The Western Cape High Court has ruled that certain provisions of the Immigration Act and its regulations are unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

High Court Finds Spousal Visa Rules Unconstitutional

By SAPeople 09-06-22 14:26

Foreign parents of South African children should be allowed to remain in the country even if their relationship with their spouse ends. By Tania Broughton. The Western Cape High Court has found that compelling foreign spouses and caregivers to leave the country if their relationship with their South African spouse ends is unconstitutional. Judge Mark […]

Comair

Comair To Be Liquidated

By SAPeople 09-06-22 12:05

Comair’s business rescue practitioners have today (9 June 2022) lodged a court application to convert the business rescue proceedings into liquidation proceedings. One of the BRPs, Richard Ferguson, says with its two airline brands – British Airways (operated by Comair) and kulula.com, market share, modern aircraft fleet, experienced employees, sales and distributions channels Comair was […]

Trevor Noah Foundation

Trevor Noah’s Foundation Receives Major Boost to Help South African Education

By SAPeople 09-06-22 11:01

The Trevor Noah Foundation, S.A. has received a R13,5 million grant from Oak Foundation, which will help to advance education outcomes in South Africa and enable the longevity of the Foundation’s numerous initiatives aimed at educators, schools, and communities. In addition to a R8-million donation from SA expat and comedian Trevor Noah in 2021, this […]

Volunteers came together in Bellville to replant critically endangered Renosterveld plants which they rescued from the side of a busy road which is to be expanded soon. Photo: Liezl Human

Volunteers Rescue 300 Endangered Plants in Cape Town

By SAPeople 08-06-22 09:24

“We should look like Namaqualand in the spring but because everything has been destroyed, it isn’t like that anymore.”… By Liezl Human Volunteers and conservation activists got down in the dirt to rescue about 300 critically endangered Renosterveld plants from the side of Jip De Jager road in Bellville, Cape Town. According to the City […]

Home Affairs Outsources Passport Services for South Africans in the UK

Home Affairs Outsources Passport Services for South Africans in the UK

By SAPeople 07-06-22 23:21

There’s great news for South Africans in the UK with the announcement that they can now apply for their passports through VFS Global, with immediate effect. We won’t rehash the nightmare tales of South Africans trying to phone the SA High Commission for weeks on end with no reply (there’s a special time of day […]

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Calls for Calm After Measles Detected in Gauteng

By SAPeople Contributor 07-06-22 16:03

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has called for calm and vigilance after four cases of measles were detected in Gauteng, South Africa. These cases were found during routine surveillance activities aimed at responding to every suspected case of this vaccine-preventable disease. Four suspected cases of measles in Gauteng were detected in the last couple of […]

Comair assistance to customers affected by flight suspension

Assistance for Customers Affected by Comair Flight Suspension

By SAPeople Contributor 07-06-22 11:37

Comair has reached an agreement with Airlink to accommodate passengers holding a British Airways (operated by Comair) flight for travel from 7 – 12 June 2022 who have been impacted by Comair’s suspension. British Airways (operated by Comair) customers impacted by the temporary suspension of Comair services for the period have the option to rebook […]

ONEREPUBLIC announces South African tour dates

OneRepublic Announces South African Tour Dates

By SAPeople Contributor 07-06-22 09:49

Grammy-nominated OneRepublic has announced their much-anticipated return to South Africa. OneRepublic comprises of singer/songwriter and lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, keys Brian Willett and drummer Eddie Fisher. OneRepublic Tour Dates in South Africa The tour includes two dates: Tuesday 15 November 2022 at the Grand […]

Harry and Meghan Release New Photo of Lilibet on 1st Birthday

Harry and Meghan Release New Photo of Lilibet on 1st Birthday

By SAPeople 07-06-22 09:40

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released a new photo yesterday (Monday 6 June) of their daughter Lilibet as they celebrated her first birthday on Saturday 4 June. This was Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor’s first visit to England, as she was born in California. During the short visit, Lilibet also met her namesake, great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, […]

Stellenbosch University students protest, in March, against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Liezl Human

Students who Fled Ukraine Battling to Get Into SA Universities

By SAPeople 07-06-22 08:32

South African medical students who pursued degrees in Ukraine find themselves in limbo. By Tariro Washinyira Dozens of South African medical students who were studying at Ukrainian universities have returned to South Africa, because of the Russian invasion. They are battling now to get into local universities. Universities South Africa has explained that there are a […]

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17 Pieces of Rhino Horn Seized at OR Tambo Airport

By SAPeople 06-06-22 22:47

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs unit, working with the South African Police Service (SAPS), have successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle rhino horn out of the country. (Sadly too late for the rhino themselves, slaughtered for their horn which is smuggled to countries like China and Vietnam where some people mistakenly believe they […]

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Gupta Brothers Arrested in Dubai

By SAPeople 06-06-22 22:20

The Gupta brothers – Atul and Rajesh Gupta – have been arrested in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The arrest of the notorious brothers – believed to be the puppeteers of South Africa’s State Capture – comes after Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation) issued a Red Notice against the the two men in connection with […]

UN Climate Change Bonn

Bonn Climate Change Conference Begins in Anticipation Of COP27

By Cassie Jo 06-06-22 19:51

UN Climate Change News – This year’s Bonn annual UN Climate Change Conference kicked off today, designed to lay the groundwork for success at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Governments are meeting for the first time since the conclusion of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow last November, at which the operational details of […]

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Steenhuisen: Ramaphosa Must Come Clean on DollarGate, He Has No Choice

By SAPeople 06-06-22 15:45

The President is facing a crisis of credibility and cannot hide behind procedural smokescreens to avoid presenting South Africans with the full truth around the money that was stolen from his farm (Phala Phala), and the subsequent cover-up… writes DA Leader John Steenhuisen. There is no aspect of any police or other investigation that prevents him […]

Phindile Baleni

Probe into Death Threat to South Africa’s DG in the Presidency

By SAPeople Contributor 06-06-22 11:55

Security Agencies are investigating a death threat, sent to Director-General in the Presidency, Phindile Baleni, by mail last week. While the government has reiterated its commitment to fight corruption, even in the face of threats of violence, the decision to share the death threat letter and a bullet with the world has been questioned. The […]

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