Suspect Arrested After Church Mob Attack in Hillbrow (Which Went Viral)

By SAPeople 14-11-17 09:44

One suspect has been arrested after members of a church in Hillbrow attacked a police officer and a tow truck driver on Sunday, leaving the policeman unconscious. The videos of the attack have since gone viral. (Watch below.) Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said in a statement on Monday: “I am happy to announce the arrest of a […]

Fees Commission Proposes Free Education… But NOT at Universities

By Guest Contributor 13-11-17 22:56

President Jacob Zuma today released the report of the Heher Commission… The biggest winners in the proposals set out in the long-awaited report by the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa will be students in the TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges) sector. The Commission recommends they […]

Shack Blaze Leaves 2 Dead and Over 900 People Homeless in Durban

By Guest Contributor 13-11-17 21:28

Over 900 people in an informal settlement in Clare Estate, Durban in South Africa, were left homeless after a fire on Sunday. According to Thapelo Mohapi of Abahlali Basemjondolo, a two-year-old died in the blaze in the shack where the fire is believed to have started. The parents were admitted to King Dinuzulu Hospital and […]

EISH! Ireland Thrashes South Africa in Record-Breaking Win

By SAPeople 11-11-17 23:00

Ireland celebrated its biggest victory ever over South Africa in a mega 38-3 win for the home team, in Dublin on Saturday. It was more than just the luck of the Irish. The Springboks sadly did not perform well in this, the first of their Northern Hemisphere tour. In fact it was one of their […]

Pangolin Smuggling Syndicate Exposed in South Africa

By SAPeople 11-11-17 18:15

Worth thousands each on the black market, the pangolin is the most trafficked mammal in the world… and is now teetering on the brink of extinction, with South Africa being at the centre of the tragedy. “Across Africa, over a million have been removed from the wild over the last decade and South Africa is […]

SA World Cup Hopes Dashed Before a Capacity Peter Mokaba Stadium

By SAPeople 11-11-17 10:55

Two costly errors by Bafana Bafana defenders put paid to South Africa’s hopes of going to the FIFA World Cup in Russia 2018 as Senegal glided to a 2-0 win over the home side at a packed Peter Mokaba Stadium on Friday evening. Needing nothing short of victory to keep their hopes alive, South Africa […]

President Zuma Criticises Opposition for Raising Issues from Books

By SAPeople Contributor 10-11-17 17:58

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma hit back at opposition MPs yesterday, during the National Council of Provinces, for not listening to the ANC report on everything it has achieved… and instead raising issues from books. He was referring to, amongst several others, Jacques Pauw’s best-selling expose “The President’s Keepers” which the State Security Agency (SSA) […]

Devastating Gordon’s Bay Fire: Loss, Looters and Gratitude

By SAPeople 09-11-17 23:40

The devastation caused by the Gordon’s Bay Fire in South Africa, which engulfed the area earlier this week, has fanned the community spirit in the area. With strong winds feeding it, the fire raged through the region burning down at least four houses, two sub-stations, a vegan deli and restaurant and an entire horse farm […]

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Cape Town Water Crisis: 7 Myths That Must be Bust

By Guest Contributor 09-11-17 12:09

One of South Africa’s biggest cities, Cape Town, is gripped by a rising panic. People are haunted by the idea that they may soon have to queue for water, carefully rationed out by local authorities under the watchful eye of the army. But these doomsday scenarios need to be tempered. It’s true that the first […]

SAPS Paid Over R52-Million for 169 Torches!

By SAPeople 08-11-17 17:41

  The DA will request an investigation after media reports today revealed that on the last day of the 2015/16 financial year, the South African Police Service (SAPS) paid Forensic Data Analysts (FDA) over R52 million for a contract for 169 torches. The Democratic Alliance (DA) said this “amounts to an astonishingly exorbitant R300,000 per […]

8-Year-Old Tragically Dies As Another Ambulance Held Up By Gunmen

By SAPeople 08-11-17 14:38

CAPE TOWN – A young child in South Africa who had been critically injured in a car accident, tragically passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning whilst being transported to hospital… because of the delay caused when the ambulance he was in, was held up by gunmen and robbed. The eight-year-old was being […]

WATCH How Quickly Lustful Lion Attacks Car Near Skukuza, South Africa

By SAPeople 08-11-17 11:55

This video, filmed near Skukuza in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, proves just why it’s imperative to listen to all those signs in game parks that warn about keeping your windows closed! The video was uploaded by Latestsightings and filmed by a chemical engineer Mark Williams-Wynn (29) on Monday. The frightening moment when […]

Two Books That Tell the Unsettling Tale of South Africa’s Descent

By Guest Contributor 08-11-17 07:02

South Africa has produced two must-read thrillers in the past week. They are non-fiction, yet are as gripping and readable as any page-turner. Veteran investigative journalist Jacques Pauw’s “The President’s Keepers” has, within a week, become a global best seller. It has had the advantage of the best available marketing push by South Africa’s State […]

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Notorious Rhino-Poaching Ndlovu Gang of Three on Trial Today

By SAPeople Contributor 06-11-17 12:06

Two Zimbabwean and one South African male, are on trial today for rhino poaching-related charges at the Grahamstown High Court, which is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Specialist environmental crimes prosecutor Advocate Bucks Coetzee will be prosecuting, writes Megan Carr from Global March for Elephants and Rhino. Jabulani Ndlovu, Sikhumbuzo Ndlovu and […]

Heartbroken Expat Mom Reveals Son Died From Rickets in UK

By SAPeople 06-11-17 11:15

A mother in the UK, who is believed to originally be from Vereeniging in South Africa, has revealed that her son Noah died from Rickets, a childhood disease mainly caused by Vitamin D deficiency. Beverley Thahane, who now lives in Shropshire in England, expressed her shock at the diagnosis during an interview with the BBC: […]

Over 20 Reported Killed in Texas Church Shooting

By SAPeople 06-11-17 13:30

A lone gunman is reported to have shot and killed over 20 people in a church near San Antonio in Texas, USA. Preliminary reports say 26 people have died and at least 20 have been injured. The Wilson County Sheriff said the man, dressed in black, started firing as he walked up to and entered […]

WATCH Runners Caught in Hectic Storm on Table Mountain, South Africa

By SAPeople 05-11-17 00:10

An intense storm appeared out of nowhere on Thursday evening in Cape Town… catching many people unaware, including two trail runners on Kloof Corner, Table Mountain. They had been video-ing their run when the unpredicted lightning storm suddenly struck Cape Town at around 19h10 on Thursday 2 November 2017. Watch as they get consumed by […]

Donald Trump Has NOT Spoken Out About Farm Murders in South Africa

By SAPeople 05-11-17 18:19

Fake news sites have trotted out yet another fake story about American President Donald Trump and South Africa. This time they say he is threatening to intervene if SA doesn’t find a solution to its farm murder problem. It’s not true. The reports claims that Trump said “he is willing to lend a hand or […]

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South African Crime Stats Show Police Struggling to Close Cases

By Guest Contributor 01-11-17 09:21

South Africa’s latest crime statistics released by the country’s police service reflect a continued long-term decline in levels of non-violent property crime, a possible stabilisation following four years of increase in murder, and a sustained rise in violent property crime. More worryingly, a closer look at case outcomes points to the toll that the leadership […]

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