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#043 Hier Kom 'n Ding

Ver-rassie-ing! What would the world be without a raft of Rassie Masks? Or turn-arounds in SA politics? Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker discuss these burning issues, along with Saffers nominated for Grammys, the State of our Oceans, Cabbage Patch Bandits, rescued dogs, and Kings of the Air. Catch these stories…

24 Nov 2021 26 min

#042 Ready? Get Set - and Voorloop

Of Presidents, residents and being Proudly South African. Our special guest today: Nick Dreyer (shoe salesman!) As some of our nation mourns the loss of one of our elder Statesman, we applaud the bright spots that so many Saffers home and abroad bring us on SAPeople.com And bringing joy to…

17 Nov 2021 29 min

#041 Shed Your Inhibitions

Forget about being Powerless! Rolling blackouts won't stop Jenni Baxter, chief good news consultant of SAPeople.com from sharing the news and lighter side of life with Melanie Walker in Johannesburg. From the Bokke, Off-roaders, operatic divas and Handspring Puppets doing us proud, we report back and update previous stories, bring…

10 Nov 2021 30 min

#040 Powering Up - Let's Have Lift-Off

Of All things Powerful and Powerless! Local Elections are done and dusted - bar the squealing, Load Shedding is here and there - but COP26 may bring some new light to the scene, The Bokke are there in Cardiff, SANParks are granting free access between 22 - 28 November (START…

3 Nov 2021 27 min

#039 It's NOT the End of the World as We Know It!

Positivity Goes a Long Way Cricket, elections, matric, rolling blackouts - all the news relevant to SA People at home and abroad is to be found on SAPeople.com. Jenni Baxter in Antibes and Melanie Walker in Joburg discuss the state of the Nation, the state of play in world sports,…

27 Oct 2021 28 min

#038 Siyabonga SA, Siya Kolisi - & Thanks for all the Fish

(Well, not much to do with fish, but get to the end to understand!) A week of good news for SA people at home and abroad. Jenni Baxter in Antibes chats to Melanie Walker in Joziburg about what's making the news - books, auction of Mandela Memorabilia, local elections coming…

20 Oct 2021 27 min

#037 Heroes and Zeroes

Bringing you the best of SA Kancane kancane kuzolunga! Level 1 has brought a sense of relief and freedom to SA citizens here and abroad, as SA is now off the UK red list and travel outside the country becomes a thing. Slowly, but surely. Dit gaan maar regkom! From…

13 Oct 2021 25 min

#036 Great Saffers Doing Great Things!

Let's Get Out There.... Bokke bringing it home, SA Dancers star in UK Strictly, Swimmers, Canoeists and Trevor Noah making SA proud, medical advances streaking ahead, and The Arch celebrating his 90th! All these stories and more to #BeHeard here and found on SAPeople.com - the definitely outlet for all…

6 Oct 2021 26 min

#035 Seeing Red!

Or not? Red is the first colour of spring, the real colour of rebirth, of beginning. But it's the Red List which is getting our attention more than the colours in the garden! Jenni Baxter has her finger on the pulse of what's happening with the List, and how it's…

29 Sep 2021 26 min

#034 Moving Like Blitz

Blitzvinnig! That’s how quickly Jenni Baxter of SAPeople.com get the necessary news through to Melanie Walker - and you! The Blitzbokke do us proud, the Brits do us sad with their Red List, Postcode Meerkat takes the works by storm, Heritage Day lekker kos around the world, and Concerts (and…

22 Sep 2021 25 min

#033 To Dine For Skat!

Yummy! Dis lekker Kos for thought - food is on the menu this week as Jenni Baxter of SAPeople.com chats to Melanie Walker in Johannesburg about SA named restaurants in Paris, and local chefs doing great things in the Fine Dining Lovers awards and Grand finale in Milan (go vote…

15 Sep 2021 26 min

#032 Scatterlings of Africa

Coming Together! In this week's chat about all thing Seffrican Home and Abroad, Jenni Baxter of SAPeople.com and Melanie Walker check out our sports heroes, our musical loves, some mad folk doing great stuff, and homeless traffic directors! For all this, and what's worth watching on the small screen, Listen…

8 Sep 2021 25 min

#031 AmaKrokoKroko for the Wins!

Of Paralympic records and other Good Stuff! Our Paralympians are doing wonderful things, as are our cyclists and actors. Yes, Saffers are slowly but surely making their mark on the world in all fields - let alone on the field! So, from the world's most optimistic about the future people…

2 Sep 2021 24 min

#030 Yebo! Sawubona...

Reasons to be Cheerful Trevor Noah on Xhosa and Zulu on DuoLingo - there's no excuse to not learn another SA language; Lewis Pugh taking on another freezing cold swim challenge; Bokke heading for Aus; Shooting Stars, Snow Hoaxes, affordable safaris and Arbor Day - you'll find it all on…

25 Aug 2021 26 min

#029 Bring Dit Maar Aan

Saffers Bringing it Home From Winners, to Paralympians on their way to winning, the latest on SA Citizen Status and the UK Red List, ex-pats and International Celebs doing great things for Africa, restaurants in the desert on TV and people proving that not only can we build bridges as…

18 Aug 2021 25 min

#028 Saffers Maak Lekker

Finding Good News in Times of Troubles In troubled times, Jenni Baxter goes out to find the good and happy news to warm the hearts of Saffers worldwide for SA People.com. This week sees a report back on citizenship issues, the pride of the Bokke, Skyquakes and earthquakes - and…

11 Aug 2021 22 min

#027 We're All Golden!

Delving for the Great News on SAPeople.com From the Olympic victories, to the small victories in everyone's lives (mainly getting out of the bed on cold winter mornings for Melanie Walker in Johannesburg), The Bokke doing the Green and Gold proud, and what it's like living in - or travelling…

4 Aug 2021 25 min

#026 But Baby, it’s Cold Outside…

And inside too! But we’ll warm you up The coldest winter in years, and hopefully the Goldest Olympic Games! And it’s wild that the wildflowers have started in Namaqualand already… What’s the Hot news abounding on SAPeople.com? Well, listen here and get the latest good news and news of and…

28 Jul 2021 20 min

#025 Good News Defined

Saffers Coming Together Around the World.. Considering the torrid time (not in terms of temperature, as it's getting pretty cold out here!) that SA has been through recently, Jenni Baxter of SAPeople.com has been on a mission to find the heart-warming stories that have kept us going here at home,…

21 Jul 2021 26 min

#024 Blurred Lines

Making sense of the Senseless In a week of uncertainty and a bit of Madness, Jenni Baxter, sitting in the film festival town on the South of France clues us in on the good stuff that Saffers home and abroad bring to the SA People party. Get out of the…

14 Jul 2021 19 min