Ticket Pro Dome closes South Africa

Ticketpro Dome to Close in Another Blow to SA Entertainment Sector

By SAPeople 19-07-21 21:06

It’s the end of an era as RX Venue Management announced today “with a heavy heart” that after 20 years of being the management company of South Africa’s largest multipurpose indoor arena, The Ticketpro Dome has now been sold by the owners, Sasol Pension Fund, to a third party which does not operate in the […]

Bafana Bafana are Cosafa Cup 2021 Champions

Bafana Bafana are Cosafa Cup 2021 Champions

By SAPeople 19-07-21 14:00

Bafana Bafana broke their five-year drought when they emerged victorious yesterday, crowned Kings of the 20th edition of the Cosafa Cup at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Bafana beat Senegal 5-4 on penalties (0-0 after extra time). Mandela Day came sprinkled with Madiba Magic, said SAFA in a press statement. “A day to […]

WATCH Drakensberg Boys Choir Sing Traditional Xhosa Prayer for SA

By SAPeople 19-07-21 10:15

After the devastation wrought upon South Africa this past week, the Drakensberg Boys Choir has today uploaded this moving traditional Xhosa prayer… singing of hope, unity and “in salutation of all those South Africans who these past few days have worked to bring order and restoration to our Rainbow Nation”. The school’s English teacher, Pamela […]

Cornubia clean up Kierran Allen

WATCH Everyone Comes Together to Help Clean Up in KZN

By SAPeople 18-07-21 23:39

Durban photographer Kierran Allen, who captured the devastation of burning buildings and looted shopping centres last week, has today taken the time to film a far more positive time… as everyone came together to clean up. Watch below as Kierran visits Cornubia Industrial Park, along with comedian Carvin H Goldstone who has a special message […]

Netcare Teams Go Above and Beyond to Vaccinate Mentally Challenged Home with Kindness

Netcare Teams Go Above and Beyond to Vaccinate Mentally Challenged Home with Kindness

By SAPeople 18-07-21 19:40

The Netcare Teams involved in giving vaccines to mentally challenged people at Woodside Sanctuary in Johannesburg have been praised for their incredible kindness and TLC (tender loving care) in administering the vaccine doses. Woodside Sanctuary, which is situated behind the SABC in Auckland Park, is a non-profit home for about 90 people with “profound intellectual […]

Nelson-Mandela-University-Choir Tanks Project

WATCH Students Sing Asimbonanga and Coding Project Reaches Mandela’s Village

By SAPeople 18-07-21 17:51

Learners at 16,000 schools in South Africa do not have access to computer labs… but many are now able to learn vital coding concepts thanks to a coding app called TANKS (developed by Byron Batteson), a dedicated Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Associate Professor Jean Greyling, a passionate army of students devoting their time and expertise… […]

paris olympics triathlon team

Three Covid Cases Amongst South African Olympic Team in Tokyo

By SAPeople 18-07-21 12:43

South Africa has reported three positive cases of Covid-19 amongst its team at the Olympic Village in Tokyo. Team Manager Mxolisi Sibam said in a SAFA (South African Football Association) press release on Sunday that “we have three positive cases of COVID-19 in the camp here, two players and an official”. The two football players […]

South African expat

Dear Mike… With Love from the South African Expats

By SAPeople 18-07-21 18:56

In response to businessman Mike Abel’s letter to South Africans abroad, passionate SA activist in London – Hayley Reichert – has penned the following letter. PLEASE NOTE: *Disclaimer: this is an opinion piece* Dear Mike… with love from the expats. A response to Mike Abel’s open letter to the expats of South Africa. Read Mike’s […]

VIDEO Ozzy Man Reviews: Worst Looter Ever South Africa

WATCH Ozzy Man Reviews Worst Looter Ever

By SAPeople 17-07-21 19:26

Ozzy Man, the Australian reviewer who has become famous worldwide for his pull-no-punches reviews of just about anything (and always packed with swear words) has delivered the following classic about a hapless looter during the recent looting spree in South Africa. In typical Ozzy Man style, the review is a “bloody tellin’ it straight, no […]

President Ramaphosa to assess public violence impact in eThekwini

Ramaphosa: Attempted Insurrection Failed to Gain Popular Support, Killed Over 200

By SAPeople 17-07-21 12:48

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the violence experienced in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng – characterised by looting, property destruction and loss of life – was an attempted insurrection that failed to gain popular support. “It has failed because of the efforts of our security forces, and it has failed because South Africans have […]

WATCH Syrian Refugee Children's Message of Hope for South Africa

WATCH Syrian Refugee Children’s Message of Hope for South Africa

By SAPeople 17-07-21 10:04

Young Syrian refugees have sent a special message of solidarity to South Africa after the traumatic violent protests and looting tore through parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng this week. It’s a message that has touched so many South Africans… watching these young children, who themselves have suffered and live in uncertain times, reaching out with […]

Brakpan community members protect immigrant-owned spaza shops

Brakpan Community Members Protect Immigrant-Owned Spaza Shops

By SAPeople Contributor 16-07-21 14:05

Groups of residents in some parts of Brakpan have vowed to protect immigrant-owned shops. At a spaza shop in Langaville extension 4 belonging to Sharif Ahmed, originally from Bangladesh, there were long queues throughout the day on Wednesday. It is the only shop in the area left unstripped, thanks to a brave widow and a […]

“Drunk” Judge Nkola Motata to be impeached

Declaring a State of Emergency Explained

By SAPeople Contributor 15-07-21 13:54

Civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng has resulted in some people calling for a state of emergency to be declared under the State of Emergency Act. Here we explain what it is and how it is declared. Under the State of Emergency Act the government invokes temporary emergency powers meant to restore peace and public […]

Durban food bank ransacked

Food Supply to 675,000 People Cut Off After Durban Food Bank Ransacked

By SAPeople Contributor 15-07-21 13:50

The Durban warehouse belonging to FoodForward SA was ransacked on Tuesday, prompting the organisation to close all its branches in five cities, leaving some 675,000 people without the food it supplies. More than 125,000 vulnerable people depend on the food sourced from the Durban warehouse, according to FoodForward SA’s fund development manager, Deidre Adams. She said looters […]

Volunteers are signing up fast to help businesses

27,000 People Join Project to Rebuild South Africa After Looting

By SAPeople Contributor 15-07-21 11:52

A volunteer group that started on Tuesday has already attracted nearly 27,000 members willing to clean up looted shopping malls, donate money, and transport food. “I didn’t expect this small act of kindness to reach so many people. I am proud and overwhelmed,” says RebuildSA Facebook group founder Emelda Masango. Masango, from Soweto, Johannesburg, started […]

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