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#123 Hello Howzit!

Is Jy Gereed vir die RWC? The Bokke are getting ready - and so are the bokkies, Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker. The new Springbok jersey has been unleashed, Veldskoen are on board with bringing goodness to the world, and the CEO Nick Dreyer is giving us a rundown of…

5 Jul 35 min

#122 Uyasikhuluma isiZulu?

No problem if you Don't - We're Multilingual! With learners of isiZulu reaching 502k on Duolingo, Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker are upping their skills! (However, whether Jen would make the sheep-shearing team is another story - although she also lived in Australia!) Join them as they discuss the latest…

28 Jun 30 min

#121 Where's Noah When You Need Him?

Stories of Saffer communities getting it all together Either too much or too little, water has it's own way. Floods in the Western Cape in recent weeks have left some towns and farmers completely adrift and cut off from civilisation. The upside is that we have seen smaller communities really…

21 Jun 28 min

#120 Reasons to Be Cheerful....

So many Saffers celebrating around the world at the moment at being given back their SouthAfricanNess! Jenni Baxter sheds a tear of Joy that the courts saw sense, Melanie's happy about a re-beaked vulture and Faf's Speedo, and (almost) all is right in the SAPeople.com world. Get Happy, Be Proud…

14 Jun 15 min

#119 Well, That's Rich!

All the Treasures of SA in One Place On SAPeople's Podcast this week, Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker get to grips with the stories behind the stories making the news about Saffers. Who's going to the Olympics? Who's got a Laugh Headache? What beer should you be drinking? What's up…

8 Jun 32 min

#118 We Bless the Rains Down in Africa

... and The People Who Keep us Proudly SA With Tears of joy and sadness being shed for various South Africans at home and abroad, Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker visit the stories that make their hearts druk 'n punt. Britain and America's Got Talent are finding out just how…

31 May 32 min

#117 Looking for a Lift in Your Spirits?

Then Listen Here! SAPeople.com keeps people in touch, wherever in the world they may be. From Durban to Dubai, PE to Portugal, and Hollywood to Hollyveldt, Saffers can find out what's happening with people from their home towns. Looking into some strange happenings from the mists of time in the…

24 May 42 min

#116 More Power to the Wonderful Women

Of Queens in Every Form Forget loadshedding and winter for a short while - let Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker warm the cockles of your heart with the heartwarming stories coming out of South Africa - and from Saffers doing extraordinary things abroad. Whether it's sport, survival training innie bos,…

17 May 34 min

#115 Ahoy There! Join the Saffer Get-together

SAPeople Have It All Coronation Chickens have been popped into the fridge (or left out in the cold now that winter has hit), and other Chickens are coming home to roost! Want to know about Urns, Rowing, Scottie Dogs, Olive Oil and how they relate to Saffers at home and…

10 May 40 min

#114 Nothing Wrong with a (Double) Blonde Moment!

It's Saffer fun around the world with Jen & Mel Making a big noise in the Saffer universe, Pretty Yende and Coronation Chicken, the 1st woman - and she's proudly SA - to win a round the world yacht race, a breakdown of the New Money (and who to share…

5 May 41 min

#113 Giving South Africans a Voice!

And some of the best voice artists in the world... SAPeople.com isn't just about bringing the good news stories that really matter to Saffers at home and abroad - it's also about giving people a Voice, a place to show what strong stuff we're made of! Our K9 Units, Fireside…

26 Apr 41 min

#112 Don't Go Barking up the Wrong Tree!

Join Us in the Forest of Good News Of Doctorates, 2m beds on planes, Photography, marathon runners, Potjes and (apparent) Real Housewives, the range of topics surrounding Saffers at home and abroad is egte diverse! Join Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker for this week's SAPeople.com podcast to discover more!

20 Apr 30 min

#111 Carrie On, Carrying On!

With Derek's Devils! There's no stopping the irrepressible Connoisseur, Carrie Adams, as she joins Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker of SAPeople.com - No - they're not Charlie's Angels (or angelic in any way), but have decided to be Derek Watt's #1 fangirls. From drone saviours, to local heroes, gardening and…

12 Apr 38 min

#110 Watt's Up? Howzit Saffers...

Let us Spin you Some Tall Tales. 30 minutes of great news awaits you on this week's SAPeople.com Podcast. SA stalwart Derek Watts is on the mend, our golfers are swinging high and mighty, hemp buildings are on the rise, Spinners are taking top honours on the small screen, and…

5 Apr 29 min

#109 Getting Those en-Dolphins Going

Of Finny and Funny Stuff A week that sees SA Funny Man Trevor Noah hitting town, 5 Saffers out of over 3000 billionaires making the top spot in the world, Dolphins in the bay, and hints on the best places to see Homo Sapiens au naturel! It's the Ride of…

29 Mar 36 min

#108 Of Slimy and Slithering Things…

SAPeople is Cleaning up (and SA) Never fear when Jen and Mel are near. Just #listenhere for the latest stories about lovely Saffer people, bromances and snêks!

22 Mar 34 min

#107 Don't Shut Down - Switch On!

Of Scottish Accents and Parktown Prawns. This week, the blondes (Jenni Baxter of SAPeople.com in Antibes, and Melanie Walker, Joburg correspondent) tackle issues as diverse as whether Parktown Prawns travel well, How to Get Ahead in Hollywood, everyday heroes in SA, how YouTubers get their bucks, and how the Bokke…

15 Mar 39 min

#106 Ons Soek Jou Goeie Nuus!

We've Got This! We may be power deficient - but we have a lovely bunch of Tomatoes! In a week that sees many past their prime being shuffled around (ministers, that is, not tomatoes), Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker of SAPeople.com sauce... um, Source the good news South African stories…

8 Mar 36 min

#105 Always Look on the Bright (not light) Side of Life

Bright sparks giving you a Liff... In a place mostly covered with reports of doom and gloom, Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker bring you the Brighter Side of what's happening in Sunny SA. If you're an expat or a stay-at-Home, Listen here to find out what our amazing people are…

1 Mar 30 min

#104 Don't Ask What Your Country Can Do For You

Do What you Can for Your People Looking on the positive side, Jenni Baxter (who's being left out of the loadshedding woes as she's sitting pretty in Antibes!) and Melanie Walker (who rarely has any lightbulbs happening in her house :D ) don't need to go scrabbling around in the…

22 Feb 34 min