Baby Zebra and Rhino Daisy and Modjadji Care for the Wild Rhino Sanctuary

SA’s Famous BFFs – Baby Zebra and Rhino – to Star in Live Event

By SAPeople 28-04-22 12:14

This afternoon, two of South Africa’s most famous best friends will be appearing live on Facebook… to the delight of their fans around the planet, and in a bid to raise funds for the world’s largest orphaned rhino sanctuary, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary in SA. The BFFs are baby zebra Modjadji and baby rhino […]

Bitcoin reaches record high

Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin as Official Currency

By SAPeople 28-04-22 10:58

BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as an official currency, the CAR presidency said on Wednesday, becoming the first country in Africa and only the second in the world to do so (after El Salvador in Central America). Despite rich reserves of gold and diamonds, Central African Republic is one of the […]

Barry Bateman joins AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit

Barry Bateman Joins AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit

By SAPeople 28-04-22 09:58

Prominent journalist Barry Bateman has announced he is joining AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit as Communications Manager. Bateman announced the news this morning in a video on Twitter. Watch below. In his new role Bateman will focus on bringing some of the inner workings of the Private Prosecution Unit to the foreground, shedding light on the […]

Ticketmaster launches in South Africa

Ticketmaster Launches in South Africa

By SAPeople 27-04-22 09:38

CAPE TOWN — Ticketmaster, the global leader in live event ticketing, has announced it is bringing its advanced digital ticketing technology to South Africa, with headquarters in Cape Town. Sporting teams, artists, promoters, festivals and venues will be able to take full advantage of Ticketmaster’s suite of industry-leading products and digital ticketing tools designed to […]

Water trade agreement

NMB Water Crisis: 40 days to Day Zero for Many Residents

By SAPeople Contributor 26-04-22 20:20

In less than 40 days, two of the most critical dams that supply Nelson Mandela Bay with water will be empty, leaving a third of the Metro without water… facing a Day Zero situation similar to that which Cape Town experienced a couple of years ago. The Churchill and Impofu dams, currently at a combined […]

South Africa records 1 954 new COVID-19 cases

South Africa Records 1,954 New COVID-19 Cases

By SAPeople Contributor 26-04-22 19:57

South Africa has in the past 24 hours recorded 1 954 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 764 865. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said this increase represents a 19.3% positivity rate. “The majority of new cases today [Monday] are from Gauteng (55%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (23%). Western Cape accounted […]

Freedom Day South Africa

President to Lead Freedom Day Celebrations in Mpumalanga

By SAPeople Contributor 26-04-22 11:55

The national celebrations of Freedom Day will be held in Middleburg in Mpumalanga on Wednesday where President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation. The public holiday is a commemoration of the day South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994. According to the Presidency, the celebrations will be observed under the theme “Consolidate our […]

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Elon Musk Acquires Twitter in $44-Billion Deal

By SAPeople 26-04-22 11:34

South African expat Elon Musk has acquired Twitter Inc in a $44-billion deal today, 11 days after first offering to buy the social media platform. The billionaire entrepreneur (Tesla, SpaceX) and world’s richest man said “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means”. Twitter accepted the […]

Colleagues gather around the coffin of police diver Sergeant Busisiwe Mjwara who died while searching for flood victims, at her official funeral in Pietermaritzburg

Late Police Diver Hailed as ‘Brave and Fearless’; Family Still Waiting for Explanations on Drowning

By SAPeople Contributor 25-04-22 23:04

ETHEKWINI, (Reuters) -“Brave and fearless” is how colleagues remember South African police diver Busisiwe Mjwara, who drowned a week ago while searching for flood victims during one of South Africa’s worst natural disasters in living memory. Torrential rains on April 11-12 triggered a deluge of muddy destruction that claimed around 435 lives and displaced thousands […]

Graeme Smith Cleared of Racism Allegations by 2 Independent Panels

Graeme Smith Cleared of Racism Allegations by Independent Panel

By SAPeople 24-04-22 23:16

JOHANNESBURG: Graeme Smith – former Cricket South Africa (CSA) Director of Cricket – has been cleared by two independent arbitrators of racism allegations against him, which emanated from CSA’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) process. Smith and current head coach, Mark Boucher, were among a number of CSA employees that the SJN Ombudsman implicated in […]

Proteas Cricket team to tour India

CRICKET: Proteas Tour to India Confirmed

By SAPeople 23-04-22 21:33

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) said it was delighted on Saturday to confirm the Proteas’ outbound, white-ball tour to India from 09-19 June. Temba Bavuma’s men will take on the hosts in a five-match, T20 international series across five venues: Dehli, Cuttack, Vizag, Rajkot and Bengaluru. CSA CEO, Pholetsi Moseki said: “We are excited to […]

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Two Field Rangers Arrested in Kruger National Park

By SAPeople 23-04-22 18:41

Two Field Rangers have been arrested in the Kruger National Park, on charges related to Fraud, Money Laundering and Corruption. South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement that it had today, 23 April 2022, been informed of the arrests which were the result of an extensive investigation led by the Directorate for Priority […]

RIP Pedrie Wannenburg (1981 to 2022)

Former Springbok Pedrie Wannenburg Passes Away in USA

By SAPeople 23-04-22 21:10

Former Springbok loose forward Pedrie Wannenburg tragically passed away on Friday evening (early Saturday morning SA time), after he was involved in a serious car accident in Houston in the USA. He was 41-years-old. On Sunday, Mark Alexander – President of SA Rugby – paid tribute to Wannenburg, who made his Springbok debut against France […]

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Iconic Big Tusker Elephant Killed by Trophy Hunter in Botswana

By SAPeople 22-04-22 13:12

One of the last of Africa’s iconic big tuskers has been killed by a trophy hunter in Botswana. The iconic elephant was one of Botswana’s few ‘hundred-pounder’ elephants, which refers to those elephants with at least one tusk weighing 100 pounds (45kg). In fact, this elephant was extraordinary because he had about 200 pounds (90kg) […]

Community members, who had hoped the Tshakhuma tourism development project would bring jobs and business, point to where a conference centre and heritage site were supposed to be located at the Tshakhuma Dam. From left to right: Glen Raphulu, ​​Mulatedzi Nemutavhani, Joel Mulaudzi, Lesley Singo, Osily Rofhiwa Nyamande. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare

R9.3-Million and Nothing to Show for Limpopo Tourism Project

By SAPeople 22-04-22 10:03

The South African Government says the project is discontinued… By Bernard Chiguvare. The Department of Tourism spent R9.3-million on the Tshakhuma Conference Development Heritage and Tourism Project near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The project ground to a halt in 2014 because the service provider mismanaged the funds according to the department. Nothing remains to be seen […]

Ukraine's Zelenskyy and SA's President Ramaphosa Discuss Russia in Phone Call

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and SA’s President Ramaphosa Discuss Russia in Phone Call

By SAPeople 21-04-22 19:59

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy announced last night that he had a phone call with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, in which they discussed Russia’s “aggression” and other matters. The 20-minute phone call comes seven weeks after the SA President chatted on the phone to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy said: “Had a phone conversation […]

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