africa, on Thursday night. According to the North Coast Courier, the three attackers – armed with knives and a crowbar – accosted the family in KwaZulu-Natal at around 23h00. They tied […]

WESTERN CAPE – The 72 hour activation plan has been ordered for the arrest of suspects as Khayelitsha detectives are probing an armed robbery case… after 11 tourists were robbed in the area yesterday. The group of tourists had been visiting a Khayelitsha gardening project in Site C when they were threatened and robbed of […]

K9 hero dog, Hulk, who is a valuable member of an anti-poaching unit in South Africa, has – with emergency treatment – survived a frightening attack by a swarm of bees, in which he was stung 450 times. Hulk is one of the brave dogs on Pit-Track’s anti-rhino poaching frontline. Pit-Track, which operates on anti-poaching […]

The South African government says President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the resignation of Jabu Mabuza as member and Chairperson of the Board of Eskom Limited. Mabuza tendered his resignation on Friday, 10 January 2020. In his resignation letter, Mabuza apologised for Eskom’s inability to meet the commitment it made to the President, the Deputy President […]

The City of Cape Town says it will soon begin “enforcement operations” against the group of refugees camping outside the Central Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square. This is according to JP Smith, Mayco Member for Safety and Security. This comes after two meetings this week with representatives from the refugees, SAPS, Home Affairs and the […]

South Africa’s Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has expressed her gratitude for the expertise and professionalism of the crew that crash landed in distress yesterday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ensuring that no lives were lost. The Minister said in a statement Friday morning, that the crew managed to ensure […]

South African power utility Eskom confirmed Friday morning that Stage 1 load-shedding will be implemented from 06h00 until 23:00 today, 10 January 2020. In a statement on Friday, Eskom said as a result of some generating units returning to service, it was able to stop Stage 2 loadshedding at 06h00 this morning, at which point […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is “horrified and outraged” at the shooting of one of its Members of Parliament, Cameron Mackenzie MP, in an attempted robbery at Dainfern Ridge Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on Tuesday night. MacKenzie was wounded and rushed to hospital. “This attack has proved yet again, that no one […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to the family of esteemed business leader Dr Richard Maponya, following his passing in the early hours of Monday. Widely respected as the doyen of black business, Dr Maponya passed away in Johannesburg just a few days after his 99th birthday. “We have lost a pioneer, a trailblazer and a […]

The Four Paws team announced in a statement on social media on Monday that they are mourning the loss of FOUR PAWS Founder and President, Heli Dungler, who died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday. “His death is a severe blow for us and fills us with great pain. Our thoughts and our deepest sympathies are […]

SA Rugby President Mark Alexander has paid tribute to Johan Prinsloo, a former CEO of the organisation, who passed away earlier on Sunday after a battle with cancer. Prinsloo, who was born in 1951, joined SA Rugby as CEO in 2004 and served until 2011, after which he moved to the South Western Districts Eagles […]

South African Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has condemned the torching of 24 Shosholoza Meyl coaches in Bloemfontein at the weekend. Mbalula said the arson attack is a pure act of criminality and will be dealt with as swiftly and as harshly as possible. The damage is estimated at R90 million. According to the Ministry of […]

The festive holiday season came to an abrupt end on Saturday for South Africans… who were plunged back into darkness by Eskom’s power cuts. The state power utility – which did its best to keep the lights on for Christmas and New Year – announced on Sunday morning that loadshedding Stage 2 would continue today […]

Sixteen lions at a lodge in Rustenburg, South Africa, have been killed by poachers. The faces and paws of eight of the adults were hacked off, most probably to sell their teeth and claws to be used in ‘black magic’ potions or ‘muti‘. Distraught Gert Blom, 51, who owns Predators Rock Bush Lodge in North […]

A young 22-year-old hunter is being hailed a hero for risking his own life to save nine koalas injured by the relentless fires ravaging Mallacoota in East Gippsland on the New South Wales coast of Australia. Patrick Johnson who is more accustomed to hunting animals than rescuing them, said all those he has rescued so […]

Around 480 million animals are estimated to have been killed in New South Wales (NSW) alone since the start of  bushfires which have turned parts of Australia into apocalyptic scenes with landmark buildings, schools and homes burnt to the ground, cars gutted and thousands huddled on beaches beneath blood red skies. The fires began in […]